Westhaven Marina

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The marina at the west of the Auckland waterfront. Western Waterfront Auckland.jpg
The marina at the west of the Auckland waterfront.
Westhaven Marina looking east, towards the Sky Tower. Auckland-CityOfSails2.jpg
Westhaven Marina looking east, towards the Sky Tower.

Westhaven Marina in Auckland, New Zealand, is the largest yacht marina in the Southern Hemisphere.[ citation needed ] The marina has nearly two thousand berths and swing moorings, and tends to be continually booked. Auckland, known as 'City of Sails', is generally known for its maritime passions. [1] [2]

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It is owned by Auckland Council, as successor to the Auckland City Council, which bought it from Ports of Auckland in 2004 for NZ$46 million. [3]

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In 2008, it received its second-time-running international 'Blue Flag award' for its water quality, environmental management and safety standards. [4] It is one of 640 marinas worldwide (and the only marina in New Zealand) to have received the award. [5]

Construction

During the 1950s the foreshore of St. Mary’s bay disappeared under the approaches to the Auckland Harbour Bridge [opened 1959]. For over a century St Mary's Bay had been the location of several small commercial boat-yards mixed in with the private moorings from houses set on the harbour cliffs above the bay. All these facilities were now to be cut off from the water.[ citation needed ]

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The Auckland Harbour Board planned to fill in Westhaven completely, but a group of local residents including engineers and architects donated their services to create Westhaven Marina, now one of Auckland’s greatest assets. If not for this initiative, the entire area might have become a continuation of the Western Reclamation industrial waterfront areas to the east.[ citation needed ]

Plans

Council was proposing major works around the Marina for NZ$23 million up to 2011, though these were since deferred. This may include improved parks around the Auckland Harbour Bridge area, better footpaths and cycleways along Westhaven Drive and a Marine Village (with cafes and marine-related shops). [6]

Panuku Development Auckland, formerly Waterfront Auckland, is the current council controlled organisation tasked with the revitalisation of the city’s waterfront, and its plan for the area were last updated in 2015. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Eames, David (26 January 2006). "Passion for boating runs deep in Auckland". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  2. ↑ Orsman, Bernard (30 June 2007). "New park 'a gift for our children'". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  3. ↑ Westhaven Marina – Gateway to the City of Sails (from the Auckland City Council website. Accessed 11 January 2008.)
  4. ↑ Marina wins prestigious award – CityScene, newsletter of the Auckland City Council, Sunday 3 February 2008
  5. ↑ New Zealand (from the 'blueflag.org' website. Accessed 2 February 2008.)
  6. ↑ Orsman, Bernard (9 August 2007). "$23m plan to open up Westhaven". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  7. ↑ "WESTHAVEN PLAN 2013 REVISED 2015"

Coordinates: 36°50′15″S174°44′48″E / 36.83742°S 174.746561°E / -36.83742; 174.746561


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