We need your help to fight the runway extension A big thank you to all who have sent donations ranging from $25 to $10,000. We are extremely encouraged and humbled by your generosity. So far your support and donations have allowed us to establish an effective grass-roots membership of more than 500 Wellingtonians, become an umbrella group for all major organisations and groups opposing the extension and the ‘go-to’ voice for the media in critiquing the airport extension plans. We have now engaged excellent legal counsel and expert witnesses, joining other groups opposing the extension and have submitted a proposal to ask for funding from the Ministry for the Environment. The battle against Wellington Airport’s resource consent application can only be fought in the Environment Court. For that we need lawyers and expert witnesses – the costs are estimated to be as much as $400,000 all up! We can’t do this without your financial help. To make an impact in the Environment Court we need to raise a lot of money to pay for legal advice and expert witnesses. We have raised over $23,000 already and we are hoping to get up to $150,000 from the Ministry for the Environment’s Environmental … Continue reading How you can help: