In the Press

May 2024

Up, up and away Mountain Scene, 5 May

Gondola proposal an alternative way up Coronet Peak ODT/Southland Today, 20 May

Bid to fast-track Coronet Peak gondola ODT, 16 May

Residents say Coronet 'gondola park' is large new township being greenwashed Crux, 20 May

June 2024

Coronet Peak gondola is a no brainer Lakes Weekly Bulletin, 4 June

Coronet peak gondola is not a 'no brainer' Lakes Weekly Bulletin, 14 June

September 2024

Society established amidst concern for environmental and planning effects of Coronet Village fast-track proposal Media Release- 16 September

Group ‘trying to voice concern’ over Coronet plan ODT, 16 September

'Essentially a new town' - concerns over Coronet gondola village plans Crux, 16 September

Protection society labels new govt approach to fast-track ‘clandestine’ Mountain Scene, 19 September

Concerns over Malaghans Fast-Track Lakes Weekly Bulletin, 25 September

October 2024

Why Rod Drury’s backing a gondola up Coronet Peak Newsroom, 8 October

Lolly Scramble JaneShearer.com, 12 October

Fast-track could ruin our place Lakes Weekly Bulletin, 14 October

Thousands of fast-tracked houses to test struggling Queenstown Newsroom, 14 October

Local experts add weight to Malaghans Valley Protection Society’s opposition of Coronet Village Fast-Track project Media Release, 21 October

Fast-Track project could be scaled back Lakes Weekly Bulletin, 21 October

‘Planned growth swapped for opportunistic development’: Coronet Village opponent Crux, 21 October

November 2024

Doolans project taking shape Lakes Weekly Bulletin, 26 November

Coronet Village Battle Lines Drawn Crux, 29 November

February 2025

EDS guide to Fast-track Approvals Act goes live Environmental Defence Society, 11 February

MVPS media releases

Society established amidst concern for environmental and planning effects of Coronet Village fast-track proposal

Open letter from Malaghans Valley Protection Society “Dear residents of Queenstown Lakes, we all need to talk about urban growth in our district”

Local experts add weight to Malaghans Valley Protection Society’s opposition of Coronet Village Fast-Track project