PHOTO: GUY WILLIAMSAfter more than six years of planning, physical work is about to start on Queenstown’s $3billion Lakeview Te Taumata project. At a sod-turning ceremony on the site yesterday, Queenstown Lakes Mayor John Glover said it marked a ‘‘new start’’ for the project. CMP Construction regional manager Daniel Dwyer said site preparation would start next week, and excavation and earthworks would be fully under way next month. That work would take up the rest of this year, with two years of construction to follow. Five percent of the proceeds will be given to the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 12, 2026 20:25 UTC