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Amendment of Customs Airport Designation

I, Jamie Bamford, acting pursuant to section 55 of the Customs and Excise Act 2018, hereby amend the Designation of Customs Airports notice dated 30 November 2005 (as published in the New Zealand Gazette, 29 September 2005, No. 165, page 4135) to impose the following conditions and restrictions on the airport operated by Dunedin International Airport Limited (“Dunedin International Airport”):

1. The arrival into and departure from New Zealand of craft at Dunedin International Airport shall be limited to:

  1. One scheduled international arrival and one corresponding scheduled international departure three times a week, each carrying a maximum of 232 passengers.
  2. Chartered or private aircraft carrying a maximum of 25 passengers that are to arrive or depart during Customs’ working hours at Dunedin International Airport. Dunedin International Airport Limited must obtain Customs’ prior approval for any arrival or departure under this paragraph and must give at least two days’ written notice in seeking such approval.
  3. Chartered or private aircraft carrying a maximum of 25 passengers that are to arrive or depart outside of Customs’ working hours at Dunedin International Airport. Dunedin International Airport Limited must obtain Customs’ prior approval for any arrival or departure under this paragraph and must give at least five days’ written notice in seeking such approval.
  4. Medical flights, including flights carried out by air ambulances and flights carried out by medical staff transporting donor organs, arriving or departing at any time from Dunedin International Airport. Dunedin International Airport Limited must obtain Customs’ prior approval for any arrival or departure under this paragraph and must give at least two days’ written notice in seeking such approval.
  5. Chartered or private aircraft carrying more than 25 passengers. Dunedin International Airport Limited must obtain Customs’ prior approval for any arrival or departure under this paragraph and must give at least twenty days’ written notice in seeking such approval.

2. No cargo, other than passenger baggage, may arrive or depart on any scheduled, chartered, or private international flight arriving at or departing from Dunedin International Airport.

Dated this 19th day of June 2025.

JAMIE BAMFORD, Deputy Chief Executive Operations, New Zealand Customs Service.