Kaitāia Airport update at State of the Far North 2026

Councillor Hilda Halkyard-Harawira gives a progress update on the upgrade to Kaitāia Airport after an agreement confirmed a 35-year lease to local hapū of the airport site.

So what is the Kaitāia Airport Resilience Project, what will the upgrade provide and what comes next in the process (as of February 2026).

The video update below was part of the State of the Far North presentation in February 2026.

You can watch that full presentation of State of the Far North 2026: Shifting Gears - The Road Ahead' here.