How the NZ International Convention Centre could change Auckland's city centre

How the NZ International Convention Centre could change Auckland's city centre
NZICC is one year away from opening. (Image: Dileepa Fonseka/BusinessDesk)
Dileepa Fonseka
Auckland Council chief economist Gary Blick says if you want to know how the New Zealand International Convention Centre might change Auckland, look at where developers are putting their billions. He recently did an analysis looking at an area of Auckland’s City Centre within a five-minute walking distance of the City Rail Link Te Waihorotiu Station – a station that opens up near the NZ International Convention Centre (NZICC) that is predicted to be NZ’s busiest train station once it does. Blick looked at projec...

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