Relevant documents and publications
Port Development Plan
In 2008, Ports of Auckland released an updated Port Development Plan – a long-term and high-level strategic view of how the Auckland seaport could develop.
The 2008 Port Development Plan was updated in response to the Auckland Regional Council and Auckland City Council-developed ‘Auckland Waterfront Vision 2040’, released in 2005. It builds on the 1989 Port Development Plan, originally established by Ports of Auckland, the Auckland Regional Authority and Auckland City Council. The Plan was prepared in keeping with the parameters of the current Auckland Regional Council Plan: Coastal and the Auckland City Council District Plan: Central Area.
Like its 1989 predecessor, the 2008 Plan recognises the strategic role the Port of Auckland plays in the economy of the city, and how the success of the Auckland region and New Zealand depends to some degree on its port’s ability to efficiently handle imports and exports.
The 2008 Plan includes a review of key port infrastructure and outlines the development of this infrastructure over the foreseeable future. It takes into account expected throughput, the trend towards hubbing and larger container ships, port access requirements, carbon emission concerns, the cruise ship industry and public interest in the release of the western wharves, known as the ‘finger wharves’.
The Plan aims to strike a balance between operational needs and public interest in accessing waterfront land. The key focus is on providing the required capacity for future growth in container and breakbulk (non-containerised) cargo as well as allowing for the continued eastwards consolidation of operations.
Increasing the intensity of operations within the Port’s existing footprint and the addition of a new berth on the northern end of the Fergusson container terminal are two key areas of focus in the short to medium term.
Queens Wharf, adjacent to Princes Wharf and at the foot of Auckland's Queen Street, will be handed over to the Government and ARC in April 2010 for redevelopment into a public space.
An issue of particular public interest, the possible release of the 'finger wharves – Queens, Captain Cook and Marsden – is also covered in detail in the Plan.
Most recently, in 2009, Ports of Auckland sold Queens Wharf to the Government and Auckland Regional Council. This was done earlier than outlined in the Plan and will enable the redevelopment of the wharf as a public space in time for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Click here for more information about the release of Queens Wharf.
Click here to download both the 2008 Port Development Plan.
