The year was 2013, a few days after written submissions followed by oral submissions had closed against the 2013/2014 Draft Annual Plan. The ink on the pages of the Draft Plan had not had time to dry while awaiting approval by the Council. The opening agenda item of the 29th May 2013 Wellington City CouncilContinueContinue reading “Opinion Stan Andis: The Funding Circus”
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What exactly is happening with the Council funding the airport runway extension?
Some interesting developments have recently happened in the runway extension saga and we are going to have to start asking some serious questions about the Council’s involvement with the airport. Not just the conflict of our Mayor being a Director on the airport board and behaving as such a Director would, including doing everything inContinueContinue reading “What exactly is happening with the Council funding the airport runway extension?”
All the reports from the airport so far
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”
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”
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
WCC LTP ‘consultation’
Here was the online ‘consultation’ of the WCC for the runway extension as proposed in the LTP. This did not find its way into being considered an official submission, not that that was made clear to the submitters. It is very interesting to read the comments, pro and con as it becomes clear that theContinueContinue reading “WCC LTP ‘consultation’”
WCC Final Long Term Plan
This is the final LTP, after considerable submissions against the runway extension have been heard and received. Some major caveats have been added to the ring-fenced $90m for the runway extension: The LTP now says that the Council will make a final decision on this project and whether to commit funding to construction once: WIALContinueContinue reading “WCC Final Long Term Plan”
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 