Poles on a knoll (circled) at Peter Thiel's property near Damper Bay, Wanaka, as viewed from Mt Aspiring Rd. Upper Clutha Environment Society secretary Julian Haworth said he complained because, without the poles, the public could not complete site assessments and resource consent submissions before the October 14 deadline. Council communications spokesman Sam White confirmed most of the poles went up on Wednesday. Mr Haworth said the poles should have gone up straight after the consent application was lodged. When he went to the site near Damper Bay on Wednesday he did not see any poles up.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 08, 2021 15:33 UTC