That opportunity to really make Auckland a world class liveable city is right in front of Aucklanders, right now, with the move to shift the port to Northland. In reality Auckland ratepayers are subsidising Ports of Auckland for delivering such poor returns. DENISE PIPER/STUFF Moving the port would ease truck congestion in Auckland, Wayne Brown argues. Sixty-two percent of Aucklanders want the port gone and those jobs that might follow the port north are held by those who can't afford a house in Auckland but who could at Ruakaka. * Wayne Brown chaired the Upper North Island Supply Chain Strategy working group that recommended relocating the Ports of Auckland cargo operations to Whangarei's deepwater port of Northport.

Source: Stuff December 07, 2019 15:56 UTC