Written Submissions

Flightplan2050 submission to the QLDC-commissioned Wānaka Airport Future Review led by Egis Group. We request a broader perspective that includes the effects of the Queenstown and proposed Tarras airports, rather than assessing Wānaka Airport in isolation.

We ask QLDC to exercise proper and explicit control over QAC’s objectives, as well as the nature and scope of its activities.

QLDC draft policy allows dilution of its 75% supermajority of Queenstown Airport Corp without any obligation to consult the community.

We argue for the inclusion of international aviation emissions into NZ’s 2050 targets so as to incentivize behaviour change.

Submission: We challenge Council has no mandate to build its new offices in Queenstown Bay when they’d be better located on Frankton Flats.

Submission: Has QLD Council signed away 10-years’ oversight or can it still mitigate the financial risks of Queenstown Airport’s $350 million expansion?

Submission: FlightPlan2050 submits on the Section 42A report in our mahi to protect Ladies Mile for future potential runway use during civil emergencies.

Submission: FlightPlan2050 again submits to protect Ladies Mile for future potential runway use during civil emergencies.

Submission: FlightPlan2050 asks QLDC to align its visitor demand projections with the Carbon Zero by 2030 goal of its Regenerative Tourism Plan.

Submission: The metric used to monitor Queenstown Lake’s tourism’s Carbon Zero by 2030 goal must have integrity, or the goal is a sham.