Govt invests $5.4m in new runway for Tāwhaki Aerospace

Govt invests $5.4m in new runway for Tāwhaki Aerospace
Dawn Aerospace plans to use the runway to test its new MK-II Aurora spaceplane. (Image: Dawn Aerospace)
Ben Moore
The government is providing Tāwhaki Aerospace Centre with a $5.4 million grant to fund most of a new sealed runway and hanger.Tāwhaki is a joint venture that is half-owned by the government and half by two iwi of the Kaitorete region where the centre is based, Te Taumutu Rūnanga and Wairewa Rūnanga.It aims to provide a site for aerospace companies to conduct research and development while rejuvenating the local environment.The runway and hangar will cost a total of $6.1m, with the balance of $700,000 to be paid by the iwi through their co-...

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