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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		Two popular regional flights on the chopping block
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:05:23
	Publish Date:		2025-07-21 05:13:00
	Description:		Two popular regional flights in the South Island are on the chopping block due to what is has been described as 'out of control' costs. Sounds Air will soon can its flights from Blenheim to Christchurch and Christchurch to Wanaka. It comes after the airline cancelled its services from Wellington to Taupo and Wellington to Westport last December, and sold an aircraft. It has been seen as not just a blow to hopes of boosting tourism but also for healthcare and those needing treatment at Christchurch Hospital. Tess Brunton reports.
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