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A powerful Infrastructure

Road

New Zealand is connected by a network of major roads and toll-free highways, which is constantly growing, especially in the Auckland region. Auckland city is the heart of the region’s motorway network. State highways 1,16 and 20 pass through Auckland and connect the city centre with other main centres of population and employment in the region.

Furthermore, state highway one leads down to the southern end of the South Island and connects most important destinations in New Zealand.

Rail

Auckland’s commuter rail service connects the main suburbs to a modern public transport hub, located in the CBD. The NZ$ 300 million Northern Bus way has been finished in 2008 and will be turned into the new Northern Railway in the future.

Rail freight is becoming an increasingly popular method of transporting freight from and to the ports.

Telecommunication

New Zealand has a modern infrastructure with fibre-optic links into Australia and the United States. Broadband connections are popular and telecom companies are constantly investing in new infrastructure. In internet users per capita, the country ranks sixth in the world, and the number of broadband users is increasing.  In Auckland's CBD, a wireless internet service on pay-as-you-go basis is available in most outside areas.

New Zealand’s communication market is privatised includes the former state owned provider, Telecom New Zealand. Other international providers like Vodafone and Telstra, are operating here.

Auckland International Airport

Auckland’s International Airport is the biggest Airport in New Zealand and offers direct passenger and freight flights to all important destinations in South East Asia, China, Hong Kong, Australia, Japan, the United States’ west coast and to London. About 30 international carriers operate on Auckland International Airport, including Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Qantas Airways and the national carrier, Air New Zealand.

It is projected that Auckland International Airport will comfortably handle 24 million passengers by 2025, meaning that it will be able to fully serve Auckland’s aviation needs for the foreseeable future.

Ports of Auckland

The Ports of Auckland group owns and operates the Port of Auckland, New Zealand’s largest international container port located right in Auckland’s CBD. Furthermore, the regional Port of Onehunga on the west coast of Auckland and two inland ports belong to the group. All ports offer 24 hour operating times as well as connections to major ports worldwide. Each year, the Port of Auckland handles cargo worth about NZ$ 24 billion. New Zealand’s ports consider to be amongst the most productive worldwide.

About three-quarters of New Zealand’s imports and 40 per cent of exports pass through either the Port of Auckland or Auckland International Airport.


Click here to view a map of Auckland's infrastructure