The Star: February 15, 2024

The Star Thursday February 15 2024
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NEWS
Chch airport
stops saying
it is ‘climate
positive’
• By Eloise Gibson
CHRISTCHURCH Airport has
stopped using the phrase “climate
positive” in its marketing, even
though it still maintains the
phrase is “factually accurate”.
The claim was made on the
back of carbon offsets the airport
had purchased, which it says more
than compensate for the planetheating
gases from the airport’s
operations.
But a complaint to the Advertising
Standards Authority said this
was misleading because the tally
did not include carbon emissions
from flights in and out of the airport,
which make up more than
90 percent of the airport’s total
climate impact.
The complaint was settled when
the airport told the ASA it had
stopped using the phrase “climate
positive” since late 2023.
However, the airport denied
the phrase was wrong, saying an
independent certifier had backed
up its claim that climate projects
the airport paid for had offset
120 per cent of its “controllable”
emissions (not including flights
by airlines enabled by using its
airport).
– RNZ
NEW ZEALAND’S growing
aerospace sector received a big
lift on Friday with the opening
of an upgraded 1km runway and
hangar on Kaitorete Spit.
The Tāwhaki National
Aerospace Centre and new
sealed runway at Kaitorete aim
to expand the aerospace sector
and help meet international
demand.
Domestic and international
companies are already testing
and trialling their technology at
the facility.
Wisk Aero recently conducted
its world-first test flights for
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$5.4m aerospace runway
opens at Kaitorete Spit
an uncrewed aircraft out of
Kaitorete, while Kea Aerospace
will now be able to conduct
horizontal space launches
and stratospheric flights from
the site.
The new 1km runway and
planned hangar facilities were
funded by a $5.4 million grant
from the New Zealand Government’s
regional strategic
partnership fund, administered
by Kānoa.
Tāwhaki board member David
Perenara-O’Connell said mana
whenua of Kaitorete were proud
to be supporting the sector.
“To fully enable the sector,
supply chains and realise the
economic benefits for all New
Zealanders, takes a collaborative
approach.
“We’re grateful for the
support of our government,
local authorities, regulators,
aerospace partners, research
OPENING:
The Tāwhaki
National
Aerospace
Centre and
new sealed
runway opened
at Kaitorete
Spit on Friday.
PHOTOS: DEAN
MACKENZIE,
TĀWHAKI
NATIONAL
AEROSPACE
CENTRE
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suppliers who share our vision
of a world-leading hub for
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“We believe that this mission
is truly unique. The way in
which we weave together
mātauranga Māori (indigenous
knowledge) with cutting-edge
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marks a new era in sustainable
land use.”
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