Thiel’s luxury lodge plans face green hurdle

Thiel’s luxury lodge plans face green hurdle
The EDS isn't as stridently opposed as it was a decade ago. (Image: Getty)
Paul McBeth
US tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s plans to build a luxury lodge nestled above the shores of Lake Wānaka are being opposed by a clutch of environmental groups.The notified resource consent attracted six submissions, far fewer than the 118 responses largely opposing a residential development on the same block of land more than a decade ago.However, those six – of which three oppose outright Thiel’s plans – have a body of case law behind them protecting outstanding natural landscapes that weren’t in place in 2010, inc...

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