Series Classification: G (General Audiences)
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Sometimes relationships just don't work. Is there any hope for reconciliation in the property market between the conflicting interest of developers, councils, and residents?
Citizens, property developers, and local councils are often in conflict with each other over critical housing and planning decisions.
Where should the power lie – with the developers because they take the financial risk, with the community because they pay rates and should determine the shape of their future, or with the local council as they are the enforcers of planning rules and regulations?
In this episode, we talk to all three groups and explore whether the average person or community group has the practical ability to stop a development.
Hon David Parker, Minister for the Environment Photo: Crux Ltd
Jim Boult, Mayor of Queenstown Lakes District Council Photo: Crux Ltd
Niamh Shaw QLDC, Wanaka Councillor & Resident Photo: Crux Ltd
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