New Zealand to join satellite-based augmentation systems trial programme

On Friday, 17 February 2017 the Prime Ministers of Australia and New Zealand announced that the New Zealand would be joining a satellite-based augmentation system trial programme (see third to last paragraph on page 2).

Related announcements were made by Hon Simon Bridges, New Zealand Minister of Economic Development and Minister of Transport (here), and the Australian Ministers of Resources, Hon Matthew Canavan, and Infrastructure, Hon Darren Chester (here).

Additional information is available on the New Zealand web sites of:

• Land Information New Zealand - news item
• the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment - see Summary of Initial Work Programme page 4
• the Ministry of Transport - positioning systems 
• the Civil Aviation Authority - New Southern Sky UPDATED 

See also previous post.