District plan s policy slightly shortsighted
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Fresh hope for Lake Hayes
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Mountain Scene
By GUY WILLIAMS
A local iwi charity’s been given $1 million by philanthropist Rod Drury to get started on a long-planned project to clean up Queenstown’s Lake Hayes.
Mana Tahuna chief executive Mike Rewi says the money’s paying for the new charitable trust’s team to work through the resource consent process, apply for more funding, consult with private landowners, and soon get a team of workers on the ground doing preparatory work like fencing, pest control and willow tree removal.
‘‘It’ll see us through a good year’s worth of work.’’
The project, which is estimated to cost $10m and take four to five years to complete, will follow a blueprint by Arrowtown environmental science consultancy e3Scientific.