Auckland City, New Zealand a Billion Dollar Transformation Plan

Yes, yes look at now, presently we have a hold , of the people ,!Housing city transformers, the transports and technogie, ?give more time

Moving the port to Marsden Point is a foolish idea as it would overload the already overburdened Northern Motorway and would have all freight moving through the entirety of NZ's busiest city on roads alone. The best solution would be working with Ports of Tauranga to expand their port, they have rail infrastructure that can take all the cargo out to the inland port in Hamilton, which, because of its central location, can distribute it more effectively.

I can't believe I heard former mayor Phil Goff say that the height of skyscrapers in the CBD should be restricted to give everyone a view of Rangitoto Island: WTF? What is NZ'ders obsession with having a “view” to the detriment of everything else? Views are a privilege, not a right. With NZ’s housing shortage and Auckland’s population expected to grow to 2 million by 2030, it is completely insane and counter-intuitive to be restricting the height of residential high-rises in the CBD when we should be making maximum use of the limited land that is available and build residential high-rises as tall as possible to house as many people as practicable. As long as allowance is made for space between the buildings to let light through, I don’t see anything wrong with it. Building 4 to 7 storey life-style low rises in the CBD is just taking up and wasting valuable space while housing relatively few people: They belong in the suburbs, not in the CBD.

His comment reminded me of a similar sentiment made by a resident of Queenstown in the South Island in an online article who complained that the exotic pines growing on the mountainsides of the township were blocking the view of the tussock grass: WTF! Who the hell is going to want to come halfway around the world, let alone from across the ditch, to look at tussock grass and miles of monotonous, treeless landscapes and mountainsides? The exotic pines are what makes Queenstown: This is what draws tourists to the region: Take the pines away, and there is nothing much to look at even with the tree-less mountains and lakes in the region.

Another example of this self-sabotaging and limiting mentality is demonstrated by the fact that a Malaysian company who wants to build a residential high-rise next to Aotea square were granted resource consent by Auckland council on the proviso that the height of the building be restricted so as not to cast a shadow over the square: WTF! The shadow would provide welcome shade for people relaxing in the square from NZ’s well known scorching summer sun, besides which shadows do not stay in the same spot the whole day but move as the sun moves. Think of the juxtaposition of tall skyscrapers in the background of Aotea square as seen from the vantage point of Queen street: That would be a sight to behold and one well worth photographing for tourists, especially in winter when the square could be turned into an ice-rink.

Instead of being forward thinking and proactive, the mentality of Kiwi’s is stuck in the past and lacking in imagination. As always we keep sabotaging ourselves and our full potential by putting limits on everything we do to the detriment of everything else – because we believe we are entitled to a view (“You can’t build or plant that there because it will block my view of Rangitoto Island and the tussock grass”), only to then wake up one day and find ourselves 50 years behind the times and the rest of the world in terms of infrastructure such as housing, roads, and public transport; and as a result, everything stays the same; nothing changes or improves; and so instead of planning ahead and being proactive, we are reactive and are forced to catch up.

With everything being within walking distance – cafes, restaurants, shops, Ferries, the seafront, and the Britomart and Aotea train stations without the need of a car, more and more people are going to want to live in the CBD which will of course provide more customers for local businesses.

I hope the new mayor scraps the height restrictions on highrises in the CBD, otherwise Auckland is in danger of becoming not a real city, but a pretend city of low rises rather than a true international city of highrises taller than 200 meters and continue to be left behind by the cities of our cousins over the ditch like Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane: We have all the natural assets to be just as good or even better: And as far as Skytower goes; it does not have a monopoly to be the tallest structure in the Auckland CBD forever.

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And then covid hit

Lol the only thing they've achieved is pedestrianize the CBD. Now there's a countless stream of gangs, scumbags n dirt bags that litter the streets of AKL, intimidating those who want to enjoy a nice day out.

It ain't gonna get better from here, if anything it's gonna get a lot worse in AKL in the years to come. Get out of the Auckland pyramid/ponzi scheme while you still can.

3 years later and auckland is still a shit hole, infact its worse. High crime rates, shootings, home burglary, car break ins, overwhelming ram raids, the CBD is terribly run down. There isn't 1 good suburb left in the entire city and the remaining "good area" which is north shore is now getting state homes, so that's gone. I cannot wait to escape this hell and I do not recommend coming to here to live. Holiday maybe.

No houses Auckland Harbour doesn't need them

Isn’t it sad looking back. It’s a slum of homeless people, petty crime and dirty streets. The cup was won but they won’t fund defence, canning most projects mentioned, and focusing on only the centre of a very large city.

I like the tunnels idea, mole people is the way to go

Thousands of congratulations to the Honorable Prime Minister. Request you to improve the standard of your education like USA.

Love it 😍

I visited Auckland from the UK about 10 years ago.

Getting from the airport to the city center was by bu, which was mostly caught up in traffic.

Seeing the plans for a tram link; In my opinion this would greatly improve the arrival experience into Auckland for tourists and allow the city project a cosmopolitan image.

As for the port; surely move it close to the airport? Flying in to the airport i noticed plenty of room along the coast in that area.

The AKL council is afraid of letting go of its cash cow , the port. Central Government will need to sort that. Northland is a land of opportunity

Two years to move the Port to Marsden Point

The northern busway can be converted to rail

Train tunnel under the harbour

More rail lines to the north

Marsden Point will replace Auckland Port

Well - you got that wrong

Globalist are making Auckland into a smart city wake up most of the infrastructure will be gridded face recognition cameras on all corners. Bill Gates not building a information gathering center for nothing just think about it. All this what they are saying is BS💩 gardens cafe restaurants etc please you are going to walk miles to get anywhere. Plus the fact cameras following you and basically spying on every move you make.With that money home for the homeless no,want input from the public already made up their minds spew factor 10 out of 10 Goff 🤮🤮

A billion dollars flushed down the toilet

Looks like Vancouver's urban planners had some influence...Walking, cycling, public transit, density with amenities, livability, less cars...great job Auckland.

Oh Yea

Make it happen baby! YEEAAH

So are there any update about this project?

Shut the CBD down from 5 blocks out,in all directions,only allowing goods and services vehicles,buses and taxis in,and supply cheap buses or light rail into the CBD. Of course that would be too easy,and by now,far too late to set up. Trouble with NZ over the decades,we haven't had any town planners with a clue what to do. Perth in Western Australia,left massive roadside areas alongside their freeways and highways,to allow for expansion in the future,it's not rocket surgery. In Vancouver,they build up due to land being too expansive,of course they don't have earthquakes like we do,but they make it work because they have vision.A sunken stadium is a stupid idea,with the polar ice caps melting,and with no sight of it ending anytime soon,that idea will sink with the stadium. I'm happy to see some work is being done underground,i hope to be moving home in a few years,i love Auckland,best city in my eyes,and i love the ideas coming out in this video,except for the odd couple.

The light rail is so awesome

You don't want to go to a place where the mayor says before the election that your rates will not rise by more than 2% then after the election, 2 months later, you get your rates & they have risen by 17.5%.

It’s easy saying we need a billion dollars but where is it come from?
Well just a heads up it’s tax money

I would love the Sports stadium next to the waterfront it would be iconic and would bring in tourist like the Sydney opera house. It will bring kiwis together with Rugby.

Phil Goff - says he wants to hear what Aucklanders want....he then goes a head and does what he wants.....
I ask - why are Aucklanders loosing their roading for a 'for profit' bus company run by Auckland council....when Auckland Transport will tell you "no one can stop any vehicle from using ratepayer/taxpayer funded roading infrastructure"...that's when residents want truck traffic stopped through residential neighbourhoods, but are prepared to charge ratepayers $150.00 for the audacity of using a 'bus lane'...Why is Auckland transport causing traffic flow issues, increasing commute times, all the while adding pollution by taking roading away from those that pay for it and giving it to a 'for profit' bus company when they should be sending all buses to train stations, allowing free transfers from bus to train and providing cheap all day parking over every train station?.....you are not going to get Aucklanders out of their cars until you make it more attractive to do so....and sitting in your car listening to your radio station is still a whole lot better option than sitting on a smelly bus with someone coughing in your face for for twice as long....

Curious question: So what has the Auckland decided to do?

All that project for just a billion?!

Please use the light rail trains like those of Sydney.

A billion dollars! Dublin built a couple of tram lines for that amount. Pennies in the grand scheme.

Keep things old school, adding more - buildings - will only attract more problems!

The underground stuff is okay, also the aqua project stuff

make 1 hour electric train ride to Wellsford it will expand Auckland..get all slow freight off the line when the passenger express train comes through

From northland..its a BIG YES..DO IT !! from me

the ports should be moved near the airport. I live in Sydney and its very efficent having the biggest port in Australia next to the airport. We have a major motorway next to the airport and port connecting it to the rest of sydney.This include an only freight railway wa. Im not sure what the water depths are like near the airpirt but logistically it makes sense. Land is cheaper and population and traffic is only going to get worse in the city centre.

so this means more one way streets

New Zealand solution to congestion: make roads smaller

if both Auckland and Dunedin had some better connection to the waterfront the two cities would be far better

Wat the hell not everyone wonts to catch train if there's a emergency we've got to jump in the train by the time you get to the emergency Yul b a hour late

I love Auckland

Nothing heading out east Auckland
Thats what needs to be sorted

Auckland needs more heavy train lines. 1 from Panmure to Pakuranga to Botany onto Manukau. 1 from Onehunga to the airport onto Puhinui. 2 lines to the North Shore, 1 to Devonport onto Takapuna connecting to the 2nd line from Britomart to Ponsonby to the Nth Shore over the current bus route. Add a few light rail lines and a few electric buses

You walk down Auckland there's allways someone in the way there's just to much people and no dam fucking room

This should of been done 10 years ago why now get rid of Phil don't need him in there we don't even have the hospital schools swimming pools roads but they continue to flood Auckland with 45000 immgrants year after year but they can't even look after there own people homeless people everywhere

Don't do light rail, do it as intercity rail, will be much faster. Look at South Africa's gautrain, build to run at 160 km'h and also has a urban feel to it, with close proximity stations like, Johannesburg, Rosebank, Sandton, suburbs all connected underground. Light rail, is too slow! And South Africa's Gautrain, also runs north to it's capital Pretoria, and to the International Airport. You can do it!

Shane Jones loves Whangarei eh? Is he from Northland or something?