Climate activists pretended to die in front of Christchurch City councillors as they joined Tarras residents to oppose a planned Central Otago airport. Christchurch Airport announced in July that it had bought land in the small town of Tarras and intended to build an airport there to unlock the nearby Queenstown tourism market. Christchurch Airport is 75 per cent owned by the city council’s holding company, of which some councillors, including the mayor, … Continue reading Protesters play dead in front of councillors to oppose proposed new airport [Stuff, 03/12/20]