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A survey conducted by the Wanaka Stakeholders Group (WSG) membership, which was also open to the general public, has found that 74 percent of respondents oppose a new international airport planned...
Since the announcement by CIAL (Christchurch International Airport Limited) about their airport plans for Tarras, we’ve been asked for Wanaka Stakeholders Group’s view. In January 2021, we surveyed our members to...
Queenstown Lakes District Council chief executive Mike Theelen is rejecting claims the council acted inappropriately by awarding a series of consultancy contracts to two former senior staff members. A media outlet...
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....
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...
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...
OPINION: Recently, driving through Central Otago’s golden expanse, I found myself gazing across Tarras, trying to conjure the sight of a freshly developed international airport. I struggled. Ever since Christchurch International Airport...
Legal advice is being sought by Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Jim Boult over a letter he received from Lianne Dalziel about the plan to establish an airport in Central Otago. Christchurch...