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Queens Wharf, Auckland

Concrete wharf in Auckland, New Zealand

Queens Wharf, Auckland
Summary

Concrete wharf in Auckland, New Zealand

Queens Wharf is a concrete wharf in Auckland, New Zealand, that continues off Queen Street (the main street in central Auckland). It opened in 1913, replacing the Queen Street Wharf, a succession of wooden wharves first built in 1852. Queens Wharf was owned and used by Ports of Auckland until 2010.

Location and description

Queens Wharf in 2007. The two white sheds date back to 1911 and 1914.

The wharf runs north-northeast into Waitematā Harbour from the intersection of Quay Street and Queen Street on Auckland's waterfront. It is near Auckland's historic Ferry Building, and lies parallel to the nearby Princes Wharf (to the west) and Captain Cook Wharf (east).

The present wharf is constructed of concrete, and covers an area of 2.9 hectares.{{Citation |access-date=2009-08-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826122425/http://www.queenswharf.org.nz/ |archive-date=26 August 2009 | access-date = 2009-12-31 | archive-date = 13 May 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100513060526/http://www.poal.co.nz/news_media/publications/POAL_red_fence_heritage_walk_brochure.pdf | url-status = dead

History

Queen Street Wharf with its projecting tees (from ''La Nouvelle-Zélande'', 1904)

Construction of the first Queen Street Wharf, a wooden wharf, began in 1852. It was the second public pier for the city of Auckland, after the Wynyard Pier in Mechanics Bay to the east. It was extended to a length of 1555 ft, with projecting berthing tees, by 1864. By 1871 it was dilapidated and the surrounding harbour was too shallow, so a newer, longer and wider timber wharf was constructed.

The Queen Street Wharf was replaced by Queens Wharf, a ferro-concrete finger wharf built in stages (so as not to disrupt wharf operations) along with an adjacent ferry jetty, from 1907 to 1913. It soon became the main overseas passenger wharf for Auckland. Soon after completion, the 1913 Great Strike began. While the wharf labourers were on strike, young farmers from outside of the city, known as Massey's Cossacks, worked and protected the docks. In 1960, passenger services were transferred to the neighbouring Princes Wharf.

The wharf and its sheds were used for cargo by Ports of Auckland (POAL) until 2010. 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.

The wharf was sold to Auckland Regional Council and the New Zealand Government,{{Cite news | access-date = 2010-01-01 | access-date = 2010-01-02 | access-date = 2010-01-02 | access-date = 2010-01-02 | access-date = 2010-01-02

Port Future

The area is currently managed by Panuku Development Auckland and further changes depend upon the results of a "Port Future" report expected to take until mid 2016.

References

References

  1. Jones, Les. (2011). "Evolving Auckland: The City's Engineering Heritage". Wily Publications.
  2. {{NZHPT. 9500. 1 March 2023
  3. [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11556085 "Whatever happened to the people's wharf?"], 5 Dec 2015, Geoff Cumming, NZ Herald
  4. [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11448701 "Study on Auckland's port future could take a year"]
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