Another upper North Island port study 'to bring together' transport findings

NZTA is studying the upper North Island ports, including Port of Auckland. (Image: POAL)

Fri, 11 Oct 2024

Transport officials are studying the upper North Island ports and their associated supply chain requirements to consolidate and build on previous transport assessments.The issue, which often centres on whether Port of Auckland (POAL) should retrench from its downtown site, with some combination of Northport and Port of Tauranga picking up the slack, is among the most studied logistics questions in New Zealand.In 2019, a working group chaired by Wayne Brown, who won the Auckland mayoralty a few years later, campaigning in part on moving the port...

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