Tag: Matiatia
Ferry chaos fears as wharf safety work timed for peak summer...
Mātiatia’s main wharf, the second busiest in the Auckland region, could be out of action for up to two months this summer. Auckland Transport’s...
Radical rethink for Matiatia realised
An innovative new plan for Matiatia could see a keyhole without congestion, cycleways lining the road to the ferry terminal and a completely new...
AT’s Matiatia shakeup needs ‘radical’ rethink
Designs for Matiatia’s $15 million redevelopment are slowly taking shape, with Auckland Transport presenting three concept plans to key stakeholders this month. Groups including...
RIP Blanca
There’s been an outpouring of grief after Blanca, a beloved white goose who lived at Matiatia, was found dead on Tuesday morning.
Local Oneroa resident...
Oil spill at Matiatia Wharf
An oil spill from a ferry ramp at Matiatia terminal last Thursday prompted a clean-up operation from Auckland Transport - but local environmental groups...
Too little; too late
A wise man, back in the 80s, speculated – with all the gusto of a local pundit – that Waiheke had more cars per...
Auckland Transport dodges wharf tax questions
Auckland Transport refuses to provide any information about where hundreds of thousands of dollars in wharf tax collected on Waiheke each year is spent.
Gulf...
Explore departing Waiheke service
The lack of a “level playing field” is partly to blame for Explore stopping its Waiheke ferry service on 8 May, says Explore group...
What does Waiheke get for its wharf taxes?
Waiheke commuters pay $1 a day in wharf tax, but get little benefit from the tax, says Waiheke Local Board chairperson Paul Walden.
He is...
Ferry passenger numbers finally released
More than 278,800 people caught ferries to or from Waiheke in December but wharf tax figures continue to fall.
Waiheke Local Board chairperson Paul Walden...
