Private Bag 50072, Queenstown 9348, New Zealand
QUEENSTOWN, 10 Gorge Road, Phone +64 3 441 0499, Fax +64 3 450 2223
WANAKA, 47 Ardmore Street, Phone +64 3 443 0024, Fax +64 3 450 2223
27 August 2019
Wayne Hudson
Sent via email to
[FYI request #11050 email]
Dear Wayne
REQUEST FOR OFFICIAL INFORMATION RECEIVED
Thank you for your request for official information dated 26 August 2019 .You have requested the
following from Queenstown Lakes district Council (QLDC).
Please provide a copy of the agreement if there is an agreement between QLDC and
Auckland International Airport Limited or its subsidiary (AIAL), which governs the
management and operation of Queenstown Airport Corporation Limited (QAC) and the
relationship between QLDC and AIAL?
If yes, does that agreement contain a list of matters that require the consent of (1) both
QLDC and AIAL as shareholders or (2) the affirmative vote of the AIAL appointed director?
If you decline to provide a copy of the agreement, please provide a redacted copy of the
agreement, removing any supposedly commercially sensitive information.
If you decline to provide a redacted of the agreement, please provide a copy of all of the
provisions of the agreement that require the consent of (1) both QLDC and AIAL as
shareholders or (2) the affirmative vote of the AIAL appointed director.
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is currently considering your request, and will
communicate a decision to you by 23 September 2019 unless otherwise advised.
QLDC is committed to the principle of availability and is pleased to be assisting you with your request.
Kind regards
Poonam Sethi
Governance and Official Information Advisor