I'm not sure if this story has made the overseas news or not but there was talk recently about the NZ government thinking about moving one of our main ports in Auckland up north to Marsden Point.
It seems that Auckland City has become a bit too overcrowded since it's beginning so the potential move could be a good thing. Currently the port sits on 140 acres of land most in Commercial Bay, Official Bay, Princess Wharf and Mechanics Bay full of storage areas and wharves.
Marsden Point however lies 30 km south of Whangarei (which has it's own port too) on the same coast and 140 km north of Auckland. At the moment the proposal is in study mode but they are hoping to start the shift within 15 years. Auckland will remain being the port for cruise ships, ferries etc.
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It certainly wouldn't make the news here, though the rationale makes sense.
That was in the papers last March...and includes railway improvement...could be interesting.
High time we had more back on rail, and off the roads, not just in NZ
What do you think about it Amy? My son and I have been discussing this as to us it doesn't really seem practical to move the wharf north and then have to truck everything so much further (in either direction). Having just visited the area, there are already houses being build near Marsden so in the long run it could create exactly the same problems again. We have some good discussions!
I think it is a great idea.
Sounds like a lot of work to make the move
Nope not heard about that here but I would think it made sence. London is not our main port there are others too
Sounds like a good idea to get all that commercial shipping away from the city
Seems and sounds like a good idea. I haven't seen it the news though.
Must be a huge undertaking if they do it. - Margy
Progress is certainly inevitable, especially in such a big city like Auckland.
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That sounds like an ambitious plan, but it makes sense. Pretty shots around the Port!
Nothing wrong with planning and studying such things.
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I'm not sure that moving the port will solve Auckland's problems. Concentrating everything around the CBD has created massive traffic issues.
Yes I had heard this Amy, at one point they were also thinking of moving Fremantle harbour a bit further down the coast, haven't seen too much about it lately though.
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