World s largest yacht brings Whangārei airport runway to standstill
15 Apr, 2021 06:00 PM
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Sea Eagle II took onboard a local pilot to help navigate the Whangārei Harbour. Photo / Rusty Russell
Sea Eagle II took onboard a local pilot to help navigate the Whangārei Harbour. Photo / Rusty Russell
Reporter for the Northern Advocate jodi.bryant@nzme.co.nz
When the world s largest aluminium yacht glided into Whangārei Harbour yesterday, Whangārei Airport s runway came to a standstill.
With the triple masts standing at around 62.5m high, more than 20m above the runway, they created a temporary obstacle for arriving and departing aircraft.
Talks of Government funding for new Whangārei airport premature
12 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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An Air New Zealand plane lands on the Whangārei Airport runway which is the shortest of
any provincial airports in New Zealand.
Photo / Tania Whyte
An Air New Zealand plane lands on the Whangārei Airport runway which is the shortest of
any provincial airports in New Zealand.
Photo / Tania Whyte
Imran Ali is a reporter for the Northern Advocateimran.ali@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat
The prospect of taxpayers funding a new Whangārei Airport is premature at this stage as the Government is mulling whether to support regional infrastructure, including air services.
Up to $150m needed for a new airport in Whangārei, but Government help wanted
11 Mar, 2021 04:30 PM
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Three locations have been shortlisted for a new Whangārei Airport that would need government funding to go ahead.
Photo / Tania Whyte
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Three locations have been shortlisted for a new Whangārei Airport that would need government funding to go ahead.
Photo / Tania Whyte
By Imran Ali A new airport for Whangārei, estimated to cost up to $150 million, would need government funding and could take more than a decade.
The Whangārei District Council has ruled out Port Nikau as a location, instead focusing on three locations after whittling down the list from 31 places since it began scoping sites in 2014.
$45m superyacht linked to Google co-founder Larry Page in Whangārei
8 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Senses, a 59-metre vessel weighing almost 1000 tonnes, is currently sitting in a slipway (boat ramp) at Ship Repair NZ s Port Rd site in Whangārei. Photo / Adam Pearse
A $45 million superyacht formerly owned by a Google co-founder is in Whangārei, undergoing a refit.
Senses, a 59-metre vessel weighing almost 1000 tonnes, is currently sitting in a slipway (boat ramp) at Ship Repair NZ s Port Rd site as it completes its seventh refit in New Zealand, believed to be its first in Whangārei.
According to the SuperYachtfan website, Google co-founder Larry Page bought the expedition vessel in 2011 from New Zealand multi-millionaire Sir Douglas Myers, the long-time chief executive of Lion Breweries and Lion Nathan who passed away in 2017.
Whangārei homecoming for jeweller Sir Michael Hill aboard his superyacht The Beast
15 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM
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Sir Michael Hill at the bow of The Beast as it travels alongside Beach Rd, Onerahi. Photo / Tania Whyte
Sir Michael Hill at the bow of The Beast as it travels alongside Beach Rd, Onerahi. Photo / Tania Whyte
Reporter for the Northern Advocate jodi.bryant@nzme.co.nz
It s been a trip down memory lane for Sir Michael Hill who arrived in his Whangārei hometown last week on his superyacht The Beast. Hill and his family arrived aboard his 40m luxury catamaran last