13 November 2024
Suze Keith
[FYI request #29146 email]
Dear Suze
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA) 1987 Request:
Internal Request for Assignment - Central Otago Residents' Survey.
Thank you for your LGOIMA request dated 12 November 2024. Please find the CODC
response to the request below:
1. Please provide the anonymised raw data from the 2024 Central Otago Residents’
Survey relating specifically to Tarras Airport or Central Otago Airport.
Response: 2024 Residents’ Opinion Survey questions and anonymised verbatim responses
with mention of Tarras Airport or Central Otago Airport are listed below.
Q: How satisfied are you that visitors to the district enrich the quality of life for
residents? Please provide a comment if you wish.
A: The lack of progress on the Tarred airport is of concern. Some Queenstown Lakes
organizations complain about over tourism and then champion expansion and investment in
airport at Frankton. From an economic and environmental perspective, Tarras makes sense.
A: Too many tourists do not enrich our quality of life. It is the ratepayer who pays for the
infrastructure that is required to service the tourist industry. Just look at poor Queenstown!
The CODC Destination Management Plan will be trampled over if an International Airport is
built in Tarras. A lot of the present tourists do not respect our environment, which is
concerning for residents want to enjoy pollution free areas.
Q: How satisfied are you that these are the right types of economic development
activity for Council to be involved in? Please provide a comment if you wish.
A: Major projects, eg Tarras Airport and potential Santana goldmining need early input as
Cromwell and surrounding areas are likely to be impacted. Pushing responsibility to regional
and nation entities doesn't help potentially affected communities.
I trust the information provided is sufficient.
Yours sincerely
Paula Penno
Community and Engagement Manager
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