Manukau Harbour port study derided by Winston Peters cost $2m

Manukau Harbour port study derided by Winston Peters cost $2m
Is it feasible to put a large port in Manukau Harbour? Who knows. (Images: NZME)
Oliver Lewis
The Government paid more than $2 million to investigate the feasibility of locating a large port in the Manukau Harbour, an idea Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters once called ludicrous. The entry to the Auckland harbour is the site of the worst maritime disaster in New Zealand history. In 1863, 189 people died when the Orpheus ran aground on the sandbar.The former Labour Government allocated $3.7m for three technical studies in 2022, including a single-stage business case for a Northport dry dock, finished in 2023 but has yet to be publ...

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