Mayors reject Queens Wharf funding plan
Auckland's mayors will not commit to funding the 'party central' development without a waterfront masterplan in place.
Auckland's mayors will not commit to funding the 'party central' development without a waterfront masterplan in place.
The first train from Auckland's Waitemata harbour port to the Wiri inland port in South Auckland will roll across the newly completed $9 million rail link tomorrow.
For 17 days last year, up to 2000 passengers got off their luxury liner and stepped onto a wharf with a tin shed and little in the way of basic services.
Tim Adams roams the 17 decks and neighbourhoods of The Oasis of the Seas - the world's largest 'megaliner'.
Greenpeace protesters have been arrested in New Plymouth this morning, after vandalising a ship.
Queens Wharf is back on the political agenda.
The winner of the RWC 'party central' design contest will be announced in November.
Heart of the City says public money helping prop up Auckland's port could equate to the cost of an iconic building on Queen's Wharf.
Ports of Auckland says growth in worldwide container shipping is likely to remain weak for two years.
Flashes of Sydney, London and volcanic Auckland are among the creative ideas to redevelop Queens Wharf for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.