Opponents of expansion plans for Queenstown and Wanaka Airports are not entirely certain they have won concessions or have instead been the target of "spin".
Airport development is not on the agenda of this afternoon's Queenstown Lakes District Council monthly meeting, but it will still be the hot topic for discussion.
Four organisations representing those who would live under or near the flight path of commercial aircraft using an expanded Wanaka Airport have united to express their opposition to jets.
Operators of the Luggate Camping Ground say the Red Bridge camping hub offering tourists free facilities has cost their operation at least $10,000 in lost revenue over the summer and, as a result,...
A 775-strong poll showed it was not just a small group of ''grumpy residents'' opposed to development of Wanaka Airport, Wanaka Stakeholders Group chairman Michael Ross said yesterday.
Diverting some inbound tourists to Invercargill is one of the solutions suggested by those who believe the Lakes District is suffering from "over-tourism".
Tarras Fire Brigade controller Mark Davidson is on a mission to improve the safety of a bend on SH8, just north of Tarras. In the last year, emergency services attended three crashes where vehicles came off the road into the golf course.
The newly approved special housing area (SHA) at Lake Hawea will offer house and land packages for as low as $464,000 - $101,000 cheaper than any KiwiBuild houses for sale in Wanaka.