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The Wanaka Stakeholders Group has just released a copy of this letter sent to QLDC’s Mayor and Councillors ahead of Thursday’s full council meeting. Dear Mayor Boult and QLDC Councillors QAC Statement of...
Councillor Niamh Shaw has published the following social media post in which she highlights the fact that in spite of the Queenstown Airport Corporation being a Council Controlled Trading Organisation (CCTO)...
The latest draft Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) Statement of Intent has been published by QLDC in advance of a vote next week by elected councillors and it offers major concessions that,...
The Tarras International Airport could be up and running in as little as ten years, according to Christchurch International Airport project lead Michael Singleton. In a conversation with Tarras resident Chris...
A minimum stay for tourists, a road toll for the Milford Rd and developing cycle trails in remote places were suggestions from a panel considering the topic of how to “reset”...
Reader Opinion – by Cath Gilmour : We Love Wakatipu Inc. Chair, and former QLDC councillor, Cath Gilmour has been told by the Queenstown Airport Corporation there is another of the council’s...
Despite QLDC and QAC both pleading that “no decision has been made” to build a jet airport at Wānaka Airport”, it was revealed in the hearing that runway plans had been...
After one week and 10,000 pages of evidence, the Wanaka Stakeholders Group (WSG) and the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) are awaiting Justice Gerard van Bohemen’s ruling on whether agreements in...
Sounds Air is endeavouring to become the first regional airline to offer zero-emission flights. LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW HERE (4′ 14″) Rhyan Wardman, board chairman and director of Sounds Air, speaks...
A judicial review of decisions surrounding Wānaka Airport is expected to finish today. The High Court has been hearing the matter in Queenstown this week. The Wānaka Stakeholders Group is asking...