I've no veiw on this, since I live in the middle of bf nowhere.
I make my own takeaways...
But I do think this.
If a maccas is to be given the green light into wanaka , and enough support is there for it, then there is indeed a case for the restaurant ( snort) to get consent.
I'm literally as the crow flies over 25 miles away from a simple meal of shark and taties...and that's a double trip.
I get it. But I'm sorry. That's nimbyism at it's finest. I'm sure they'll not build one on the shores of lake Ellesmere,🚫where I live. I make my own fish and chips. I make my own burgers. Yes.... I get it.
It's sad to say this. You're a tourist hotspot and yes..... people want shit on a bun every now and then.
No longer are you the sleepy backwater you once were,nor , a bridesmaid to Queenstown.
Stop blaming a corporate that sees the money for setting up shop in wanaka and instead embrace the fact that you're well recognized by a major fast food industry to encourage more people to your district. Empty headed I know....but I've had people in the middle of nowhere near to me asking the whereabouts of the nearest fast food joint. And it's literally miles away. But....
.wanaka,
Try to redefine what fast food places mean and I reckon you can make this work. Use your voting power. It's a franchise after all and you have the power to allow it but place caveats upon it's appearance and even it's menu.... And if maccas don't listen then stiff tucker. There are some examples of a macbonalds restaurant fitting in by using a new menu and making the facade fit in to local surroundings.
I'd just say this.
Try to accommodate them. Don't be culinary snobs, and throw what I said straight back at them.
Whether you like it or not your town is a tourist hotspot and when people flock to wanaka ......get the drift???? They'll be a group of people that want maccas. Cater for them but make it different.
I have been to Wānaka several times and never enjoyed a decent meal. Poor service & very average food. A McDonald’s serves good food quickly and would be an asset to the travelling public.
As the Eagles sang, ‘call some place paradise, kiss it goodbye’.
I've no veiw on this, since I live in the middle of bf nowhere.
I make my own takeaways...
But I do think this.
If a maccas is to be given the green light into wanaka , and enough support is there for it, then there is indeed a case for the restaurant ( snort) to get consent.
I'm literally as the crow flies over 25 miles away from a simple meal of shark and taties...and that's a double trip.
I get it. But I'm sorry. That's nimbyism at it's finest. I'm sure they'll not build one on the shores of lake Ellesmere,🚫where I live. I make my own fish and chips. I make my own burgers. Yes.... I get it.
It's sad to say this. You're a tourist hotspot and yes..... people want shit on a bun every now and then.
No longer are you the sleepy backwater you once were,nor , a bridesmaid to Queenstown.
Stop blaming a corporate that sees the money for setting up shop in wanaka and instead embrace the fact that you're well recognized by a major fast food industry to encourage more people to your district. Empty headed I know....but I've had people in the middle of nowhere near to me asking the whereabouts of the nearest fast food joint. And it's literally miles away. But....
.wanaka,
Try to redefine what fast food places mean and I reckon you can make this work. Use your voting power. It's a franchise after all and you have the power to allow it but place caveats upon it's appearance and even it's menu.... And if maccas don't listen then stiff tucker. There are some examples of a macbonalds restaurant fitting in by using a new menu and making the facade fit in to local surroundings.
I'd just say this.
Try to accommodate them. Don't be culinary snobs, and throw what I said straight back at them.
Whether you like it or not your town is a tourist hotspot and when people flock to wanaka ......get the drift???? They'll be a group of people that want maccas. Cater for them but make it different.
An opportunity not to be wasted.
Dan 👍
I have been to Wānaka several times and never enjoyed a decent meal. Poor service & very average food. A McDonald’s serves good food quickly and would be an asset to the travelling public.
How very precious of the people of Wanaka!