Former North Shore City mayor Andrew Williams paid close to $1.8m for a premium property in a gated community near Taupo. Residents of a Taupō gated community say they are being bullied out of opposing plans for a nearby tourist park by heavy-handed lawyers. ROBERT STEVEN/STUFF Former North Shore City mayor Andrew Williams paid close to $1.8m for a premium property in a gated community near Taupo. Support for the application from existing Grandview residents was assumed because of a legal agreement that all Stage 1 lot-owners are party to. As a result Williams said he had no choice but to reluctantly withdraw his submission against the plan..

Source: Stuff April 09, 2019 04:07 UTC