Wellington Council votes to halt process to sell airport stake

Wellington Council votes to halt process to sell airport stake
Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau said they may now need to look at where they can cut expenditure. (Image: Mark Mitchell))
Gregor Thompson
The Wellington City Council has voted to halt the sale process of its minority share in Wellington Airport valued at more than $270 million.In an extraordinary meeting held on Thursday, councillors agreed to start a process to amend a part of the city’s Long-Term Plan, which stipulates it intends to sell its 34% shareholding of Wellington International Airport Limited (WIAL).The motions councillors voted in favour of do not explicitly quash the possibility of a sale; however, in practice, they likely do.The sale, a point of intense politi...

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