Michael Goldwater
Group hopes to sink mayors plans to sell city port lease
A group of high profile Aucklanders are hoping to sink the mayor's plans to sell the lease for the city's port, instead they want the land transformed into one of the greatest waterfronts in the… Audio
Prime Minister says Auckland port needs to move
The lobby group Waterfront 2029 is applauding the government's announcement that Auckland's port needs to move.
The Prime Minister says it's no longer viable for the car and container port to remain… Audio
John Key on moving Auckland's port
Back to our story on a campaign to move Auckland's port to Whangarei:
A spokesperson for the Waterfront 2029 campaign, Michael Goldwater, said Auckland had a once-in-a-generation opportunity to… Audio
Queens Wharf expansion for cruise ships to go ahead
Ninety metres of Auckland's Waitemata Harbour are on track to be turned into a concrete platform to allow huge cruise ships to berth. Auckland Council has granted consent for an expansion of Queens… Audio
Queens Wharf cruise ship proposal approaches critical stage
The independent hearing into a proposed extension to Auckland's Queens Wharf, to allow huge cruise ships to berth has heard a chorus of objections from multiple community groups. The development arm… Audio, Gallery
Yet another plan for Auckland America's Cup unveiled
Yet another plan for the America's Cup was unveiled yesterday. This fourth plan drops a planned extension of Hobson Wharf, creates more space on land at Wynyard Point, and has a 45-metre extension of… Audio
How far should Auckland go to host the America's Cup?
The Panel discuss the America's Cup and how it will be accommodated in Auckland. Audio
Lobby group thinks moving Auckland port good idea
A lobby group that has been trying to stop the expansion of the Ports of Auckland lobby says the port should move altogether. Audio
One port extension in Auckland gets the go ahead
A divisive extension of Auckland's wharves has won the go ahead but only because the mayor used his casting vote to break a council deadlock this afternoon. Audio
Protester says compromise is "one-fingered salute"
One of the organisers of the public campaign against the wharf extension says the port's offer to halt one of them is a one-fingered salute to the people of Auckland. Audio