April 15, 2019 News from Guardians of the Bays Wellington International Airport’s decision to withdraw its Environment Court application should mark the end of a protracted and costly process for ratepayers, according to community organisations and concerned Wellingtonians opposed to the project. The Airport first lodged its application for resource consent with the Environment CourtContinueContinue reading “PRESS RELEASE: City must end support for airport’s runway extension plan, say Guardians”
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Media release: Wellington Airport’s proposed extension proposal still doesn’t stack up
A decision by the Environment Court to proceed with Wellington International Airport’s runway extension application is disappointing given the length of delays, increasing costs and strong public opposition, according to community groups opposed to the proposal. Richard Randerson, Co-Chair of Guardians of the Bays, representing more than 600 concerned individuals and community groups said WellingtonContinueContinue reading “Media release: Wellington Airport’s proposed extension proposal still doesn’t stack up”
DOMINION POST: Wellington Airport runway extension plan staying on hold for six more months
By Tom Hunt and Thomas Manch, January 8, 2019 Sea Rotmann has six more months of uncertainty after a decision allowing Wellington Airport long-lingering runway extension application to remain on hold until May. Further down Rotmann’s seaside road, it is six more months of sleepless nights and “wondering what the hell is going to happen” for MartynContinueContinue reading “DOMINION POST: Wellington Airport runway extension plan staying on hold for six more months”
Opinion: WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A MOA POINTER, PART 2 – THE ENVIRONMENT COURT FILES
A few years ago, I wrote a blog about what it means to be a Moa Pointer. As much as I waxed lyrically about the “best sunset spot in town” and our amazing, if often endangered natural taonga, I have to highlight my prescience when writing these words: “It is important to note that notContinueContinue reading “Opinion: WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A MOA POINTER, PART 2 – THE ENVIRONMENT COURT FILES”
NEWS Radio NZ: ‘Deja vu’ for Wellington Airport extension
[Ed: note that some typos and mistakes have been corrected and explanatory commentary has been inserted, where relevant] There will be no satisfactory outcome when a final decision on the Wellington Airport extension resource consent is released, an Environment Court judge has said. Wellington Airport Photo: Supplied At a judicial conference in the Environment Court, Judge BrianContinueContinue reading “NEWS Radio NZ: ‘Deja vu’ for Wellington Airport extension”
MEDIA RELEASE: Wellington International Airport should do the right thing and pull plans to extend runway
Media Release by the Guardians of the Bays An announcement that hearings for Wellington Airport’s runway extension could be potentially delayed till late 2019 should be a final nail in the coffin for the Airport’s proposal, according to community and ratepayer groups concerned about the mounting costs to Wellingtonians. Guardians of the Bays, representing almostContinueContinue reading “MEDIA RELEASE: Wellington International Airport should do the right thing and pull plans to extend runway”
SAFETY FIRST: WHAT THE SUPREME COURT’S DECISION AND THE PILOTS’ ASSOCATION’S WIN MEANS TO THE RUNWAY EXTENSION – AND HOW WIAL IS TRYING TO GET AROUND IT
Legal matters can be confounding to the lay person, to say the least, and the ongoing saga of the New Zealand’s Air Line Pilots’ Association (“NZALPA”) vs the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Director (“the Director”) and Wellington Airport International Limited (“WIAL”) has been more confounding than most. This saga started back in at least 2013,ContinueContinue reading “SAFETY FIRST: WHAT THE SUPREME COURT’S DECISION AND THE PILOTS’ ASSOCATION’S WIN MEANS TO THE RUNWAY EXTENSION – AND HOW WIAL IS TRYING TO GET AROUND IT”
NEWS – Business Desk: Wellington Airport seeks resource consent delay as it re-applies for runway extension
By Sophie Boot March 19 (BusinessDesk) – Wellington International Airport has asked to put its runway extension resource consent application on hold for nine months, as it plans to re-ask the Civil Aviation Authority for permission for its plan. The airport, which is two-thirds owned by NZX-listed infrastructure investment company Infratil and 33 percent by Wellington City Council, isContinueContinue reading “NEWS – Business Desk: Wellington Airport seeks resource consent delay as it re-applies for runway extension”
MEDIA RELEASE: Community Groups welcome Wellington Airport Delay at Environment Court
March 21, 2017 Residents and ratepayers group the Guardians of the Bays has welcomed the news that Wellington Airport will postpone the progression of its runway extension resource consent in the Environment Court. In advance of a pre-hearing conference on Thursday, the Airport has announced that it will withdraw its resource consent application while itContinueContinue reading “MEDIA RELEASE: Community Groups welcome Wellington Airport Delay at Environment Court”
MEDIA RELEASE GotB: Airport Extension proposal delayed yet again – raising doubts about viability
For immediate release 6 March 2017 Residents’ and ratepayers’ group the Guardians of the Bays have today welcomed news that Wellington International Airport has requested an interim adjournment of proceedings from the Environment Court. The request from the Airport comes in response to the Court of Appeal ruling that the Civil Aviation Authority must reconsiderContinueContinue reading “MEDIA RELEASE GotB: Airport Extension proposal delayed yet again – raising doubts about viability”
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