The country's northernmost airport appears to have been saved from closing after a local iwi negotiated a deal to buy the land and keep planes flying to Kaitāia for at least the next 35 years.
The news is a relief to the Kaitāia community, who see the airport as a lifeline when their roads are closed by slips and floods.
Peter de Graaf reports.
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