PHOTO: KIRK HARGREAVES/STUFF – All 18 people who submitted about the luxury Lake Pukaki lodge opposed it.

A luxury private lodge could have “irreversible environmental effects” on the shores of Lake Pukaki, critics say.

Hong Kong based investors Blue Lake Investment NZ Ltd hope to build an 805 square metre lodge, which includes an indoor swimming pool and a separate two-winged gatehouse building, on Guide Hill Station on the eastern shore of Lake Pukaki.

The Mackenzie District Council has received 18 submissions to the project’s resource consent application, all which oppose the development.

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