A passenger jet landing and taking off every 10 minutes. That is a conclusion in a report into the underlying finances of the proposed expansion of Wanaka Airport and an investment...

Climate change and the environment were high on the list of concerns addressed at a meet-the-candidates event at Lake Hawea yesterday, and the questions got quite personal. On one side of...

…A group opposing expansion of Queenstown Airport has formed a new incorporated society called We Love Wakatipu. One of the instigators, former Queenstown Lakes district councillor Cath Gilmour, said on Tuesday...

During Monday’s QLDC public forum, former councillor Cath Gilmour launched a ‘Protect Queenstown’ campaign run by new society We Love Wakatipu. It’s aligned with Wanaka Stakeholders Group’s ‘Protect Wanaka’ campaign, which...

Protect Wanaka In the Detail today, Sharon Brettkelly talks to a woman who’s looked at the world’s most over-crowded tourist spots. Locals of the Lofoten Islands in Norway are fighting to...

Yay for people power and the pressure of upcoming elections!  Kind of … After an overflowing QLDC council chamber heard some 18 Queenstown and Wanaka locals speak of their concerns about...

The rejection of Queenstown Airport Corporation’s statement of intent for a second time is “absolutely not job done”, a lobby group says. Wanaka Stakeholders Group deputy chairman Mark Sinclair says yesterday’s...

A major Queenstown Airport shareholder has rejected the organisations growth goals for the third time in a year, amid community backlash over possible expansion. In a rare move, the Queenstown Lakes District Council voted 7-4 to...

Queenstown Airport Corporation’s statement of intent has been rebuffed again. Read the full story here.

At the “extraordinary” Council meeting planned for this coming Monday, QLDC plans to “agree to” the Statement of Intent from Queenstown Airport Corporation. John Hilhorst wrote a letter to the Mayor...