The evolution of St Mary’s Bay
A few weeks back the fantastic Westhaven Promenade officially opened significantly improving pedestrian and cycle access to the area. As part of the opening Waterfront Auckland sent me these images showing what the area used to look like. One thing is for sure, we’ve significantly changed the area.…
23 Comments Postcard from South Africa #2 – Durban Beachfront
This post doesn’t really have anything to do with the first Postcard from South Africa post, but I should probably put a link in anyway. It has more to do with this post. Going to South Africa is all sorts of culture shock.…
Replacing the Te Wero Bridge
Brian Rudman wrote an opinion piece a few days ago about plans to replace the Te Wero Bridge that connects Wynyard Quarter to the CBD
It’s true the $3.7 million Te Wero drawbridge across the Viaduct Harbour was not built with longevity in mind.…
Getting better public space downtown
The Auckland Development Committee meets on Thursday and one of the items on the agenda (19mb) is an evaluation of Downtown Public Space which is related to the potential sale of Queen Elizabeth Square. Council officers have recommended that approval should be given to sell the square based on the outcome of an options evaluation study has been completed which looks at alternative options.…
More on Wynyard Quarter housing
As Matt wrote on Saturday, the Auckland Council is going to be partnering with Willis Bond & Co on new homes at Wynyard Quarter. I thought I’d look at a couple of other interesting aspects of the announcement.
Bob Dey has written some good commentary here, including an interview with the managing director of Willis Bond & Co, Mark McGuinness. …
Wynyard Quarter Residential Developer announced
Waterfront Auckland have announced who will build the new residential “Urban Village” in the Wynyard Quarter.
One of New Zealand’s leading developers, Willis Bond & Co, has been confirmed as the successful candidate to build the first residential precinct in Auckland’s revitalised Wynyard Quarter.…
Waterfront Promenade update
While many people are aware of the Grafton Gully cycle route that is currently under construction, and the connecting Beach Road route that will soon start, another major cycleway project is currently progressing at good pace. This is the Waterfront Promenade, which will link Wynyard Quarter and Westhaven Marina.…
Wynyard before and after
A brief video put together by Waterfront Auckland featuring the images of Craig and Sydney (aka oh.yes.melbourne) showing the changes that have occurred in the Wynyard Quarter in helping to transform it from a run down industrial area to a stunning people space.…
Photo of the day – Queens Wharf
One of my big concerns about Queens Wharf being a cruise ship terminal is that we often hand over lots of public space for “the privilege” of cruise ships stopping in the city. I don’t know what it was like earlier in the day when the ship arrived but I was pleased to see the wharf almost completely open to the public when this ship was in town the other day (there’s another one in today) I also see the end of the wharf is getting more popular.…
The Waterfront in 1982
The other day TV1 played a fascinating video from 1982 – 31 years ago – looking at what the potential future of the Auckland Waterfront was. What surprised me was just how similar it was to either what has happened or is in current plans.…
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