In the latest blow to the Wellington Extension idea the Board of Airline Representatives (BRANZ), representing twenty airlines, are sending some mixed messages about whether airlines will fly here if the extension goes ahead. Radio NZ reports BRANZ as stating that there is no intention by any airline to fly into Wellington if the extensionContinueContinue reading “Airport Extension: Looking like a white elephant and yet another consultation failure brewing”
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That Wellington airport extension: Would you invest in it?
Wellingtonians are a funny bunch. We hate change yet we want change. We are prepared to lampoon anyone who either promotes a change, or, anyone who is perceived to be slowing change down. Case in point. A massive negative reaction to a new, I thought clever, design for the airport control tower. Can’t have thatContinueContinue reading “That Wellington airport extension: Would you invest in it?”
Radio NZ: Possible rates rise for Wellington airport runway extension
The Wellington City Council is not ruling out rate rises to help pay for a controversial runway extension at the capital’s airport. Photo: RNZ / Alexander Robertson The region’s mayors have agreed to stump up $150 million to fund the extension, with mostly borrowed money. But the Government was sceptical, and the national carrier, AirContinueContinue reading “Radio NZ: Possible rates rise for Wellington airport runway extension”
Scoop: Lengthening the runway: $3m, so far, from the council to the airport company
Wellington City Councillors (but not all of them) have voted to give another $2million to the airport company, to help it continue making plans for a longer runway. They gave the first $1million to the controversial cause in May last year. And last night they decided to make a second payment, double the first amount.ContinueContinue reading “Scoop: Lengthening the runway: $3m, so far, from the council to the airport company”
Keith Johnson: Wellington City Council Debt: Big Ideas and the Gamble for Growth
UNWELCOME FACTS New Zealand as a whole is very similar in terms of both population and GDP to the US State of Kentucky. As far as the Wellington Region is concerned, the metro areas of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Tulsa, Oklahoma are reasonable comparators. Getting down to Wellington City itself, you can pair it off withContinueContinue reading “Keith Johnson: Wellington City Council Debt: Big Ideas and the Gamble for Growth”
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