Methven, a small ski town near Christchurch, is experiencing a loss of community character due to the rapid growth of Airbnb-style short-term rentals, raising concerns about housing affordability, noise, parking, and the erosion of local neighbourhoods.
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Now there's a warning that Queenstown needs to double its infrastructure in the next 15 years. It's come from the boss of Southern Infrastructure, who says the population in Queenstown is booming and the roads and utilities aren't keeping up. And the pitch that he's got is a gondola network. Nick Leggett is the CEO of Infrastructure New Zealand and joins us now. Hello, Heather. I mean, he is right, isn't he, that the infrastructure's just not keeping up.
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