“We are still seeing people moving into the area for various reasons.” The board decided in October 2020 to go with a higher density option, amending the concept plan to 78 lots on the 12.6 hectare section. The plan would also include emergency housing, and the board was working with the Southland Housing Action Forum and government agencies, Greaney said.
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Fiordland Community Board chair Sarah Greaney says Te Anau is open for business. Several tourism-reliant businesses in Te Anau have folded since borders closed last year because travel and international tourism stopped because of the pandemic. Slowing the development was mentioned, but never considered, Greaney said.