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The Queenstown Lakes Mayor has accused the Wanaka Stakeholders Group of ”scaremongering” over claims Wanaka will be at risk of overtourism if the proposed redevelopment and expansion of the Wanaka airport...
Despite declarations of ‘climate emergency’, city-level strategies are turning a blind eye to aviation’s growing greenhouse gas emissions. But while the UK government has declared a climate and ecological emergency, ongoing...
A group opposing Wanaka Airport development plans is being accused of scaremongering. The war of words has broken out between Queenstown Lakes mayor Jim Boult and the Wanaka Stakeholders Group in letters to...
In a fighting letter Mayor Jim Boult, fresh back from a winter break, has attacked the content of a letter sent to the Government by Protect Wanaka, the group opposed to...
Jim Boult’s letter to the Wanaka Stakeholders Group, in response to an open letter to Government about the Wanaka Airport, is produced in full below. Click to view the full letter...
It appears that Queenstown Airport Corporation’s PR department is now feeling the pressure of opposition building rapidly in the Wanaka community. But unfortunately that means that they’re prepared to go on...
The ODT’s coverage of our letter to Government begins: A campaign against expanding Wanaka Airport has been taken to the Government. Wanaka Stakeholders Group chairman Michael Ross said the group believed...
The following is a letter to the Hon Shane Jones and others, shortly after the funding announcement he made with regard to Invercargill Airport. It is produced in full here, with...
In today’s ODT, an interesting article about how/if Queenstown Airport should be “sharing the load” with other fully capable airports nearby. Read more here.
A former councillor says Queenstown’s council has a legal duty to take charge of its airport’s future direction. Cath Gilmour argues that councillors’ controversial recent 6-to-5 vote to “receive” Queenstown Airport...