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On Wednesday, Wanaka Stakeholders Group Inc. held it’s Annual General Meeting. The meeting was attended by core members and chairs of local residents associations. An annual report from WSG Chairman Michael...
Regional airline Sounds Air has an aircraft on “standby” and could have a new Christchurch to Wanaka route off the ground in six weeks if there’s appetite. Sounds Air, which regularly flies customers...
A scheduled air service between Wanaka and Christchurch could be up and running within six weeks, if there is enough support. Managing director of Sounds Air Andrew Crawford said today he...
Lobby groups opposed to airport expansion have weighed in on the MartinJenkins report to the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC). The Wellington consultants’ 236-page report was released on Tuesday (June 16)....
The Queenstown Lakes District Council this week released a 236 page report from Wellington consultants MartinJenkins, purporting to “objectively capture the likely effects of future airport development” in our district. On...
The Wanaka Stakeholders Group (WSG) is vowing to continue its fight to restrict growth of Wanaka Airport. Chairman Michael Ross said yesterday the Queenstown Airport Corporation’s (QAC) preferred scenario of expanding...
Three months later than promised, and a price tag of $200,000, this afternoon Queenstown Lakes District Council consultants MartinJenkins have released their impact assessment report. Read the full report here. It...
The $3.8million Wanaka Community Hub building, which opened seven months ago is in financial strife. The hub houses community and government organisations and is a venue for exhibitions. Hub chairwoman Yeverley...
The much vaunted report that was supposed to guide future airport expansion will now not be released until the middle of June. QLDC says the consultants producing the report, MartinJenkins, have struck...
After a marathon debate this afternoon QLDC councillors voted to accept a Queenstown Airport Corporation Statement of Intent, in a move one councillor, Niamh Shaw, called “a dereliction of duty.” The meeting...