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continued to inform decisions within the Area of Focus. key activities will be as part of the Masterplan (note Queenstown Country Club was excluded at the early stage due to the SHA being developed on the site). Ladies Mile Area of Focus will have to keep the Area of Interest front of mind throughout the process. Feedback received at the Transport and Land Use integration workshop have on transport, housing and the provision/location of community facilities such as schools, sporting facilities etc. across the wider basin area. | April 2021 | Draft The Place Site Aerial 100m 200m KEY Waiwhakaata Approx. Focus (Lake Hayes) Area Property Boundaries ONF Line Slope Hill Kimikau (Shotover) River SH-6 Lake Hayes Estate 100m 200m Country Club KEY Approx. Focus Area Property Boundaries ONF Line Lower Shotover Draft | Te Ptahi: Ladies Mile Contextual ReportDRAFT WIP 17 Rev: 01 - WIP © Studio of Pacific Architecture Limited 2020 Major infrastructure works brought more workers to the area, including the First people from Hawaiki in approx. 1200, then 2 separate from Dunedin for farming. Gold was discovered in the Arrow River in Kawarau Dam which opened in 1926, and the road south-east to Kingston. 1862, following which European gold-miners rushed to the area. A couple Tourism started to draw people to the region with the operation of of years later, the majority of European gold-miners had left for the fresh prospects on the West Coast, leaving space for Chinese gold-miners to try their luck. Waitaha leader 2nd wave: Descendants 1st wave of migration: The Treaty of Waitangi the great lakes of migrate down from the descent are fused to is signed by 7 high- Te Waipounamu migrate down from Te east coast of Te Ika a - Nathaniel Chalmers Waitaha people (European) sealers and ranking Southern (South Is) including emigrate from Hawaiki whalers Tahu iwi chiefs. Te Waipounamu Waipounamu chief Reko (Lake Whakatipu) Gold is discovered European Gold-miners Queenstown Airport at from Dunedin to the in the Arrow River, Crown surveyors leave Queenstown for Frankton was granted A road from Lake Settlement Act 1998 is Whakatipu basin and following which draw up townships the West Coast, leaving The Kawarau Falls dam licence to operate, but Whakatipu to Kingston passed after 7 years of begin to farm the area. Queenstown becomes at Queenstown and towns for Chinese gold- opens. is completed. was opened. negotiations with the Lake Hayes is named a roaring gold-mining Frankton miners to occupy and not common until the Crown. after an Australian town try their luck 1950s. farmer settler | April 2021 | Draft Cultural & Historical Narratives Historical Site Use 3 An Agricultural History 2 agricultural Theownership land now and referred use. to There as Ladies are examples Mile has a of history this historyof agricultural on ownership and use. There are examples of this history on site today, a number of which have 4 heritage features: 5 Glenpanel (1) 6 Centrally located, at the base of Slope Hill, the current Glenpanel Homesteadbuilt was by built Peter by & Peter William & WilliamReid in 1909 Reid (1-B). in 1909 This (1-B). is the This second is the house on the farm, 1 second housewith on the the area farm, previously with the being area known previously as Maryhill being Farm known and asowned by the Flint Maryhill Farm and owned by the Flint family who are considered to be the Threepwood (2-6) The land adjacent to Lake Hayes was inhabited by 1864 by the Marshall Family who named it Meadow Bank Farm, while it was know locally as Lake Hayes Farm The land adjacent to Lake Hayes was inhabited by 1864 by the Marshall (5). The existing Woolshed & Stables date from 1866 and may be the oldest Family who named it Meadow Bank Farm, while it was know locally as Lake Hayes Farm (5). and grazed sheep on Slope Hill. The soil and climatic conditions resulted in The existing Woolshed & Stables date from 1866 and may be the oldest prizewinning wheat for the London market. stone buildings in the district of their kind (3). The Marshall's Cottage was Two owners later, in 1910 Robert Lee purchased and renamed the farm built in 1874Threepwood and also remains after his today birthplace (4). inThe England. Marshalls Lee grewestablished grain andexotic trees around conditions resultedirrigation inscheme prizewinning in the basin. wheat Unfortunately for the London Lee died market. in 1911 as the scheme was 1956 Aerial with points of interest. Source: QLDC Webmaps. complete, a memorial trough stands in his honour set back from the SH6 Two owners later, in 1910 Robert Lee purchased and renamed the farm Frankton Ladies Mile road (6). ThreepwoodIn after1938 histhe birthplaceStrain family in purchased England. andLee continued established to actively exotic farm Threepwood trees arounduntil the its homestead sale in 1993. (built in 1909 by the previous owner (2)) and in 1911 as the scheme was complete, a memorial trough stands in his honour set back from the SH6 Frankton Ladies Mile road (6). In 1938 the Strain family purchased and continued to actively farm Threepwood until its sale in 1993. 2 4-A 5 Threepwood Villa Marshall Cottage Threepwood Farm 1905 c1909 1905 QLDC Threepwood PumpStations QLDC Category 2 QLDC Category 3 Designation 4-B 6 1-A 1-B 1-C 3 Robert Lee's Memorial Flint's Maryhill Glenpanel Cottage Threepwood Store Woolshed & Marshall Cottage Homestead at Glenpanel Stables QLDC Category 3 Trough Farm (now QLDC Category 3 Glenpanel Farm) QLDC Category 3 QLDC Category 3 & 2 Te Ptahi: Ladies Mile Contextual ReportDRAFT WIP Draft | 08 Rev: 01 - WIP © Studio of Pacific Architecture Limited 2020 Landuse & Capacity Development Over Time TheThe following following historical historical aerials aerials show show the development the development of the of UpUp until until 2000 2000 the the area area was was predominantly predominantly rural.rural. BetweenBetween 2001 and 2019 KEY: the areas surrounding Te Ptahi: Ladies Mile over time. south of SH-6. Development to the north of Te Ptahi has been limited by Slope Roads (Public and MileHill; has both been in topography limited by Slopeand its Hill; status both as inan topography Outstanding and Natural its status Feature as inan the Private) OutstandingDistrict Plan. Natural The focus Feature area in itself the hasDistrict remained Plan. predominantlyThe focus area rural itself since has at least Approx. Focus Area remainedthe early predominantly 1900s. rural since at least the early 1900s. 1956 1964 1976 1984 2001 2005 2014 2019 Source of Aerials up to 2001: Retrolens.nz; SourceSource of ofAerials Aerials 2005-2019: up to 2001: Google Retrolens.nz Earth | April 2021 | Draft Source of Aerials 2005-2019: Google Earth Te Ptahi: Ladies Mile Contextual ReportDRAFT WIP 41 Rev: 01 - WIP © Studio of Pacific Architecture Limited 2020 Environment & Landform Views to Site Coronet Peak The Remarkables Cecil Peak Walter Peak Shotover River Lake Wakatipu Slope Hill Peninsula Hill Kelvin Heights Kawarau River Lake Hayes Waiwhakaata SH-6 Shotover River Lake Hayes Estate Queenstown Country Club Shotover Country Kawarau River 01 01 - View to site from the Remarkables Ski Field Road Te Ptahi Ladies Mile The Remarkables Te Ptahi: Ladies Mile Lake Hayes Waiwhakaata Lake Hayes Waiwhakaata 02 Lake Hayes Reserve 03 02 - Looking towards Te Ptahi 03 - Aerial View Looking west from Lake Hayes Reserve towards Te Ptahi Source of photographs on this page: Author's own Te Ptahi: Ladies Mile Contextual ReportDRAFT WIP Draft | 29 Rev: 01 - WIP © Studio of Pacific Architecture Limited 2020 Environment & Landform Views from Site Crown Range Lake Hayes Morven Hill Queenstown Country Club The Remarkables Shelterbelts Frankton/ Peninsula' Lake Slope Hill Lower Shotover Estate Te Kirikiri Hill Wakatipu 01 01 -Panorama from Slope Hill 02 03 04 02 - Looking North-East from 03 - Looking North-East from 04 - Looking South-West from Te Te Ptahi towards Morven Hill Te Ptahi towards the Crown Ptahi towards Frankton/ Te Kirikiri and the Crown Range Range & Peninsula Hill Source of photographs on this page: Author's own Te Ptahi: Ladies Mile Contextual |Report AprilDRAFT 2021 | Draft WIP 30 Rev: 01 - WIP © Studio of Pacific Architecture Limited 2020 Environment & Landform Site Features 01 03 04 06 02 05 07 01 - Farmland on Slope Hill 03 - Tree Lined Access Way 04 - Paper Road 06 - Historical Cottages 02 - Fields & Housing 05 - Slope Hill & Houses 07 - EstablishedGlenpanel Homestead Homes & Gardens Source of photographs on this page: Author's own Draft | Te Ptahi: Ladies Mile Contextual ReportDRAFT WIP 31 Rev: 01 - WIP © Studio of Pacific Architecture Limited 2020 Demographics The Existing Community Demographics The Existing Community Market Rent Comparison (as of August 2020) The Queenstown Lakes District demographics from the 2013 Queenstown Lakes New Zealand Dunedin Christchurch Market Rent Comparison (as of August 2020) Census (2018 data remains unreleased) are shown on this $420 (lower) $225 (lower) $380 (lower) page. Queenstown $550Lakes (median) New Zealand$460 (median) Dunedin$325 (median) Christchurch$420 (median) The region is predominantly European, 87.5% compared to 74% for NZ $420 (lower)$700 (upper) $225 (lower)$450 (upper) $380 (lower)$490 (upper) Queenstown Lakes has a higher proportion of 30-50 year old than the rest $550 (median) $460 (median) $325 (median) $420 (median) of NZ, and less under 15 and over 65 year old. The average income in $700 (upper) $450 (upper) Market rent$490 data from (upper) Tenancy Services NZ, August 2020 Queenstown Lakes is larger than for the rest of NZ, $35.1k compared to $28.5k. Queenstown Lakes has a similar proportion of household types to that of NZ as a whole, with the most common household type a single Market rent data from Tenancy Services NZ, August 2020 family unit.