Freight strategy lacks steer on Auckland port location

Freight strategy lacks steer on Auckland port location
The former transport minister suggested the strategy would help inform decision-making around Ports of Auckland. (Image: POAL)
Oliver Lewis
The highly anticipated New Zealand freight and supply chain strategy doesn’t provide any direction around how to relocate Ports of Auckland (POAL).In 2022, then transport minister Michael Wood said the strategy would help answer questions about the port's future and how the government could support a successful transition to minimise supply chain disruptions. At the time, he said the government supported relocating port operations from their current location in central Auckland.A living documentIn a letter to Auckland mayor Wayne...

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