FlightPlan2050 submission on the draft Spatial Plan, April 2021 A credible alternative to Queenstown Airport is being actively pursued, with decisions likely in the next five to seven years – but...

Otago Daily Times, 30 November 2020 Lawyers have now been called in for the next round of what from the outside looks like a personal campaign by mayor Jim Boult against...

Otago Daily Times, 26 November 2020 Well, no Jim, it isn’t. Important though he and we might be :-), Christchurch International Airport Ltd is unlikely to make a $45 million international...

Newsroom, 11 November 2020 Barring a technological miracle, the most effective way to reduce aviation’s climate impacts might be to disincentivise flying. Note that QAC’s carbon reduction efforts are limited to...

Otago Daily Times, 12 November 2020 Three international airports within an hour’s drive of each other could be considered overkill for ensuring Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago Districts are accessible to...

Otago Daily Times, 23 October 2020 Auckland Airport doesn’t expect an international aviation recovery for more than three years – beyond the horizon suggested by international airline and economic forecasters. But...

Otago Daily Times, 14 October 2020 It seems Christchurch International Airport executives are no longer talking about waiting for Queenstown Airport to run out of space before activating their Tarras plans,...

Otago Daily Times, 9 October 2020 We know Council has ignored community opposition to airport growth for over two years. But ODT’s story below tells how they’ve now told SDHB to...