Te Tapuae Southern Corridor

Help plan for Te Tapuae Southern Corridor today and build a community that meets our needs tomorrow

We're taking public feedback on a draft Structure Plan for Te Tapuae Southern Corridor, which sets out a strategic blueprint for how this priority development area can grow well so it can remain a highly desirable area where people can live, work, play, and visit.

The draft sets out ways we plan to address a variety of challenges, with key focus areas being transport, housing, three waters, social and community spaces, parks and reserves, and business opportunities available in the area. It has been a carefully considered process and has been informed by technical assessments, and public and targeted stakeholder engagement sessions.

By developing a structure plan that respects and enhances Te Tapuae’s physical, environmental and cultural assets, we can help deliver this vision.

This may be your current home or your future neighbourhood. Please help plan for it today.

What is a structure plan?

A Structure Plan is a 30-year roadmap to guide how an area grows — from where homes, shops, and parks go, to how people get around and where key services are placed and staged. By guiding the placement of essential infrastructure and services, structure planning ensures new communities develop in a well-functioning, cohesive, and sustainable way. It doesn’t change zoning, but it sets the direction for future development.

Why does Te Tapuae Southern Corridor need a structure plan?

Te Tapuae Southern Corridor covers approximately 1300 hectares of land south of Kawarau River, around areas like Hanley’s Farm, Jack’s Point, and Homestead Bay. Identified as one of six Priority Development Areas in the Queenstown Lakes Spatial Plan, Te Tapuae Southern Corridor could support up to a total of 9,300 houses, which highlights how important development in this space will be for the future of the Whakatipu Basin and the wider district.

The area is growing quicky, and while development has been taking place there for many years now, it has increased significantly in the last five. In this short time, population in Te Tapuae Southern Corridor has grown by 260% to 3,840 residents.

This growth is likely to continue, regardless of whether we have a plan in place. If we want to ensure neighbourhoods are designed in the best possible way for our communities, a structure plan for the entire corridor is essential.

That's why it’s important we prepare for the future and ensure Te Tapuae Southern Corridor is developed in a way that meets the needs of the whole community, all while protecting what makes this place special. This includes having plans in place for how we’ll address increasing traffic movements in the area, more housing choice, three waters infrastructure, access to shopping, businesses and community facilities (such as new schools, healthcare, and reserves), and safe transport options.

What you told us

Community feedback shared at drop-in sessions in late 2023 told us what mattered most, and has helped to inform our draft Structure Plan for the area. Participants expressed:

• Top priority for active travel and ecological trails
• Support for small shops, cafes, and public transport
• Interest in a mix of low-density housing and green space
• Desire for more parks, recreation, and social infrastructure
• Emphasis on the need for a whole of corridor approach

For more information about what we heard from the community at these sessions, click here.

The journey so far

To shape a plan that works for everyone, we started by refining outcomes of the Queenstown Lakes Spatial Plan and other local, regional and national guidelines and considering community feedback to create objectives for the draft Structure Plan for Te Tapuae Southern Corridor, including:

1. Consolidated growth and more housing choice
2. Public transport, walking, and cycling is the preferred option for daily travel
3. Well-designed neighbourhoods that provide for everyday needs
4. A diverse economy where everyone can thrive and a sustainable tourism system
5. Integrate Kāi Tahi values within Te Tapuae Southern Corridor
6. Integrate QEII Trust land values within Te Tapuae Southern Corridor
7. Staging of development

We then looked at:

• What’s already in the area – existing homes, services and facilities, and infrastructure.
• What could limit development –natural hazards, environmental protection, and landscape and cultural values.
• What the community wants – based on public feedback and local aspirations.

After that, we explored how different housing types and densities would impact the need for:

• Schools, parks, and community facilities
• Shops and business areas
• Public transport and infrastructure (like water supply and wastewater)

The plan also reflects Kāi Tahu values and aims for strong environmental and ecological outcomes.

All of this has been carefully balanced to deliver a draft Structure Plan that supports:

• Protection of the environment
• More housing choice
• Better access to services and facilities (such as active travel networks, schools, and parks)
• Alternative transport options

What’s proposed in the draft Structure Plan

To help manage growth and guide development in Te Tapuae Southern Corridor to ensure it has the infrastructure and services that current and future residents need, we’ve summarised how the draft Structure Plan addresses key challenges in the area. Alternative ways to fund and bring forward the delivery of infrastructure (including social) are also being investigated.

Better transport options

• Improved public transport (such as more frequent buses)
• Increased active travel routes for walking and biking
• Road network improvements (such as state highway intersection upgrades)
• Possible future gondola or a new bridge for public transport / active travel

More housing choice

• A mix of low, medium, and high-density housing
• Four urban centres – building on existing zoned centres and a new local shopping area
• Support for affordable housing via the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust

Three waters infrastructure

• Stormwater managed through nature-based solutions like wetlands
• New water supply and wastewater systems like a new water intake, reservoirs, and pipes
• Wastewater disposal to land is not suitable in the corridor due to ground conditions. The wastewater will be treated and disposed at Shotover Treatment Plant, with a future option of wastewater treatment plant in the Corridor.
• Potential future wastewater plant if needed

Stronger community facilities

• New primary school, library, sports fields, aquatic centre
• Parks, open spaces, and active travel trails to support recreation and wellbeing
• Continue discussions with the Ministry of Education on the possibility of a future high school

Shops and local business opportunities

• A new town centre at Jack’s Point Village and two local centres in Homestead Bay and Homestead Bay East
• Space for small grocery stores, cafes, and services
• More commercial and industrial land to support jobs and reduce the need to travel into Frankton

Get the complete picture – documents you should read

For a complete breakdown of the different constraints affecting Te Tapuae Southern Corridor and the many different ways we plan to address these challenges and opportunities, please carefully read the below documents:

Draft Te Tapuae Southern Corridor Structure Plan (we recommend those viewing the plan on mobile use this version)
Our overarching draft Structure Plan, with all the detail, data, and deliverables. Scroll through information presented alongside maps that show different services and infrastructure in the area.

Summary – Draft Te Tapuae Southern Corridor Structure Plan
Short on time? Our summary of the draft Structure Plan covers off some of the key challenges affecting the area, how we proposing to address them, and what happens next.

Plan on a Page - Draft Te Tapuae Southern Corridor Structure Plan
Only got five minutes to spare? This one pager is a rapid read through the basic things we’re proposing to deliver as part of the plan. You’ll know what we’re doing, but you may not know why!

Want to talk to someone about the plan?

We’re hosting two community drop-in sessions to share more information about what’s being proposed, answer any questions you may have, and take your feedback if you’d prefer to share it in person.

Drop-in at any time to either of the below sessions:

Tuesday 24 June
2.00pm – 4.00pm
Te Kura Whakatipu o Kawarau (inside the School Hall)

Wednesday 25 June
6.00pm – 8.00pm
Jack’s Point Golf Course Clubhouse

All are welcome! See you there!

Get involved today and help plan for tomorrow

We would like to hear your feedback on the draft Structure Plan for Te Tapuae Southern Corridor, and if we’ve identified what’s needed to ensure the area grows well for a thriving, well-connected community capable of delivering thousands of homes over the long term.

What have we got right? What are we missing? Is there something we need to consider to ensure Te Tapuae Southern Corridor continues to be a great place to live?

Feedback can be shared in any of the following ways:

• Online: Using the feedback form available below, or click here.
• By email: Sent to letstalk@qldc.govt.nz, subject line: TTSC

A summary of the draft Structure Plan is available at no cost from Council’s office at 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown.

Feedback must be received digitally or in writing by Sunday 20 July 2025.

What happens next?

After we've taken community feedback, we’ll review and incorporate it into a final Structure Plan for Te Tapuae Southern Corridor, before Council considers its formal adoption in September 2025.