Shania Twain Causes Controversy With New Zealand Home Plans  5/19/05

New Zealand officials are trying to stop country superstar Shania Twain and her producer husband Robert Mutt Lange from developing their new South Island home - because they fear it will look awful.

The celebrity couple have reportedly paid $15 million (#7.9 million) for a sprawling Merino sheep farm, and have big plans to turn the place into their dream estate.

But local architects and developers are opposed to the couple's plans because they fear they're not in harmony with the local landscape, and will be visible for miles.

A major planning meeting has been called to discuss and decide the matter next week (beg23MAY05).