Wellington Airport Southern Seawall has been Fast Tracked!
Wellington Airport has submitted the Southern Seawall project for the Fast Track process on 23 October 2025. https://www.wellingtonairport.co.nz/news/airport-projects/southern-seawall-renewal/ The Wellington International Airport Southern Seawall Renewal Fast Track application is described as- Replace and upgrade the existing seawall at the southern end of the runway, and carry out activities to support reconstruction, including a new or…
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Plane Sense has been to the High Court
Plane Sense has been to the High Court from the 17-19 November 2025 and a judgement will be issued in the New Year. The case focused on whether the process used to introduce the flight path system aka Divergent Missed Approach Protection System (DMAPs) on 1 December 2022 was lawful. The hearing examined the decision-making…
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Wellington transport projects Consultation
Waka Kotahi- New Zealand Transport Agency has undertaken a very short public consultation on the proposed major Wellington transport project aka – a second Mt Victoria tunnel, a second Terrace tunnel and all the associated works https://nzta.govt.nz/media-releases/engagement-about-to-open-for-major-wellington-transport-project. It is also a very different proposal than the Lets Get Wellington Moving project you may of seen…
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Apply for a WLG Community and Environment Fund
Applications are opened on the 1 August 2025 and closes on the 31 August for this years WLG Community and Environment Fund. The WLG Community & Environment Fund provides grants to organisations and community groups located within Motukairangi/Eastern Ward for the purpose of education, promotion and advancement of the community. The funding priorities include education,…
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Report on the AGM
Thank you to the members who attended the 29 May 2025 AGM. It was good to see you both in person and online. With the support of the members, we were able to:
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The Guardians of the Bays 2025 Annual General Meeting will be: You need to be member to attend the AGM. Please email email guardiansofthebays@gmail.com about becoming a member. We look forward to having new members.
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Plane Sense
Plane Sense the residents group, from Broadmeadows, Khandallah, Ōhāriu Valley, Ngaio and Crofton Downs, are fundraising to support their challenge of the process and implementation of the flight paths in and out of Wellington Airport. The May 2025 High Court hearing has been postponed due to late affidavits and lack of information from Wellington Airport,…
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East Side Area Carpark and storage area
Photo: Lyall Bay 22 April 2025 – https://www.facebook.com/lyallbaywgtn The East Side Area golf course land has been converted from a golf course green into two hectares of hard black asphalt for 800 cars. The proposal is for boundary treatments, to surround this area with a walking track, and planting. More information can be found in…
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2024 WLG Community and Environment Trust allocations
The 2024 WLG Community and Environment Trust allocations were made in October. Yvonne Weeber Chair of GOTB became a casual Trustee to undertake the 2024 assessment as Stephanie Rakuraku had to retire early from her Trustee role. Leila Martley is the now the new community Trustee. She lives in Strathmore Park and is an active…
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Griffith Aviation Reimagined 2024
Griffith University held its annual free webinar series in October 2024, featuring industry leaders, policymakers, and researchers sharing their insights about a transition to a low-carbon and climate-ready future for the aviation sector. Each session has presentations from three subject matter experts, followed by a 20-minute question-and-answer session where the panel can answer your questions.…
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Wellington Airport releases FY24 Climate-related Disclosures and Greenhouse Gas Inventory
In June 2024 Wellington Airport released its first mandatory climate-related disclosures under the Financial Sector (Climate-related Disclosures and Other Matters) Amendment Act. Full information and reports can be found on the Wellington Airport website.
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Wellington City District Plan
The Wellington City Council 2024 District Plan webpage is a good place to go to understand the complexity of the Proposed Wellington City District Plan and the two-part process. Part one is a streamlined process, known as the Intensification Streamlined Planning Process (ISPP) relates to housing, noise, and the Airport Zone. The Decision making and…
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Wellington Airport Seawalls and Fast Track Legislation
WIAL has been investigating renewal works on the seawalls to the west and south of the airport. WIAL has applied for the southern seawall project to be listed in Schedule 2A of the Government’s Fast Track legislation. This would mean less community involvement in the consenting process and development of this project. To hear WIAL…
Keep readingAir Turbulence
Air turbulence has been increasingly in the news recently as the world’s skies get bumpier. It’s very ironic that flying, with aviation emissions and contra air trails, increases climate change which in turn makes clear air turbulence more common. Wearing a seatbelt is one way of not being injured when dramatic air turbulence occurs. However,…
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Thank you to all the Guardians of the Bays (GOTB) members who attended our hybrid meeting held at the Strathmore Park Community Centre and online on 15 May 2024. Elected members are: It was agreed that GOTB would become an incorporated society under the new Incorporated Societies Act 2022. Look out for an email to…
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WLG Community and Environment Fund
Apply for the Fund Applications for the 2024 WLG Community and Environment Fund are now open and close on the 31 August 2024. The WLG Community & Environment Fund provides grants to organisations and community groups located within Motukairangi/Eastern Ward for the purpose of education, promotion and advancement of the community. This funding came out…
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Guardians of the Bays Annual General Meeting will be: Te Tūhunga Rau is a lovely, upgraded building that is warm, inviting and worth a visit if you haven’t been there already. An agenda and further information will be sent out later in the month. Remember you need to be a member of Guardians of…
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Wellington City Council’s Long Term Plan 2024-34
There is a month to give feedback on the Wellington City Long Term Plan 2024-34 as formal consultation is open till the 12 May 2024. In our last 2023 newsletter we asked you about your thoughts on the council’s ownership of Wellington Airport Shares. We had feedback from Guardians of the Bays members which ranged…
Keep readingFast-Track Approvals Bill
The Fast-Track Approvals Bill is being proposed by Central Government to fast-track decision-making processes for infrastructure (e.g. Airports) and development projects that are considered to have significant regional and national benefits. Submissions close on Friday 19 April 2024. As every submission counts here are a number of links to environmental and planning organisations with submission…
Keep readingInvite to Public Webinars on Climate Change Consultation from He Pou a Rangi – Climate Change Commission
He Pou a Rangi, the Climate Change Commission, are consulting from 8 April to 31 May 2024 on the discussion document into whether emissions from international shipping and aviation should be included in the emissions reduction target. The results of the consultation will inform the Commission’s upcoming advice to the Government – due by the…
Keep readingMerry Christmas and remember to fly less
Merry Christmas to everyone and have a good holiday. Remember one of the easiest ways for the aviation industry to quickly decarbonize is for everyone to fly less. A recent UK study has put forward a scenario that the top earners need to fly less. By reducing top earner air travel by a modest amount,…
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WLG Community & Environment Fund
The Allocation of Funds for the 2023 and first round of the WLG Community and Environment Fund is complete. A big thank you to the Trustees, especially Stephanie Rakuraku from Strathmore Park Residents Association, who undertook a robust and detailed analysis of all the applications with support from Wellington Airport. Feedback from the Trustees was…
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Wellington City Council proposal to sell their airport shares
Wellington City Council is proposing selling their airport shares. What do Guardians of the Bays members think of the proposal? Right now, WCC holds a 34 percent share of Wellington Airport with a value of $28 million. WCC two board of Directors are Mayor Tory Whanau and Wayne Eagleson. The Guardians of the Bays has…
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East Side Area Update
Wellington Airport is staging development on the East Side Area. Stage One is the removal of two holes of Miramar Golf Course to the south of the club-rooms to provide more car-parking. For more information: https://www.wellingtonairport.co.nz/news/airport-updates/wellington-airport-to-begin-development-of-former-golf-club-land-in-2024/ For information on Mid 2024 green buffer zone consultation with maps and diagrams: https://www.wellingtonairport.co.nz/documents/4133/Wellington_Airport_Miramar_Golf_Course_Publication_Oct23.pdf
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Sludge Minimisation Facility
Guardians of the Bays and Strathmore Park Residents Association are part of the Community Liaison Group for the Sludge Minimisation Facility. We are having regular meetings on the ongoing design and construction. The small Puke/hillock has been removed over the last few months. This area becomes a construction zone for the Sludge Minimisation Facility. The…
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Wellington Airport new fire station on Coutts Street
Construction has started on the new Airport Fire Station on the eastern end of Coutts Street near the pedestrian and cycle tunnel under the airport. Several residential houses next to the airport runway were removed for this work to begin. Existing public space at the end of Coutts St will be enhanced. In the proposal…
Keep readingGriffith Aviation Reimaged webinar series
Griffith University held a series of webinars in October with industry leaders, policymakers and researchers sharing their insights about a transition to a low-carbon and climate ready future for the aviation sector. The four sessions included:Session 1: Science matters – debunking some mythsSession 2: Transformative policy – raising the bar for aviation decarbonisationSession 3: Climate-ready…
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Reducing Stormwater Pollution
Wellington Water are seeking community input on the proposed Community Engagement Framework on stormwater and wastewater discharge. They are applying for a global stormwater discharge consent (‘the stormwater consent’) and for wet weather overflow discharge consents from the three wastewater networks, Wellington (including Karori), Porirua (including north Wellington) and Hutt (‘the wet weather overflow discharge…
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Wellington Airport – Urban Design Principles Update
On 2 November 2022 GOTB Chairperson Yvonne Weeber attended a Wellington Airport workshop on the Urban Design Principles for the Terminal Precinct, the Landscape and Visual Management Plan for the East Side Area (currently in preparation), and the Broadway Precinct Integrated Design Management Plan (to be prepared in the future). Wellington Airport is wanting feedback…
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Make a Submission on Climate Change Adaption
The Government is running an inquiry into climate adaptation and is calling for submissions. Write a submission of use the online tool they have looks user friendly. Wellington Council is moving to slow and investing in infrastructure at risk of sea level rise. Central Government isn’t providing clarity or a funding framework for climate change…
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“Emergency Weather” Book Launch
The launch for Tim Jones’s (retired GOTB executive member) book Emergency Weather will take place on Wednesday 4 October at Unity Books Wellington, 57 Willis St, from 6pm – please encourage your friends to come along too! Here is the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/667791528368999. Please sign up for this if you use Facebook, as it helps Tim…
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Wellington Airport Seawall Renewal
Wellington Airport’s is consulting the community on the renewal of the southern and Lyall Bay seawalls and breakwater. The airport has been talking about this for ages. We are now able to tell them we don’t want an airport extension, the seawall renewal needs to keep within the boundaries they already have and climate adaptation…
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