He waka eke noa

Kia ora koutou 

Like you, we are playing our part in New Zealand's response to reducing the threat of COVID-19 and all Link Alliance members are now home, working remotely.  All construction work has been paused on site, however we are able to continue working in key areas such as planning and design. 

Our thoughts are with everyone including all first responders, medics, those working in essential services and everyone that has already been affected by COVID-19.

Although we are not physically on site, if you do need to contact the Aotea Station team for any reason, please phone 0800 CRL TALK and select option 3 or email aotea@linkalliance.co.nz.
 
Stay safe and keep well.

The Aotea Station team

Support for businesses and people

When we are back on site we will continue to take all practical steps to maintain the health and safety of our people and our neighbours.  Until then, we thank you for your understanding as we also work through what this new environment means for us going forward.

He waka eke noa – We’re all in this together

• For information on business support due to COVID-19, including financial support visit Unite Against COVID-19.
• For information on City Rail Link Ltd's Business Hardship Programme click here.
  • Please note that business eligibility has recently been expanded, so we encourage you to check this and apply.
  • Please email HardshipProgramme@cityrailink.govt.nz if you need help applying for the Hardship Programme.
• For a list of essential businesses remaining open in the city centre at this time visit Heart of the City. 
• For Heart of the City advice regarding COVID-19 support for businesses click here.
• If you want to talk to a dedicated health support person, call the free Ministry of Health COVID-19 info line on 0800 358 5453, which is operating 24/7.

Voting open for tunnel boring machine name!

The tunnel boring machine (TBM) naming competition continues.  The three finalists are Georgina Beyer, Dr Margaret Bradshaw and Dame Whina Cooper.

Go to digCRL.co.nz to vote for your favourite name!  The prize package includes two nights' accommodation and a meal at Grand Mercure Auckland and a one-year family pass to MOTAT. 

Last month, thousands of nominations were received for over three hundred women as a possible name for the TBM that will create the twin tunnels from Mt Eden Station to Aotea Station. 

Tunnelling tradition dictates a TBM cannot start work until it has been given a female name, a sign of good luck and safety for the project ahead.  The naming tradition can be traced back to the 1500s when miners and military engineers working with explosives underground prayed to Saint Barbara, their patron saint, for protection.

In this most trying and unprecedented of times, we have seen many examples of people in New Zealand coming together and demonstrating solidarity, compassion and leadership.  It is therefore timely that we highlight a few examples of some amazing New Zealanders who illustrate just why we can be proud to call this country home.  Voting closes 24 April 2020.

Site patrols and services during alert level 4

Fun railway fact: Did you know...? 

London's Metropolitan Railway was the world’s first underground railway and opened in 1863.  It was constructed using the same "cut and cover" method that the the City Rail Link project is using in some areas.