We dug up the second arrangement between the Council and the airport, where the Council agreed to fund the airport with an extra $1.95m towards fast-tracking the runway extension through a board of inquiry process. It’s a fascinating read, especially when you look at how badly the airport misjudged the initial costings and how itContinueContinue reading “All the reports from the airport so far”
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Keeping the Airport honest is as hard as catching tadpoles with your bare hands
We need to state upfront that we do appreciate that the Wellington International Airport Limited (WIAL) is a corporation, one run by its majority shareholder Infratil, and as such has specific mandates to fulfil for its shareholders. Corporate law dictates corporate purpose – which is to make money for its shareholders. It basically says thatContinueContinue reading “Keeping the Airport honest is as hard as catching tadpoles with your bare hands”
Stan Andis: Wellington Airport Comes to Town
It was only a matter of hours prior to my being informed that a presentation by Wellington Airport was to take place before a Council meeting on Tuesday 4th August, 2015. The topic was a (long overdue!) update on progress relating to the Airport Extension Runway – which the Council had paid almost $3m for.ContinueContinue reading “Stan Andis: Wellington Airport Comes to Town”
A 1988 clip on safety issues at Wellington airport
A rather quaint old clip talking about the serious safety concerns at Wellington airport. Note, a very young Helene Ritchie saying that ‘the extension option is the least likely’.
Monthy Python & the Wellington Runway Extension: Someone should trophy hunt this white elephant
The bumbling shambles that is the Wellington International Airport and Wellington City Council’s pipe dream for an airport expansion rolls on with more misinformation and lack of co-ordination by the various parties no doubt costing us millions of dollars with absolutely nothing to show for it but a report that says we shouldn’t go there.ContinueContinue reading “Monthy Python & the Wellington Runway Extension: Someone should trophy hunt this white elephant”
All LTP submissions about the airport (pro and con)
We have gone through the trouble of looking at all 1049 formal LTP submissions. By searching for the term ‘airport’, we have identified over 100 submitters that specifically mentioned the runway extension proposal and have summarised their views in this document. It is very interesting to note that 87 submitters (>81%) were strongly opposed, withContinueContinue reading “All LTP submissions about the airport (pro and con)”
WCC Long Term Plan Guardians of the Bays submission
This was our submission, which went into some depth as to the economic folly that this runway extension in its current form posed, as well as the issues related to the consultation process. GOTB LTP Submission FINAL
NZIER peer review of EY economic impact statement
The Board of Airlines Representatives (BARNZ) which represents 19 out of 20 long-haul airlines that fly to New Zealand, undertook a peer review on the EY report, largely discrediting it.
Ernst & Young Economic Impact Statement for WIAL
This is the report the WCC paid $1m of ratepayer money, even though apparently they are not allowed to use it without written permission by WIAL (see the page of caveats). The caveats make it pretty clear that this report is written for the benefit of the airport, based on numbers provided only by theContinueContinue reading “Ernst & Young Economic Impact Statement for WIAL”
Long Term Plan Optimism Bias, more Propaganda, and another Consultation Shambles
The Council isn’t known for its accuracy with figures. They are a bit of a movable feast, as is time, and other elements. So when the Mayor sent out a press release yesterday on the statistics around the Long Term Plan (LTP) and how awesome it has been, with actual statistics, I thought “doesn’t lookContinueContinue reading “Long Term Plan Optimism Bias, more Propaganda, and another Consultation Shambles”
Guardians of the Bays 