PO Box 14001
Christchurch 8544
New Zealand
Telephone (+64 3) 358 5029
christchurchairport.co.nz
22 September 2023
Philippa Fee
Email: c/-
[FYI request #23966 email]
Dear Ms Fee,
OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT 1982 (OIA) – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - CHRISTCHURCH
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LIMITED (CIAL)
1.
We write further to our email of 28 August 2023, acknowledging receipt of your email of 25 August
2023 (via the third party public platform fyi.org.nz) in which you requested the following information
pursuant to the OIA:
“Please share CIAL’s definition of “Central Otago” - in other words where are the boundaries, and
where has this definition come from?” (the “
Request”)
2. For the purpose of the project, CIAL has defined the ‘Central Otago region’, as comprising
Queenstown Lakes District and Central Otago District. Maps of this region, and more information
about Central Otago as the primary catchment area for a new regional airport are publicly available,
including at:
•
https://www.centralotagoairport.co.nz/about/central-otago;
•
https://www.centralotagoairport.co.nz/uploads/images/COA-Why-new-airport-Info-
Paper.pdf; and
•
our recently released report
Unlocking Potential: Central Otago’s runway to a future-
focussed airport https://www.centralotagoairport.co.nz/uploads/images/Unlocking-
potential-31-Aug2023.pdf
3.
We trust we have answered your requests for information. If you require any further information or
we have in some way misinterpreted your requests, please let us know.
4.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of the decisions contained
in this letter. Information about how to contact the Ombudsman or make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
CIAL LEGAL TEAM
Email: [Christchurch International Airport Limited request email]