We're a city port but that's not where our community ends; it extends beyond Auckland's waterfront to include the diverse neighbourhoods touched by our freight hub network, Kiwi importers and exporters and everyone in between who enjoys everyday goods that come through the port.
We value our role in the community, choosing to invest in initiatives and events that are as diverse as the community itself. The events and organisations we get behind are those that celebrate our heritage, nurture our future and reflect the pride we take in our city.
Talking with Aucklanders about the role our port plays in the city is important to us, so we connect with our community in a number of ways, whether it's at our quarterly community meetings, which sees between 20 and 30 of our closest neighbours come together to talk about what's going on at the port and in the neighbourhood, or at one of our public port bus tours.
Learn more about our public bus tours here.
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Engaging with Iwi
We value our role in the community and local iwi as a major stakeholder in the port. Given the place of our seaport in Auckland city, we have developed a special relationship with Ngāti Whātua over time. We consult iwi over port projects and developments, from smaller-scale projects, to larger port extension and reclamation works.
Our local iwi, Ngāti Whātua, also facilitates Māori ceremonies and protocols for our port, including; the blessing of vessels as they arrive in Auckland before they start service. The most recent blessing was of our new electric tugboat, Sparky, which arrived at the port in June 2022. As we grow our network of freight hubs, we will grow our engagement with all tangata whenua as we develop relationships with iwi in these regions.
