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Wānaka former landowner claim will test Public Works Act

Queenstown Lakes case highlights the weakness in not addressing wider ‘offer back’ provisions of the Act, lawyer says.

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A disgruntled former owner of a large section of land in Wānaka is taking the Queenstown Lakes District Council to the High Court on claims it was legally obliged to offer the land back to them before rezoning

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Brent Melville Wed, 10 Dec 2025
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