Orchard Road Holdings, owned by developer Allan Dippie, has been given a warning by the Queenstown Lakes District Council after stormwater from a subdivision went into the creek. Fish and Game made a complaint to both the district council and the Otago Regional Council about the run-off. Mr Dippie acknowledged the incident occurred but said the council had complimented rather than criticised his contractors on their quick reaction to the situation. There were many sources of stormwater run-off into the creek during the heavy rain and stormwater from his subdivision was just one. If both parties got together to talk about the issue it would be a better outcome for everyone involved, Mr Dippie said.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 02, 2016 17:30 UTC