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

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)
Oliver Lewis
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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