Three Waters: Auckland as a Maritime City
The Auckland as a Maritime City report aimed to illustrate the opportunities and issues, the tensions and trade-offs inherent in managing Auckland’s three harbours, the Waitemata, Manukau and Kaipara. It did not seek to solve the many problems affecting governance, commercial development, environmental integrity and recreational utilization. It did however highlight the fact our harbour assets are under-analysed, under-utilised and under-appreciated resources of supreme importance to the region’s vision of creating The World’s Most Livable City.
Conclusions
Auckland as a Maritime City urged the Council to lead the development of a single integrated Marine Spatial Plan for all three harbours. It also recommended a review of governance arrangements, which it described as complex and inefficient. The report also recommended the Auckland Council begin with urgency the second stage of the Upper North Island Strategic Alliance (UNISA) Ports Study – in particular, scope and undertake an examination of options for freight movement through Auckland, including consideration of the relationship between the report and Auckland’s urban form and the opportunity cost of each.
Project Committee
- Project Manager: Roger Gower
- Economist: Kathy Boardman
- Researcher: Erin Dillon
Downloads
Three Waters:Auckland as a Maritime City (Executive Summary) (PDF)
Three Waters:Auckland as a Maritime City (PDF)
