The large square is expected to be a drawcard for visitors during the World Cup. It is the first place to visit when walking from the Viaduct Harbour and over the Wynyard Crossing.
Visitors can also walk down the stone stairs to the water.
A unique information kiosk in the middle of the plaza will no doubt be a favourite experience for visitors.
A tall structure, it is made of old shipping containers joined together in an L-shape, with the last container refitted with large glass panels.
The use of such recycled materials is prevalent throughout the Wynyard Quarter. Wooden cargo pallets are used as walls and benches and steel panels as doors in some restaurants.
Silo Park - one of the book-ends of the Quarter - is a large grassed space on the western side, ideal for families and for walkers.
The park, on the corner of Hamer and Jellicoe Sts, cost $12 million to build.
Developers chose to retain the 35m-high Golden Bay Cement Silo 7 and a group of six smaller silos within the park to pay tribute to the area's industrial heritage.
Visitors will be able to climb the silos and look over the whole of the Wynyard Quarter.
As well as being a general public space, it will also be the venue for an outdoor cinema, with a 12m-high steel gantry that is lit up at night.
Opposite is a children's playground and a large artwork, Wind Tree, which hangs over a black pond.
The work, by Japanese artist Michio Ihara, was first installed in Queen Elizabeth Square in 1977.
Waterfront Auckland chief executive John Dalzell said Aucklanders had wanted to access that part of the waterfront for a long time.
The development would now allow people to get up close and personal with the space.
"The Wynyard Quarter is prime waterfront land that in the past has been used predominantly for port and storage purposes," Mr Dalzell said.
"I think visitors to the area will be amazed at the new public spaces, amenities and places available to them that sit right by the water's edge."
