Port of Auckland

Port of Auckland describes itself as New Zealand's largest import port, bringing in goods the country needs. It states that the city of Auckland and its port have grown together on the Waitematā for more than 175 years, and that it is also New Zealand's main cruise port, with a network of freight hubs throughout the North Island supporting an efficient supply chain. The port says it is the most direct route into the Auckland market and that nearly three-quarters of its inbound cargo is for Auckland. It employs more than 800 staff across departments such as Multi-Cargo (vehicles, bulk, Pacific trade), Marine, Engineering, Terminal Operations and Planning, and main office support functions.

Port of Auckland states that the city of Auckland and the port have grown together on the Waitematā and Manukau Harbours for over 175 years. Its history page records that between 1,000 and 800 years ago Polynesians discovered Aotearoa (New Zealand), Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) was settled and became a large population and trade centre, and the area became known as 'Tāmaki herenga waka' – the gathering place of many waka. In 1853, control of the Waitematā Harbour passed from the Governor to the Auckland Provincial Council following the Constitution Act. In the 1850s the first Queen Street wharf was constructed, a quay along Customs Street was created, and a breakwater was built out from Britomart Point. In 1871 the Auckland Harbour Board was established to administer the port by an Act of Parliament. In 1875 the Auckland Harbour Foreshore Act gave the Auckland Harbour Board over 5,000 acres (2,000 hectares) of the Waitematā Harbour seabed. In the 1880s Point Britomart was quarried away and the area around Mechanics Bay, Customs Street, and Hobson Street was reclaimed to enable construction of a railway wharf and better dockyards. The present-day Queens Wharf was built between 1906 and 1913, Marsden Wharf was built between 1909 and 1911, and the iconic Red Fence was erected between 1913 and 1923.

New Zealand's largest import port and main cruise port, positioned as the most direct route into the Auckland market.

• 2020

  Ports of Auckland fined over pilot-boat speed breaches

  In a 2020 decision, Auckland District Court fined Ports of Auckland $424,000 after a pilot boat struck and killed a swimmer in 2017. The company admitted that its pilot boats had consistently breached speed limits, putting people's lives at risk. The court proceeding addressed the speed-limit violations connected to the incident.

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1. 1Port of Aucklandpoal.co.nz
2. 2Our history | Port of Aucklandpoal.co.nz
3. 3About us | Port of Aucklandpoal.co.nz
4. 4Careers | Port of Aucklandpoal.co.nz
5. 5Ports of Auckland fined over pilot-boat speed breachesrnz.co.nz
6. 6Auckland port fined over driver's preventable deathrnz.co.nz
7. 7POAL and ship’s master fined $432,400 for excessive speeden.portnews.ru