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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.
The present wharf is constructed of concrete, and covers an area of 2.9 hectares.[1] It is 350 metres long by 85 metres wide, and is 3 metres above sea level. Up until 2010, two sheds (built in 1911 and 1914) stood on the wharf. Shed 11 at the far end of the wharf was dismantled in late 2010. This shed was replaced by The Cloud which was used as a place of congregation for the Rugby World Cup 2011. Shed 10 remains but was heavily refurbished for the World Cup.[2]
Historyedit
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.[3] It was the second public pier for the city of Auckland, after the Wynyard Pier in Mechanics Bay to the east.[3] It was extended to a length of 1,555 feet (474 m), with projecting berthing tees,[4] by 1864.[3] By 1871 it was dilapidated and the surrounding harbour was too shallow, so a newer, longer and wider timber wharf was constructed.[3]
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.[4] It soon became the main overseas passenger wharf for Auckland.[3] 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.[3] In 1960, passenger services were transferred to the neighbouring Princes Wharf.[3]
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.[1]
The wharf was sold to Auckland Regional Council and the New Zealand Government,[5] who each paid $20 million to Ports of Auckland,[6][7] in 2010. It was transformed to act as "Party Central" for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. A competition to outline a plan for renewing of the wharf for the Rugby World Cup and beyond began on 24 August 2009. After strong criticism of the quality of the designs from many sources (including Auckland Mayor John Banks), the competition took a back foot and the winner never announced.[8][9] After the failure of the design competition, a temporary multifunction building was created. At a cost of about $10 million, The Cloud was built, which is a long waving-shaped structure.
Port Futureedit
The area is currently managed by Panuku Development Auckland[10] and further changes depend upon the results of a "Port Future" report expected to take until mid 2016.[11]
Referencesedit
^ ab, 2009, archived from the original on 26 August 2009, retrieved 23 August 2009
^Ports of Auckland, Red Fence Heritage Walk(PDF), retrieved 31 December 2009
^ abcdefgJones, Les (2011). "Development of Auckland Ports". In La Roche, John (ed.). Evolving Auckland: The City's Engineering Heritage. Wily Publications. pp. 87–104. ISBN9781927167038.
^ ab"Queens Wharf, Auckland". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^Orsman, Bernard (16 June 2009). "Historic-wharf buyback a done deal". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
^Vaughan, Gareth (15 June 2009). "Govt, ARC buying Queens Wharf". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
^ Press Release: Ports of Auckland (15 June 2009). "POAL to sell Queens Wharf for $40m". Scoop. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
^Orsman, Bernard (8 December 2009). "From grand designs to $10m wharf spruce-up". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
^Rudman, Brian (30 October 2009). "ARC chief savages Queens Wharf contest 'flop'". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
^"Whatever happened to the people's wharf?", 5 Dec 2015, Geoff Cumming, NZ Herald
^"Study on Auckland's port future could take a year"
External linksedit
Te Ara - painting of the wharf by Edward Gifford in 1887.
- official website of the 2009 wharf design competition.
Photographs of Queens Wharf held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.
October 26, 2023
queens, wharf, auckland, 8412, 7682, 8412, 7682, this, article, factual, accuracy, compromised, date, information, please, help, update, this, article, reflect, recent, events, newly, available, information, january, 2011, queens, wharf, concrete, wharf, auckl. 36 50 28 S 174 46 06 E 36 8412 S 174 7682 E 36 8412 174 7682 This article s factual accuracy may be compromised due to out of date information Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information January 2011 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 Contents 1 Location and description 2 History 3 Port Future 4 References 5 External linksLocation and description edit nbsp Queens Wharf in 2007 The two white sheds date back to 1911 and 1914 The wharf runs north northeast into Waitemata 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 1 It is 350 metres long by 85 metres wide and is 3 metres above sea level Up until 2010 two sheds built in 1911 and 1914 stood on the wharf Shed 11 at the far end of the wharf was dismantled in late 2010 This shed was replaced by The Cloud which was used as a place of congregation for the Rugby World Cup 2011 Shed 10 remains but was heavily refurbished for the World Cup 2 History edit nbsp Queen Street Wharf with its projecting tees from La Nouvelle Zelande 1904 Construction of the first Queen Street Wharf a wooden wharf began in 1852 3 It was the second public pier for the city of Auckland after the Wynyard Pier in Mechanics Bay to the east 3 It was extended to a length of 1 555 feet 474 m with projecting berthing tees 4 by 1864 3 By 1871 it was dilapidated and the surrounding harbour was too shallow so a newer longer and wider timber wharf was constructed 3 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 4 It soon became the main overseas passenger wharf for Auckland 3 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 3 In 1960 passenger services were transferred to the neighbouring Princes Wharf 3 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 1 The wharf was sold to Auckland Regional Council and the New Zealand Government 5 who each paid 20 million to Ports of Auckland 6 7 in 2010 It was transformed to act as Party Central for the 2011 Rugby World Cup A competition to outline a plan for renewing of the wharf for the Rugby World Cup and beyond began on 24 August 2009 After strong criticism of the quality of the designs from many sources including Auckland Mayor John Banks the competition took a back foot and the winner never announced 8 9 After the failure of the design competition a temporary multifunction building was created At a cost of about 10 million The Cloud was built which is a long waving shaped structure Port Future editThe area is currently managed by Panuku Development Auckland 10 and further changes depend upon the results of a Port Future report expected to take until mid 2016 11 References edit a b Queens Wharf Design Competition Brief Stage One 2009 archived from the original on 26 August 2009 retrieved 23 August 2009 Ports of Auckland Red Fence Heritage Walk PDF retrieved 31 December 2009 a b c d e f g Jones Les 2011 Development of Auckland Ports In La Roche John ed Evolving Auckland The City s Engineering Heritage Wily Publications pp 87 104 ISBN 9781927167038 a b Queens Wharf Auckland New Zealand Heritage List Rarangi Kōrero Heritage New Zealand Retrieved 1 March 2023 Orsman Bernard 16 June 2009 Historic wharf buyback a done deal The New Zealand Herald Retrieved 1 January 2010 Vaughan Gareth 15 June 2009 Govt ARC buying Queens Wharf Stuff co nz Retrieved 2 January 2010 Press Release Ports of Auckland 15 June 2009 POAL to sell Queens Wharf for 40m Scoop Retrieved 2 January 2010 Orsman Bernard 8 December 2009 From grand designs to 10m wharf spruce up The New Zealand Herald Retrieved 2 January 2010 Rudman Brian 30 October 2009 ARC chief savages Queens Wharf contest flop The New Zealand Herald Retrieved 2 January 2010 Whatever happened to the people s wharf 5 Dec 2015 Geoff Cumming NZ Herald Study on Auckland s port future could take a year External links editTe Ara painting of the wharf by Edward Gifford in 1887 Queens Wharf Opening the Red Gates Design Competition official website of the 2009 wharf design competition Photographs of Queens Wharf held in Auckland Libraries heritage collections Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Queens Wharf Auckland amp oldid 1142212848, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
