Guardians of the Bay (GOTB) have been working with Strathmore Park Residents Association (SPRA) and Wellington International Airport Ltd (WIAL) to set up the WLG Community & Environment Fund. This fund is the result of Environment Court mediation between WIAL, GOTB, SPRA, and other community members. Wellington Airport provides funding to a Trust, and 3ContinueContinue reading “WLG Community & Environment Fund”
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Annual Report presented at the AGM
The Executive of Guardians of the Bays and our supporters have worked very hard this year on several fronts. We have achieved a lot but there is still a lot to do. Read the Annual Report 11 August 2022 presented at the AGM. Check out the presentation at the AGM from James Renwick and JamesContinueContinue reading “Annual Report presented at the AGM”
Our 2022 AGM is on the Thursday the 11th of August
We will be holding our AGM on Thursday 11th August 2022. Kick off is at 6pm @ St Aidan’s Anglican Church, 89 Miramar Avenue, Miramar.With awesome guest speakers!!! Part 1 – Members Only 6pm to 7pm This is the part where members review the achievements of the last year, proposed changes to the constitution & financial report,ContinueContinue reading “Our 2022 AGM is on the Thursday the 11th of August”
Guardians reach settlement with Wellington Airport
Guardians of the Bays is pleased to report that it has achieved a settlement of its appeal against Wellington International Airport Ltd. The appeal was about the Airport’s designations for airport activities on the current site and over the current section of the golf course owned by WIAL.The settlement includes improvements to the designation conditionsContinueContinue reading “Guardians reach settlement with Wellington Airport”
Guardians support councillors’ move to oppose airport expansion
Guardians of the Bays are supportive of the initiative by five City Councillors for the council to publicly oppose the expansion of Wellington Airport. City Councillors will vote on Thursday on whether to issue this statement. If passed, it will send a clear message to the Airport that Wellington, through the voices of its City Council, isContinueContinue reading “Guardians support councillors’ move to oppose airport expansion”
We are ALREADY at peak airport!
We have started a mailing campaign to inform Eastern suburbs residents what the airport is planning. You may have received or will receive this leaflet in your letterbox. Its primary goal is to ensure residents are aware of what is done of their home and the increased adverse effects the airport will inflict to theContinueContinue reading “We are ALREADY at peak airport!”
A change in the recreational aircraft flightpath: a win for the community
Credit: https://twitter.com/tristamsparks Guardians of the Bays are pleased to report that a change has finally been enacted to reduce the recreational air traffic noise that residents living in Miramar North are exposed to. When the weather is good, planes from the Wellington Aero Club have been circling the Miramar Peninsula along what is known as theContinueContinue reading “A change in the recreational aircraft flightpath: a win for the community”
Guardians taking Wgtn Airport to Environment Court – appealing against expansion
Guardians of the Bays has lodged an appeal with the Environment Court against Wellington International Airport Limited’s aggressive and unsustainable expansion plan. The Airport’s plan Notice of Requirement for the East Side Area removes the buffer area that exists between the airport and the community of Strathmore Park to the east; putting much larger jetContinueContinue reading “Guardians taking Wgtn Airport to Environment Court – appealing against expansion”
WIAL’s decision to proceed
Guardians of the Bays are considering their options after hearing that Wellington International Airport (WIAL) have today accepted the Notice of Requirement (NOR) and airport expansion on the Eastern Side of the Airport into the Miramar Golf Course. The hearing of WIALs NOR expansion plans faced a large number of objections and criticism from theContinueContinue reading “WIAL’s decision to proceed”
Notice of Requirement final recommendation
Kia ora koutou, Guardians of the Bays is disappointed by the Independent Commissioner’s recommendation to approve Wellington International Airport Limited (WIAL)’s project to expand the East Side Area and over half of Miramar golf course. We are disappointed by this recommendation as it has failed to take into proper consideration the significant adverse effects onContinueContinue reading “Notice of Requirement final recommendation”
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