Date:

Time:

Meeting Room:

Venue:

 

Thursday 6 March 2025

10.00am

Reception Lounge
Auckland Town Hall
301-305 Queen Street
Auckland

 

Te Komiti mō te Tūnuku, mō te Manawaroa me te Tūāhanga /

Transport, Resilience and Infrastructure Committee

 

OPEN ATTACHMENTS

 

 

 

ITEM   TABLE OF CONTENTS            PAGE

 

8          City Rail Link Ltd Update - March 2025

A.      City Rail Link Ltd March 2025 Update presentation                                                   3

9          Auckland Transport Quarter 2 Performance report 2024/2025

A.      AT Q2 Performance report 2024/2025       21

10        Public Transport Operating Costs and Farebox Recovery

A.      Public Transport Operating Costs and Farebox Recovery - March 2025 - Presentation                                                57

11        Healthy Waters and Flood Resilience delivery programme update – March 2025

A.      Healthy Waters and Flood Resilience 6-monthly update - Presentation                    65

12        Watercare Update - March 2025

A.      Watercare March 2025 Update - Presentation                                                81

14        Summary of Transport, Resilience and Infrastructure Committee information memoranda, workshops and briefings (including the forward work programme) - 6 March 2025

A.      Transport, Resilience and Infrastructure Committee 2025 Forward Work Programme                                                                     95


 


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Transport, Resilience and Infrastructure Committee
Forward Work Programme 2025

This committee has oversight of major transport, resilience and infrastructure matters that affect the Auckland Region.

The full terms of reference can be found here: Auckland Council Governing Body Terms of Reference

 

 

Area of work and Lead Department

Pūnga / Reason for work

Committee role

(whakatau / decision and/or tika / direction)

Expected timeframes

Highlight the month(s) this is expected to come to committee in 2025

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Auckland Integrated Transport Plan

 

Mayor

The Minister of Transport and the Mayor have agreed on the need for a plan to futureproof Auckland with a high-quality, joined-up transport system, which more closely integrates decision-making on cars, buses, trains, ferries, cyclists, pedestrians, freight and passenger rail and light rail.

 

 

 

Tuhi-ā-taipitopito / note the work and incorporate the strategic direction into decision making where appropriate.

Progress to date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City Rail Link (CRL) Project Oversight

 

City Rail Link Limited

Director Resilience & Infrastructure

The City Rail Link is one of New Zealand’s largest transport infrastructure projects. The 3.45km twin-tunnel underground rail link will transform the downtown Britomart Transport Centre into a two-way through station.

This will enable the Auckland rail network to at least double rail capacity when it is completed in 2024.

 

COVID-19 impacts and associated commercial negotiations will impact the final delivery date and costs. Budget and costs will be considered by the Governing Body.

 

City Rail Link project oversight is a listed responsibility for the committee.
To whiwhi / receive updates on the City Rail Link Rail Project

Progress to date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rail Network Enabling Works 2025

AT & Kiwirail

Regular updates on Kiwirail’s wider rail network upgrade program, AT’s mitigation response and associated bus programmes.

To whiwhi / receive quarterly updates on the progress, risks and mitigations.

Progress to date:

City Rail Link - Wider Network Enabling Works – February 2025
Link to
report, attachments and decision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auckland Transport Quarterly Performance

CCO Governance & External

Under Auckland Council’s accountability framework, each substantive CCO must provide a quarterly report.

 

Auckland Transport will report to the committee as per responsibilities of the committee. 

 

Eastern Busway Projects

 

To whiwhi / receive quarterly performance reports

Progress to date:



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auckland Transport - Updates

Auckland Transport

The committee’s responsibilities as per their delegations includes:

·    direction, oversight and monitoring of Auckland Transport

·    transportation, including monitoring regional transport projects and issues

·    providing direction to Auckland Transport on key matters when engaging communities on transport issues 

To whiwhi / receive monthly updates from Auckland Transport.

NB: No monthly report required when there is a Quarterly Performance report.

Progress to date:

February 2025 – Link to report, attachments and decision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auckland Transports Letter of Expectation and Statements of Intent

CCO Governance & External

The listed responsibilities of the committee include:

·    recommending to the Mayor the content of the annual LoE to Auckland Transport 

·    exercising relevant powers under Schedule 8 of the Local Government Act 2002, which relate to the Statements of Intent of Auckland Transport

 

Approve the recommended content as of the annual Letter of Expectation for 2025.

Progress to date:

2025/2026 Letter of expectations to Auckland Transport – February 2025 – Link to report and decision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ferry Services

Auckland Transport

Auckland Transport (AT) to report back on the performance of Auckland’s ferry services and solutions to improve service provision, where possible.

 

 

To whiwhi / receive updates from Auckland Transport on Auckland’s ferry services  as required (already been reported) and respond to resolution number TICCC/2023/11

Progress to date:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Katoa, Ka Ora: Auckland Speed Management Plan

 

Auckland Transport

Auckland Transport’s Safe Speeds programme has set safe speed limits on 1,500 km of roads since 2020.

 

Setting safe speed limits across the Auckland region, as part of a shared vision to keep everyone safe, healthy, and well on Auckland roads and streets.

 

To whiwhi / receive updates on the Katoa Ka Ora speed management plan

Progress to date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Room to Move

 

Auckland Transport

The draft Parking Strategy provides the guiding principles and policies for the planning, supply, and management of on-street and AT-controlled off-street parking and loading zones in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland.

 

 

To whiwhi / receive an update on the Parking Strategy

To ohia / endorse the Parking Strategy

Progress to date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Updates from transport, and infrastructure providers and partners

 

To provide an opportunity to hear from our key partners and providers and build good working relationships to deliver on the committee’s outcomes.

 

To whiwhi / receive updates from NZTA / Waka Kotahi, KiwiRail, Kainga Ora and others as required.

Progress to date:



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regional Public Transport Plan

Auckland Transport

The Regional Public Transport Plan (RPTP) describes the public transport network that Auckland Transport (AT) proposes for the region, identifies the services that are integral to that network over a 10-year period, and sets out the policies and procedures that apply to those services.

 

To whiwhi / receive updates on the Regional Public Transport Plan (RPTP)

Progress to date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transport Emission Reduction Pathway (TERP)

PP&G

 

The TERP gives effect to Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri’s (Auckland's Climate Plan) target to halve Auckland’s regional emissions by 2030 (against a 2016 baseline).

 

To whiwhi / receive updates on the Transport Emissions Reduction Pathway programme.

Transport Emissions Reduction Pathway is a listed responsibility of the committee.

Progress to date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time of Use Charging

PP&G and AT

To design and deliver a Congestion charging scheme that improves the productivity of Auckland’s transport system and addresses equity concerns, once enabling legislation has been passed by government

 

To provide direction and oversight in relation to congestion charging design and delivery.

NB no set dates as when the legislation will be passed is unknown.

Progress to date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Infrastructure funding mechanisms and agreements, including agreements with the Crown.

 

Auckland Council and the Crown have and will continue partner in agreements and through joint governance arrangements to fund and or deliver infrastructure.

 

 

To provide direction and oversight in relation to infrastructure funding mechanisms and agreements, including agreements with the Crown, as required.

Progress to date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property Acquisition and Disposal

 

Acquisition and disposal of property relating to the committee’s responsibilities in accordance with the LTP.

 

Action as needed.

Progress to date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level Crossings Programme

 

Plans to remove level crossings on the Auckland Metro Rail Network (AMRN) to reduce the risk of collision between rail vehicles and road vehicles, pedestrians or cyclists.

 

 

To whakarite / provide current and future plans to remove level crossings on the Auckland Metro Rail Network (AMRN) on an as needed basis

Progress to date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Public Transport Growth Programme

and

30 Year Rail Investment Programme for Auckland's Rail Network

 

Joint Auckland Council (AC) and Auckland Transport (AT) Public Transport Growth Programme 

 

Auckland Transport (AT) and KiwiRail have jointly developed a 30-year investment programme for Auckland’s Metro rail network to optimise outcomes for passenger and freight.

 

 

To whiwhi / receive updates on the Public Transport Growth Programme

To whiwhi / receive updates on the development of the 30-year investment programme for rail in Auckland developed through the Auckland Rail Programme Business Case.

Progress to date:

Update on the development of the 30-year investment programme for rail in Auckland developed through the Auckland Rail Programme Business Case – October 2023
Link to
report, attachments and decision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Land Transport Plan

PP&G and AT

Updates on changes to Integrated Transport Plan

To whiwhi / receive updates

As needed.

Progress to date:



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Network Optimisation

Auckland Transport

 

To provide an update on network optimisation activities, including dynamic lanes and bus prioritisation.



To whiwhi / receive updates on network optimisation.

Progress to date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annual reporting of Asset Management Maturity and Policy Implementation

PP&G and R&I

 

Annual reporting

 

 

To whiwhi / receive updates on group Asset Management Maturity and Policy Implementation (annual)

To provide strategic direction to the group on asset management improvements.

Progress to date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Watercare updates

 

 

Watercare Service Limited will report to the committee on a 6 monthly basis as a key infrastructure provider.

To whiwhi / receive regular updates on the Watercare capital and renewals programmes.

Progress to date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Healthy Waters and Flood Resilience updates including Making Space for Water

Resilience and Infrastructure

Healthy Waters and Flood Resilience delivers the capital work programme for council's stormwater and water quality outcomes. It will report to the committee as required but also on a 6 monthly basis as a key infrastructure provider.

Making Space for Water is a programme that will deliver seven operational initiatives to improve flood resilience over the next 10 years.

 

To whiwhi / receive regular updates on the Healthy Waters capital and renewals programmes and seek decisions on key points.

To whiwhi / receive regular updates and make decisions relating to the Making Space for Water flood recovery and resilience programme.

Progress to date:

Blue-Green Networks Tranche 2 prioritisation – February 2025 – Link to report, attachments and decision

CONFIDENTIAL:  Making Space for Water - Blue/Green Program Clover Drive Initiate Business Case – February 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storm damage to road reserves monitoring

Resilience and Infrastructure

Updates and monitoring of next steps for STAR group following the $5m Auckland Transport local share being made available

To whiwhi / receive regular updates.

As needed.

Progress to date:

Storm Recovery: Approach to Storm-affected Land Management – February 2025 – Link to report, attachments and decision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recovery Office Update

Resilience and Infrastructure

Tāmaki Makaurau recovery programme includes:

·    community and social support

·    the categorisation and buy-out process

·    plans for managing council-purchased Category 3 sites

·    the transport flood recovery programme

·    Making Space for Water and the Storm Response Fund

 

To whiwhi / receive regular updates on the Tāmaki Makaurau recovery programme.

 

Progress to date:

Recovery Office Update – February 2025 – Link to report, attachments and decision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Site visits

Various

·    Waterview sewer / stormwater separation

·    Eastern Busway

·    CRL station fitouts

·    Māngere Sewage Treatment Plant

·    Kainga Ora Large Scale Projects

·    NZTA projects

 

Opportunity for members to sight infrastructure assets and works first hand to better understand issues and opportunities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Local Authorities and Government departments

Updates and information exchange with other government agencies and interest groups

To whiwhi / receive information and updates from other government bodies and agencies.

Progress to date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Review of committee forward work programme*

 

Governance

Regular reporting

To whai / adopt the committee work programme.

To whiwhi / receive updates (monthly)

 

Progress to date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Completed

Area of work and Lead Department

Whakatau / Decision

 

Regional Land Transport Plan

Auckland Transport


RLTP – Extraordinary meeting 25 July 2024, Link to report, attachments and decision

 

Urban Vehicle Kilometres Travelled Reduction Programme

Chief Planning Office

 

Reducing Traffic - Auckland's VKT Reduction Programme – April 2024, report, attachment and decision.

 

 

Auckland Integrated Transport Plan

 

Mayor

Ongoing - Progress 2023 - 2024

Update and endorse a political steering group to support its implementation - February 2023 - Link to released report, attachments and minutes
Confidential workshop:  Auckland Integrated Transport Plan -28 June 2023
Preparatory Work – March 2024 - Links to
report, attachments; and decision.
April 2024 - Links to
report, attachments and decision.
May 2024 - Links to report, attachments and decision
June 2024 - Links to report, attachments and decision
Confidential Workshop:  Preparatory work for the Integrated Transport Plan - Results of project assessment - 19 June 2024
Final report of the preparatory work for the Auckland Integrated Transport Plan – September 2024, Links to
report, attachments and decisions

 

City Rail Link (CRL) Project Oversight

 

City Rail Link Limited

Director Resilience & Infrastructure

Ongoing - Progress 2023 - 2024:

1 December 2022 - Link to released report, attachments and decision
Update September 2023 - Link to report, attachments and decision
March 2024 - Link to report, attachments and decision
March 2024 - Link to
open process report and open decision
C1 - CONFIDENTIAL:  City Rail Link Maungawhau development update – March 2024
City Rail Link Update – September 2024 - Link to
report, attachments and decision
CONFIDENTIAL Briefing - Ministerial Announcement - City Rail Link Update – 8 November 2024
Memorandum - Ministerial Announcement - Rail Investment –  November 2024, Link to
memorandum
Memorandum – Ministerial Announcement – Rail Investment – Franklin Local Board – 8 November 2024 - Link to
memorandum
Preparing for City Rail Link - Rail Network Rebuild – December 2024 - Link to
report, attachments and decision

 

Auckland Transport Quarterly Performance

CCO Governance & External

Ongoing - Progress 2023 - 2024:

November 2023 - Link to report,  and attachments and decision
March 2024 - Link to report and attachments and decison
May 2024 - Link to
report, attachments and decision
September 2024 - Link to
report, attachments and decision
Auckland Transport Quarter One Performance Report 2024/2025 – November 2024 - Link to
report, attachments and decision

 

Auckland Transports Letter of Expectation and Statements of Intent

CCO Governance & External

Progress – 2023- 2024

Workshop - Shareholder feedback on Auckland Transport draft statement of intent - 26 April 2023.
Shareholder feedback on the draft Statement of Intent 2023 – May 2023 - Link to
report, attachments and decision
Statement of Intent approved August 2023 - Link to agenda, attachments and decision
Joint workshop: Transport and Infrastructure / CCO Direction and Oversight Committees - 2024-25 letters of expectation to substantive CCOs – 12 December 2023
Auckland Transport Statement of Intent amendment to forecast financial statements – March 2024, Link to
report, attachments and decision
Report to Governing Body:  Approval of Auckland Transport’s Statement of Intent 2024-2027 – August 2024 - Link to report, attachments and decision
Approval of Modifications to Auckland Transport's Statement of Intent 2024 – 2027 – December 2024, Link to
report, attachments and decision

 

Auckland Transport - Updates

Auckland Transport

Ongoing - Progress 2023 - 2024

February 2023 - Link to released report, attachments and decision
March 2023 - Link to
report and attachments and decision

April 2023 - Link to report and attachments  and decision

May 2023 - Link to report and attachments and decision

July 2023 - Link to report and attachments and decision

August 2023 - Link to report and attachments and decision

September 2023 - Link to report and attachments and decision

October 2023 - Link to report and attachments and decision

December 2023 - Link to report and attachments and decision

February 2024 - Link to report and attachments and decision

April 2024 - Link to report, attachments and decision
June 2024 - Link to report and attachments and decision

July 2024 - Link to report and attachments and decision
August 2024 - Link to
report and attachments and decision

October 2024 - Link to report, attachments and decision

December 2024, Link to report, attachments and decision

 

Ferry Services

Auckland Transport

Ongoing - Progress 2023-2024
February 2023 - Link to released report, attachments and decision
March 2023 - Link to released report, attachments and decision
Update and Future Procurement - November 2023 - Link to report , attachments and decision

 

Katoa, Ka Ora: Auckland Speed Management Plan

 

Auckland Transport

Ongoing - Progress 2023 - 2024

April 2023 - Link to report, attachments and decision
Draft Auckland Speed Management Plan 2024-2027 – December 2023 - Link to report, attachments and decision
Auckland Council Submission on the draft Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits 2024 – July 2024 - Link to report, attachments and decision
Submission available in the Summary of Information report in August 2024

 

Parking Strategy

Auckland Transport

Ongoing - Progress 2023 - 2024

Memo received from Auckland Transport 16 June 2023 - Link to memo

 

 

Updates from transport, and infrastructure providers and partners

 

Ongoing - Progress 2023 - 2024

February 2024 - Link to report, attachments and decision
Watercare Update - February 2024 - Link to report and attachments and decision
Kiwirail Update – March 2024 - Link to
report and  attachments and decision
Kāinga Ora Update - April 2024 - Link to report and attachments and decision
NZTA, Waka Kotahi Update - May 2024 - Link to report and attachments and decision
Kiwirail Update – July 2024 - Link to report and attachments and decision
NZTA, Waka Kotahi Update - August 2024 - Link to report and attachments and decision
Watercare Update – September 2024 - Link to report, attachments and decision
New Zealand Transport Agency, Waka Kotahi Update - November 2024 - Link to report, attachments and decision
Update on Water Reform – November 2024 - Link to report and decision

 

Regional Public Transport Plan

Auckland Transport

Ongoing - Progress 2023 - 2024

April 2023 - Link to report, attachments and  decision
November 2023 - Link to report, attachments and decision

 

Transport Emission Reduction Pathway (TERP)

PP&G

Ongoing - Progress 2023 - 2024

Confidential Workshop:  Transport Emissions Reduction Pathway – 6 September 2023.

 

 

Time of Use Charging

PP&G and AT

Ongoing - Progress 2023 - 2024

CONFIDENTIAL workshop:  Time of Use Charging - 9 August 2023
Time of Use Congestion Charging Methodology and Next Steps – November 2023 - Link to
report, attachments, minutes and minutes attachments
Programme Update – June 2024 - Link to
report/attachments and decision.
Programme Update – December 2024 - Link to
report, attachments and decision

 

Level Crossings Programme

Ongoing - Progress 2023 - 2024

CONFIDENTIAL Workshop:  Auckland Level Crossing Remove Programme - 26 June 2024

 

Public Transport Growth Programme

Ongoing - Progress 2023 - 2024

2 x online drop-in sessions:  Engagement on Public Transport Growth Plan – 9 October 2023
October 2023 - Link to
report, attachments and decision

 

30 Year Rail Investment Programme for Auckland's Rail Network

Ongoing - Progress 2023 - 2024

Update on the development of the 30-year investment programme for rail in Auckland developed through the Auckland Rail Programme Business Case – October 2023 - Link to report, attachments and decision

 

Network Optimisation
Auckland Transport

Ongoing - Progress 2023 - 2024

Improving Network Productivity - Auckland Transport – October 2024 - Link to report, attachments and decision.

 

 

Annual reporting of Asset Management Maturity and Policy Implementation

PP&G and R&I

 

Ongoing - Progress 2023 - 2024

 

Annual Reporting of Asset Management Maturity and Policy Implementation Update – October 2024.

Link to report, attachments, decision and minutes attachments

 

 

 

Healthy Waters and Flood Resilience updates

Resilience and Infrastructure

Ongoing - Progress 2023 - 2024

Acquisition of land in Mount Roskill for stormwater management purposes, October 2023 - Link to report, attachments and decision.
Approval of the Point Erin Tunnel Extension of the Central Interceptor Final Business Case – August 2024 - Link to report, attachments and decision.

Capital Programme Update – September 2024 - Link to report, attachments and decision

 

 

Making Space for Water

Resilience & Infrastructure

Ongoing - Progress 2023 - 2024
July 2024 - Link to
report, attachments and decision
July 2024 - Link to report, attachments and decision
CONFIDENTIAL: Te Ararata and Harania flood resilience projects business case – July 2024
CONFIDENTIAL: Property acquisition for Muriwai landslide and stormwater resilience upgrade
Auckland Council feedback on Order in Council for Māngere flood recovery and resilience projects - August 2024 - Link to
report, attachments and decision and minutes attachment

Making Space for Water - Increased maintenance business case – December 2024 - Link to report, attachments and decision

 

 

Other Local Authorities and Government departments

Ongoing – Progress 2023 - 2024

Waikato Regional Council - Waikato Regional Council Update – October 2023 - Link to report, attachments and decision

Te Whatu Ora / Auckland Regional Public Health Service - Transport as a Public Health Issue – December 2023 - Link to report, attachments and decision

 

 

 

Storm damage to road reserves monitoring

Resilience and Infrastructure

 

Progress to date:

Notice of Motion - Cr Ken Turner - Storm damage to Council Road Reserves – October 2024
Link to
report, attachments and decision

Resolving road reserve damage due to 2023 severe weather events – November 2024
Link to
report and decision

Auckland Transport Landslide Framework – December 2024
Link to
report, attachments and decision

Storm Recovery: Categorisation reforecast and financial impact – December
Link to
report, attachments, decision and minutes attachments

 

Other Local Authorities and Government departments

Progress to date:

Waikato Regional Council - Waikato Regional Council Update – October 2023

Link to report, attachments and decision

 

Te Whatu Ora / Auckland Regional Public Health Service - Transport as a Public Health Issue – December 2023

Link to report, attachments and decision