Winton - Ayrburn Screen Hub Fast-track Approval Received

Winton Land Limited is pleased to announce that approval has been granted, subject to conditions, for the Ayrburn Screen Hub under the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024. The Expert Panel issued the final decision today, which remains subject to the statutory 20 working day appeal period. The Ayrburn Screen Hub is an all inclusive film studio enabling users to work and stay onsite through filming, production and post-production with studio buildings, workrooms, office space for film departments, dressing rooms, a screening room and meeting space, with accompanying 201 unit accommodation for film workers and visitor accommodation when there aren’t films in production. The facility will be located adjacent to the Ayrburn Hospitality Precinct and Northbrook Arrowtown, nestled between Arrowtown and Lake Hayes. Winton’s General Manager Queenstown, Lauren Christie, said the decision will deliver meaningful employment and economic growth for the region and significantly strengthen New Zealand’s film and television infrastructure, while also providing further improvements to water quality beyond the gains already achieved across the wider Ayrburn site.