Christchurch Airport has today released analysis showing Tarras - a small Central Otago farming settlement - can support an international airport.
The airport - which is owned by Christchurch City Council and the Crown - bought 750 hectares of farmland in the area last year.
But, as Timothy Brown reports, the findings don't mean the proposal is ready for take off yet.

New report claims Tarras can support international airport

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ABC Wantok Program for 26 April 2024

One of the last rehab soldier farms in Wairarapa has been sold for forestry and the farm gear is going under the hammer. Gianina Schwanecke is at the on-farm sale and finds out why the owner is selling up.

The last of the ballot blocks - farm sale reflects tough few years

Melanesian Update for 26 April 2024

Steve Muggeridge's beloved Clydesdales have returned to Taranaki, the home of his father's Clydesdale stud. At the base of the maunga, he chats about the changing use of the heavy horse and hitches a pair up to a vintage wagon for a ride along the mountain's flanks.

A love for Clydesdales - 'they just become your mates'

A round-up of the week's agricultural news.

New report claims Tarras can support international airport

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