Kia ora ,
 

It's time to meet your stations

It is a special double milestone for the City Rail Link project as we are delighted to reveal the final station renders and announce the names of our CRL stations – Te Wai Horotiu (Aotea), Karanga a Hape (Karangahape), Maungawhau (Mt Eden) and Waitematā (Britomart).

These names are steeped in history and heritage, and reflect significant geographical features around the stations.

We are honoured to have been gifted these ngā ingoa tuku iho (traditional names) by our Mana Whenua Forum along with invaluable mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) throughout the project.

Together with Auckland Transport we are beginning the process of having these names officially recognised by the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB). We look forward to a world-class outcome that is distinctly Tāmaki Makaurau.

You can find out more about the naming of each station below and you can find more station renders and information on the City Rail Link website.

If you would like to provide feedback about the new names, the New Zealand Geographic Board will likely conduct a formal consultation process later this year.

Meet Te Wai Horotiu Station (Aotea)

“Arā noa atu ngā manga iti o Waihorotiu, e tupu nei te mauri, e tupu nei te ora”
“There are many branches and watercourses of Waihorotiu where life and vitality flourishes”

This name has been gifted in recognition of the Waihorotiu stream and wetland system that flowed in close proximity to the station, through Horotiu pā down to the Waitematā providing fresh water for iwi living nearby.

At the Wellesley Street entrance the hanging rods ceiling design reflects a sense of human craft. Their undulating pattern reflects the water as well as the kaitiaki of the area, moving and connecting people in place as they flow through the station.

Te Wai Horotiu will become New Zealand’s busiest station and the te reo Māori name reflects that link between the past and present where the original water source provided a service to local people for cooking, cleaning, bathing and growing food, just as now it will provide the service of transport.

Click here to view more Te Wai Horotiu Station renders and to find out more information about this station.