A decision on the future of Ports of Auckland and the relocation of freight operations to a new facility will be made before the 2023 election, Transport Minister Michael Wood says.
Wood told Stuff.co.nz that a decision would be made alongside other work on the country’s freight network, including the future of rail.
“There needs to be a well-reasoned strategic decision made on the best place for a future port, that we can get broad agreement across parties on,” Wood told Stuff.
The most recent report on the topic was released in July 2020. It was carried out by economic consultancy Sapere and commissioned by the Ministry of Transport.
It considered five relocation options including Northport, Manukau, the Firth of Thames, the Port of Tauranga and a shared increase in capacity at both Northport and the Port of Tauranga.
