Commission holds Airports Conference in Wellington on 3 - 14 September 2001
Published03 Sep 2001
The Commerce Commission conference to hear submissions on its draft report (released 3 July 2001) regarding the price control study of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch International Airports will be held at the Overseas Terminal in Wellington on 3rd to 14th September 2001.
The conference provides an opportunity for interested parties to present their case and test the arguments made by other parties. The conference also gives the Commission the opportunity to ask questions, but is not an adversarial process (there will be no cross-examination of parties by each other). Members of the public and media representatives may attend but are not entitled to address the conference.
The timetable is as follows:
Tuesday 4 September
1:00pm Chair's Address
1:30 - 5:00pm Auckland International Airport
Wednesday 5 September
9:00am - 5:00pm Auckland International Airport
Thursday 6 September
9:00am - 5:00pm Christchurch International Airport
Friday 7 September
9:00am - 5:00pm Wellington International Airport
Monday 10 September
10:45am - 12:15pm Orion
1:15 - 2:45pm Transpower
3:00 - 5:00pm Christchurch City Holdings
Tuesday 11 September
(break)
Wednesday 12 September
9:00am - 2:45pm BARNZ
3:00 - 5:00pm Air NZ
Thursday 13 September
9:00 - 10:30am Port Co. Reform Working Group / Shipping Federation / Silver Fern Shipping
10:45am - 12:15pm Auckland City Council
1:15 - 2:45pm Simon Terry & Associates
3:00 - 5:00pm Business NZ
Friday 14 September
9:00 - 10:30am Wellington International Airport
10:45am - 12:15pm Christchurch International Airport
1:15 - 2:45pm Auckland International Airport
5:00pm END.
Copies of submissions are available from the Commerce Commission's website - http://www.comcom.govt.nz/price/airfield/register.cfm
Media contact: Business Competitions Branch Director, Geoff Thorn
