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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.
From 2 October 2013, the A380 took over from a B777-300ER on the Dubai–Brisbane–Auckland route [25] This meant that Emirates would serve Auckland solely with A380s, and Auckland Airport for a period of time was the only airport in the world, other than Dubai, to have four scheduled Emirates A380s on the ground at the same time. [26]
By the 1990s, Auckland had experienced one of the sharpest declines in public transport patronage in the world, with only 33 trips per capita per year. [5] Since 2000, a greater focus has been placed on improving Auckland's public transport system through a series of projects and service improvements.
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 .
The new building provided 570 new covered car spaces. Once it was complete, part of the existing car park area was closed to allow for the extra space required for the expanded footprint of a new terminal building. A new 45 m (148 ft) tall control tower, positioned close to the new car park building, opened in September 2009. A separate $20 ...
Albert Park in central Auckland View from the top of ... and Auckland in domestic cricket. Eden Park stadium with ... This car reliance means 56% of the city's ...
The other two major motorways in Auckland, the Southwestern Motorway and the Upper Harbour Motorway, form a continuous link in the west of the city, providing an alternative to SH1 between Manukau and Albany. The goal is to provide traffic passing through Auckland, or starting or ending in the western suburbs, with an alternative high-speed ...
The Airport purchased land from the Miramar Golf Course in 1994 for car park space. As recently as 1992, several alternate sites for Wellington Airport were considered – Te Horo, Paraparaumu, Mana Island, Ohariu Valley, Horokiwi, Wairarapa and Pencarrow [30] – but a decision was made to upgrade the existing site at Rongotai. A major new ...