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Queenstown
November 10
Auditor-general to study airport alliance
The Office of the Auditor-general has begun a study concerning the controversial strategic alliance between Queenstown and Auckland airports, to "seek learnings" from existing council-controlled organisation models.
Queenstown
May 14
Withdrawal of QT Airport appeal welcomed
Queenstown and Auckland airport chiefs and Queenstown Lakes Mayor Vanessa van Uden have welcomed the withdrawal of legal actions to overturn the controversial share deal between the two airports.
Queenstown
April 29
Airport issue to High Court
It has taken nine months, but the controversial strategic alliance between Queenstown Airport Corporation and Auckland International Airport Ltd will finally be aired in the High Court at Queenstown this month.
Queenstown
March 22
Parties to explain airport deal angles
Representatives from all the parties involved in the controversial Queenstown-Auckland airports strategic alliance will address the new Queenstown Lakes District Council on Monday as part of a "workshop", Mayor Vanessa van Uden said yesterday.
Queenstown
December 16
Council should defer airport consultation, Cooper says
Former mayor Warren Cooper has questioned why the Queenstown Lakes District Council now wants to consult on the strategic alliance between Queenstown and Auckland Airports, a deal he regards as a "fait accompli" it having been announced in July.
Queenstown
December 16
Airport alliance hits agenda
The controversial airport strategic alliance, an issue that has divided the community for the past five months, looks set to dominate today's Queenstown Lakes District Council meeting, the last for 2010.
Queenstown
December 14
Independent report welcomed by Air NZ
Air New Zealand deputy chief executive Norm Thompson yesterday welcomed a move by the Queenstown Lakes District Council to seek independent commercial advice on the strategic alliance between Queenstown and Auckland airports.
Queenstown
December 3
Airport deal 'battleground'
Queenstown has become a "battleground" over the controversial strategic alliance between Queenstown and Auckland Airports, Skyline Enterprises chairman Ken Matthews says.
Queenstown
October 17
Funding growth hot topic at airport conference
The need for equity to meet the rapid growth of Queenstown Airport was mentioned in the final talk of the 2010 NZ Airport Conference on Friday, but the controversial decision to sell almost a quarter of the airport's shares to Auckland International Airport Ltd (AIAL) was not.
Queenstown
October 15
Companies seek assurance
The Auckland and Queenstown airport companies are seeking a security of costs order from the High Court against the community group challenging the share sales deal, court documents reveal.
Queenstown
October 15
Court documents show details of parties' claims
Changes made to the Queenstown Airport Corporation's statement of intent nine days before the sale of 24.99% of shares to Auckland International Airport made public last July are at the centre of claims made by two parties seeking a judicial review of the decision, High Court documents reveal.
Queenstown
October 10
Airport hearing date due next month
A three to five-day High Court hearing about the strategic alliance between Queenstown Airport Corporation and Auckland International Airport Ltd is likely to take place next year.
Queenstown
August 29
Community 'will have a say' on airport deal
Controversy continues to surround a deal between the Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) and Auckland International Airport Ltd (AIAL), but Queenstown Lakes Mayor Clive Geddes says the second phase of share issues to AIAL is not yet a done deal.
Queenstown
August 20
Authority says no to inquiry
The Commerce Commission will not be conducting an investigation into Auckland International Airport Ltd's (AIAL) acquisition of a minority stake in Queenstown Airport, with Auckland Airport announcing it will "strongly defend" High Court proceedings it was served yesterday.
Queenstown
August 18
Auditor-general's airport deal inquiry on hold
The Office of the Auditor-general has put on hold a planned inquiry into the strategic alliance between Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) and Auckland International Airport Ltd (AIAL) because of the legal proceedings filed with the High Court at Invercargill regarding the issue.
Opinion
August 12
How to make a good deal better
Amid the controversy over the sale of Queenstown airport shares, Nick Smith, business manager and director of Allied Press, has an idea to benefit the ratepayers.
Queenstown
July 23
Craigs evades Air NZ spat
Craigs Investment Partners is refusing to be drawn into a public argument with Air New Zealand about the stake Auckland International Airport Ltd (AIAL) has taken in the Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC).
Queenstown
July 23
Airlines could take shareholding
A shock late bid to overturn the controversial $27.7 million Queenstown Airport Corporation-Auckland International Airport Ltd deal and replace it with an airlines' consortium was launched by Air New Zealand last night.
Opinion
July 22
Opinion: Who is the big bad wolf in this airport deal?
Speech notes of John Martin for an address to the Queenstown chamber of commerce on 21 July, 2010.
Queenstown
July 22
Mayor unrepentant in face of criticism
Mayor Clive Geddes says he is unrepentant about the controversy caused by the sale of Queenstown Airport shares this month, denies the issue is dividing the community and wants people to "focus on the transaction, not the process".
Queenstown
July 22
Focus on transaction: Geddes
The discussion to date of the transaction itself in the Queenstown Airport Corporation and Auckland International Airport Ltd (AIAL) strategic alliance has been "scant", Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Clive Geddes said yesterday.
Queenstown
July 16
Airport deal investigation wanted
The Queenstown Chamber of Commerce board last night issued a recommendation the Queenstown Lakes District Council investigate whether there had been a breach of Queenstown Airport Corporation's responsibilities under its Statement of Intent.
Queenstown
July 16
Share issue not 'good judgement'
Queenstown Airport Corporation chairman Mark Taylor said under the board's constitution it "can issue further shares", but it was "good judgement" it did not.
