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Prominent Aucklanders sign letter urging council not to lease port

12:16 pm on 25 March 2024

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A group of prominent Auckland figures have published an open letter urging councillors not to proceed with the sale of a 35-year-lease of the Port of Auckland.

The letter from Stop Stealing Our Harbour to Mayor Wayne Brown says the lease will lock the waterfront into low-productivity, industrial activities until at least 2060.

Instead, it calls on councillors to vote against the proposal, and transform the port into a public waterfront.

Urban Auckland chair and Stop Stealing Our Harbour's Julie Stout spoke to Charlotte Cook.