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Infrastructure: Facts and Issues: Towards the First National Infrastructure Plan

Transport: Ports

305. There is limited public information available on planned investment in Ports. However, we are aware of the following: The Ports of Auckland Port Development Plan 2008[86] identifies potential options for reclamation to extend the Ferguson and Bledisloe Wharves:

Conceptual Programme of Port Development
Conceptual Programme of Port Development.
Source: Ports of Auckland Port Development Plan 2008

306. The Lyttelton Port of Christchurch is currently investigating two projects: Capital Dredging and a Coal Stockyard Expansions Project.[87]

Transport: Air services

307. Future investment in aviation is likely to include continuation of terminal upgrades in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington, and runway extensions at Hamilton, Palmerston North and Rotorua, as set out in the following:

Airport Project Cost
Auckland
  • Continuation of Pier B, completion expected by 2009
  • Stage 3B of arrivals processing at the international terminal for secondary Customs/Quarantine processing
 $200m
Hamilton
  • Anticipated runway extension from 1960m to 2,200m, allowing unrestricted Boeing 737-300 operations
  • Potential runway extension to 3,500m
 Not known
Rotorua
  • Runway extension to enable trans-Tasman flights
 Not known
Palmerston North
  • Future runway extension
 Not known
Wellington
  • Stage 2 of International terminal upgrade and expansion - new terminal expected to be completed end 2009
 $51m
Christchurch
  • Continuation of combined domestic/international terminal, expected to be completed 2011
 $195m

Source: Treasury

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