First step taken in golf course redevelopment

The abandoned course is now in a neglected state. Four months after Gulf Harbour Country Club closed, its owner has applied for resource consent to alter the boundaries of the golf course, effectively subdividing it into two parts, one of which it hopes to sell. The closure of the course immediately prompted fears within the community that any sale of the unprofitable business could lead to residential development there. However, an encumbrance registered in 2006 restricts for 999 years the use of the site, in its entirety, as a golf course and country club. The application lodged with Aucklan...