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Queenstown workforce

Boom conditions in Queenstown through the 1990s and 2000s attracted workers but also made the town a costly place to live, as this 2002 video suggests. The Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust was established in 2006 to help address the issue, which persisted despite a drop in house prices from 2008.

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Malcolm McKinnon. 'Otago region', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/otago-region/11/6