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    • AGM
      • Guardians of the Bays Annual General Meeting will be: On Wednesday 15 May at 7.30pm At the Strathmore Park Community Centre – Te Tūhunga Rau Location 108 Strathmore Ave, Strathmore Park Vehicle entrance is below the building with parking at the rear or on the street The AGM will be held both at Te Tūhunga […]

    • 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 ranged […]

    • Fast-Track Approvals Bill
      • The Fast-Track Approvals Bill is being proposed by Central Government to fast-track decision-making processes for infrastructure (e.g. Airports) and development projects that are considered to have significant regional and national benefits. Submissions close on Friday 19 April 2024. As every submission counts here are a number of links to environmental and planning organisations with submission […]

    • Merry Christmas and remember to fly less
      • Merry Christmas to everyone and have a good holiday. Remember one of the easiest ways for the aviation industry to quickly decarbonize is for everyone to fly less. A recent UK study has put forward a scenario that the top earners need to fly less. By reducing top earner air travel by a modest amount, […]

    • WLG Community & Environment Fund
      • The Allocation of Funds for the 2023 and first round of the WLG Community and Environment Fund is complete. A big thank you to the Trustees, especially Stephanie Rakuraku from Strathmore Park Residents Association, who undertook a robust and detailed analysis of all the applications with support from Wellington Airport. Feedback from the Trustees was […]

    • Wellington City Council proposal to sell their airport shares
      • Wellington City Council is proposing selling their airport shares. What do Guardians of the Bays members think of the proposal? Right now, WCC holds a 34 percent share of Wellington Airport with a value of $28 million. WCC two board of Directors are Mayor Tory Whanau and Wayne Eagleson. The Guardians of the Bays has […]

    • East Side Area Update
      • Wellington Airport is staging development on the East Side Area. Stage One is the removal of two holes of Miramar Golf Course to the south of the club-rooms to provide more car-parking. For more information: https://www.wellingtonairport.co.nz/news/airport-updates/wellington-airport-to-begin-development-of-former-golf-club-land-in-2024/ For information on Mid 2024 green buffer zone consultation with maps and diagrams: https://www.wellingtonairport.co.nz/documents/4133/Wellington_Airport_Miramar_Golf_Course_Publication_Oct23.pdf

    • Sludge Minimisation Facility
      • Guardians of the Bays and Strathmore Park Residents Association are part of the Community Liaison Group for the Sludge Minimisation Facility. We are having regular meetings on the ongoing design and construction. The small Puke/hillock has been removed over the last few months. This area becomes a construction zone for the Sludge Minimisation Facility. The […]

    • Wellington Airport new fire station on Coutts Street
      • Construction has started on the new Airport Fire Station on the eastern end of Coutts Street near the pedestrian and cycle tunnel under the airport. Several residential houses next to the airport runway were removed for this work to begin. Existing public space at the end of Coutts St will be enhanced. In the proposal […]

    • Griffith Aviation Reimaged webinar series
      • Griffith University held a series of webinars in October with industry leaders, policymakers and researchers sharing their insights about a transition to a low-carbon and climate ready future for the aviation sector. The four sessions included: Session 1: Science matters – debunking some myths Session 2: Transformative policy – raising the bar for aviation decarbonisation […]

    • Reducing Stormwater Pollution
      • Wellington Water are seeking community input on the proposed Community Engagement Framework on stormwater and wastewater discharge. They are applying for a global stormwater discharge consent (‘the stormwater consent’) and for wet weather overflow discharge consents from the three wastewater networks, Wellington (including Karori), Porirua (including north Wellington) and Hutt (‘the wet weather overflow discharge […]

    • Wellington Airport – Urban Design Principles Update
      • On 2 November 2022 GOTB Chairperson Yvonne Weeber attended a Wellington Airport workshop on the Urban Design Principles for the Terminal Precinct, the Landscape and Visual Management Plan for the East Side Area (currently in preparation), and the Broadway Precinct Integrated Design Management Plan (to be prepared in the future). Wellington Airport is wanting feedback […]

    • Make a Submission on Climate Change Adaption
      • The Government is running an inquiry into climate adaptation and is calling for submissions. Write a submission of use the online tool they have looks user friendly. Wellington Council is moving to slow and investing in infrastructure at risk of sea level rise. Central Government isn’t providing clarity or a funding framework for climate change […]

    • “Emergency Waters” Book Launch
      • The launch for Tim Jones’s (retired GOTB executive member) book Emergency Waters will take place on Wednesday 4 October at Unity Books Wellington, 57 Willis St, from 6pm – please encourage your friends to come along too! Here is the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/667791528368999. Please sign up for this if you use Facebook, as it helps Tim […]

    • Wellington Airport Seawall Renewal
      • Wellington Airport’s is consulting the community on the renewal of the southern and Lyall Bay seawalls and breakwater. The airport has been talking about this for ages. We are now able to tell them we don’t want an airport extension, the seawall renewal needs to keep within the boundaries they already have and climate adaptation […]

    • The future is Rail!
      • The Future is Rail are asking for a comprehensive national strategy for inter-regional passenger rail services built around concerns for climate action, accessibility, affordability and economic development. This is important to have an excellent inter-regional passenger rail to reduce the amount of passenger aviation numbers in New Zealand. If you want to hear what ‘The […]

    • Proposed District Plan Hearing Stream 5 – Noise and Coastal Hazards
      • The Guardians of the Bays have submitted on the Wellington City Council Proposed District Plan with respect to the Airport and the surrounding environment. Wellington International Airports Limited designations apply to the Proposed District Plan and future District Plan. We will be making oral submissions with Strathmore Park Residents Association this week on Noise and […]

    • Sludge Minimisation Facility
      • Guardians of the Bays Chair Yvonne Weeber is part of the Community Liaison Group for the Sludge Minimisation Facility (SMF). Earthworks have begun on the site of the plant. In the coming months, the Hillock (the remnant outcrop of Moa Point) on the airport land will be removed for SMF construction storage and future Wellington […]

    • WLG Community and Environment Fund
      • It’s time to get your community and environment applications into the WLG Community and Environment Fund. Our hard work in 2023 allowed this fund to happen. This fund was created due to Environment Court mediation between Wellington Airport, Guardians of the Bays, Strathmore Park Resident’s Association, and other community members. Wellington Airport provides funding to […]

    • Our AGM 2023 is on Wednesday 7th of June
      • Our 2023 AGM is on Wednesday 7 June at Kilbirnie Community Centre at 56 – 58 Bay Road, Kilbirnie, WELLINGTON Start is at 6pm Part 1- Member only AGM meeting 6pm to 7pm This is the part where members review the achievements of the last year, & financial report, elect members to the executive, and […]

    • WLG Community & Environment Fund
      • Guardians of the Bay (GOTB) have been working with Strathmore Park Residents Association (SPRA) and Wellington International Airport Ltd (WIAL) to set up the WLG Community & Environment Fund. This fund is the result of Environment Court mediation between WIAL, GOTB, SPRA, and other community members. Wellington Airport provides funding to a Trust, and 3 […]

    • Consultation open for the Draft Airport Noise Management Plan 2022/23
      • Wellington International Airport Limited is currently consulting the community on our draft for consultation Airport Noise Management Plan (this is part of the Guardians of the Bays Wellington Airport designations  Settlement Agreement). WIAL’s current operative noise management plan is on the www.wellingtonairport.co.nz/noise/air-noise website If you have any feedback email: airnoise@wellingtonairport.co.nz  by 5pm on Friday 9th […]

    • Moa Point Sludge Minimisation Facility
      • Guardians of the Bays (GOTB) has made a neutral submission on the Notices of Requirement for the proposed Moa Point Sludge Minimisation Facility. A number of aspects of the application need to be improved with changes to the conditions of consent. GOTB members and supporters will have mixed views on the SMF proposal. While some […]

    • 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 been […]

    • Greater Wellington Regions Plan Change
      • GOTB has made a limited submission in support of the Proposed Change 1 to the Regional Policy Statement which focuses on climate change, biodiversity, and freshwater. It lays the ground for achieving carbon net-zero by 2050. The main changes are to implement and support the National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020 (NPS-UD) and to […]

    • Annual Report presented at the AGM
      •   The Executive of Guardians of the Bays and our supporters have worked very hard this year on several fronts. We have achieved a lot but there is still a lot to do. Read the Annual Report 11 August 2022 presented at the AGM. Check out the presentation at the AGM from James Renwick and James […]

    • James Renwick and James Higham discussion at our AGM
      • During our AGM, we got two excellent guest speakers presenting (via video) on the aviation industry and its effects on climate change: James Renwick, climate scientist and Professor of Physical Geography at Victoria University of Wellington. James Higham, sustainable tourism and Professor of Tourism Otago University. https://videos.files.wordpress.com/6r65Vpe1/2022-08-11-gotb-james-r-and-james-h-presentation.mp4

    • Our 2022 AGM is on the Thursday the 11th of August
      • We will be holding our AGM on Thursday 11th August 2022. Kick off is at 6pm @ St Aidan’s Anglican Church, 89 Miramar Avenue, Miramar.With awesome guest speakers!!! Part 1 – Members Only 6pm to 7pm This is the part where members review the achievements of the last year, proposed changes to the constitution & financial report, […]

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