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Podcast: Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald
Episode: John MacDonald: Wake-up call for Tarras airport pipedream
Description: Christchurch Airport’s nose is going to be out of joint today. Because the boss at Queenstown Airport, Glen Sowry, has come out firing over Christchurch’s plan to build a new airport at Tarras, in Central Otago. He’s saying there is no need at all for another airport in the South Island and he’s put out a statement saying “it’s time to set the record straight”. Which is a statement of intent if ever I saw one. Because he goes on to say that Christchurch Airport is spending tens of millions of dollars pus...