Maitai Development Co News Today

Skara Bohny16:44, Jul 07 2021 Supplied The plan change which could see the dotted white line (centre top) filled with houses has been suspended, but developers say it is just a temporary break to give them a chance to “refine” their plans. The syndicate behind the Maitahi-Bayview development have temporarily suspended its plan change, but expects things to get going again shortly. The suspension was indicated by the Nelson City Council via a brief notice on its website saying that the appl...

Though opposition is vocal, many in the community are supportive of the proposed development, albeit with some major conditions to their support.

Housing is the No.1 issue in the Nelson electorate, says MP Rachel Boyack and even if a proposal for about 750 homes near the city centre gets the nod, it won't be enough.

The total proposed number of houses in the development is 750, but the Save the Maitai campaign is focused on stopping 550 slated for the Kākā Valley. At the public meeting, organisers said they needed to raise about $110,000 to legally challenge the Nelson City Council’s 2019 Future Development Strategy, and to contest the proposed subdivision at an upcoming Resource Management Act (RMA) hearing. A key part of the groups argument alleges inadequate consultation in the 2019 Future Develo...

Cherie Sivignon07:12, May 05 2021 Supplied An aerial photograph of Nelson with the Maitahi-Bayview development site marked by a dotted white line at the top of the image. Landowners behind a proposal to build about 750 homes on a greenfield site near central Nelson say just one-quarter of the signatures on a petition opposing residential development in the area came from Nelsonians. A syndicate of two companies is behind the venture, known as the Maitahi-Bayview development – Maitai Developme...

Directors Andrew Spittal, left, and Hemi Toia inspect the Kākā Valley area of the proposed Maitahi-Bayview development. The landowners behind a large housing development proposed in a Nelson valley aim to lodge a private plan change application next week. A syndicate of two companies is behind the venture, known as the Maitahi-Bayview development – Maitai Development Co General Partner Ltd and Bayview Nelson Ltd. Tipped to include hundreds of homes, the proposed development is earmarked ...