Auckland Business Chamber chief executive Michael Barnett is urging residents to keep an open mind around the topic of moving Ports of Auckland.
In a New Year’s letter, Barnett says it’s best to look at innovative and creative ideas that looks beyond more rail and roads, more dredging and more carbon emissions.
The purpose of the letter is to ask Aucklanders to come up with an answer that is “world class and different”, he says.
“Imagine if we chose to have a floating port. A possible location could be in the Firth of Thames and connected to an inland Port or railhead …
“To some this might sound like a flight of fancy from a Jules Verne novel, but it is conceivable.
“I am not saying this is the answer, just asking you to think differently.
“We all agree the port needs to move. So now it’s your turn. Dream a little and let’s see if we can find an answer that’s not linked to the dinosaur age,” Barnett says.
