Tuesday, 3 October, 2023 - 11:08The Government is helping Canterbury’s aerospace industry take off with further infrastructure support for the Tāwhaki Aerospace Centre at Kaitorete, Infrastructure Minister Dr Megan Woods has announced. "Today I can confirm we will provide a $5.4 million grant to the Tāwhaki Joint Venture to fund a sealed runway and hangar facilities to encourage investment, growth and continued research and development in New Zealand’s aerospace industry," Megan Woods said. The aerospace sector works alongside our world class universities and Government agencies to help drive economic growth, innovation and new jobs." "New Zealand has natural advantages in aerospace which can help secure its position as a leading place to safely test, trial and adopt aerospace technologies," Megan Woods said. "It’s brilliant that Canterbury will directly benefit from our aerospace sector which is innovative and globally competitive," Megan Woods said.

Source: Stuff October 03, 2023 05:02 UTC