News, views and more
There’s so much we’d love to share with you about our airport. On this page you can check out our latest news or browse our media releases.
We’re happy to interact with media and help you to tell stories about our airport, city and island. There’s always someone available to take media inquiries, through our Media Line +64 3 353 7777.
Olympic Gold medalist launches New Zealand’s Powder Highway to Aussie ski - bunnies
New Zealand’s youngest ever Olympic medalist has teamed up with Christchurch Airport and the South Island’s regional tourism organisations to launch New Zealand’s Powder Highway.
Tails are wagging
Our campus is pleased to welcome Everything Dog, a daycare, groomer and food offering focused on the wellbeing of every dog.
Christchurch Airport interim result 2022
Christchurch Airport maintains a strong balance sheet as the three-month Auckland lockdown impacts half year net surplus after tax.
Christchurch Airport establishes its first sustainability linked loan (SLL) facility
The airport has successfully completed the re-financing of an existing debt facility with Westpac.
Christchurch Airport calls for patience ahead of Christmas travel
Christchurch Airport is about to notch up one of its busiest days on record.
Getting South Island produce to distant dinner tables
Serving Christmas dinners worldwide.
Encouraging step forward for Central Otago airport
Christchurch Airport Project Director Michael Singleton is pragmatic about a preliminary aeronautical assessment’s ‘tick’ for the company’s site for a new regional airport to serve Central Otago.
New assessment a step forward for Central Otago airport
Christchurch Airport has released a preliminary aeronautical assessment of its site in Tarras.
Special delivery
Exciting developments are underway with one of our most valued customers. Driven by a surge in online shopping, NZ Post is expanding its airport campus footprint by 25% and adding another state-of-the-art sortation system that can process an astonishing 9,000 plus parcels per hour.
Our Race to Zero
Christchurch Airport has joined the United Nations ‘Race to Zero’ ahead of the Global Climate Conference ‘COP26’ to be held in Glasgow in November.
The safe pathway we built for international arrivals
Take a virtual walk through our new, fully secure pathway for passengers heading to managed isolation.
Christchurch Airport posts FY21 profit
Christchurch Airport has reported Net Profit After Tax (NPAT), including underlying operating profit and revaluations of investment property on its Christchurch Campus, of $38.7 million for FY21, off total income of $189.5 million. This compares to the prior year (FY20) NPAT of $46.7 million from total income of $179.3 million.
Clean and green
Canterbury Linen Services has a new building at Dakota Park. Learn how they’ve achieved almost carbon neutral status thanks to some amazing environmental innovations.
Zapping microbes with UV light
Next time you put your items in the checkpoint security trays before boarding a flight, you’ll get them back disinfected… by rays of light.
Meet our roving robots
If you’ve walked through our airport terminal lately, you may have met our robots.
Adventure of a light-time
If you’re wishing you’d been on the recent ‘Southern Lights by Flight’ from Christchurch, we have good news – more flights have been released!
Criss-crossing the Tasman – without quarantine
A lot of excited families and friends are about to be reunited after the trans-Tasman ‘bubble’ opens at 11.59pm April 18.
Christchurch Airport ready and waiting for trans-Tasman travellers
News today of a possible re-start to trans-Tasman travel is good news for Christchurch Airport, which has been safe and ready for such a ‘bubble’ since last October.
Kiwis and NZ produce still flying
The daily rhythm of our airport has changed because of the pandemic, but there’s still lots going on here.
A storage revolution
The first storage facility of its kind, the Boxman Automated Storage System (BASS) has just opened its roller doors for business at Christchurch Airport’s Dakota Park.
Pandemic not panic reflected in Christchurch Airport financial result
Christchurch Airport is citing lessons learnt from the quakes, extensive changes it made to its business across 2015-2019 and its preparation for events like a pandemic, for its ability to pivot to a domestic operating model that can essentially break even while the pandemic’s impact on the borders evolves.
South Island produce flying to international dinner tables
We might not be flying overseas for Christmas, but high value South Island produce will be.
Christchurch Airport gains world first recognition
Christchurch Airport has become one of the first three in the world to be recognized for demonstrating best practice in carbon reduction.