A Queenstown skifield operator is taking ads in school newsletters in a bid to house its staff this winter. NZSki is worried hundreds of staff it employs at Coronet Peak and The Remarkables will struggle to find a home for the season. He estimated about half his 900 staff were locals who already had a place to stay, and about half the staff coming from overseas would already have something organised. Queenstown has a dire shortage of worker accommodation - Mayor Jim Boult has even convened a task force on affordable housing. Longer term, Mr Anderson was hopeful developers would build worker accommodation that employers like NZSki could use to house staff.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 20, 2017 19:30 UTC