Auckland airport sees ‘complementary’ relationship with new govt

Carrie Hurihanganui is the chief executive of the country's biggest airport. (Image: Auckland International Airport)

Tue, 17 Oct 2023

Auckland International Airport doesn’t expect a change in government to negatively affect the airport’s plans for the future.Chief executive Carrie Hurihanganui told BusinessDesk on Tuesday at the airport's annual meeting that AIA didn’t anticipate any negative impacts from the incoming government, although she said the final form of the new government hadn’t quite yet taken shape.“What I do see is, certainly National and Act, they're focused on infrastructure and investing in New Zealand,” she said.&...

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