Whose land is it anyway?

The businessman's application to the Overseas Investment Commission said the coastal property halfway between Napier and Wairoa would be developed for hunting, fishing, kayaking, hiking and mountain-biking "as an ambassador property for high-level business persons"...

Four years on, there's no sign of the lodge planned to house the Long Island resident's rich business acquaintances or the job opportunities "for the Hawkes Bay area". Nor of the promised plantings of zinfandel, a new grape variety which would increase export opportunities.

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