RCL Homestead Bay Ltd applied through the fast-track legislation to develop land on State Highway 6, between The Remarkables and Lake Wakatipu, known as the southern corridor. The Homestead Bay application was heard by a panel made up of Queenstown lawyer Jayne MacDonald (chairwoman), environmental scientist Dr Jane Kitson, engineer Alan Pattle and resource consent hearing commissioner Rosaline Day-Cleavin. "NZTA considers that the potential impacts of the Homestead Bay development on the operation and safety of the corridor would be significant," the agency said in its report. RCL Homestead Bay Ltd said unnecessary wording was proposed within the condition around that. "Excluding a requirement to protect viewpoints from the state highway will have a detrimental impact on Queenstown as a whole," the association said.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 03, 2026 22:01 UTC