March 1, 2017 Gordon Campbell Thank goodness for the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA). The Court of Appeal has just ringingly found in favour of the pilots’ union over the safety issues raised by the Wellington runway extension. Not only has the previous High Court ruling been overturned. The Director ofContinueContinue reading “RE-BLOG Werewolf: Gordon Campbell on the runway extension’s latest court failure”
Tag Archives: Wellington Airport
NEWS: CAA must review safety areas at Wellington Airport, Court of Appeal rules
HAMISH RUTHERFORD Last updated 13:05, February 28 2017 SUPPLIED An aerial map of Wellington Airport showing where the proposed runway extension would be built to the south. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has to revisit a decision over whether a longer runway safety area is needed if Wellington Airport extends its runway, a court has ruled.ContinueContinue reading “NEWS: CAA must review safety areas at Wellington Airport, Court of Appeal rules”
MEDIA RELEASE: RATEPAYERS GROUP WELCOME MAYOR’S REVIEW OF CITY’S SPENDING
Residents and ratepayers group Guardians of the Bays has welcomed indications from Wellington Mayor Justin Lester that the proposed $300+ million Wellington Airport runway extension is not a priority for the City Council’s 2017-18 spending. Guardians of the Bays Co-Chair Dr Sea Rotmann said the group was pleased to see Lester making moves to betterContinueContinue reading “MEDIA RELEASE: RATEPAYERS GROUP WELCOME MAYOR’S REVIEW OF CITY’S SPENDING”
NEWS – Newshub: New Wellington reservoir must be priority after quake – Councillor
Link to original post here. Tuesday 22 Nov 2016 9:18 p.m. By Chris Holden A new reservoir designed to prevent Wellington being cut off from water for up to 100 days following an earthquake is being labelled an absolute priority by a Wellington City councillor. In an unlikely move, Green Party Councillor Iona Pannett, whoContinueContinue reading “NEWS – Newshub: New Wellington reservoir must be priority after quake – Councillor”
SCOOP – Wellington Airport workers kept “in the dark”
Originally posted on Scoop Press Release – Public Service Association Wellington Airport managers must front up to serious questions over its response to Monday mornings earthquake – and how it communicated with other agencies, the PSA says.Wellington Airport workers kept “in the dark” during quake aftermath Wellington Airport managers must front up to serious questionsContinueContinue reading “SCOOP – Wellington Airport workers kept “in the dark””
RE-BLOG CROAKING CASSANDRA: Wellington airport and the runway extension
By Michael Reddell, October 17, 2016. Link here. Fairfax’s Hamish Rutherford had a substantial piece in Saturday’s Dominion-Post on the proposed Wellington airport runway extension, under the heading If we build it, will they come? (a rather similar title to my own first post on the airport last year). It seemed like a fairly balancedContinueContinue reading “RE-BLOG CROAKING CASSANDRA: Wellington airport and the runway extension”
RE-BLOG WELLINGTON SCOOP: 60 trucks an hour: sleep disturbance and health issues during runway construction
by Lindsay Shelton, October 11, 2016. Link here. A report from the Wellington City Council identifies a “worst case scenario” if only trucks are used to carry the rocks needed to build a longer runway at Wellington Airport. The report, prepared by the council for the airport’s resource consent application, says that 252 people sentContinueContinue reading “RE-BLOG WELLINGTON SCOOP: 60 trucks an hour: sleep disturbance and health issues during runway construction”
RE-BLOG WEREWOLF: SAFE LANDINGS
img { margin-right:10px; margin-top:10px; margin-bottom:10px; } Wellington Airport’s runway extension faces another legal challenge, on safety grounds by Gordon Campbell, October 19, 2016. Link here. If the $300 million runway addition planned for Wellington Airport proceeds, it will have a major impact on the marine environment at both ends of the 355 metre extension, andContinueContinue reading “RE-BLOG WEREWOLF: SAFE LANDINGS”
RE-BLOG WELLINGTON SCOOP: Runway extension report: concerns on noise, environment, surfing, fishing
Link here. The Regional Council last week released a 165-page staff report analysing Wellington Airport’s application for permission to extend its runway. The report, on the airport’s resource consent application, confirms that of the 776 submissions received, 527 were against the runway extension, 227 were in support of it (either in full or in part),ContinueContinue reading “RE-BLOG WELLINGTON SCOOP: Runway extension report: concerns on noise, environment, surfing, fishing”
RE-BLOG SURFBREAK PROTECTION SOCIETY: “DUDE, WHERE’S MY SURF BREAK?”
By Michael Gunson WIAL’s grand plan for Lyall Bay’s surf breaks: The Surf break Protection Society (SPS) would like to think that its submission opposing Wellington International Airport Limited (WIAL)’s airport extension and artificial swell focus reef is the cause of the airport company’s decision to suspend and revise its consent application. The reality isContinueContinue reading “RE-BLOG SURFBREAK PROTECTION SOCIETY: “DUDE, WHERE’S MY SURF BREAK?””
Guardians of the Bays 