Kakanui camping ground that agreement to be reached legalize which has been causing controversy for about 10 years. On December 15, The Environment Court will be hold a pre-hearing conference in Dunedin which will consider a progress report of a resource consent for the camping ground which is established by Allan Jones.

Since 1990’s, the controversy has been running when Mr Jones establish a tavern on his first applied and camping facilities on the 1.23 ha site on Kakanui River South side between Waianakarua and River Rds.

The Waitaki District Council declined the application. Mr. Jones went to and established a campground with associated facilities, that claimed he had existing use rights. But the Council challenged that. In 2005, has notice of issued an abatement closing the camping ground.

The application was for an one bedroom unit A-frame, ablution block and two one bedroom cabins with the other site for caravans and tents including some powered sites. It attracted of 53 submissions and consent was issued but with access to the site of River Rd.

Four of Submitters
1. L. Hildemann
2. R. Hildemann
3. J. Anaru
4. D. Robertson

Those four submitters along with Mr Jones took the council to the Environment Court that the issue was over whether access to the camp should be from River Rds or Waianakarua.

They include an application from the Aukland Company Euroclass Design that wanted to subdivide a site on corner of TY Duncan Rd and State Highway 1 for retail and industrial sites. But the council refused the application, Euroclass modified the subdivision to include two lots and down from nine.

The other three appeals will also be updated:
- one by the Minister of Conservation
- two by Environment Canterbury

It has been proposed by the Council of relate to plan changes or variations.

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