RE-BLOG KEITH JOHNSON: TIME FOR ‘A CUP OF TEA’ ON BIG IDEAS?
Local economist, policy adviser and writer Keith Johnson says he will push for greater accountability, lower rate and debt rises, and higher levels of scrutiny for project planning and implementation....
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WHY OH WHY ARE SO MANY MAYORAL CANDIDATES FOR THE RUNWAY EXTENSION?
We now have 5 candidates contesting the Mayoral election this year, and four of them are gung-ho supporters of the corporate hand-out to fossil fuel giant, Infratil. Why oh why does Infratil, which...
View ArticleMEDIA RELEASE: LOCAL RESIDENTS LAUNCH MYTH-BUSTERS ON PROPOSED WELLINGTON...
Local residents against the proposed Wellington Airport runway extension want the project’s backers to come clean on the proposal so voters can have their say in this year’s Local Government Elections....
View ArticleNEWS SCOOP WELLINGTON – It’s official: Wellington Airport applies to extend...
BusinessDesk report by Sophie Boot Wellington International Airport has lodged an application with the Wellington City Council and the Greater Wellington Regional Council to extend its runway. The...
View ArticleREBLOG SURFBREAK PROTECTION SOCIETY: Lyall Bay surf breaks at “substantial...
The Surfbreak Protection Society (SPS) is very concerned that Wellington International Airport Ltd is attempting to railroad through its runway extension by way of the Environment Court, seeing it has...
View ArticleREBLOG ORA TAIAO: Call for urgent health check on Wellington runway extension...
OraTaiao: The NZ Climate and Health Council is calling for an independent health check on Wellington Airport’s expensive plans to extend the runway into Lyall Bay. Aviation makes a significant...
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RE-BLOG STAB MAGAZINE: How To Torch A Surf Spot, With: Wellington...
All is not well in Wellington. By Words by Jake Howard | Photos by Anthony Green Link If you’ve ever had to go through customs in New Zealand, you’ll know they don’t f*ck around when it comes to...
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NEWS Dom Post: Wellington residents call for big council salaries to be...
by Michael Forbes CAMERON BURNELL/ FAIRFAX NZ Wellington City councillors have spent the past two days hearing what members of the public think the capital’s rates should be spent on. If Wellington...
View ArticleGuardians submission on the WCC Low Carbon Capital Plan
SUBMISSION BY THE GUARDIANS OF THE BAYS ON THE WCC LOW CARBON PLAN Dr Sea Rotmann, May 3, 2016 It is good to see vision for a Low Carbon capital, with planning that will increase cycle-ways, electric...
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BLOG Guardians of the Bays: You can’t have a Low Carbon Capital AND a runway...
Our Co-Chair, Dr Sea Rotmann, made an impassioned plea to the City Councillors during consultation on the WCC Low Carbon Capital Plan the other day: “Please start taking this seriously, climate change...
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REPORT CAPA: Christchurch International Airport belies its ‘remoteness’;...
This report clearly shows why Christchurch, not Wellington, is the obvious second long-haul airport in New Zealand. In summary: ChCh airport already has a well-established runway that can fly in...
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RE-BLOG KEITH JOHNSON: CentrePort Proposals to Scour Wellington Berths and...
JUST BIGGER IS BETTER AS FAR AS TRAFFIC IS CONCERNED? By Keith Johnson While road transport increasingly grinds to a halt in Wellington and road rage is becoming common, partly consequent on Wellington...
View ArticleMEDIA RELEASE GUARDIANS OF THE BAYS: Wellington Regional Council Questions...
Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) is putting the proposed Wellington Airport Extension under much needed scrutiny, according to concerned business, community and recreational groups. GWRC has...
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BLOG: MORE AND MORE WELLINGTONIANS ARE BECOMING CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROPOSED...
Opposition to the proposed runway extension is growing if attendance at the recent Guardians of the Bays information evening is anything to go by. A diverse range of groups, from business, community,...
View ArticleRE-BLOG SAVE THE BASIN: 310 Extra Heavy Trucks A Day Through Mt Victoria...
Re-blogged from Save the Basin (Tim Jones) Up to 310 extra heavy trucks a day rumbling from quarries in Horokiwi and Ngauranga, down State Highway 1, through the Terrace Tunnel, past the Basin...
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NEWS Dom Post: Wellington Airport has no ‘Plan B’ if $300m runway extension...
By Michael Forbes Wellington Airport says it has no “Plan B” in place if its proposed runway extension fails to get off the ground. Airport representatives have told Wellington city councillors they...
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OPED DOM POST: Richard Randerson- The Runway Extension is pouring money into...
See article here. JOHN NICHOLSON/FAIRFAX NZ Wellington Airport: Is it fair for public money to fund corporate profit and assets? OPINION: Wellington Airport’s CEO, Steve Sanderson, wrote glowingly...
View ArticleMEDIA RELEASE: No plan B leaves Wellington ratepayers exposed over airport...
“Wellington City Council has no Plan B to protect Wellington’s ratepayers if the Wellington Airport Extension doesn’t deliver,” according to business, recreational, community and environmental groups...
View ArticleRunway Extension Opponent Submission Guide
Download (PDF, 882KB) We understand that a number of opponent submitters are concerned about the section in the GWRC submission form that asks us to identify whether we wish to request an Independent...
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