The Queenstown Lakes District Council and representatives of the Maori landowners will discuss the future of Wanaka’s Sticky Forest. PHOTO: ODT FILESMediation over securing access to one of Wanaka’s premier mountain biking spots is set to begin next week. Talks between the Queenstown Lakes District Council and lawyers representing the descendants of the Maori landowners of Sticky Forest are due to start on Monday. Bike Wanaka spokesman Simon Telfer said that he was continuing to strongly advocate for Sticky Forest to remain rurally zoned. "Our planning team advise there’s nothing specific in the district plan that relates to the Sticky Forest site but, as it is presently zoned rural, those general provisions all apply," Mr Telfer said.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 09, 2021 16:40 UTC