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The Auckland Central Business District (CBD), or Auckland city centre, [4] is the geographical and economic heart of the Auckland metropolitan area. It is the area in which Auckland was established in 1840, by William Hobson on land gifted by mana whenua hapū Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei .
Transport in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, is defined by factors that include the shape of the Auckland isthmus (with its harbours [1] creating chokepoints and long distances for land transport), the suburban character of much of the urban area, a history (since World War II) of focusing investment on roading projects rather than public transport, [2] and high car-ownership rates.
The 1930 station was the third to serve as the rail terminus for Auckland, and remained the sole station serving the CBD until its closure on 7 July 2003, when Britomart became the new terminus. The original Platform 7 (now referred to as Platform 1) was retained for limited use as 'The Strand Station', named after the adjacent street.
Long-distance bus operator InterCity links Auckland with all the main centres in the North Island, [66] also operating the budget-orientated SKIP Bus services. [67] Skip buses were suspended from 25 March 2020. [68] Until 18 August 1996 InterCity services operated from Auckland railway station. Since then they have run from SkyCity. [69]
Auckland Airport consists of two terminals; the International Terminal and the Domestic Terminal. [38] The two terminals are located approximately 500 m (1,600 ft) apart and are connected by a free shuttle bus service and a signposted walkway. The airport has 65 gates in total, 23 with jetbridges and 42 remote stands for aircraft parking.
The deck of the wharf was often used for parking import vehicles. The northwestern shed was used as a cool store, and the southeastern was used by POAL and MAF for storage and customs processing. [1] The wharf was sold to Auckland Regional Council and the New Zealand Government, [5] who each paid $20 million to Ports of Auckland, [6] [7] in 2010.
The statistical areas of Queen Street, which encompasses a full block either side of Queen Street north of Wellesley Street, and Queen Street South West, which includes the area west of Queen Street to Vincent Street and Pitt Street south of Wellesley Street, cover 0.40 km 2 (0.15 sq mi) [2] and had an estimated population of 4,910 as of June 2024, [3] with a population density of 12,275 ...
General Post Office building in 1911, with the entrance to the Queen Street railway station to the right. Waitematā railway station, formerly known as Britomart Transport Centre, is the public transport hub in the central business district of Auckland and the northern terminus of the North Island Main Trunk railway line.