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Golden Bay Air gets first bite of govt aviation loans

The $1.1 million loan from the Regional Infrastructure Fund will help refinancing and maintenance costs.

Golden Bay Air’s Britten Norman Islander. (Source: S Lowe, 3rd Level.)

Nevil Gibson Wed, 25 Feb 2026

Golden Bay Air has been granted a $1.1 million loan from the Government’s $30m Regional Infrastructure Fund (RIF) for aviation.

It’s the first airline to receive funding for at-risk regional air routes, Associate Transport Minister James Meager said in announcing the loan.

“[This] will ensure

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Nevil Gibson Wed, 25 Feb 2026
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