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Taken from standing on the future train platform, looking up to the passenger concourse level above.
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Kia ora,
Our thoughts are with all who have been affected by the Auckland Anniversary flooding and subsequently Cyclone Gabrielle. We are thankful that our Te Waihorotiu Station site was well-prepared and largely unaffected, with no damage to permanent works.
Read and watch here about the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle and the Anniversary Weekend flooding on the CRL sites
New Zealand remains under a state of emergency. Auckland Emergency Management has issued detailed information about support available. Please continue to follow the advice provided.
Heart of the City has also rounded up detailed information about the range of support available to businesses. Auckland City Centre Residents' Group is also providing regular updates and support information.
Finally, please provide your feedback about your satisfaction of the services we provide to you and the community. Complete our quarterly community survey here, and be in the draw to win $100! This quarter's survey closes on 1 March.
Kind regards,
The Te Waihorotiu Station team
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Supporting local businesses & residents
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Love is in the air at Te Waihorotiu Station! Link Alliance shared the love this month, sponsoring a Valentine's Day rose giveaway in partnership with Roma Blooms Florist (93 Albert St).
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The Te Waihorotiu Station team also celebrated the Lunar New Year, with a mini activation at our public information centre at 1 Elliott St. We #supportedlocal by giving away pre-purchased red packets containing shop vouchers to nearby “Meet Balls” and “Mr Katsu” restaurants (Victoria St W), premium quality cashew nut and incense packs from "Ono Cashew" and "inner Peace incense" (Kingston St) as well as karaoke and Chinese calligraphy sessions.
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COMING SOON: Keep your eyes peeled on the CRL (Facebook and Instagram) social media on Wednesdays, for some great giveaways lined up. This is a thank you from us to businesses for their understanding during the streetscape rebuilding phase, which can be disruptive.
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Here's a sneak peak for the first Win Win Wednesday - be one of the first five people to dine in at Tony's Lord Nelson for dinner and receive a $40 voucher + free parking for your next visit.
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Our public guided tours are the perfect opportunity to learn first-hand from our construction subject matter experts in a small group environment. Check out our upcoming tour dates here and book it in!
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Faces of Te Waihorotiu Station
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Hundreds of us come to work each day at Te Waihorotiu Station and we all have a story to tell. Each month we aim to profile some of our crew. This month we turn the spotlight on Garry Howard, Senior Structures Supervisor. Watch his story here.
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We have also said farewell this month to a long-serving face of Albert St - Bruce Castle who for the past fifteen years has been building manager at Manhattan Apartments (105 Albert St). Bruce takes so much pride in his work and our team has deeply valued his support. Enjoy your retirement!
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Te Waihorotiu Station construction progress
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Check out this recent bird's eye view drone footage of the Te Waihorotiu Station construction site.
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Wellesley St entrance building (also known as the superstructure)
- Building glazing (glass) installation is progressing well and the shadowbox façade install will start soon.
- We have almost finished sealing and waterproofing the exterior concrete façade panels as we prepare for louvres and shingles representing the tears of Ranginui (Sky Father God) to be laid on top.
- It's really starting to shape up inside too. See the image below for a visual reference: HOP card gates will be installed in the foreground, and in the background a lift, escalators, and stairs will be installed to take passengers underground. An incredible public art feature will also be hung from the ceiling – representing reeds and taniwha from the Waihorotiu stream.
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Top: View of inside the Wellesley ground floor entrance - note the high ceilings.
Bottom: Digital render of what the same space will look like once completed.
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Passenger concourse level
- OCE (over concourse extract) steel support frames have started being installed along the full length of the concourse level as part of the station's ventilation system.
- Installation of galvanised steel cable trays (which will house the station’s electrical cables) is almost complete
- Back-of-house office and plant rooms are progressing well in various stages from concrete blockwork through to final plastering/painting.
- We are also excited to be preparing for the first lift installation happening soon - watch this space!
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OCE support frames are currently being installed along the full length on both sides of concourse level
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Plastered and painted! Back-of-house areas on the concourse level.
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Platform and train track level
- The recent flooding was felt most on this lowest level of the station, yet with good pump setup and preparations we are still making good construction progress through this area.
- The platform itself continues to grow - we are not far from structural completion of the approx. 200m platform, after which point we'll begin installing platform floor tiles.
- OTE (over track extract) ventilation ducting has been fully completed across the front-of-house areas on this level.
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Looking down from concourse level - preparing the passenger platform's formwork for concrete. Trains will arrive and depart on either side.
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Scaffolding for days! Here the team is building a shore tower for the "infill" slab that will close-up this opening and form full separation between concourse and platform levels.
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CRL finished boring its twin tunnels linking Maungawhau / Mount Eden Station, Karanga-a-hape Station, and Te Waihorotiu Station (Aotea) in September 2022. Enjoy this video throw back to our Tunnel Boring Machine Dame Whina Cooper’s journey, capturing her two breakthroughs into midtown’s Te Waihorotiu Station.
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Northern running tunnel area
- Extension of the running tunnel boxes south from Wyndham Street is now complete. This includes the outer walls, central walls and tunnel box roofs.
- This means that the station is now fully connected into the existing "C2" running tunnels from Waitematā Station (Britomart), linking into the Te Waihorotiu Station concourse and platform structure - and so train track installation can continue.
- Works are now in place to seal the roof and backfill the area, following which this section of Albert Street (from Wyndham St to Kingston St) can be reinstated and eventually opened back up as a public road.
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Looking down from Albert Street surface level - with the last running tunnel roof slab poured, we are now busy preparing the space for a huger amount of backfill material to go in.
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Surface level streetscape upgrades
- The Link Alliance streetscape reinstatement programme is now fully underway on Victoria Street. The first stage of these works is connecting upgraded utility services to businesses and properties, following by concrete and paving works. Works on Victoria Street, and some parts of Albert Street north of Victoria St, are the focus areas for 2023.
- There has and will continue to be several pedestrian diversions, in order to complete these works safety and on-time. Access to businesses will be maintained. When works are noisy, sound mats will be in place to reduce our construction impact. Please contact our team if you have concerns or suggestions as we complete this final stage of the project in midtown.
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Streetscape utility works are underway on Victoria Street.
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A view of excavation works on Kingston Street. Later this year, an above-ground ventilation structure for the station will be built on Kingston Street near the District Court.
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The two Te Waihorotiu Station entrances on Victoria Street are designed to be integrated with the design of Te Hā Noa Victoria Street
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While we continue to build Te Waihorotiu Station, the Auckland Council whānau have a programme underway to regenerate the surrounding midtown area and get ready for the thousands of people who will use the station daily.
Starting soon
The Te Hā Noa streetscape upgrade on Victoria Street will take approximately two years of construction split into two phases of around a year each. The first phase will focus on the Queen Street to Federal Street section, followed by the Queen Street to Kitchener Street section. The work will be undertaken in three blocks, with one block being delivered by Link Alliance as part of the City Rail Link project, and the remaining being delivered by Auckland Council:
- Block A: Federal Street to Elliott Street (City Rail Link) – until early 2024
- Block B: Elliott Street to Queen Street – March 2023 to early 2024
- Block C: Queen Street to Kitchener Street – main works from early 2024, with some utilities work in 2023
We recommend you subscribe to Auckland Council's midtown newsletters - use this link to keep up-to-date with all the exciting changes happening in midtown. Previous midtown updates can be found here.
We look forward to sharing more on this at the upcoming Community Liaison Group meeting (CLR) tomorrow Tuesday 28 February 4pm-5.30pm at Caffe Greco (48 Wyndham St).
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Click on the plan for a close-up view of the three blocks forming the Te Hā Noa streetscape upgrade.
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Massive congratulations to Tony's Steak and Seafood Restaurant (27 Wellesley Street West). The team there are celebrating their 60th anniversary! Read more about this milestone in this NZ Herald feature. Pictured here is owner Kenn and restaurant manager Donna. (Image Source: NZ Herald)
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