Development

Kāpiti’s proposed $4.46m Gateway project will help boost local tourism jobs and aid the recovery, says the Kāpiti Coast District Council.

The aborted launch of a $70m tourism property fund has “strained” the balance sheet of NZX-listed Augusta Capital, which is seeking $45m from investors.

The former site of the SilverOaks Hotel Geyserland in Rotorua is for sale.

The operator is planning a 70-80 room four-star hotel in the central city.

The resi-led development also includes Ngāi Tahu Tourism’s planned hot pools attraction and hotel and hospo offerings.

The first stage of Rotorua’s $40m lakefront development will kick off at the end of October.

The $70m luxury Radisson Collection at Queenstown is expected to open in early 2022.

Developers Remarkables Park Limited has unveiled plans for a community precinct to sit alongside its commercial accommodation and residential district at Queenstown.

Construction has begun on the $60m Puhinui Station Interchange near Papatoetoe at Auckland.

The O’Donnell family’s HW Richardson Group and Distinction Hotel Group founder Geoff Thompson have both pledged up to $25m each for the multi-million dollar overhaul of Invercargill’s CBD.

The Overseas Investment Office has given consent to Orams Group to expand its lease of land at Wynyard Quarter on Auckland Harbour.

Auckland-based Visitor Solutions has secured the $398,440 contract to conduct a feasibility study into a tourism hub at Te Aroha in the Waikato.