Auckland gets new waterfront square in time for America's Cup
17 Dec, 2020 07:30 PM
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The new public square, Te Komititanga, outside the Britomart train station. Video / City Rail Link
A new public square has opened outside the Britomart rail station in downtown Auckland today - laid with tens of thousands of pavers to depict a whāriki or welcome mat.
The square is named Te Komititanga, which means to mix and to merge in Māori.
It is the culmination of more than four years' work on the downtown section of the $4.4 billion City Rail Link, topping off work on dual new tunnels from Britomart, under the Commercial Bay tower and mall and partway up Albert St.