21st April 2026 CIAL / TarrasTwo years on from suspending the project, CIAL’s CEO tells the Ticker how the operator currently views it.
23rd May 2024 CIAL / TarrasThe CEO tells the Ticker that the economic environment may have changed but the problem its paused Tarras project is trying to address persists.
29th February 2024 CIAL / TarrasChristchurch International Airport Limited says it will hold the 800 hectares of land it has purchased for around $50m as a strategic asset while it reassesses its Tarras airport project.
28th February 2024 CIAL / TarrasIt comes after discussions with council-controlled owner CCHL, which said it supports the decision.
30th January 2024 CIAL / TarrasChristchurch Airport says it will read a new study of Central Otago residents and its findings on the proposed Tarras airport “with caution”.
26th January 2024 Sustainability / TarrasA survey of Central Otago residents shows strong support for sustainable tourism and focusing on visitor value but little enthusiasm for more tourists and the proposed Tarras airport.
16th January 2024 CIAL / TarrasChristchurch Airport’s CEO says the proposal is being unfairly singled out and he also suggests how the large infrastructure project could be funded.
9th October 2023 CIAL / TarrasChristchurch Airport says there will be significant unmet demand for flights into Central Otago airports like Queenstown Airport.
4th September 2023 DQ / LWT / TarrasDQ and LWT say the proposal is not aligned with the district’s new regenerative tourism approach.
29th August 2023 CIAL / TarrasThe proposed Tarras airport in Central Otago will have a runway aligned north east to the Lindis Valley and south to Lake Dunstan and will be able to take long-distance jet aircraft.
16th August 2023 CIAL / TarrasChristchurch Airport will hold community engagement days on its Tarras airport proposal this month.
14th September 2022 CIAL / TarrasThe departure of Christchurch International Airport chief executive Malcolm Johns could be an opportunity to reset the operator’s Central Otago project, says airport opposition group Sustainable Tarras.
