Runway extension related newsitems

• • The mystery of $75m for the airport

    • 11 Mar 2021
    • Wellington Scoop
    • Wellington City Councillor Tamatha Paul was successful in leading the charge to remove $75 million for the Airport which had been in the council’s long term plan. For this, she and her colleagues have been lambasted by some – such as a letter to the Dominion Post by Nick Leggett a few days ago. But neither he nor the media appear to understand what this is all about.
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• • Greater Wellington councillors call on Wellington Airport to support region's climate goals in future expansion plans

    • 1 Mar 2021
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Speaking to their submission on Wellington International Airport Ltd’s expansion proposal, Councillors Thomas Nash and Roger Blakeley are calling on the airport to support Wellington’s climate goals and include public and active transport in any plans it makes for the future.
    • Accepted from GW media releases 2019 2 months ago by feedreader
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• • RE-BLOG: Last to Zero?

    • 22 Oct 2020
    • Guardians of the Bays
    • by Benoit Pette 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.
    • Accepted from Guardians of the Bays posts 6 months ago by feedreader
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• • GotB Submission to Parliament on the COVID-19 Fast Track Consenting Bill

    • 24 Jun 2020
    • Guardians of the Bays
    • Just recently the GotB Executive prepared a submission to Parliament on the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast Track Consenting) Bill.
    • Accepted from Guardians of the Bays posts 10 months ago by feedreader
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• • PRESS RELEASE: City must end support for airport’s runway extension plan, say Guardians

    • 15 Apr 2019
    • Guardians of the Bays
    • 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.
    • Accepted from Guardians of the Bays posts 24 months ago
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• • Media release: Wellington Airport’s proposed extension proposal still doesn’t stack up

    • 13 Jan 2019
    • Guardians of the Bays
    • 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.
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• • DOMINION POST: Wellington Airport runway extension plan staying on hold for six more months

    • 13 Jan 2019
    • Guardians of the Bays
    • 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.
    • Accepted from Guardians of the Bays posts 25 months ago
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• • Opinion: WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A MOA POINTER, PART 2 – THE ENVIRONMENT COURT FILES

    • 14 Dec 2018
    • Guardians of the Bays
    • A few years ago, I wrote a blog about what it means to be a Moa Pointer.
    • Accepted from Guardians of the Bays posts 25 months ago
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• • NEWS Radio NZ: ‘Deja vu’ for Wellington Airport extension

    • 13 Dec 2018
    • Guardians of the Bays
    • [Ed: note that some typos and mistakes have been corrected and explanatory commentary has been inserted, where relevant] There will be no satisfactory outcome when a final decision on the Wellington Airport extension resource consent is released, an Environment Court judge has said.
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• • MEDIA RELEASE: Wellington International Airport should do the right thing and pull plans to extend runway

    • 5 Nov 2018
    • Guardians of the Bays
    • 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.
    • Accepted from Guardians of the Bays posts 25 months ago
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• • Safety first: what the supreme court’s decision and the pilots’ assocation’s win means to the runway extension – and how wial is trying to get around it

    • 30 Jul 2018
    • Guardians of the Bays
    • Legal matters can be confounding to the lay person, to say the least, and the ongoing saga of the New Zealand’s Air Line Pilots’ Association (“NZALPA”) vs the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Director (“the Director”) and Wellington Airport International Limited (“WIAL”) has been more confounding than most.
    • Accepted from Guardians of the Bays posts 25 months ago
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• • NEWS: Wellington’s Miramar Golf Club could see half its land gobbled up by the airport in three years

    • 30 Apr 2018
    • Guardians of the Bays
    • By Ged Cann, April 24, 2018 Picture: MAARTEN HOLL Wellington Airport’s increasing demands for more space means it is looking at taking a big chunk of the Miramar Golf Club’s land.
    • Accepted from Guardians of the Bays posts 36 months ago
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• • NEWS – Business Desk: Wellington Airport seeks resource consent delay as it re-applies for runway extension

    • 19 Mar 2018
    • Guardians of the Bays
    • 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.
    • Accepted from Guardians of the Bays posts 37 months ago
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• • Media Release GotB: Changes to Singapore Airlines’ Capital Express still don’t stack up for ratepayers

    • 2 Feb 2018
    • Guardians of the Bays
    • 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.
    • Accepted from Guardians of the Bays posts 39 months ago
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• • Opinion: the airport’s disregard of public safety is coming under scrutiny – yet again

    • 14 Jan 2018
    • Guardians of the Bays
    • A little over week ago, a white Subaru got washed off the Moa Point breakwater by a ‘rogue’ wave.
    • Accepted from Guardians of the Bays posts 39 months ago
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• • MEDIA RELEASE: Ratepayers Will Pay for Wellington Airport’s Folly

    • 20 Nov 2017
    • Guardians of the Bays
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    • Accepted from Guardians of the Bays posts 40 months ago
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• • OPINION: Wellington Airport extension shouldn’t be allowed off the ground

    • 19 Nov 2017
    • Guardians of the Bays
    • By Dave Armstrong: https://www.
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• • NEWS: Dave Armstrong: Ahem, don’t mention the … runway extension

    • 29 May 2017
    • Guardians of the Bays
    • Original article here.
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• • BLOG: Wellington City loses out as Airport reports falling international passenger numbers

    • 16 May 2017
    • Guardians of the Bays
    • By Dr.
    • Accepted from Guardians of the Bays posts 40 months ago
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• • MEDIA RELEASE: Community Groups welcome Wellington Airport Delay at Environment Court

    • 22 Mar 2017
    • Guardians of the Bays
    • March 21, 2017 Residents and ratepayers group the Guardians of the Bays has welcomed the news that Wellington Airport will postpone the progression of its runway extension resource consent in the Environment Court.
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• • MEDIA RELEASE GotB: Airport Extension proposal delayed yet again – raising doubts about viability

    • 6 Mar 2017
    • Guardians of the Bays
    • For immediate release 6 March 2017 Residents’ and ratepayers’ group the Guardians of the Bays have today welcomed news that Wellington International Airport has requested an interim adjournment of proceedings from the Environment Court.
    • Accepted from Guardians of the Bays posts 40 months ago
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• • RE-BLOG Werewolf: Gordon Campbell on the runway extension’s latest court failure

    • 1 Mar 2017
    • Guardians of the Bays
    • March 1, 2017 Gordon Campbell         Thank goodness for the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA).
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• • NEWS: CAA must review safety areas at Wellington Airport, Court of Appeal rules

    • 28 Feb 2017
    • Guardians of the Bays
    • 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.
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• • NEWS: Jetstar stopping Wellington-Melbourne direct flights

    • 21 Feb 2017
    • Guardians of the Bays
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    • Accepted from Guardians of the Bays posts 40 months ago
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• • RE-BLOG AUSTRALIAN AVIATION: Singapore Airlines’ Canberra flights about half full in October

    • 21 Feb 2017
    • Guardians of the Bays
    • January 9, 2017 by australianaviation.
    • Accepted from Guardians of the Bays posts 40 months ago
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• • February Newsletter

    • 20 Feb 2017
    • Guardians of the Bays
    • The Guardians have been straight back into it in the New Year in preparation for the Environment Court process.
    • Accepted from Guardians of the Bays posts 40 months ago
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• • Media release: ratepayers group welcome mayor’s review of city’s spending

    • 2 Feb 2017
    • Guardians of the Bays
    • 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.
    • Accepted from Guardians of the Bays posts 51 months ago
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• • Get Your Fabulous Guardians Of The Bays 2017 Calendar Now!

    • 19 Dec 2016
    • Guardians of the Bays
    • Purchase the fabulous $20 Guardians calendar which Janice and Fritz Schone have done such a great job producing for us – check out the cover: The calendar has 12 stunning shots of the South Coast in all its natural beauty.
    • Accepted from Guardians of the Bays posts 52 months ago
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• • NEWS – Newshub: New Wellington reservoir must be priority after quake – Councillor

    • 23 Nov 2016
    • Guardians of the Bays
    • Link to original post here.
    • Accepted from Guardians of the Bays posts 53 months ago
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• • Scoop – Surfers opposing runway extension, defending Lyall Bay

    • 21 Nov 2016
    • Guardians of the Bays
    • Originally published on Scoop News from WPW The Surfbreak Protection Society, New Zealand’s national surfers’ environmental organisation, is opposing Wellington Airport’s application for resource consent to extend its runway because of the impact it will have on surfing and the surfing environment on Wellington’s South Coast.
    • Accepted from Guardians of the Bays posts 53 months ago
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