What would you do to improve Auckland's waterfront?

1:43 PM Tuesday Mar 4, 2008

Auckland Regional Holdings (ARH) recently completed a study of 60 international waterfront renewal projects in 50 cities which highlighted some very interesting information supporting current plans for the Auckland waterfront.

The ARH research concentrated on the governance and delivery models of waterfronts - what worked, what didn't and why. It also looked at port precincts and how they inter-related with waterfront developments and central business districts (CBDs).

One surprising finding was that most successful international waterfront cities retained their deepwater working ports close by and integrated the ports precinct with the business district and harbour.

What would you do to improve Auckland's waterfront? Here is the latest selection of Your Views:

Post (New Zealand) | 10:05AM Monday, 11 Feb 2008

Make it a lively place for people to enjoy.

Post (New Zealand) | 10:05AM Monday, 11 Feb 2008

What a great idea - the waterfront is truly an undeveloped a**et and at the moment people are alienated from this jewel by ugly buildings and roads and industrial plants. While your at it - open a promenade to the "tank farm" and put a park in there with a mixture of light commercial (cafes, etc) to encourage people to go there. But the absolute cheek of your leaders I find apalling - in Wellington we paid for our own waterfront development - asking the government to pay is a cop out and shows the lack of vision and responsibility that is continually afflicting your city. Great idea Auckland - just do it - but pay for it yourselves.

Post (New Zealand) | 10:10AM Monday, 11 Feb 2008

Get rid of all those unsightly containers, container cranes and the smelly trucks that invade the Auckland waterfront, by diverting all the ships to Tauranga. Then one huge park can be created and to hell with the commercial imperatives of the function of the port and it value to Auckland. Why not get the government to fund the purchase, after all they are pouring tens of millions into a wasted exercise at Eden Park and it is election year. Never mind the money being diverted from health and education where the investment is sorely needed for the better long term good of the country. Wellington financed the development of it waterfront and stadium from its own ratepayer funds, like other cities in NZ, so why then does Auckland feel the need to become a bigger bludger on the taxpayer?