I can't understand why A&BC keep digging holes for themselves, there's plenty of good will for an area utterly dependent on tourism and they just seem to work at p155ing people off and creating problems where none existed.
The contrast at Broadford is amazing, PPR over the phone without problem arrive at an empty airfield and fill in a form for an honesty box for landing fees.
Simple and cheap. The proposal to add commercial services will be satisfied with a couple of portacabins I believe. They must have been to Wanaka