Urban Development News from the media | 18 March 2025 | NZ Investment Summit: Northland Expressway Road of National Significance

NZ Investment Summit: Northland Expressway Road of National Significance

The Government will formally open Registrations of Interest for the first stage of the Northland Expressway at this week’s NZ Infrastructure Investment Summit, Transport Minister Chris Bishop says.

“Connecting Northland to the Auckland region through a resilient, safe and efficient new expressway will unlock economic growth, boost productivity and drive higher living standards for Northlanders and Aucklanders.

“The Waikato Expressway delivered by the last National-led Government has been a game changer for the Waikato region. The Northland Expressway is a genuinely transformational opportunity to boost jobs and growth in an area rich with potential and link Northland to New Zealand’s biggest city.

https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/nz-investment-summit-northland-expressway-road-national-significance

$11.6m to live above a train station - penthouse for sale in ‘vertical village’

- The $450m Symphony Centre in Auckland will feature a 21-storey mixed-use development above Te Waihorotiu station.

- The development includes street-level shops, offices, and 78 apartments, with a penthouse priced at $11.6m.

- The project aims to revitalise the precinct, offering amenities like a gym, movie theatre and outdoor terrace.

Would you pay $11.6 million to live above a train station? You might if you saw the penthouse on offer in the $450m Symphony Centre, currently under construction in Auckland’s CBD.

https://www.oneroof.co.nz/news/latest-news/11-6m-to-live-above-a-train-station-penthouse-for-sale-in-aucklands-new-vertical-village-47119

Mayor welcomes government support to accelerate growth in the right places

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has welcomed the government’s approach and willingness to support Auckland Council plans to allow it to accelerate growth in the right places.

“This is good news for Auckland,” says Mayor Brown.

“The current legislative settings around Plan Change 78 are too restrictive and aren’t allowing us to enable housing and business opportunities in the right places, such as near key strategic corridors and transport hubs.

“We have been strongly advocating for government to support an amendment to the RMA that will enable us to withdraw “Plan Change 78: Intensification” (PC78) to the Auckland Unitary Plan in part (excluding the City Centre) and prepare a replacement plan change to be publicly notified later this year.

“The Minister has acknowledged that Council has made substantial progress in implementing the government’s growth direction already in the City Centre.”

https://ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/news/2025/03/mayor-welcomes-government-support-to-accelerate-growth-in-the-right-places/

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