Proxy dropped but a new trick
Mayor Boult withdraws his outrageous attempt to wrest total control over QAC shareholder decisions but finds another trick.
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New Council first meeting
We welcome newly elected Councillors’ to their first meeting knowing the un-ratified QAC statement of intent remains at issue.
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Mayor Boult’s false advice
Mayor Boult had incorrectly insisted to councillors that they had a responsibility to “receive” QAC’s statement of intent or QAC would be in breach of its statutory obligations.
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Frankton Masterplan
Our four submissions challenged the predetermination that Queenstown Airport should remain in Frankton. We offered a new vision.
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The Corporate Council?
Council is failing to exercise its governance responsibility over QAC, and instead adopting corporate processes which blur its shareholder and Council roles.
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SOI fails to consider options
QAC’s demand-led growth and dual airport expansion plans fail to address escalating community concerns. Councillors responded by refusing its statement of intent.
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Reimagine Frankton without the airport
When QAC was hard-driving expansion of its air noise boundaries in Queenstown and its dual-airport growth model, FlightPlan2050 offered a new vision of Frankton without the airport. We called for a full and objective study of all the options.
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Relocating Queenstown Airport is best climate change option
Relocating Queenstown airport is perhaps the single most useful action this region could take to address climate change.
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The financial case for moving QAC
We show that relocating Queenstown Airport is financially better for the company, Council and ratepayers than QAC’s dual airport model.
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Submissions to NZ Tourism
We caution tourism’s reducing social licence from excessive Queenstown Airport growth as hub and signal the future need for a new Central Otago airport.
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