Tarras Airport

Sustainable Tarras plans to protest what it calls ‘greenwashing’ by the aviation industry at Parliament today.

Project director Michael Singleton says the new airport can fit within NZ’s emissions targets and meet the climate change challenge.

A new Central Otago airport runs counter to building a more sustainable tourism industry, states an open letter from the group.

Christchurch International Airport has delayed its decision on the preferred runway alignment for its proposed airport at Tarras in Central Otago.

Sustainable Tarras has released its third video in a series investigating the viability of a proposed international airport at Tarras.

A series of videos highlighting issues around Christchurch Airport’s plans to develop an international airport at Tarras in Central Otago has been released by Sustainable Tarras.

Christchurch International Airport will install three solar-powered wind meters at Tarras this week.

An action group will target the proposed international airport development at Tarras as part of the Global Climate Strike today.

Christchurch International Airport will make $30,000 available each year for community projects in Tarras.

The airport operator says it will be “particularly focussed” on the flight paths the Tarras proposal seeks.

The airport land might support a 3km-long runway allowing large jets to land, according to an analysis from CIAL.

QLDC’s mayor dismisses a claim Wanaka Airport would have to shut down if CIAL’s Tarras proposal goes ahead.

It’s also unlikely Wanaka Airport could operate alongside a Tarras airport, says Christchurch International Airport Limited.

Covid-19 has likely delayed the project by up to five years, says CIAL’s CEO Malcolm Johns.