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The total proposed number of houses in the development is 750, but the Save the Maitai campaign is focused on stopping 550 slated for the Kākā Valley. At the public meeting, organisers said they needed to raise about $110,000 to legally challenge the Nelson City Council’s 2019 Future Development Strategy, and to contest the proposed subdivision at an upcoming Resource Management Act (RMA) hearing. A key part of the group s argument alleges inadequate consultation in the 2019 Future Development Strategy. Dr Aaron Stallard told the meeting the council did not make its intentions clear about the possibility the Kākā Valley would be considered for housing – when in 2006 a previous document had ruled out any development due to strong public opposition.
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Author Maurice Gee has added his voice to submissions against a proposed residential development in a rural Nelson valley.
High-profile Nelson residents have added their voices to the Save the Maitai campaign against a proposed housing development in a rural valley. Monica Pausina spoke on behalf of the Save the Maitai group on the second of three days of hearings of public submissions to the Nelson City Council’s Long Term Plan on Wednesday. She was supported by some of the more famous names on the petition against the development, including actor Mark Hadlow, Olympic medallist Rod Dixon, and author Maurice Gee, who did not attend in person but had his written submission read by Hadlow.
Friday, 16 April 2021, 5:42 am
Olympic runner Rod Dixon, respected health
advocate Annette Milligan and well-known actor Mark Hadlow
have expressed their opposition to an application for a
private plan change in the Maitai-Kaka Valley. The
private plan change would allow as many as 550 houses to be
built in the valley adjoining Branford Park and opposite
Dennes Hole and the cricket ground. Last week the
Mahitahi-Bayview developers announced that the private plan
change seeking to have the Maitai-Kaka Valley’s zoning
changed from rural to residential would be lodged with NCC
on April 16.
Rod Dixon, an Olympic medallist and
winner of the New York City Marathon, has spoken out about
Press Release – Save The Maitai Olympic runner Rod Dixon, respected health advocate Annette Milligan and well-known actor Mark Hadlow have expressed their opposition to an application for a private plan change in the Maitai-Kaka Valley. The private plan change would allow as many …
Olympic runner Rod Dixon, respected health advocate Annette Milligan and well-known actor Mark Hadlow have expressed their opposition to an application for a private plan change in the Maitai-Kaka Valley. The private plan change would allow as many as 550 houses to be built in the valley adjoining Branford Park and opposite Dennes Hole and the cricket ground. Last week the Mahitahi-Bayview developers announced that the private plan change seeking to have the Maitai-Kaka Valley’s zoning changed from rural to residential would be lodged with NCC on April 16.