Monday, 21 December, 2020 - 14:11
Wakatipu’s affordable housing stocks are set for a boost, with Councillors approving a key land transfer at December’s Full Council meeting.
At least 68 affordable housing properties will be built on 3.68 hectares of former Council-owned land in Jopp Street, Arrowtown. The land was initially resolved for transfer to the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust (the Trust) for $1 in April 2019.
At the same December meeting, Council also agreed to extend its role as Guarantor for the Trust for an amount of $2M to secure the extension of their loan from Central Lakes Trust to support their Shotover Country Rental properties. The extension period is for a further five years.
Monday, 14 December, 2020 - 13:34
Waitaki District Council and Waitaki District Health Services Limited are pleased to announce the appointment of two new directors to the Board, Andrew Blair, and Scott Wilson.
Both bring significant healthcare governance and leadership experience. Possessing complimentary skill sets, their appointment will build on the recent key management leadership appointments of Stuart Mologne as Clinical Director, Kelvin Kite as CFO, and Phil Jamieson as CEO.
Mayor for Waitaki Gary Kircher said this was a fresh start with an incredible line up of talented professionals. Andrew Blair brings very strong governance skills to the Board, and Dr Scott Wilson is a rural specialist, bringing a new level of clinical expertise to the team. Combined with the DHB experience, community engagement, and the general practitioner skills that already exist within the Board, we have a very able team to continue improving Oamaru Hospital and health services.