1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:01,840 Speaker 1: While there is a Dominoes in a subway, but there 2 00:00:01,840 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: will be no McDonald's in Wonica, at least at the 3 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:09,479 Speaker 1: currently proposed site. Yesterday, commissioners declined to grant consent from 4 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: McDonald's restaurant, largely due to the location. So the proposed 5 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 1: location was at the edge of town where urban meets 6 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:18,240 Speaker 1: rural living. It's regarded as outside the urban growth boundary 7 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:22,080 Speaker 1: for Wonaco at one of the town's entrances, directly underneath 8 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:25,439 Speaker 1: the magnificent amount iron and McDonald's was deemed to be 9 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: at odds with rural living, the design of the building 10 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:31,639 Speaker 1: and surroundings not consistent with the landscape values of the 11 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:35,959 Speaker 1: site in its wider context. Commissioners considered reports and findings 12 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:40,160 Speaker 1: about the architecture, noise, traffic, and future planning. Queenstown Lakes 13 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:43,279 Speaker 1: District Council will opened the proposal for public submissions. There 14 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: are about three hundred and sixty seven may to t 15 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:47,199 Speaker 1: One hundred and forty were very much opposed to the development. 16 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: Twenty one supported it. While there were some who would 17 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 1: have liked the opportunity for a big Mac for dinner, 18 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 1: many locals thought it would increase traffic, drink driving litter, 19 00:00:56,800 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 1: take business away from existing local businesses, stand out like 20 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: a saw thumb, and have a visual anesthetic impact on 21 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 1: the town. Their issue was, was this really a fitting 22 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 1: gateway for a town all about healthy living and environment, 23 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: yogur and well being, ditching disposable coffee cups and slashing 24 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: waste or has the horse already bolted when it comes 25 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: to Wanaka's image and culture. The town's population has increased 26 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: from ten thousand to eighteen thousand and a decade. It's 27 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 1: surrounded in subdivision development, and then there's the Three Parks 28 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:30,839 Speaker 1: development not too far down the road from the propos 29 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: McDonald's site, which is home to a might attend Mega, 30 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:38,040 Speaker 1: a warehouse and numerous other outlets. Last night, Queenstown District 31 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 1: Deputy Mayor queen And Smith told Andrew Dickins on news 32 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 1: Talks he'd be the proposed setting and McDonald's wasn't a 33 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 1: good fit. 34 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 2: It may be parts of town where this activity might 35 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 2: be appropriate, and if this was within a commercial within 36 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:54,559 Speaker 2: the town center or within a commercial zone within the town, 37 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 2: I there say there's very little that anybody could do 38 00:01:58,680 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 2: to stop that. 39 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 1: McDonald's just get it wrong. Did they not read the 40 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 1: room being tucked away in the Three Parks development or 41 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 1: the center of town might have made it easy to 42 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:10,799 Speaker 1: gain consent, but would even that have been acceptable for locals? 43 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: I say good on the folks of Wanica. Who doesn't 44 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: love a David and Goliath battle. There apparently over forty 45 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 1: one thousand McDonald's in the world. There's one about an 46 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: hour away from Wanicah. Does another small town need a 47 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 1: golden arch? I personally love rolling into New Zealand towns, 48 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 1: exploring what's on offer, finding the best homemade pie, shout 49 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:32,679 Speaker 1: out to Miles better Pies in Tiano, and having a 50 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: chat with locals. It's always good to get away from 51 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 1: the familiar. Tourists don't visit a stunning place like Wanica 52 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:41,079 Speaker 1: because it has a McDonald So it comes down to 53 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: the community. If the community feel it doesn't reflect their 54 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: values for whatever reason, protecting the vista, their brand, local businesses, 55 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 1: or just plain old snobbery, and I say, go for it, 56 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 1: fight the fight, just like the magnificent I cord it did. 57 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 1: For more from early edition with Ryan's Bridge. Listen live 58 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 1: to News Talk said Be from five am weekdays, or 59 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:03,959 Speaker 1: follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.