Amy AdamsExtending the Crown Land Programme to Queenstown will help rebalance the market in the resort, Social Housing Minister Amy Adams said while announcing the move today. She said increasing the land available for housing would help rebalance the market, and the the Government was focused on bringing more surplus Crown land into the market. "We want to explore vacant or underutilised Crown land within walking distance to Queenstown's town centre that can be developed into social, affordable and market housing." "Before any Crown land in Queenstown can be sold for housing, it is subject to a right of first refusal in favour of Ngai Tahu under the Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998. What is the Crown Land Programme?

Source: Otago Daily Times August 18, 2017 03:30 UTC