[2019] NZEnvC 206 Lake McKay Station Limited v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 15 MB]
...that she considers the Upper Terrace's formative processes of alluvial deposition remain highly legible and expressive. Further, she characterises its "wedge-shaped form" to be prominent and distinctive when viewed from public and private places in and around Wanaka township (a matter on which Ms Smetham does not agree). She also considers the Upper Terrace to display a strong visual and spatial connection with the slopes of Mt Alpha. She reads the relative naturalnes...