Stadium injunction hearing date set

A former Queenstown property developer will attempt to stop funding of the controversial Dunedin stadium in the High Court next week.

Basil Walker is seeking an injunction to stop the Otago Regional Council funding the project, the Otago Daily Times reported.

The hearing in Dunedin has been set down for Wednesday May 6.

Mr Walker filed his application early this week.

He argues the council has no security for its funding because it would not own the stadium, and that the council had not made it clear whether interest or GST was included.

Regional council chief executive Graeme Martin told the newspaper the council was confident of its processes, would seek to have any injunction thrown out of court, and would pursue costs.

Last month the High Court at Christchurch threw out Stop the Stadium's injunction application, saying the group's arguments had failed to get past first base.

- NZPA