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After years of debate the Queenstown Lakes District Council has made a move that will please residents who have been saying the Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) has not been listening to...
Paul Callister Dr Paul Callister is a senior associate at the Institute of Governance and Policy Studies. Paul’s current research centres on climate change policy with his main focus is on...
From rock’n’roll singer, to children’s TV presenter, to tech mogul – Ian Taylor has done a bit of everything. Now he will also become a knight. In this year’s New Year’s...
Boxing Day feature by MIKE WHITE • SENIOR WRITER mike.white@stuff.co.nz For two years, a small team at Christchurch Airport plotted an audacious strike – to create an international airport in their rival’s backyard....
Queenstown hotel owners are distressed to learn that a proposed bed tax is being considered by the tourism minister while they struggle to survive. In a letter to Queenstown hotel operator...
Tarras community and Christchurch Airport representatives are at odds over how many “conversations” have taken place regarding the planned international airport in Central Otago. Sustainable Tarras representative Chris Goddard has questioned...
A Christmas Editorial: For most of us it’s been a tough year. But when it comes to engineering positive change, we have a lot to thank the Covid 19 pandemic for....
Cheap, convenient flying has become entangled in our economy and in the lifestyle of many well-off people but we can’t keep ignoring the carbon emissions of the aviation industry On 2...
The Supreme Court has breathed new life into plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport. The scheme was previously blocked by the Court of Appeal, who said the government’s airports...
EDITORIAL: Action on climate change is now overwhelmingly supported by the New Zealand public, polls confirm. All that remains is to decide what to do. A very big part of the...