Kaipara Wharves

The Kaipara Wharves project includes: 

• Assessing what opportunities water-based transport would create for tourism and transport for Kaipara
• Plan for phasing key wharf projects around other dependent projects (roads, kai and tourism)
• Building Dargaville pontoon, upgrading Pahi wharf and building a new gangway and pontoon, building Poutō wharf, and completing investigations for beach landings at three marae

Progress:

• The Kaipara Water Transport Network and Wharves Feasibility Study/ Programme Business Case was consulted on and finalised in 2020. 
• Construction for the Dargaville pontoon was completed in mid-October 2020. 
• Construction work for the Pahi wharf upgrade, including a new pontoon and gangway was completed in December 2021.
• Construction work for Poutō wharf is planned to start in 2022. The latest community information session was held Sunday 03 July at Poutō Marine Hall.

A bird's eye view of Poutō wharf location.