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Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei deputy chairman backs mayor's call for port to vacate Waitematā

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By Mana Wikaire-Lewis Whakaata Māori
18 Oct, 2022 05:24 PM2 mins to read
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Ngarimu Blair of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei says we must unlock the Waitemata by freeing up port land. Photo / NZMA

Ngarimu Blair of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei says we must unlock the Waitemata by freeing up port land. Photo / NZMA

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei has backed a call from the new mayor of Tāmaki Makaurau for the Ports of Auckland to vacate its city waterfront site.

Mayor Wayne Brown has written to Ports of Auckland chairwoman Jan Dawson giving the port less than six months to come up with a plan to free up land for public use, specifically the Bledisloe Wharf used for car imports.

Brown asked the company to work with Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei and other businesses and community groups to develop a plan and timeline to transform the area from the Ferry Building to Bledisloe Wharf.

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust deputy chairman Ngarimu Blair supported Brown's call.

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"We welcome the opportunity to work directly with the Ports of Auckland and the mayor on how we can quickly unlock access to the Waitematā for all Aucklanders," he said.

Artist impression in 2020 of the Ngati Whatua Orakei Whai Rawa plan for Quay park on the Auckland Waterfront. Image / Supplied
Artist impression in 2020 of the Ngati Whatua Orakei Whai Rawa plan for Quay park on the Auckland Waterfront. Image / Supplied

"From our marae and village on Bastion Pt, we have long seen the encroachment of the port on our beautiful Waitematā, which is no longer appropriate for a world-class city."

The iwi supports shifting the port's freight movement from road to rail, another move Brown wants to reduce congestion and lower carbon emissions.

"Container trucks clog our city centre and motorways, and add to the city's already high transport carbon emissions. Runoff from our roads also pollute the Waitematā, which is a taonga to our fellow Aucklanders too," Blair said.

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Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei contends it has exclusive mana whenua status in Tamaki Makaurau through te ahi kā roa: the concept of maintaining the home fires lit through intergenerational and continuous occupation and use of land. The city's waterfront is regarded as a core area of its territory.

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