Monthly Management Report Period: 1 – 31 July 2011 Prepared 16 August 2011 For: Board of Directors Auckland Waterfront Development Agency Limited Monthly Management Report to 31 July 2011 CONTENTS 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 Chief Executive‟s Overview ........................................................................................ 1 1.2 Recommendations ..................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Board Approvals Required ......................................................................................... 1 2. GOVERNANCE 2.1 Chairman‟s Report ...................................................................................................... 2 2.2 Local Board Engagement Plan ................................................................................... 4 2.3 Statement of Intent 2011-2014.......................................................................................4 3. COMMUNICATIONS 3.1 Stakeholder Consultation ........................................................................................... 5 3.2 Media ......................................................................................................................... 5 3.3 Update on Work-in-Progress ...................................................................................... 5 3.4 New Initiatives ............................................................................................................ 5 4. PLANNING & DESIGN 4.1 The Auckland Plan ..................................................................................................... 6 4.2 Programme ................................................................................................................ 6 4.43 Transport .................................................................................................................... 7 5. STATUTORY PROCESS 5.1 Central Government ................................................................................................... 8 5.2 Wynyard Quarter Plan Changes 3 and 4 .................................................................... 8 5.3 Resource Consents ..................................................................................................... 8 6. PLACE MANAGEMENT 6.1 The Jellicoe Precinct Place & Activation Programme ................................................. 9 6.2 A Design Led Approach to Place & Activation ........................................................... 9 6.3 Programme: First 100 Days Update ......................................................................... 10 6.4 Place Intervention ..................................................................................................... 11 7. MARINA OPERATIONS 7.1 Operations ................................................................................................................ 12 7.2 Asset Management .................................................................................................. 12 7.3 Compliance ............................................................................................................... 12 8. DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT 8.1 Overall Programme ................................................................................................... 13 8.2 Westhaven – Construction ....................................................................................... 13 8.3 Wynyard Public Works .............................................................................................. 13 8.4 Wynyard Private Works ............................................................................................ 14 8.5 Viaduct Harbour ....................................................................................................... 14 8.6 Queens Wharf .......................................................................................................... 14 8.7 Public Art .................................................................................................................. 15 K:\AWDA Board\2011 Reports\August 2011 (Public) Monthly Management Report to 31 July 2011 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 Chief Executive’s Overview All the team is absolutely thrilled with the opening ceremony for Wynyard Quarter on 6 August 2011, and more importantly, the result which we think is ground-breaking for Auckland and New Zealand in terms of urban regeneration. We‟ve tried, through a design-led approach, to significantly raise the bar on urban design and architectural quality for Auckland and then have overlayed a sophisticated activation programme of which the Opening Day was Day 1. Particular emphasis on the activation programme is over the next 100 days and I‟m sure you‟ll see everyone down on the waterfront enjoying themselves. We are also conscious that the Waterfront acts as a catalyst for growth, not merely displacing activity from other areas. We‟ve been careful to pitch the offering at Wynyard Quarter in a way that complements other waterfront areas, but nevertheless is differentiated in its own right, celebrating the working waterfront. 1.2 Recommendations It is recommended that the report is received. 1.3 Board Approvals Required There are no Board approvals required this month. K:\AWDA Board\2011 Reports\August 2011 (Public) Page 1 of 15 Monthly Management Report to 31 July 2011 2. GOVERNANCE 2.1 Chairman’s Report A Grand Opening I would like to acknowledge the former Board of Sea+City and the many board members who have gone before, that set in place the structure and the vision for Waterfront Auckland. We stand on the shoulders of giants and this is a classic case of seeing a grand vision delivered. Waterfront Auckland opened its amazing future on Saturday, 6 August 2011 and what a truly fine grand event it was. They say if you build it they will come and Auckland came to the waterfront to celebrate and to see the unveiling of one of the world‟s newest waterfront developments. They sure weren‟t disappointed. This waterfront, like many of world‟s great waterfronts, reveals the very best of what can be seen as inspirational space, a sense of design and a sense of place. It is simply sensational. The waterfront combines the historic past which is rich in the seafaring nautical history of Auckland and while keeping the very best of buildings and structures, has added to the ambience of this space with some dazzling new development and re-developments. It‟s a winnable combination that has a mixture of sea, humanity and technology. It‟s a response to decades of Aucklanders needing to interface with their waterfront and the beginning of an unforgettable experience for Aucklanders of all generations. It is indeed a destination. The development has been praised by the Prime Minister, Government Ministers, the Mayor and Councillors. There is an air of astonishment that it has simply arisen out of nothing. We all know that only nothing comes from nothing. This has been a commitment by many smart and able people who have dreamed big dreams and if the Mayor dreams of Auckland being one of the world‟s most liveable cities, he should add the waterfront as being one of the great waterfronts of the world. It helps to have a great harbour and Auckland is simply blessed with a jewel in the crown of waterfronts. It helps to have a grand entrance and the Hauraki Gulf provides that. Although a recent report plays down its pristine natural heritage somewhat in water quality and marine life, it still has a string of magnificent islands to greet any international traveller, sailing or steaming in to the gulf entrance of Auckland. These islands set the scene for what is to come. Great Barrier and Little Barrier flank the outer seaward passage and Little Barrier in particular, with its heritage of flora and fauna, is internationally renowned and the inner gulf islands are still protected and sparsely developed. Swinging into the Waitematā around North Head, the waterfront unfolds and beyond the cityscape, not unlike San Francisco or Vancouver, has suddenly come to life. At night it‟s a dazzling sight. There is a dramatic and dynamic transition between the waterfront and the buildings behind and it would be wrong not to say how magnificent the Cloud looks in its purple, green and red hues floating on Queens Wharf. Shed 10, with is dramatic „10‟ logo, is cleaned up in its new white coat and sits serenely Edwardian offering a space that‟s inviting and ideal for the 100,000 visitors that will enjoy the hospitality of Rugby World Cup. The opening of Britomart Quarter lifted the game plan for a stylish waterfront and a long lasting party central if ever there was a working title. With restaurants, bars and great hospitality, with retail shops and a flow through design, Britomart comes of age and takes its place in the 21st Century. It had a rough century, the hideous bus terminal and parking building was a blight on the Auckland landscape and one has to think how long we suffered such a horror show that used to be Britomart. But that‟s now all in the past and as we move forward as Waterfront Auckland we continue to develop and to grow our commitment to design and to form and function will be applauded not only in Auckland but throughout New Zealand. But for a start, the opening on Saturday brought many of these elements together. Ngati Whatua, the ancestral iwi, came in force and brought their mana and the Prime Minister to the Te Wero Bridge and Karanga Place and an opening that was elegant, sophisticated and full of humour and good will.