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 andContinueContinue reading “Wellington City District Plan”

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 rangedContinueContinue reading “Wellington City Council’s Long Term Plan 2024-34”

Further submissions on the Proposed District Plan

Further submissions on the Proposed District Plan Its time for GOTB further submission on Wellington City Council summary of decisions requested on the Proposed District Plan (PDP). The council received 497 submissions on the Proposed District Plan. The by the submitter and by chapter. Each submission has been numbered and every decision requested has beenContinueContinue reading “Further submissions on the Proposed District Plan”

RE-BLOG: Last to Zero?

In August last year, the Wellington City Council declared a climate emergency, and released a blueprint outlining intentions and objectives to make the city carbon neutral by 2050. With a 30 year horizon, it was hard to get past the irony of the program name “Te Atakura, First to Zero.” Hopefully, by then, Wellington willContinueContinue reading “RE-BLOG: Last to Zero?”

PRESS RELEASE: City must end support for airport’s runway extension plan, say Guardians

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”

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”

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”

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 GotB: Changes to Singapore Airlines’ Capital Express still don’t stack up for ratepayers

An announcement today that Singapore Airlines has canned its route to Canberra is a stark admission that there is not enough demand for international flights out of Wellington, say those concerned about the ongoing spending of ratepayer and taxpayer money on the venture. Guardians of the Bays, representing more than 600 community and ratepayer organisationsContinueContinue reading “Media Release GotB: Changes to Singapore Airlines’ Capital Express still don’t stack up for ratepayers”