The letter was also sent to all Queenstown Lakes District and Christchurch City councillors, and MPs. Wanaka Stakeholders Group Inc chairman Michael Ross said people in Upper Clutha all around New Zealand were concerned about climate change. The Queenstown Lakes District Council, which owns 75% of the district’s airport company Queenstown Airport Corporation, was not listening, Mr Ross said. "Despite two years of raising these issues and a challenge in the High Court, the Queenstown Lakes District Council has continued to show no interest in genuine community consultation or open dialogue. "Even the $205,000 report the district council has commissioned about airports has never been discussed by the full council."

Source: Otago Daily Times February 19, 2021 14:48 UTC