Project Auckland: City Rail Link boss Sean Sweeney: Project forges on despite challenges
4 Mar, 2021 03:59 PM
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Access shaft at Mercury Lane - entry to the mining operation for the Karagahape Rd station.
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OPINION:
A chief executive s chair usually carries a lot of authority, but I have had a timely reminder here at City Rail Link (CRL) that it is authority that goes only so far.
Any authority I do have at New Zealand s biggest transport infrastructure project falls well short of foreseeing what the future holds put simply, I cannot guarantee that it is not going to rain next Sunday, nor can I foretell the next disruption due to Covid.
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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.
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A render of the square gifted the name Te Komititanga, which features a whāriki or welcome mat among other mana whenua narratives. Ngāti Whātua Ōrakei and the CRL’s mana whenua forum gifted the square’s name – Te Komititanga. It means “to mix” or “to merge” in te Reo. Located near Britomart and the ferry terminal, the design of Te Komititanga reflects what was once there. The more than 137,000 pieces of basalt pavers laid in the square incorporate mana whenua narratives.
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Te Komititanga features a whāriki or welcome mat among other mana whenua narratives.