Photo: RNZ / Timothy Brown Three-quarters of Upper Clutha residents are against a proposed international airport at Tarras. In July, Christchurch Airport shocked the small rural Central Otago settlement by announcing it had bought up $45 million of farmland in the area in the hope of building a jet-capable runway. A survey of more than 1200 people in nearby Wānaka and the surrounding area has found 74 percent oppose the plan, with environmental … Continue reading Tarras airport proposal rejected by 74% of Upper Clutha residents survey finds [RNZ, 12/02/21]