{"id":7819,"date":"2023-09-13T17:08:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T05:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=7819"},"modified":"2023-09-13T17:08:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T05:08:22","slug":"napier-city-council-gives-up-legal-fight-to-sell-land-to-kainga-ora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=7819","title":{"rendered":"Napier City Council gives up legal fight to sell land to K\u0101inga Ora"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Napier City Council has backed down on the sale of a plot of land to K\u0101inga Ora after angry residents\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/national\/481020\/napier-residents-take-legal-action-over-housing-development-decision\">took legal action against the decision<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Wednesday, the council said it was choosing to focus its stretched resources on the Cyclone Gabrielle recovery, rather than lengthy and pricey legal proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Around 200 residents were upset the council provisionally approved K\u0101inga Ora&#8217;s plan to build 100 homes on Prebensen Drive\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/national\/474101\/residents-claim-napier-council-working-behind-closed-doors-to-approve-housing-developmentwithout\">consultation<\/a>, and sought a judicial review in December.<\/p>\n<p>Parklands Napier Residents and Ratepayers Association Incorporated spokesperson Craig Jones told RNZ at the time they believed councillors deliberately made the decision without their knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;ve just refused to negotiate, absolutely refused, they&#8217;ve done all this behind everyone&#8217;s back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo-captioned photo-captioned-half photo-right four_col \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rnz-ressh.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/s--SBM3qMZf--\/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_576\/v1662099913\/4LM2QF5_napier_JPG\" alt=\"This area of Poraiti in Napier is set aside for a possible housing development and pool development\" width=\"576\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\"><span class=\"caption\">Land in Poraiti, Napier was set aside for a possible housing and pool development.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photo:\u00a0RNZ \/ Tom Kitchin<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Napier City Council on Wednesday said it decided to withdraw from the proposed sale at its 20 July meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The sale arrangements between the parties had not yet concluded, and the legal challenge would have culminated in a hearing before the High Court later this year.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the council said the decision was made against the backdrop of the &#8220;devastating damage and disruption&#8221; caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, which put significant pressure on its financial and staffing resources.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Council has formed the view that it should prioritise the immediate social welfare and wellbeing of the Napier community, rather than continuing with litigation before the High Court.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The council has a number of other key projects to progress that are demanding significant resource, and which will directly support the cyclone recovery.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The council said it would look into future options for the land when it had the capacity to do so.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>VAI RNZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Napier City Council has backed down on the sale of a plot of land to K\u0101inga Ora after angry residents\u00a0took legal action against the decision. In a statement on Wednesday, the council said it was choosing to focus its stretched resources on the Cyclone Gabrielle recovery, rather than lengthy and pricey legal proceedings. 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