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Rocking Gibbston Wanaka Pages 7, 20, 21 Fat Freddy's dropping by MIRROR Page 14 Wednesday, January 25, 2017 Louisa Kane, 11, Kirstin Kane, Coco Kane, 5, Harvey Kane and Emily Kane, 9, at their Albert Town home. SCOPE MEDIA Celebrating independence MARJORIE COOK Five years ago the Kanes Quotable Value’s website property under the trust’s shared a home here otherwise,’’ Kirstin moved into a three bedroom home shows the Queenstown-Lakes dis- ownership programme. said. Queenstown Lakes residential in Albert Town, after joining the trict average residential house By September 2016 the Kanes The trust is presently building property prices and rents are trust’s rent saver scheme. Now value in December 2016 was were able to buy the trust out in an 11-lot development in Albert rocketing skyward and families they have achieved housing inde- $1,022,214, up 31.6 percent from full. Town, which will provide a mix- are fighting to hold on to their pendence. $776,671 in December 2015. They paid a market rent while ture of tenures. dream of a Central Otago lifestyle. ‘‘With the craziness that is the Real Estate Institute New Zea- saving for their deposit, and the Trust executive office Julie But since 2007, at least 140 New Zealand property market at land statistics released on Janu- trust provided a dollar-for-dollar Scott said four households have householders have been helped the moment, we are very glad we ary 18 show the Central Otago savings incentive, up to $13,000, already signed to the shared own- into the property market by the entered the shared ownership Lakes median sale price for over five years. ership scheme and several rentals Queenstown Lakes Community programme when we did. Without December was $649,275; second to ‘‘It isn’t a magic wand, but it is would be allocated soon. Housing Trust. the trust’s programmes we may Auckland on $840,000. a process which allows a family to The not-for-profit trust has also Albert Town couple Harvey well still be renting and faced After just three-and-a-half prioritise owning the roof over completed a 44-lot mixed tenure and Kirstin Kane and their three with an impossible task ahead of years in their home, the Kanes their heads. There is no way we development at Shotover children are one of those families. us,‘‘ Harvey said. had saved enough to buy into the would have been able to purchase Country, near Queenstown. ROADING - DRIVEWAYS - CHIPSEAL - FOOTPATHS CH-7483445AD 2 MIRROR, JANUARY 25, 2017 stuff.co.nz YOUR PAPER, YOUR PLACE 1. COLOUR BURST Join a colourful 4km run or walk This newspaper is subject to NZ Press outside Queenstown Event Centre Council procedures. FROM on Sunday. A complaint must first be directed in writing, THE 2. 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Construction steel arrived at Speakers include Queenstown Timaru’s port early in January, Lakes district councillors, staff, and Multiplied Investment local planners and other experts. Partners project manager Matt The meeting is on February 14 Tuck has been selling apartments from 7pm at the Lake Wanaka off the plans like hotcakes. Centre. ’’It will be weeks, not months. I don’t want to put a date on it but I RUGBY CLUB would hope there is some The Upper Clutha Rugby Club movement on that site in Febru- hosts an open day and game of ary. I am really excited. I have touch rugby from 3pm on been eating, breathing and sleep- Sunday January 29 at the club ing this for 18 months now,’’ Tuck rooms on the showgrounds. The said. session will introduce coaches Multiplied Investment and the management team and Partners purchased the land from communicate the pre-season Infinity Investment Group Ltd in programme, which begins on 2015 and developed plans for a February 2. 44-unit residential and visitor accommodation complex. BALLANTYNE ROAD The number of apartments was Ballantyne Barker Holdings Ltd, recently bumped up to 50, after a directed by Mike and Caroline restaurant was dropped from the Lakeside Road developments are in the wings. MARJORIE COOK Garnham, has applied for plans. resource consent to subdivide a ‘‘I sold all those apartments pany Ltd. suggested buyers obtain a none went ahead. 48ha farm near the Cardrona within 24 hours of making them The deadline treaty process geotechnical report to establish The former proposals ranged River into nine rural residential available in November, I have just closes on February 17. how much work any development from eight to 30 apartments. Some lots, with building platforms. The received the resource consent Bayleys director Mat Andrews would need to be done. were just two levels; the largest balance (40.8 hectares) will be amendment and we have now described the four lots as ‘‘the Two of the sections have was the consented, five-story 57 farmed. Upper Clutha filled 35 of the 50 apartments. It is first significant development homes on them and the other two On The Lake complex, Environmental Society going really well,’’ Tuck said. offering of 2017’’ and a ‘‘rare’’ are covered in scrubby weed. Col- spearheaded in the early 2000s by spokesman Julian Haworth Meanwhile, Bayleys Wanaka opportunity to buy something just lectively, they occupy 3780m2. developer Ian Lowe.