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First Regional Airport Summit Highlights Growth Opportunities

Saturday, 6 April 2024, 4:42 am | NZ Airports

The Regional Airport Summit is a response to a call to action from the government for industries to identify the areas where we can collaborate with the government for economic growth. More >>

Airports Welcome Final Report From The Air Navigation System Review

Tuesday, 23 May 2023, 2:29 pm | NZ Airports

The association representing New Zealand’s airports has welcomed the findings of an independent government review into the air navigation system released today. NZ Airports Chief Executive Billie Moore said the final report from the independent ... More >>

Airports Mark Milestone With Passing Of Civil Aviation Bill

Thursday, 30 March 2023, 10:00 am | NZ Airports

NZ Airports is celebrating Parliament passing under urgency the Civil Aviation Bill following almost ten years of development. “NZ Airports has been involved in the Civil Aviation Bill’s policy development and legislative processes since 2014. ... More >>

New Zealand Airports Association Appoints New Chief Executive

Friday, 11 November 2022, 2:25 pm | NZ Airports

The New Zealand Airports Association (NZ Airports) is pleased to announce the appointment of Billie Moore as their new Chief Executive. Billie brings extensive government and stakeholder management experience having been a former diplomat and working in ... More >>

TIAC Report Points To Need For Greater CAA Focus On Airspace At Unattended Aerodromes

Thursday, 3 November 2022, 1:33 pm | NZ Airports

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has released its final report into the mid-air collision near Masterton in June 2019, including recommendations to the Civil Aviation Authority to help prevent these types of accident in the future. Included ... More >>

Welcome News For Beleaguered Travel And Tourism Industries As PM Sets Date For End Of Tests, Border Re-opening

Wednesday, 11 May 2022, 3:24 pm | NZ Airports

The New Zealand Airports Association (NZ Airports) has welcomed today’s announcement by the Prime Minister that the final Covid-related border restrictions will end on 31 July instead of in October. The PM was also “confident” that New Zealand’s ... More >>

NZ Airports Calls For NZ To Reconsider Self-isolation Requirement

Thursday, 3 February 2022, 11:50 am | NZ Airports

Today’s announcement confirming Kiwis will be able to return home is an important first step in reopening the border, but the continuing requirement of self-isolation will prevent any meaningful recovery in demand for travel to New Zealand. Kevin Ward, ... More >>

Longer And Stronger Project – ECI Preferred Contractor Selected

Tuesday, 26 January 2021, 5:22 pm | NZ Airports

The contract to construct the extension to the Chatham Islands Airport is being developed using the Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) model with the preferred contractor for that process now being identified. The procurement process was conducted in line ... More >>

NZ Airports Welcomes Funding For Chatham Islands Runway

Monday, 3 August 2020, 5:20 pm | NZ Airports

The NZ Airports Association (NZ Airports) has welcomed the Governments’ announcement that the Chatham Islands will receive $40m in Covid-19 recovery funding, the great majority of which will go to upgrading the runway at Tuuta Airport, allowing larger ... More >>

NZ Airports Operating A 'new Normal' For Safe Travel And Aviation

Thursday, 14 May 2020, 1:04 pm | NZ Airports

New Zealand’s airports will be operating a new kind of normal for safe flying when domestic travel and general aviation expands under Alert Level 2 today. In line with new guidance from Government agencies, airports have additional measures in ... More >>

Air Traffic Control Closure Sends COVID-19 Shockwaves Through Regional Airports

Thursday, 9 April 2020, 1:00 pm | NZ Airports

Air traffic control closure sends COVID-19 shockwaves through regional airports Seven regional airports are shocked that Airways NZ, the national air traffic management organisation, wants to discuss the removal of air traffic control at their facilities ... More >>

Support For Taupō Airport Is Timely Boost

Thursday, 27 February 2020, 3:07 pm | NZ Airports

Government support announced today for upgrading and expanding Taupō Airport has been welcomed as a timely boost that will give regions and businesses confidence in their communities’ abilities to ride out any tough times that may lie ahead. ... More >>

Airlines ramp up domestic air fares

Tuesday, 28 January 2020, 9:08 am | NZ Airports

Domestic air fares leapt in the last three months of 2019 and will cost passengers an extra $165 million for a full year. More >>

NZ Airports annual award winners announced

Friday, 1 November 2019, 4:02 pm | NZ Airports

Wellington Airport’s business-enhancing innovation across three milestone projects has seen it named Airport of the Year for 2019 at last week’s NZ Airports Association Awards. More >>

NZ Airports welcomes findings from EPA report

Thursday, 4 April 2019, 11:57 am | NZ Airports

The New Zealand Airports Association (NZ Airports) welcomes the Environmental Protection Authority’s (EPA) report on PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonate) firefighting foams which found no risk to the public. More >>

Airports provide top value

Thursday, 26 July 2018, 11:32 am | NZ Airports

“Kiwis pay no more than $12 per domestic passenger to travel through one of our biggest three airports,” says Kevin Ward, Chief Executive of the New Zealand Airports Association, appearing before the Transport and Infrastructure Select Committee on ... More >>

Auckland, Palmerston North And Wellington Scoop Awards

Monday, 2 October 2017, 3:03 pm | NZ Airports

Wellington Airport was a double winner at this year’s New Zealand Airports Association Awards, claiming both the Community Engagement and Airline/Airport Collaboration prizes, while Auckland Airport won the Infrastructure Project Award and Palmerston ... More >>

NZ Airports welcomes LGNZ call for better transport

Wednesday, 2 September 2015, 1:19 pm | NZ Airports

NZ Airports welcomes Local Government NZ call for better transport decision framework to support regional development More >>

Airports Association welcomes draft report

Friday, 22 May 2015, 12:50 pm | NZ Airports

Today’s release by the Commerce Commission of its draft report into information disclosure by Christchurch Airport demonstrates ongoing refinement of the economic regulation of the major airports, said Kevin Ward, Chief Executive of the New Zealand ... More >>

Airport Sector Opposes International Border Tax

Friday, 22 May 2015, 11:05 am | NZ Airports

The Government’s announcement to impose a tax on all departing and arriving international travellers is a border tax masquerading as a bio-security and customs levy. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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