CRL Ltd Health, Safety, Environment and Sustainability Report 2021 (English) by City Rail Link Ltd

Health, safety, environment and sustainability report 2021

Mt Eden mined tunnel

Use of te reo Māori in this document: Our commitment to te reo Māori means that you will see the use of words and phrases in te reo Māori throughout this document as normal practice. Some definitions: Aotearoa - New Zealand Atua - ancestors with continuing influence, a god, supernatural being, deity Haahi - religion Hitori - history Kai - food Karakia - words that are chanted to obtain benefit or avert trouble - incantations to invoke spiritual guidance and protection Korero - to tell, say, speak, talk, address Māori mātauranga - Māori knowledge, wisdom, understanding, skill Mahi - work Maramataka - the Māori lunar calendar Ngahere - forest

Pakihi - business Pepeha - a way of introducing yourself in Māori Rangatahi - youth Tapu - a state that is sacred, prohibited, restricted, under atua protection Tāmaki Makaurau - Auckland Te ao Māori - the Māori world view Te reo Māori - the Māori language Tikanga - Māori practices and ways of doing things Waiata - song Whānau - all families Whakanoa - to remove tapu

Contents

Foreword

Project overview and benefits

Contracts

Highlights from the year

Awards

Health and safety

Safety in numbers 2021

Enhancing health and safety management systems

Support and embed safer working behaviours

Establish improved health and safety performance measurements

Environment

Environment in numbers 2021

Noise and vibration

Social impacts and business disruption

Air quality

Erosion and sediment control

Heritage and archaeology

Sustainability

Sustainability in numbers 2021

Reducing resource consumption

Zero waste to landfill

Social outcomes

Mana whenua

Governance and reporting

Foreword Despite the curve balls Covid-19 continued to throw our way, City Rail Link (CRL) completed a challenging year with both confidence and pride at the effective measures we put in place to keep workers safe and to stop the pandemic from derailing significant project progress and achievements.

Rules around social distancing and wearing the correct protective clothing were required at all sites. Just as importantly, we managed the August lockdown successfully. Contractors and suppliers continued to get paid while all work, apart from tunnelling at greatly reduced levels, came to a standstill.

CRL Ltd and our construction delivery partner, Link Alliance, can look back proudly on a year with plenty to celebrate as we reinforced our objective to be an industry exemplar with great outcomes in health, safety, sustainability, and environmental protection.

All these measures, I believe, contributed to a quick start up when restrictions eased.

There is no doubt that the pandemic has cast a very long shadow. Our response was two-fold: to keep our workers and our neighbours safe, and to ensure the country’s largest transport infrastructure project continued to play its important economic role for New Zealand. I believe we’ve tackled both convincingly. The Covid-19 health and safety protocols CRL helped develop with the wider infrastructure industry and government were deployed effectively across all our sites. We moved quickly to adopt a mandatory vaccination policy across the project and worked in partnership with local healthcare providers and Ngāti Whātua Orakei to enable a rapid vaccination uptake on our worksites. This has kept our people safe, and where cases of Covid-19 were identified on site through routine testing, these did not spread any further. 4

Two hugely satisfying examples of this involved our Dame Whina Cooper tunnel boring machine (TBM). Although original dates were changed because of the lockdown, dedicated teams from Link Alliance working under some pretty extreme conditions broke through at Karangahape and Aotea Stations ahead of a revised schedule – a fantastic double bonus in the face of the pandemic. Those breakthroughs underlined a year of many successes. Our continued focus, rightly, was on keeping everyone working on the project safe, healthy and well. Our worksites are inherently dangerous. Our safety performance is good when compared with other large infrastructure projects globally, but we know there is no room for complacency. Feedback from site leadership teams and worker health and safety representatives has been used to develop a comprehensive safety management programme.

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Confirmation that high sustainability ratings were employed in CRL’s design phase were recognised by the Infrastructure Sustainability Council (ISC). ISC awarded an 'Excellent' As Built rating for our C2 contract – the lower end of Albert Street. This is an important recognition for CRL and I want to acknowledge the work of our C2 contractors, Connectus (McConnell Dowell and Downer JV). It is pleasing that ISC sustainability guidelines have been adopted by Link Alliance for its substantial Link Alliance stations and tunnels contract.

Mauri mahi, Mauri moni, Mauri ora Quality employment creates wealth, health and wellbeing. CRL is New Zealand’s highest value employment project bringing big changes to the construction industry. During the year we continued to use the scale and complexity of the project to demonstrate our ability to have a positive impact on the wider industry, specifically on lives and communities which have, for too long, been excluded. The Progressive Employment Programme (PEP) initiative launched by CRL Ltd to provide bespoke training and employment for Māori, Pasifika and youth is now in its third successful year and continues to be fully supported by Link Alliance. I also want to acknowledge our relationship with key partners on PEP - Lifewise, Te Ara Rangitahi Charitable Trust and Ama Training. The pastoral support they give brings added value and mana to the programme. Our commitment to provide opportunities to those two communities extends to the supply chain. CRL Ltd proactively involves Māori and Pasifika businesses by modifying contractual and financial obstacles to bring them into the project. Measures to promote a fairer and more level playing field received invaluable backing from Amotai, the organisation promoting supplier diversity.

part of how we work. Internally, our relationship with Tāmaki Makaurau iwi has created a better understanding of te ao Māori. CRL is the largest transport infrastructure project undertaken in New Zealand, and probably its most ambitious. We have set ourselves some aspirational goals regarding the environment. Rigorous monitoring during the year allowed us to achieve positive environmental outcomes relating to lower demands on Auckland’s precious water supplies, reducing energy consumption and the disposal or reuse of waste material. Together, these sustainability efforts confirm we remain on the right track to leave behind a much better environment when our work is done. Keeping our neighbours informed so they can plan for our big programmes of work was a key community objective during the year. Alongside strong communications, measures were adopted on site to manage dust, noise and light pollution. All of Auckland benefited from our re-opening of the heritage-listed and restored Central Post Office – the main entrance to Britomart Station. This was a striking example of innovation, and a positive ‘can do’ attitude among all those involved to protect and enhance one of the city’s landmark buildings. Despite Covid-19's curve balls, we have demonstrated during the past year that we are determined not to let the pandemic stop our efforts to deliver health, safety, environmental and sustainability outcomes of the highest standard on a project that will be transformational for Auckland.

Dr Sean Sweeney Chief Executive Officer

CRL's Ltd partnership with mana whenua and the value it brings continued to strengthen. The partnership brings a greater diverse breadth to the project in two ways. Externally, by embedding a mātauranga Māori approach on site with karakia and blessings becoming a consistent 5

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Hard hat bearing Dame Whina Cooper's portrait was used as a symbolic gift between station teams for TBM breakthroughs 6

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SKY TOWER

Karangahape Rd Vincent Street

Connection with Western Line

Central Motorway Junction

Pitt Street

Mayoral Drive

Symonds Street

70m

AOTEA CENTRE

BRITOMART STATION

*Scale is accentuated

Cut and Cover Tunnel Driven Tunnel Existing Western Line

Albert Street

3600m 0m

Re-developed

Britomart Station CONNECTS TO EXISTING RAIL NETWORK

will become a through station, enabling more frequent trains with many services more direct. Platform 11m below ground

1000m

MINUTES

New

Aotea Station

is expected to be New Zealand’s busiest train station with entrances near Wellesley and Victoria Streets.

2000m

MINUTES

Platform 13m below ground

New

Karangahape Station is coming to Mercury Lane. The underground platforms will go as far as Beresford Square where there could be another entrance in the future. Platform up to 33m below ground

3200m

MINUTES

Re-developed

Mt Eden Station will be expanded and re-developed to cover both the existing Kingsland to Grafton line and new CRL Mt Eden to Karangahape Line.

CONNECTS TO EXISTING RAIL NETWORK

Platform in an open trench

Project overview and benefits CRL Ltd is delivering the country’s largest transport infrastructure enterprise and is determined to be an industry leader striving for excellence in all aspects of the project. CRL Ltd aims to push the benchmark higher for construction, workplace safety, environmental sustainability and engagement with the community to provide opportunities for those typically disadvantaged in the workplace. The $4.4 billion City Rail Link project will provide a world-class rail service for Auckland, and deliver a multitude of profound and long-lasting benefits for the city. The project will join the dots between two key destinations, Britomart Station in downtown Auckland and the suburban Mt Eden Station. The stations will be linked by twin 3.45 kilometrelong underground tunnels, with the addition of two new underground stations – given interim names of Aotea and Karangahape – along the route. CRL will revolutionise the way people get around New Zealand’s most populous city. More frequent services and reduced travel times will combine to make the train a more attractive and sustainable travel option, reducing Auckland’s reliance on cars. When CRL is built, the number of people within 7

30 minutes train travel to central Auckland – New Zealand’s biggest employment hub – will double. The capacity of Auckland’s rail network will also double. When fully operational, up to 54,000 people will come and go from the CRL stations at peak times – that’s equivalent to another 16 lanes of motorway or three more Auckland Harbour Bridges. Public spaces around CRL stations are being designed to be community focused and visually stunning. CRL will also be the catalyst for significant commercial property development, and thousands of homes will be built around the stations. CRL Ltd collaborates with iwi through the Mana Whenua Forum to design stations and open spaces that are unique to Tāmaki Makaurau and reflect the city’s cultural heritage.

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Mt Eden Station

Britomart Station

Queen Street

Aotea Station

Karangahape Station

COMPLETED

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

DSC (Downtown Shopping Centre)

Contract 3 - Alliance:

Contract 1 - Britomart Station/Lower Queen St

Stations and Tunnels

Contract 2 - Albert St (Customs to Wyndham St)

Western Line connection/NAL

Contract 6 - Mt Eden Stormwater Main

--- Rail Systems Contract 9 - Britomart East Contract 8 - (not shown): • Newmarket • Strand (completed) • Ōtāhuhu (completed)

Contracts The CRL project has been divided into a number of delivery contracts. Some have been completed, others are underway, and some are planned. Contract 1 (C1) –

Britomart Station/Lower Queen Street Delivered by Downer Soletanche Bachy Joint Venture (DSBJV)

Contract 2 (C2) –

Lower end of Albert Street between Customs and Wyndham Streets Delivered by Connectus – a McConnell Dowell and Downer Joint Venture

Contract 3 (C3) –

The final components of C1 were completed in October 2021. This contract included the construction of the initial sections of the CRL tunnels from Britomart Station to the Downtown Shopping Centre, and refurbishment of the Chief Post Office (CPO) heritage building that is part of the station building. Lower Queen Street was converted into a people friendly square known as Te Komititanga, with further streetscape enhancement works completed on adjacent Tyler and Galway streets. C2 was completed in October 2020. The contract included 350 metres of trenching and tunnelling from Commercial Bay at Customs Street to Wyndham Street, relocating a stormwater main, strengthening the Ōrakei Main Sewer and improvements at street level including new street furniture, lighting, tree planting and bus bays. This contract has been awarded an Infrastructure Sustainability ‘Excellent’ As Built rating.

Main Tunnel, Stations, Western Line Connection and Rail Systems

Link Alliance is excavating tunnels from Albert Street just south of Wyndham Street to the Western Line at Mt Eden, building two underground stations - Aotea and Karangahape - and redeveloping Mt Eden Station (original C3 works).

Delivered by Link Alliance (Vinci Construction Grands Projets SAS, Downer, Soletanche Bachy, WSP, AECOM, Tonkin + Taylor and CRL Ltd)

Connection of tunnels to the existing live rail corridor environment and line-wide systems, rail systems integration and testing and commissioning from Britomart Station to Mt Eden Station will also be delivered by Link Alliance (original C5 and C7 works, now incorporated into C3).

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• Aotea - The Dame Whina Cooper tunnel boring machine (TBM) completed the first tunnel drive from Mt Eden Station to Aotea Station, via Karangahape Station on 22 December 2021. Diaphragm walls and bored piles are being used to construct the Aotea Station structural box and excavation within the box has commenced down to platform level. • Karangahape - At Mercury Lane a sound-proof noise enclosure was erected to reduce construction impact on neighbours. This has allowed a significant portion of the mined station tunnels to be constructed including the first platform tunnel allowing the TBM to be pulled through the station on its journey to Aotea Station (during October 2021). The Beresford Square station entrance/exit is being constructed with the shaft completed and excavation down to the platforms ongoing. • Mt Eden – The Mt Eden portal has been constructed, the first TBM launch towards Aotea Station completed and preparation for the second drive in 2022 is ongoing. Mt Eden is the logistical hub for the TBM drives including the storage of tunnel segments and the removal of tunnel spoil. Other critical works at Mt Eden have progressed around the tunnelling logistical areas, including the diversion of the Huia 2 sewer and the construction of a number of structures for the future CRL rail lines. • Mt Eden North Auckland Line (NAL) – The NAL has been converted temporarily into a single line running railway to enable the CRL structures and Mt Eden Station to be built. During the Christmas 2021 Block of Line, the single line was transferred onto a new track to allow the construction programme to progress further.

Contract 6 (C6) –

Mt Eden Stormwater Main

Replacement of the stormwater line in Mt Eden, completed in August 2019, prior to the start of C3 works.

Delivered by March Bessac Joint Venture

Contract 8 (C8) –

Wider network improvements Delivered by KiwiRail and Libbet Ltd

C8 involves additional platforms and turn-back facilities at The Strand, Ōtāhuhu and Newmarket. Works at the Strand were completed in March 2019. Works at Ōtāhuhu Station were completed in September 2020 and included a new 1.3 kilometre long section of track alongside the main line, a new platform, four new cross-overs, and new overhead line and signalling equipment. Works at Newmarket are primarily for the realignment of the tracks towards Newmarket Station, to upgrade the train speeds through this section. The works have commenced and will continue through 2022.

Works involve track realignment, and changes to some walls and Contract 9 (C9) – Eastern end of Britomart Station station access required to accommodate nine-car trains. These works have commenced and will be phased to be completed Delivered by KiwiRail during further Blocks of Line.

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Highlights from the year

FEBRUARY JANUARY The Te Manawa visitor information centre opened to the public. Literally translating as “The Heart”, Te Manawa contains a state-of-the-art training and induction facility.

JULY CRL Ltd was awarded one of the highest ratings in the sustainability sector for its work on C2. The 'Excellent' As Built rating was presented by the Infrastructure Sustainability Council at an event held at the CPO.

A timber reuse scheme set up by the Link Alliance Karangahape Station team, to give the community access to their timber offcuts, resulted in about 4 tonnes being given to the local skate shop, Def store, to create a half-pipe skate ramp for the community.

AUGUST As part of CRL’s commitment to create Auckland’s largest art project, Link Alliance launched the ‘Mt Eden Art Walk’ – a self-guided, familyfriendly journey of artwork installed on CRL hoardings around the site.

In collaboration with LEARNZ, a competition kicked off for students across the country to create their own design for a public transport station.

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MARCH CRL celebrated the publication of our fifth Environment and Sustainability Report – for the first time integrating Health & Safety.

SEPTEMBER Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei and Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua lead a karanga and karakia at the Aotea Station site to bless the resumption of construction work at Covid-19 Alert Level 3 under strict health and safety rules.

Te Wiki o te reo Māori (Māori Language Week) was celebrated by CRL Ltd and Link Alliance, sharing resources and embracing te reo Māori through our social media channels, internal newsletters and day to day lives.

APRIL Several 40-year-old pohutukawa from a neighbouring project – the Downtown Programme on Quay Street - returned home as part of a plan to protect and boost Auckland’s urban ngahere.

JUNE

The refurbished CPO reopened, with a dawn blessing led by Tāmaki Makaurau iwi. The CPO resumed its role as the 'front door' to Britomart Station after a four-year CRL-related closure.

OCTOBER Link Alliance continued to conduct Covid-19 tests across all sites on a weekly basis.

MAY The TBM began the first of its two 1.6-kilometre underground drives from Mt Eden Station to Aotea Station, via Karangahape Station.

NOVEMBER To protect the health and wellbeing of our site team members and communities around our work sites, Covid-19 vaccinations became mandatory for all Link Alliance staff. With help from Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, vaccination teams on site made it easy for our teams to get their jabs during work hours.

Link Alliance won two awards at the 2021 Vinci New Zealand Health & Safety Awards under the categories, ‘Promoting Wellbeing and Physical Health’ and ‘Leading Change’.

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CRL launched an online field trip and virtual classroom for rangatahi across New Zealand. Videos show how the project is being built, highlights careers in the infrastructure industry and the diverse opportunities within a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and/or Maths) project showcasing CRL Māori, Pacific and women staff.

DECEMBER Our six rangatahi interns successfully graduated the Link Alliance Progressive Employment Programme.

Awards 2016

2017

2021

C2 Excellent As Built Rating

Leading Design Rating

Infrastruture Sustainability Certification

2017

2018

New Zealand Procurement Excellence Awards

Deloitte Energy Excellence Awards

Sustainable Business Network

Sustainability Project of the Year

Large Energy User Initiative of the Year

Efficiency Champion

2018

2019

2021

Sustainable Business Network’s Supreme Award

Solentanche Bachy Green Idea Award

Engineering New Zealand

NZI Transforming New Zealand Award

Sustainable Waste Management

Arthur Mead Award Large Projects

2021

CCNZ Excellence Awards

Public Relations Institute of New Zealand

VINCI New Zealand

C2 Hynds Construction Award

Leading Design Rating

Co-winner

Community Relations and Engagement

Health & Safety Award - Promoting Wellbeing and Physical Health

2021

VINCI New Zealand

VINCI Environment Awards

Health & Safety Award Leading Change

Tāmaki Makaurau Zero Waste Awards

Oceania Circular Economy Evolution of Practice

Bronze

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Joint winner with TROW Group

Innovation Anga whakamua

Deloitte Energy Excellence Award 2018

Tāmaki Makaurau Zero Waste Award 2021

ISC C2 'Excellent' As Built IS Certification 2021

Sustainable Business Network's Supreme Award 2018

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Southern end of Aotea Station

Health & Safety CRL Ltd aspires to health and safety (H&S) excellence in everything we do. This is an ambitious and challenging goal, and one which requires continued effort and focus from all those involved to achieve it. CRL Ltd's Health and Safety Strategy 2019-21 sets out our vision 'Mahia te mahi, hei painga hei oranga mo tātou katoa to do the work for the good of everyone'. To achieve this vision, four strategic priorities have been identified: • Enhance the maturity of the H&S management system • Support and embed safer working behaviours • Establish improved H&S performance measurement • Enable continuous H&S improvement. Our approach to H&S management encompassed programmes of work under each of these strategic priorities, working closely with construction delivery partners and industry stakeholders to ensure a strong health and safety culture and framework are implemented across all areas of the project. The Link Alliance is the main construction partner for CRL and its first objective is to ‘achieve industry-leading standards for health, safety and wellbeing’. Link Alliance continued to invest in training for their teams during the year, including incident management and crisis preparedness. The focus has been on ensuring all teams have the correct competencies to manage their works safely above and below ground. This is vitally important to managing critical risks on site: work at heights, confined space, incident reporting and working in a tunnel environment. CRL Ltd has continued to monitor and support the delivery of safety excellence across the project through the challenges Covid-19 has presented. Part of this involves frequent visits to site, engagement with workers and front-line supervisors, and highlighting both good and poor practice where it is seen. CRL Ltd is grateful to our construction partners for their commitment to achieving our health and safety goals.

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Safety in numbers 2021*

4,695,928 hours worked

2,586

safety improvement suggestions or observations received

3,474

workers inducted onto the CRL project

644

safety toolbox talks delivered

672

site safety inspections completed

health and wellbeing events held

safety leadership tours conducted

105

heavy goods vehicle safety checks conducted

859

drug and alcohol monitoring tests completed

*Data for January to December 2021 17

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Electrical Safety training module at Te Manawa

Enhancing health and safety management systems Risk Management Maturity Model A H&S management system provides the framework to enable consistent and predictable H&S performance. It includes defined methods to keep people safe and a means for managing significant risks. CRL uses the Risk Management Maturity Model (RM3) to assess its H&S management systems. RM3 has built-in mechanisms to continue pushing the envelope, using 26 individual H&S indicators to identify opportunities to learn and improve how H&S outcomes are delivered. This provides a common platform to identify safety improvements, and to drive excellent H&S outcomes with our suppliers. 18

Assessment is made against five maturity levels for each H&S indicator. They range from 'adhoc' through to 'excellent'. The results can be used to objectively identify management strengths and weaknesses, and to support focused improvements. Under RM3 the project will continue to review and improve its H&S systems while delivering well-defined, consistent and replicable outcomes that can be externally verified. We want our people to know what the expected outcomes are, what they are responsible for, and to work together to continue achieving H&S excellence with no gaps, overlap or duplication.

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Weighted average of CRL Ltd and its construction partners' RM3 results MRA5 MRA4 MRA3

SP1

SP2

SP3 SP4

OC1

MRA2

MRA1

OC2

RCS5

OC3

RCS4

OC4

RCS3

OC5

RCS2

OC6 RCS1

OC7 PI3

OP1 PI2

PI1

SP1

Leadership

PI1

Risk Assessment and Management

SP2

Health & Safety Policy

PI2

Objective/Target Setting

SP3

Board Governance

PI3

Workload Planning

SP4

Written SMS

RCS1

Safe Systems of Works

OC1

Allocation of Responsibilities

RCS2

Management of Assets - Construction Assets

OC2

Management and Supervisory Accountability

RCS3

Change Management

OC3

Organisational Structure

RCS4

Control of Contractors/Suppliers

OC4

Internal Communication Arrangements

RCS5

Emergency Planning

OC5

System Safety and Interface Arrangements

MRA1 Proactive Monitoring Arrangements

OC6

Organisational Culture

MRA2 Audit

OC7

Record Keeping, Documentation, Control and Knowledge Management

MRA3 Incident Investigation

OP1

Worker Involvement and Internal Co-operation

MRA4 Management Review

OP2

Competence Management System

MRA5 Corrective Action

CRL Ltd and its construction partner Link Alliance completed the project's second annual independent RM3 assessment in 2021. The assessment included interviews, reviews of safety plans and procedures, and on-site observations. The project achieved an average of 'Standardised'. This means that 'good practice has been synthesised into standard processes'. The RM3 assessment identified areas of strength, for example governance, organisational structure and control of contractors, and where further

OP2

improvements can be made for the maturity of safety management systems, such as emergency planning, competence management and incident investigation. CRL Ltd and its construction partners developed a targeted 12-month improvement programme based on the assessment's findings. The next assessment will be in June 2022 and will review progress.

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Scaffolding training module at Te Manawa

Support and embed safer working behaviours During 2021, Link Alliance developed and implemented a revised project induction safety training module which is delivered to all workers inducted onto the CRL project. The training course, entitled ‘Mata Whānui ti Tirohanga – to look beyond’, describes the five H&S Principles to keep our worksites safe: • We all take responsibility for safety

The projects’ H&S representatives were central to the work to design these H&S Principles and to create a training course with impact, relevance and meaning for those working on site. The training course explores common factors, both at home and at work, which can combine to cause unsafe acts and conditions on site. Delegates explore how their actions and behaviours are important to keep these principles alive and how acting in a timely way can have a significant bearing on the safety of work.

• We make sure we understand the plan • If the work changes, we stop, regroup, and make a new plan • We look out for ourselves and each other, and stop any work that is unsafe • We are always fit for work and free from drugs and alcohol.

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Aotea South, Mayoral Drive

Establish improved health and safety performance measurements Health and safety performance index CRL Ltd monitors 26 individual H&S performance indicators which cover all activities from design through to commissioning that are critical for the project to effectively manage potential H&S risks. Proactive or 'leading' indicators, like heavy goods vehicle safety checks, are also recorded along with reactive or 'lagging' measures such as near misses. Monitoring creates a detailed and accurate picture of the project's H&S performance. To manage the large amounts of H&S data and identify key trends, CRL Ltd developed a H&S Performance Index (HSPI). The HSPI categorises each indicator against the H&S management system and assigns weighting based on how critical that activity is for the management of risk. A score is then produced that illustrates how well the project has performed against predetermined targets.

The HSPI has produced an accurate picture of H&S performance which can be easily communicated to stakeholders as well as to workers and site team leaders. The Link Alliance has not always met the monthly performance target index of 80 during the year with an average score of 77 for 2021. A comprehensive safety management programme has been introduced to address the issues which have contributed to that trend. The indicators used to monitor H&S performance will be reviewed in 2022. CRL Ltd also tracks injury frequency rates such as the Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate (TRIFR) for external benchmarking purposes.

HSPI monthly performance 2021

84.0

84 80

Target for each period is 80 21

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Covid-19 controls - temperature checking

Case study

Managing the impact of Covid-19 on CRL – protecting our people and mitigating delays During 2021, the Auckland region spent a total of 154 days under a form of Covid-19 Alert Level or Protection Framework restriction. The impact on CRL production was profound: there were delays to supplies of goods and materials, labour shortages and curtailed work. Production rates slowed as sites operated in compliance with the Ministry of Health and Construction Health & Safety NZ protocols – necessary precautions to keep our workers safe. Lockdowns caused anxiety and other mental health issues among a significant proportion of our workforce.

The challenges of managing Covid-19 in the workplace were brought into sharp relief on a major infrastructure project build like CRL. Together, Link Alliance and CRL Ltd worked successfully to mitigate those issues throughout the year. We kept our people safe and delays to the project were kept to a minimum by working proactively with suppliers and sub-contractors, local iwi, construction industry groups, healthcare providers and government agencies. Above all, our proactive approach to vaccinations enabled the project to progress with certainty that the best precautions were in place.

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Link Alliance site Covid-19 vaccinations with Ngāti Whātua Orakei

Covid-19 vaccination

Testing

To ensure the highest level of protection for the 2000-strong workforce, Link Alliance introduced a mandatory vaccination policy in December 2021. A risk assessment was conducted with a large number of the workforce, including H&S representatives and groups of workers across many of the different crews. Many working areas were considered high risk due to the close proximity of workers, limited ventilation and shared areas of the worksites. Those factors indicated that confirmed cases of Covid-19 on sites had the potential to spread quickly and shut down large areas of work. Using the hierarchy of controls, vaccinations were considered the most effective control when used alongside other measures such as PPE, splitting work teams into separate bubbles, and enhanced cleaning.

Weekly voluntary testing was set up across CRL sites as work restarted in late September. There was a high take-up, with up to 90 per cent of the workforce regularly participating in testing. Results were communicated directly to the individual with notifications of positive tests made within 24 hours. As the number of vaccinated workers increased, the routine surveillance testing was crucial for identifying asymptomatic confirmed cases. During 2022, this testing will continue until rapid antigen testing is adopted and becomes the primary means of testing our workforce.

Link Alliance worked closely with local healthcare providers and representatives from Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei to ensure that vaccinations were available on site and promoted effectively. Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei’s vaccination bus attended sites during October and November and the uptake was excellent. Many workers attended pre-arranged vaccination visits to local healthcare providers to receive shots during working hours. We engaged with Māori-owned local media to create powerful and engaging messages about the benefits of vaccinations for individuals, communities and whānau. Importantly, we provided support and impartial advice to people wanting to find out more before making their vaccination decision.

Health and safety protocols Under the leadership of The Construction Accord, the NZ construction industry has led the way in enacting the government’s requirements into industry-specific protocols. Managed by Construction Health & Safety NZ and Site Safe NZ, with representatives from across industry sectors, including CRL Ltd, this collaborative effort allowed for detailed guidance to be developed quickly and efficiently – providing a level playing field for vertical, horizontal and residential industry sectors. This gave assurance to government agencies and regulators that the industry sector had a firm grip on what was needed to protect their workers. Importantly, this work enabled sites to plan ahead with confidence and communicate new rules to their workers.

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Te Manawa driver health and safety induction training

Case study

Driver health and safety induction Early in the project, Link Alliance recognised that delivery drivers sit in a different worker group – they are exposed to and present risks on site, but do not spend the same amount of time on site as other workers. After engaging with a number of groups, both internal and the wider industry, it was agreed to create a stand alone induction module for delivery drivers, instead of requiring drivers to attend the full Link Alliance induction. The driver induction was developed as an online based module, accessible from computers, mobile devices and tablets – a suitable solution for drivers often on the move. The induction includes a summary of relevant content from the main works induction, while focusing on the key information appropriate for drivers. Each module contains a knowledge check and a summary quiz at the end that is required to be passed for the induction to be

completed. The module was developed in collaboration with a New Zealand-based learning and performance organisation to ensure it was written in a format that could be understood by a wide range of languages and literacy levels. The roll-out of the driver induction was brought forward during the August 2021 Covid-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown. The contractors for the drivers appreciated this as it allowed them to use the quieter period to keep their drivers engaged and help them through this important step. The next step is to film on-site to develop additional, interactive modules that support current induction content. We are aware that drivers are often missed from the induction loop due to them being a difficult group to reach. Link Alliance is making an investment to go the extra mile to include this group, recognising that everyone has a part to play in delivering the CRL project safely.

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Jackhammer breaking concrete

Case study

Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome in the NZ workplace It is important to monitor our employee’s exposure levels to Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) through regular screening, but also provide sufficient information, instructions and training on the effects of working with vibrating hand tools. Link Alliance set up a working group to survey and educate the workforce engaged with hand breaking tasks. Initial work practises were reviewed and monitored with information gathered on body positions and techniques, tools used and contact time, team size and early reports of pain or discomfort.

risk of related injury. As a result, concrete breaking teams have increased in size to limit workers’ exposure time to HAVS. The group have also trialled anti-vibration gloves and a fit testing program to ensure every worker on the project has a properly fitted mask. Training sessions have been set up to educate workers that were involved with concrete breaking that cover manual handling techniques, the importance of wearing the correct mask and ensuring a correct fit. Education and awareness regarding the consequences of HAVS are covered in toolbox meetings.

Monitoring equipment for HAVS was procured from overseas as it is not currently available in New Zealand. For the first time, maximum trigger times could be set and considerations made regarding team sizes and rotating workers to minimise the

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Workers completing warm-up exercises in the Aotea Station construction site lunchroom

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Promote the wellbeing and physical health of everyone in Link Alliance

To achieve industry leading standards for health, safety, and wellbeing, Link Alliance developed an overarching management plan to improve health and wellbeing awareness for all workers. The H&S team proactively provided opportunities for workers to get involved in activities that promote health and wellbeing.

The 2021 programme was successful and appreciated by all workers onsite. It included the following initiatives:

The programme was developed to maintain and improve the health of our workforce, to provide an education and understanding of health issues and support the team to evolve and react to changes such as the Covid-19 pandemic.

• Manual handling and injury awareness training

• Skin checks • Diabetes onsite checks • Stroke prevention • MATES suicide awareness programme

• Respiratory fit testing • Annual health monitoring • Flu and Covid-19 vaccinations

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Te Manawa – induction training For the project and industry there is an increasing focus and investment in safety and training. It is important that our people go home healthy and safe every day and a key aspect to achieving that is upskilling. The Link Alliance training centre (Te Manawa) utilises innovative and exciting training methods to deliver key project goals, objectives and H&S messaging to all Link Alliance staff with a particular focus on new starters on the CRL project. The project inductions are unlike traditional forms of training - a mix of learning methods such as presentations, visual, practical, experiential and virtual reality are provided to keep the

trainees engaged and involved. Using stateof-the-art technology, workers are able to experience common construction incidents in a safe and practical way. The training simulators, developed by Yongwoo Industries, are a New Zealand first and focus on five of the construction industry’s most hazardous and high-risk areas - electrocutions, falls from height, dropped objects, eye and hand safety, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The objective of the modules is to demonstrate through hands-on learning the devastating effects of wrong or unsafe choices on a construction site.

One training exercise involves a purposebuilt smoke room that simulates an underground fire. The module prepares workers for an underground environment by getting them to wear a self-rescuer and escape from the room. Virtual reality is used specifically for underground fire and emergency training. The modules are project specific and include site locations and potential emergency situations related to the CRL build.

Underground fire and emergency simulator

The safety glasses module allows the trainee to virtually experience a high impact to the face from a heavy steel object, reinforcing the need to always wear safety eyewear when working on construction sites. The training centre also uses behavioural safety videos with an interactive app for workers to follow along with. This allows trainees to deconstruct and analyse construction site hazards and come up with better and safer ways to manage risks. Safety glasses training module

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Environment The CRL project is committed to meeting its compliance obligations and taking responsibility for preventing and managing risks to the environment and communities. CRL Ltd and its construction partners work to comply with more than 500 separate conditions relating to eight designations and numerous resource consents from Auckland Council. It must also comply with archaeological authorities obtained from Heritage New Zealand. The conditions provide the parameters and limits of effects that CRL construction and operation can have on the project's surrounding environment and communities. A number of management plans are then developed which set out the actions that the project will take to meet requirements and achieve environmental compliance. These plans provide detail on the practices and procedures to be followed, and provide a comprehensive framework to manage adverse effects on the environment including: • Noise and vibration • Traffic access and parking • Social impacts and business disruption • Discharges to air, land and water. Monitoring is a massive part of the team's work on environmental compliance. If the project exceeds limits, changes to practices and procedures are made as quickly as possible. There are a large number of fixed monitors in place around construction sites. They measure air and water quality, noise, vibration, ground settlement and groundwater levels in real time 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The monitoring network is complemented with targeted site or activity-based inspections that occur daily, weekly and monthly.

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Water treatment plant

Environment in numbers 2021*

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ground and building movement monitoring points installed

stormwater catch pits protected

environmental management plans approved

environmental site inspections completed

noise and vibration monitors installed

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water treatment plants installed

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piezometers installed

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C3 tunnels and stations

Station surveying

Noise and vibration Link Alliance takes noise and vibration impacts on buildings and neighbours seriously. The team uses a wide range of techniques to reduce and mitigate the noise and vibration impacts of construction. These include programming noisy works to occur during the day, installing noise curtains and barriers, and carefully choosing plant and equipment to keep noise and vibration issues to a minimum.

At the Mt Eden site, controlled explosions to break up surrounding basalt continue with protocols working well to address effects and ensure disruption to neighbours is kept to a minimum. Maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders and neighbours is a key component to project noise and vibration outcomes. Reducing the risk of any vibration damage to buildings, especially historic ones, is a priority. The project has many vibration monitors to continuously measure and gather data.

The project is working with Sixense using a new system called Novia which automatically identifies acoustic events. It uses artificial intelligence to identify whether particular sounds originate on our worksites, allowing for ready identification of noise caused by our on-site activities so action can be taken.

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City Rail Link Aotea Station Information Centre - Te Pūkaki

Social impacts and business disruption CRL Ltd and its construction partners are committed to helping neighbours maintain 'business-as-usual' by reducing construction impacts such as disruption to traffic and access, and amenity around sites as much as practicable. The Small Business Support Programme (SBSP) launched In July 2021 to offer impacted businesses tailored, independent advice about how to adapt to the construction environment alongside a financial microgrant. The programme offers an external engagement specialist to act as a ‘business connector’ providing accessible, independent advice and services to businesses around Aotea and Karangahape Stations, as part of a broader city-wide scheme driven by the business associations. The business connector works closely with the community to provide a bespoke, tailored support package, which reflects the immediate needs of individual businesses impacted by the construction works. They also connect local businesses with existing local and central 34

government support packages, such as the Regional Business Partner Network, Te Puni Kōkiri and Covid-19 support. The microgrant provides businesses directly impacted by construction with up to $2,000 per year across six specific areas of support – digital marketing, outdoor dining, business adaptation, activations/events, marketing and collateral, and wellbeing. More than 40 businesses have had applications approved as part of the SBSP, for initiatives as broad as new mechanical equipment to improve business efficiency, events for hospitality businesses, and outdoor furniture for cafes. In early September 2021, CRL project Sponsors – Auckland Council and the NZ Government – announced the creation of a $12 million ex gratia Targeted Hardship Fund to support small businesses experiencing genuine hardship from major and sustained CRL construction disruption surrounding the Aotea, Karangahape and Mt Eden Station sites (within the C3 Affected Area). Managed by CRL Ltd, this fund is the first of its kind in New Zealand to be offered during the development of a large infrastructure development.

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Basque Park site hoardings

Auckland’s biggest art exhibition continues across Link Alliance hoardings, with windows, interactive elements, colour and lighting helping to brighten the local environment and boost safety and security. Physical and online art walks invite people to explore the local artworks adorning hoardings in their neighbourhood. New initiatives to keep people informed about work that impacts them include the use of QR codes at Mt Eden and the opening of two new information centres – Te Pūkaki at Aotea and Te Manawa at Mt Eden. Quarterly stakeholder surveys provide feedback about the usefulness of communications and identify areas for improvement. A range of activations and events across the three stations invite the community to enjoy their local neighbourhood and support local businesses. These include Aroha in Uptown, Jazz nights at Tony’s Lord Nelson in Midtown and the reinvention of Karangahape’s First Thursday’s

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monthly activation that incorporates a brand new Pocket Park on the corner of Pitt Street and Karangahape Road. The pandemic influences engagement opportunities across the project with Community Liaison Group meetings moving online and an increase in attendance numbers with residents often working from home for extended periods. A pilot stakeholder wellbeing programme launched for Mt Eden stakeholders just before lockdown in August 2021, with the aim of providing a quiet space for residents and wellbeing activities such as yoga, mindfulness and meditation. Due to the pandemic these activities shifted online, however the response was overwhelmingly positive with many compliments from residents who appreciated Link Alliance going beyond the minimum and proactively providing opportunities to improve wellbeing.

CRL information boards outside the Chief Post Office, Britomart

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Spoil removal at Mt Eden Station site

Air quality A weather prediction model is run at the start of each workday to calculate the dust risk at CRL construction sites to ensure the best dust mitigation measures are in place and reduce potential impacts on the community. Land preparation, clearing, demolition, earth moving, and vehicles moving over temporary haul roads and open grounds on unsealed surfaces, all cause dust. Alongside the hot, dry, and windy site conditions, there are substantial challenges when it comes to monitoring air quality.

like wind speed, wind direction and rainfall, to ensure the mitigation measures are working. Daily and weekly visual inspections are also used to check there are no visible dust plumes. Spraying water helps suppress dust, with nonpotable water from rainwater collection tanks used on most sites. Hoardings and scrim also help contain this. Combustion emission sources such as stationary and non-road mobile machinery are relatively low with a big focus on electric grid-connected equipment and vehicles with transfomers on site to reduce emissions.

Continuous, real-time monitors are used to monitor air quality, along with other parameters

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Diversion Bund at Mt Eden Station – Flower Street

Erosion and sediment control At all CRL construction sites, erosion and sediment control measures are used to prevent dirty water discharging to the stormwater system and the surrounding streams and waterways.

The Mercury Lane WTP uses a pre-treatment shaker screen to remove larger particles. Chemical treatment to clarify and treat the water then follows before a final polishing stage with filtration through glass bead media to ensure discharge limits are met. This allows for up to 50m3 of water to be treated an hour.

Two new water treatment plants (WTPs) were commissioned in 2021 at Mercury Lane and Mt Eden Station to treat water from tunnelling works, which contain high sediment concentrations and elevated pH. Discharges from these systems are continuously monitored to ensure strict discharge criteria are met. The Mt Eden Station WTP uses a pre-treatment step known as de-sanding which mechanically removes larger sediment particles of sand and gravel prior to chemical treatment and clarification. De-sanding optimises treatment of the dirty water and reduces the use of chemicals. With a large clarifier this WTP can treat up to 300m3 of dirty water an hour. 37

Silt fence at Basque Park, Mt Eden

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View inside the TBM

Case study

Tunnel boring machine The Dame Whina Cooper tunnel boring machine (TBM) removes up to 1,500 tonnes of spoil a day, and has so far excavated a total of 75,000 tonnes. In 2021 the first of two tunnels running from Mt Eden to Aotea Station was completed, with the TBM set to begin its second tunnel journey in April 2022. When running, the 130-metre-long TBM works 24/7, with up to 12 people working on board traveling about 32 metres a day. The TBM excavates the tunnel, removes dirt and rock spoil to the surface and installs precast concrete panels to line the tunnel walls.

The TBM uses large volumes of water. During full operation, the TBM was expected to use approximately 16,000m3 of water a month, but to date it is estimated to have only used 9,000m3 a month. All water that is not disposed of in spoil or set in grout is collected and treated in the Mt Eden WTP using flocculation and pH adjustment before discharge to stormwater. Water reuse options for the treated water are being explored to reduce demand on potable water.

The removal of spoil from the tunnel is a big job to manage. A careful coordination of truck movements is required to reduce fuel use.

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Heritage and archaeology CRL is committed to preserving and protecting culture, heritage and local character. This includes the protection of historic buildings, respecting and recording archaeological discoveries and monitoring with mana whenua for any discoveries of cultural significance to iwi.

Mt Eden Station platform During demolition of the old Mt Eden Station platform, part of which dated back to 1912, a historic rubbish dump was unearthed. Several interesting artefacts were recovered by project archaeologists including bottles, a silver Taylor & Perry fork, a 1902 King Edward VII commemorative token, and a Chinoiserie style ceramic sugar bowl lid.

Chinoiserie style lid from sugar bowl or similar

Pickle fork manufactured in 1848 by Taylor & Perry

Commemorative medallion for the coronation of King Edward VII in 1902

Hayman’s Balsam of Horehound (left); and Lovatt & Lovatt master ink bottle (right)

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Batter cut section from across the street

Albert Street fire bell tower Foundations of the old Albert Street fire bell tower, dating back to the 1880s, was unearthed during excavations along Albert Street between Wellesley Street West and Victoria Street West. The Auckland Fire Brigades Museum and Historical Society revealed that the tower was constructed using solid kauri timber in 1883 and on a still day the bell could be heard 11 km away. The first sign of the discovery was made while an excavator exposed two of the bell tower’s concrete foundations. The project archaeologist confirmed the location was consistent with a 1908 plan for the fire bell tower. The construction team carefully removed the foundations, revealing some well-preserved wooden remnants of the tower posts and footings.

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Albert Street fire bell tower looking north (date unknown). Credit: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19010815-11-5

South east corner of north east foundation

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Sustainability The City Rail Link project aims to achieve sustainability excellence by being careful with the resources we use, optimising our carbon footprint, avoiding waste and leaving a positive social and cultural legacy for Tāmaki Makaurau. The project's sustainability performance is being externally verified using the Infrastructure Sustainability Council (ISC) rating tool, which has been adapted in partnership with mana whenua to respond to Aotearoa's unique cultural context. This commitment was recognised in 2021 when CRL Ltd was awarded a 'Excellent' As Built rating - one of the highest ratings in the sustainability sector - for C2 at the lower end of Albert Street. The rating recognises the hard work and commitment of C2 contractor Connectus - a McConnell Dowell and Downer joint venture. The outstanding C2 sustainability achievements acknowledged, included the recycling of 97 per cent of the 175,000 tonnes of spoil excavated as well as the 23 per cent saving in construction energy-related greenhouse emissions with the switch from diesel power to grid electricity. CRL Ltd’s Sustainability Strategy has five key focus areas: • Reducing resource consumption • Zero waste to landfill • Social outcomes • Mana whenua outcomes • Governance and reporting. A summary of progress across each of these areas is provided, using examples to illustrate how the project is working to create a new normal for delivering infrastructure sustainably. The use of materials, energy and water is being optimised across the entire lifecycle of the project, from design through to construction and operation, including an aspirational target of zero waste to landfill. CRL Ltd is also creating opportunities to contribute to the community through the project delivery phase by maximising training and employment opportunities, creating greater diversity in the supply chain and upskilling the workforce.

Back end of the TBM

Sustainability in numbers 2021*

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9 rangatahi

graduated the Progressive Employment Programme

diverted from landfillº

1,854m3 of water captured and reused on site

4,093 truckloads of concrete

effectively removed from the project's carbon footprint by replacing cement with fly-ash

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Water treatment plant

Reducing resource consumption: energy, materials and water Building CRL comes with a significant up-front carbon 'cost' to construct, both in energy-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the embodied carbon of the materials used. Water is also required, both during construction and operation of CRL. The project aims to use the least amount of resources possible during construction and over the infrastructure's 100-year lifespan through efficient design and construction methodologies. To track the project's success, an estimate called a Base Case is first created for each construction package. This measures the total amount of energy, materials and water that would be used to build and operate CRL if business-as-usual occurred without sustainability interventions. A Detailed Design, which includes initiatives to reduce resource consumption, is then developed. The ability to compare the Detailed Design against the Base Case enables the project to quantify improvements in resource use.

Contracts C1 and C2 have been completed with significant savings achieved. C2 was awarded an Infrastructure Sustainability 'Excellent' As Built rating. C1 has completed ISC verification and awaits certification in 2022. Construction is well underway for C3 where the Link Alliance sustainability team continues to finalise Base Cases and Detailed Designs for each element, while constantly identifying, implementing and measuring progress to minimise resource use.

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C3 tunnels and stations

Aotea Station starting to take shape

Energy CRL’s energy footprint is comprised of mainly of the diesel and electricity needed to construct and operate the stations and tunnels throughout its 100-year design life (measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent tCO2e). The Link Alliance contract has a target of reducing the carbon footprint associated with these two phases by 25 per cent compared to a business-as-usual Base Case.

Operational footprint

The largest areas of expected savings are from smart lighting and ventilation control, with smaller savings achieved from escalator speed control, passenger sensing, fan speed control and heat recovery in mechanical systems. Total electricity savings are projected to be 2,685,707 kWh/ annum, equating to 296 tCO2e/annum avoided emissions - saving enough energy to power the equivalent of 382 NZ homes.

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Last year’s report outlined the projected operational savings for Aotea Station (28 per cent) and detailed how these would be achieved. Design work has now advanced across the project with Stage C designs showing a saving of 22 per cent which is just below the 25 per cent target.

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and calculate expected savings. This has resulted in a projected reduction of over 6,800tCO2e a 20 per cent reduction from the Base Case.

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A telescopic excavator removes spoil from Aotea Station

Initiatives to reduce the construction energy footprint Changes in design • At Karangahape Station removing a central passageway reduces the amount of mined tunnelling required and spoil to be hauled off-site by over 10 per cent, reducing energy emissions by 232 tCO2e

Design with central passageway Final design

• At Mt Eden, the size of the mined caverns has been reduced significantly, decreasing the construction energy needed to build them by over 50 per cent and reducing the carbon footprint by over 900 tCO2e. The change in design did require an increase in surface excavation and haulage of spoil, but still resulted in a net saving of 429 tCO2e. • At Aotea Station, energy use will be reduced by using a telescopic excavator fitted with a clamshell grab, limiting the double-handling and emissions that the multiple other pieces of machinery otherwise required would create. Reducing emissions by almost half and saving just over 700 tCO2e.

• At the Western Line/North Auckland Line connection, reducing the number of piles drilled to reinforce the many retaining walls supporting the grade separation trenches, has decreased the amount of energy required by 1,200 tCO2e or 28 per cent.

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Multi-service vehicles Battery technology and regenerative braking advances have allowed the project to implement a New Zealand (and possibly world) first. Battery-powered Multi-service vehicles (MSVs), deliver tunnel segments to the TBM. In addition to being 100 per cent electrically powered, the vehicles are always travelling downhill loaded and uphill empty, meaning their regenerative braking recaptures energy. Approximately 50 per cent of the battery charging occurs from the downhill trip, reducing energy use and recharge time. The use of these machines is expected to save 156 tCO2e through reduced diesel use and lower ventilation requirements in the tunnel. Multi-service vehicle being loaded with tunnel segments

Electric plant Using electrically powered equipment connected to New Zealand’s largely renewable national grid results in emission reductions of approximately 80 per cent compared to using diesel equipment. Big energy users, now powered by electricity, include:

• Electric tower and gantry cranes • Road-headers • Multi-service vehicles • TBM.

The project is tracking emissions against the Base Case and Detailed Design footprint estimates. Up until December 2021, emission savings were at 23 per cent compared to the expected 19 per cent projection.

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Materials Link Alliance’s target is to reduce embodied carbon from materials used to build the project by 15 per cent against the Base Case.

Material-related carbon emission initiatives include: • Design optimisation • Fly-ash replacing cement in concrete wherever possible

The embodied carbon of materials makes up half of the total carbon footprint over the projects 100-year design life.

• Minimising waste • Maximising reuse • Replacing reinforcing bar overlaps (“laps”) with couplers to reduce steel use.

With most of the design now completed, the Detailed Design is on track to exceed this with a 16 per cent reduction.

Construction phase savings (C3)

Construction material is being tracked monthly and is currently achieving a 13.6 per cent reduction compared to the Base Case.

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The project is currently tracking slightly below target for a variety of reasons including more shotcrete being used in the mined tunnels than expected, some additional reinforcing being used, along with the other challenges that arise on a complex project.

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Concrete containing fly-ash is delivered to the Aotea Station site

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Concrete As highlighted in last year’s report, concrete alone makes up about two-thirds of the project’s embodied carbon emissions, mainly due to its cement content. Tackling Link Alliance’s concrete footprint is critical to meeting the 15 per cent embodied carbon reduction target. To do so, the team has worked with suppliers such as Allied Concrete to maximise the replacement of cement with less carbon-intensive alternatives such as fly-ash, a by-product from coal-fired power plants.

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By comparing the project’s current concrete footprint against standard cement-only concrete mix designs a reduction of 8,466tCO2e or 18 per cent can be achieved. This is equivalent to reducing the emissions of 4,093 truckloads of standard concrete or 8,983 passenger flights between Auckland and London. Projections show this will equate to 18,000tCO2e saved by the time the project is completed.

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FLY-ASH AT WORK

How is fly-ash used in concrete? When mixed with calcium hydroxide, it has many of the same properties as cement. Replacing a portion of the cement with fly-ash creates a material that, when used with other aggregates and compounds, produces concrete well-suited for infrastructure.

What is fly-ash?

A by-product generated by the coal combustion process.

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Fly-ash: Fad or Fab?

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The graph below shows projections for the CRL’s 100-year operational phase. Implementing water saving initiatives is predicted to reduce water use by approximately 14.1 per cent, saving over 301,500m3. Most water savings will occur during the operation of the CRL stations, due to the selection of highly waterefficient fixtures, toilets and urinals with 6-Star Water Efficient Labelling Scheme (WELS) ratings. With construction well underway, water use is being monitored. Link Alliance has used over 140,000m3 to date, equivalent to approximately 55 Olympic sized swimming pools. Several initiatives to capture and reuse water from nonpotable water sources, have helped reduce use, including:

• Rainwater collection systems at Aotea Station and North Auckland Line construction areas • Recycling of construction water following treatment onsite or offsite • Sourcing of water from Watercare’s nonpotable water supply at Western Springs. These efforts have reduced potable water use by over 3,100m3, around 2.4 per cent of the total site water use to date. Overall, the project is currently tracking at 9 per cent below Base Case estimates.

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Rainwater capture tank installed at the TBM spoil shed

Efforts to reduce potable water use are ongoing. Rainwater collection tanks have been installed to collect water from the roof tops at Mt Eden Station, and work is currently underway to

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Chief Post Office building

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C1 Britomart to Albert and Wyndham Street Joint venture Downer New Zealand and Soletanche Bachy International (DSBJV) completed CRL C1 in October 2021. C1 included construction of a temporary station building, construction of twin rail tunnels involving a 14m deep excavation in the tight confines of Lower Queen Street, reconstruction of the heritage-listed Chief Post Office (CPO) basement levels and ground floor, and significant streetscape work including a new public square, Te Komititanga. The contract targeted the highest ISC rating of any project in New Zealand with a vast

number of initiatives to raise the project’s environmental performance, with a 'Leading Design' rating awarded. Over the project's 100-year lifespan, measures taken to improve efficiency through design and construction will result in: • 17.8 per cent reduction in peak operational energy use • 23 per cent reduction in operational carbon emissions • 58 per cent reduction in operational water use.

Project construction highlights DISCHARGES

24/7

NZ’s first implementation of a real-time, 24/7 noise and vibration monitoring and alert system

Cyclops monitoring system monitors ground surface and building displacement giving advanced warning of any potential settlement that could damage nearby structures, especially heritage buildings.

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ENERGY

85 percent

reduction in emissions from the use of grid connected transformers to replace diesel generators Saving close to 35,000 litres of diesel

33%

Reduction in diesel use from the change in piling methodology

WATER

A Water Treatment Plant reduced construction water consumption by

PROCUREMENT

per cent

1 project-wide supplier engagement and sustainability workshop held with

key suppliers and subcontractors

Work package specific kick-off meetings including sustainability opportunities workshops

59 012 With over 340t of steel going into the CPO to support the historic building during construction - all steel was required to be stamped with an item number which linked back to a full parts list with information on steel strength and the provenance of that steel, making it easier for others to reuse afterwards

Innovations included Temporary Steel Labelling

SOCIAL OUTCOMES

Mana whenua-nominated designers created the design of Te Komititanga

Participation in CRL Ltd’s Progressive Employment Programme pilot, providing opportunities for Māori/Pasifika youth to gain experience across different roles within the construction industry.

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Worked with local steel supplier to make

MATERIALS

29% Saving

Reduction in concrete footprint

385 tCO²e

by specifying fly-ash as a partial cement replacement for the D-walls

NZ first 50mm rebar

improving constructability and reducing the total weight of steel in D-Walls by 82 tonnes and 182 tCO2e

Changing the design of a concrete platform from compacted crushed concrete backfill to lightweight fill (wrapped polystyrene blocks and pumice sand) reduced the number

of mini piles required to support the platform from 62 to 30, saving money, time, materials and energy

WASTE

97%

84.95 tCO²e of embodied carbon

CO2

Avoiding, reducing waste through procurement and design optimisation and reducing waste materials onsite and offsite

74%

of construction and demolition waste diverted, Keeping waste out of landfill

8,303t

In the urban realm, changes to the sub-base and structural slab layers saved

office waste diverted (24t) from landfill

100%

spoil diverted from landfill

Onsite separation of concrete, steel, clean fill, office waste, compost and offsite sorting by Green Gorilla of the remaining construction waste

Reusing waste materials on and off site including:

• Timber framing reused for formwork • Polystyrene reused as: swimming pool fill, house, garage and barn insulation, for retaining walls, surfboards, and model making fill • Fixtures and fittings sent to community recycling centres • Interblocks and kerbstones salvaged and reused • Timber hoardings reused • A coffee kiosk disassembled and relocated to Owairaka Community Garden

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Zero waste to landfill Construction and demolition waste currently makes up around 50 per cent of New Zealand's total waste to landfill. As New Zealand's largest transport infrastructure project, it's not only important for CRL to reduce its waste, but to also play a leadership role for other infrastructure projects.

CRL's waste journey From the outset, the project set an aspirational goal of zero waste to landfill. Together, CRL Ltd and Link Alliance have already diverted a massive 96 per cent of all construction and demolition (C&D) waste from landfill – 99 per cent when spoil is included.

Waste types generated on CRL sites While spoil is by far the biggest waste stream on CRL sites, accounting for over 90 per cent of waste leaving those sites, it can be more challenging to identify diversion paths for C&D waste. Building the project's zero-waste culture requires continuous education, engagement, and plenty of enthusiasm from the team. With over six years of construction already undertaken, and around another three years remaining to build CRL, the project is already well on its successful zerowaste journey.

Planning was required before construction began to predict the types and volumes of waste generated on sites, how waste could be avoided, and suitable places where it could be diverted to. CRL Ltd and its construction partners continue to implement and gain recognition for innovative solutions, implementing the waste hierarchy to avoid, reduce, reuse, recycle and recover as much material as possible.

97 %

800,190 tonnes % 100 of spoil diverted

10,112 tonnes of C&D waste

61 %

94 tonnes of oﬃce waste

Data from January to December 2021

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Waste diversion figures across CRL contracts Figures shown are from the start of construction to the end of 2021

C1 53,310

Spoil

Construction & Demolition

Office Waste

Total

100%

97%

76%

99.4%

97%

95%

75%

97%

100%

97%

56%

99.9%1

100%

23%

not reported

93%

100%

95%

not reported

99.9%

100%

not reported

100%

99%

95%

59%

99%

Tonnes

176,947 Tonnes

1,134,9271 Tonnes

C6 14,529 Tonnes

C8 35,107 Tonnes

C9 340

Tonnes

Total

1,415,841 Tonnes

n Recycled

n Reused

n Landfill 1

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Excluding contaminated materials

Reuse Reuse target While the construction and infrastructure sectors are working to improve recycling rates, Link Alliance, in collaboration with CRL Ltd decided to go further by establishing a reuse target of 0.8 per cent for the project. It has now been almost two years since construction started and Link Alliance has exceeded this target with 15 per cent of waste reused (and a total of 97 per cent diverted from landfill), using a variety of initiatives.

Link Alliance and CRL Ltd definition of Reuse: “Further use of waste or diverted material in its existing form for the original purpose of the materials or products that constitute the waste or diverted material, or for a similar purpose”. This means that initiatives such as crushing concrete for reuse as aggregate do not count towards the target as it implies “downgrading” the material.

2,451 tonnes

of waste reused

Hoarding with repurposed construction waste wood – Maungawhau ‘Around the Maunga’ – Jan and Piet Ubels An innovative use of waste wood, 'Around the Maunga' is a sculptural mural depicting a range of stories, people, and places from the area surrounding Maungawhau. Created out of salvaged timber from Link Alliance recycling skips, the tactility of the material engages the viewer in a visual rhythm of colour and shape created by the changing planes. Traditionally used to separate the public from construction activity safely, CRL instead uses its hoardings as blank art canvasses. With most longterm hoarding now in place, there are kilometres of art-adorned hoardings to admire. This reuse example was part of the Art Walks that Link Alliance created to allow the public to navigate its art installations.

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Basalt reuse Mt Eden excavation works have continued to uncover large amounts of basalt with Link Alliance again reaching out to organisations across Auckland for reuse options, including: • 1,312 tonnes taken by Vernon Developments and repurposed to build seawalls in the Coromandel • 30 tonnes donated to Totara Park Mountain Bike Club to build mountain biking obstacles.

Basalt reused at the Totara Mountain Bike Park

Basalt at Vernon Developments stockpiled for reuse such as sea wall construction

Steel reuse - Albert Street tunnel works Temporary steel beams and precast concrete panels from the C2 contract removed at the end of construction have been reused by Link Alliance to create a temporary construction deck over the cut and cover tunnel at the Aotea station site to support the excavation and construction work. These works resulted in 210 tonnes of materials being reused and a saving of over 80 tCO2e of embodied carbon.

A recast slab is lowered into place

These materials were cut to size, welded and fabricated to fit the new area to make a construction deck – reusing 30 precast concrete slabs, 10 re-fabricated steel beams and five struts. The installation of the temporary slab was completed ahead of schedule.

Reused steel struts

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Hoardings reused as chair canvas at Te Pūkaki information centre outdoor lounge area

Glove reuse Wearing gloves is a compulsory project requirement to protect workers from hand injuries. In 2020, a total of 12,500 pairs of gloves were used, with workers typically discarding one pair per shift. After a Karangahape tunnel team member suggested recycling and reusing PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), it was decided to reuse gloves by washing and drying them. The tunnel team have a laundry to wash their PPE and this was utilised for the gloves. Key highlights include: • Pink glove-recycle bins placed at key locations around the tunnel and the station • Bins emptied twice a week, with two loads of 200 pairs of gloves washed and dried per week, diverting 400 pairs from landfill weekly • On average each pair of gloves is reused three times reducing glove purchases and waste by two-thirds.

Glove washing at Karangahape Station site

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2021 Tāmaki Makaurau Zero Waste - Innovation Award – Anga whakamua - Sarah Sutherland and Jenny Zhang, Link Alliance and Saia Latu and Felila Taufa, TROW Group

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National and international waste awards (C3) Early works included a need to demolish over 40 buildings to make way for the CRL tunnels and stations. An early commitment was made that demolition works would be carried out to maximize the reuse and recycling of materials, provide opportunities for Māori and Pasifika businesses, preserve built heritage, and result in positive social outcomes. Link Alliance partnered with TROW Group, a Pasifika-owned business specialising in the deconstruction and soft strip of buildings and redistribution of recovered materials. The project selectively deconstructed buildings prior to demolition. Materials were salvaged, reused, and recycled. Demolition concrete was crushed and reused onsite, and two historic buildings were relocated. Link Alliance and TROW Group put the circular economy into action on a large scale, with the aim of inspiring change in the way demolition is approached by the wider industry across Tāmaki Makaurau and beyond.

2021 Tāmaki Makaurau Zero Waste Innovation Award The Zero Waste Awards celebrate outstanding leaders working towards Tāmaki Makaurau’s aspirational goal of being zero waste by 2040. Link Alliance was named joint winner of the 2021 Innovation category, with TROW Group, for the holistic approach taken to demolition at Mt Eden, where an amazing 98 per cent diversion of all demolition waste from landfill was achieved. Including sending shipping containers full of reusable building materials to help with the rebuild in Tonga after cyclone Gita.

2021 Vinci Environment Award – Circular Economy – Oceania Region This initiative then went on to win first prize in the Circular Economy category - Evolution of Practice in the VINCI Environment Awards for the Oceania region. The VINCI Environment Awards called for employees across the world to share initiatives that reduce greenhouse gas emissions by acting for the climate, optimising resources through a circular economy, and preserving the natural environment.

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Block cut for use as void formers at Aotea 2021

Recycling Polystyrene blocks During construction at the now-completed Britomart station, a large number of polystyrene blocks were used for the construction of a temporary piling platform, with the intention of sending them back to the manufacturer for reuse. However, due to the degraded state of the blocks the manufacturer was unable to take them back. An opportunity arose to use them as void formers as part of the Aotea Station building, giving close to 150m3 of the material a second life. The remnants from this process were then taken by Abilities, a social enterprise which provides meaningful employment to around 120 people with disabilities, who processed them into a state that could be melted down for remanufacture. This initiative meant only a small portion of the original material ended up going to landfill. Link Alliance has an ever-expanding relationship with Abilities, who also provide document destruction services, and have helped the tunnel team salvage 1000-litre Intermediate Bulk Containers for reuse.

Polystyrene blocks awaiting recycling by Abilities

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Social outcomes He aha te mea nui o te ao? Māku e ki atu, he tangata, he tangata, he tangata. What is the greatest thing in the world? I will tell you, tis people, tis people, tis people. The CRL project offers a huge opportunity to leave a positive legacy for New Zealand. He Waka Eke Noa - CRL Ltd's Social Outcomes Strategy, outlines how the project will use its scale, complexity and innovation to set the bar for social investment.

The Link Alliance objective is for “Social outcomes that make a difference to the lives of others”. In direct reponse to He Waka Eke Noa – CRL Ltds Social Outcomes Strategy is to maximise social investment and ensure that the wider team works within the context of Māori culture and maintains cultural safety. The Link Alliance has a Social Outcomes Team that are nearing two years of delivering on CRL Ltd's vision: to connect people with real opportunities to enhance communities through employment, training, creating a more diverse supply chain and engaging our future workforce.

The focus for the project continues to be enhancing opportunities for mana whenua, Māori, Pasifika and youth.

During April, the Social Outcomes whānau were visited from the Ambassador of the Republic of France, Her Excellency Ms Sylvaine Carta-Le Vert. From left to right: Thibaut L’Hopital, Maungawhau Construction Manager; Cam Baddeley, Underground Tunnels Trainer; Rachel Blundell, Communications Manager; Pierre Bourgeois, Vinci Grand Projets PAB member; Berenize Peita, Social Outcomes Manager; Sean Sweeney, CEO CRL Limited; Philippe Begou, General Construction Manager; HE Ms Sylvaine Carta Le-Vert, French Ambassador; Francois Dudouit, Link Alliance Project Director; Michelle Parish, Senior Communications and Engagement Specialist; Florent Detraux, Tunnels Project Manager; Rewi Rogers, Social Procurement Lead; Were Maiava, Pou Ārahi Māori.

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Contractors at Mt Eden Station site

Supplier diversity The Link Alliance vision to support supply chain opportunities for Māori and Pasifika businesses and socially innovative businesses continues. The focus this year was strengthening those relationships with current and new suppliers as they are critical to the success of the project. This has become even more important with the impacts that Covid-19 has had on the project and people’s lives. Working with Amotai, Aotearoa’s supplier diversity intermediary, has been vital to this success and we are fortunate to have had their expert support in 2021 - especially from capability manager Kahurangi Malcolm. As early members of Amotai, CRL Ltd and Link Alliance have been supported throughout the development and embedding of our supplier diversity commitments.

Link Alliance awarded 18 contracts to Māori or Pasifika owned businesses since work on C3 began in October 2019. We have engaged with social enterprises or socially innovative businesses on more than 17 occasions over that period. With over $25 million already invested into work with these businesses, our focus is on continuing to build genuine relationships.

5% of Link Alliance spend

to Māori & Pasifika-owned sub-contractors & suppliers

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Workers from Steadfast Scaffolding

Case study

Steadfast Scaffolding Steadfast Scaffolding NZ, a family-owned and operated business based in Manukau, has been working with Link Alliance for the past eight months, with 4-7 staff working across the Mercury Lane and Beresford Square station sites and more recently the tunnels. The opportunity has provided new growth in terms of commercial exposure, staff expansion and night shifts - which is a new experience for the company. Directors Anthony and Korin McKillop, a husband and wife team of Māori, Cook Island, and Irish descent, started the company in 2019, after 18 years in the scaffolding industry. “As a Māori and Pasifika business, we have loved the engagement with iwi such as Ngāti Whatua, haahi (religion), hitori (history) Māori and local businesses brought together

through this project. It is a unique platform that offers a glimpse into the realisation of what the partnership between Tāngata Whenua and Tāngata Tiriti ought to model throughout the entire business sector – not just construction. "We applaud the initiative for forming authentic and intentional relationships with Māori and Pasifika businesses. Clearly, this is a significant and courageous move from Link Alliance, but one that will go down in the history books for Māori pakihi (business) for generations to come." - Director Korin Mckillop.

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Team from Turbostaff on site

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Turbostaff Turbostaff has been providing labour hire services to Link Alliance for the past two years and has placed more than 50 staff across CRL sites. The strong partnership has allowed Turbostaff to understand Link Alliance requirements and to locate the best people for the job. “We constantly receive positive feedback from our people about the experiences they have had with the Link Alliance, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. The steps Link Alliance took to look after their workers during lockdown resonated very strongly, but also the support that our people receive on site in terms of access to regular testing, vaccinations and the steps taken to ensure their safety on site through physical

distancing has removed any fears about returning to site. “We are humbled by the fact that we have been able to support such an important and iconic project for Auckland. It has allowed us to drive social outcomes initiatives and provide amazing opportunities for many of our Māori and Pasifika workers, whose careers will benefit from the experience they are gaining on this project. We are proud to be a supplier of labour to the project and look forward to working together in the future.” - Managing Director, Clayton Badland.

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Future workforce Link Alliance/LEARNZ virtual fieldtrip: Future Journeys, was birthed out of the desire to increase student engagement and access to the Link Alliance Education Engagement programme (LEEP) experience. Since the programme’s launch in July 2020, Link Alliance has hosted over 14 onsite LEEP school engagements – nine of which occurred in 2021 prior to the August Covid-19 Level 4 lockdown. With a maximum of ten participants per school, an estimated 150 students have been part of the programme. With Ministry of Education funding, the LEARNZ team was contracted to co-create and deliver the virtual fieldtrip and accompanying resources with Link Alliance. Since launching in June, over 20,000 students, teachers or parents across Aotearoa have taken part in Future Journeys. Similar to LEEP, students get to hear from inspirational Link Alliance experts showcasing their STEM-related role as part of a virtual

site tour of the project. Some schools got the added bonus of connecting with Link Alliance Project Director Francois Dudouit in a live web conference. When Auckland went into lockdown in August, and all planned LEEP engagements were cancelled for the year, Future Journeys was a welcomed response. Students, teachers and families logged on from the comfort and safety of their homes to view videos, research and even join in the 'Design your Dream Transport Station' school challenge. During lockdown over 200 entries for the challenge were received. The calibre of entries was outstanding, displaying great collaboration, creativity, innovation and STEM talent. Going virtual has served to increase student access to the knowledge and experience that was once reserved for only those fortunate to be LEEP participants.

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Erene Punefu, Angel Duvenage and Cecilia Palu

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Māori and Pasifika women in construction Ninety per cent of construction firms in New Zealand are having difficulty recruiting. Despite the skill shortage, women make up just 13 per cent of the construction workforce of which 4 per cent are construction tradespeople on the tools. The number of women in engineering does not fare any better, especially Māori or Pasifika women. The project is giving women access to opportunities within Link Alliance, with a talented group of young Māori and Pasifika women being given on the job mentoring, training, and experience. Angel Duvenage (Te Arawa - Rotorua), Antoinette Albert (Tainui - Waikato), Cecilia Palu (‘Ohonua ‘Eua Tonga) and Erene Punefu (Samoa) are helping lift Māori, Pacific and women representation in the industry. • Angel joined the Link Alliance via recruitment agency A1 Recruitment. Based at the Mt Eden site, Angel is a Health and Safety and Environmental administrator. Having entered the workforce straight out of high school, she takes any opportunity to upskill. With plenty of on-the-job experience, Angel is consolidating that knowledge through study and has just completed the New Zealand Certificate in Workplace Health and Safety practice through Connexis.

• Antoinette is an AUT electrical engineering student who joined Link Alliance as part of the 2020 summer internship programme. She was fortunate to stay on part-time with the TBM team while she completed her studies. At the end of 2021, Antoinette left her TBM engineer assistant role to join Martinus Rail as a site engineer. She attributes her experience in Link Alliance with securing this role. • Cecilia joined the Link Alliance through recruitment company STOMP and worked at the Beresford Square site. Shortly after starting with Link Alliance, she began a national concrete construction apprenticeship through BCITO. Cecilia sees this as part of her journey to owning her own business. • Erene is the most recent recruit to Link Alliance as part of the 2021 summer internship programme. A mechanical engineering student from the University of Auckland, she feels proud to have an opportunity to work on the largest transport infrastructure project ever in Aotearoa.

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2021 Progressive Employment Programme graduates

Employment CRL Ltd is committed to leaving a positive and lasting social legacy and its Progressive Employment Programme (PEP), a 16-week training course, is a key part of this. The goal of the programme: to help bypass barriers preventing rangatahi (young people) from getting to the employment starting line. The programme is designed to create workready rangatahi and provide lasting, positive and sustained employment – underpinned by increasing their confidence and providing career and personal development opportunities for them. Since its inception in 2019, each version of the PEP has provided new challenges and opportunities. Fundamental to its success are the pastoral care organisations (PCOs) who support Rangatahi at home, the training organisations who upskill them, the onsite mentors who guide them on site and the Social Outcomes whānau who weave the programme together. Six rangatahi joined the PEP in July 2021. Gaining practical work experience is at the heart of the programme, so when Auckland was plunged into lockdown in August, decisions needed to be made quickly on how to move forward. A key priority was ensuring the interns were safe and continued to be paid. Working in partnership with PCO’s Lifewise, Te Ara Rangatahi and Ama 74

Training, the Social Training Lead (STL) ensured that the interns all had digital devices and wi-fi access. An online learning programme was created, with Education Unlimited delivering online financial literacy training, Link Alliance Kaiarahi Māori delivering Pepeha and Maramataka sessions and the STL providing computer training, as well as creating a safe environment for the interns to share concerns. With support from all involved, the rangatahi remained engaged, with four being awarded the Otago Polytechnic Future Ready: Money Confidence micro-credential. After nine weeks of online training, time was running out to get the interns back on-site to gain the crucial work experience needed. Thanks to the commitment of site management the interns returned to site under Covid-19 Alert Level 3. All six interns graduated from the extended 22-week PEP in December. Two gaining fulltime employment on the project. All say their confidence increased and they feel better prepared for work. The success of these rangatahi in adapting, remaining resilient and completing the programme is a testament to them and the unwavering support of programme partners, including the Ministry of Social Development.

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Link Alliance H&S Manager, Joseph McArdle receiving the Hard hat award from Project Director Francois Dudouit

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Hard hats Link Alliance Health and Safety Manager, Joseph McArdle, was the driver behind the Hard Hats initiative - a way to celebrate and recognise workers that went above and beyond to keep themselves and their workmates safe. Workers were awarded a special hard hat for modelling safe practices or providing support for their team to speak up if they saw a safety issue. Joe wanted the person to be easily recognised on site and felt that a special coloured hard hat might work. Kohuora (Auckland South Corrections Facility) was approached to see if the prisoners could design some hard hats. Link Alliance provided information that mana whenua had gifted to CRL Ltd relating to the naming

of the individual stations and the Atua that were guardians for each site. Armed with this information, Kohuora’s Kaiako Toi (art tutor), Anthony Cribb, gathered a small group of talented prisoners to individually design and paint the hard hats. The hats were awarded to one person per site during Matariki (Māori new year) with an explanation provided on each of the unique images adorning them. A special hard hat was also commissioned to acknowledge Joe as a Social Outcomes Champion and for his contribution to Link Alliance.

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Training CRL Ltd is committed to maximising training and employment opportunities for those experiencing barriers or disadvantage, with a focus on mana whenua, Māori, Pasifika and rangatahi. Link Alliance’s workforce development programme is designed to help this focus group map out career pathways and obtain industry training and qualifications. By the end of 2021

over 35 per cent of Link Alliance focus group employees and sub-contracted labourers had Career Development Plans in place. Completing these plans helps identify strategic areas for targeted training opportunities.

Case study

Link Alliance te reo Māori course Link Alliance has leapt at the opportunity to offer a course in te reo Māori for its team and CRL Ltd workers. Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi has been providing the course through its talented and patient tutor, Connie Valivaka. The 38-week course commenced in April 2021 with the class in excess of 25 students meeting for up to 3 hours per week. The course ran through to March 2022 and included lessons in the vocabulary and structure of te reo Māori, as well as an introduction to tikanga. Each class started with a karakia and mihimihi and finished with a karakia. For each of the four terms of the course the class ended with a written and oral assessment. A diverse suite of teaching techniques skilfully used by Connie made the course fun and supportive, and with the Covid-19 lockdowns a necessary pivot was made to online learning. Not only have we begun the journey to learning te reo Māori, we have all pushed our boundaries and become a bit more comfortable with being uncomfortable.

Te reo Māori classes continued online during the Covid-19 lockdowns

Nā tō rourou, nā taku rourou ka ora ai te iwi. With our collective contributions, the people will thrive.

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Front line leader training at Maungawhau

Front line leader training In 2021 the need to upskill front line supervisors was identified. This led to the engagement of Māori-owned business Ama Training. Ama Training Director Mike Murray was first engaged by Link Alliance in 2020 and was identified as the ideal person to deliver indigenous leadership training. Mike comes from a teaching background having been the Tumuaki (principal) of the Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Pukemiro, with construction knowledge as the owner of Premier Insulation. Ama Training created a bespoke front line leader training programme for Link Alliance, a programme that had a foundation based in Māori cultural values. The main challenge for Ama was developing a programme that delivered a formal Level 4 First Line Management qualification within a kaupapa Maori framework. With the support of Competenz, training was built around three pou (pillars): 1. Maramatanga - centres around knowing ones’ own self and leadership style.

The first cohort of multi-national leaders is well underway. While lockdown threw the usual curve ball, feedback has been extremely positive and participants are enthusiastic about completing in 2022. Mike Murray acknowledged the support of Link Alliance and CRL Ltd leadership in getting the programme off the ground. In addition to backing the kaupapa itself and funding the programme, Link Alliance and CRL Ltd provided a venue for training, released participants from site to attend classes and supported Ama to become accredited to deliver the qualification. Mike recounted an initial meeting with Link Alliance, not sure what to expect, when the Australian manager introduced himself with his pepeha, Mike was immediately put at ease: “This showed us Link Alliance is invested in our kaupapa, and any nerves we had about presenting disappeared.”

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Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei and Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua led a karanga and karakia at the Aotea site

Mana whenua The CRL Ltd Mana Whenua Forum, made up of eight Auckland iwi, provides the mechanism for partnership between iwi mana whenua and CRL Ltd. Their contribution of Māori mātauranga and sharing of cultural values has continued to shape better delivery of sustainability, environmental, health and safety outcomes.

Mana whenua cultural identity shapes station designs This year the CRL Ltd Mana Whenua Forum continued to oversee development of collaborative art and design elements across the CRL stations and their precincts. The station designs were shaped by narratives set by mana whenua and lead the briefs for any artist-led collaborative elements. The selected mana whenua artists were free to interpret the briefs and come back with their ideas for review and discussion. A collaborative approach, working with functional and material constraints was taken before arriving at the final mana whenua endorsed designs. Mana whenua artists interpreted the creation kōrero and other place-specific narratives to create a distinctive design for each station. Façade designs have been developed in a way that are unique and authentic to the station 78

locations here, in Aotearoa. The artists, design and fabrication teams have developed entrance threshold treatments for each station, along with other elements throughout the stations and their immediate precinct, to provide another layer to the narrative. All these elements have been led by four amazing mana whenua artists working with the Link Alliance design teams: Graham Tipene (Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Ngāti Manu, Ngāti Hine and Ngāti Hauā) on Te Wai Horotiu Station (Aotea); Reuben Kirkwood (Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki) on Karanga a Hape Station (Karangahape); Tessa Harris (Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki) on Maungawhau Station (Mt Eden); Dr Johnson Witehira (Ngāpuhi, Ngai Tū-te-auru, Tamahaki and Ngāti Hinekura) on the Kingston Street vent.

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Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei kaumatua lead the karakia at the re-opening of the Chief Post Office building

Cultural wellbeing CRL Ltd and its contractors look to mana whenua to inform the project when karakia should take place as part of CRL works. Over the past year, karakia have been performed to bless workplaces and completed areas of works before they're given back to community, including the commencement of works at Basque Park and the reopening of the iconic Chief Post Office with a dawn blessing. Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei and Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua led a karanga and karakia at the Aotea site to bless the resumption of construction work when Covid-19 Alert Level 3 was put in place in May, following the first lockdown. Karakia prior to construction resuming was a key part of ensuring that sites were safe for workers to return. Karakia have also become a normal part of weekly Link Alliance team meetings.

Mana whenua iwi representatives blessing the reopening of the Aotea Station site

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Mana Whenua Forum hui

World first recognition of cultural in infrastructure sustainability In 2021 CRL Ltd was awarded one of the highest ratings in the sustainability sector for its work on C2 – at the lower end of Albert Street. C2 became the first CRL contract to receive an 'Excellent' As Built rating. Presented by the Infrastructure Sustainability Council (ISC) at an event attended by contractor Connectus (a McConnell Dowell and Downer Joint Venture), CRL Ltd, mana whenua and ISC at the Chief Post Office. C2 was awarded the maximum innovation points available from ISC in recognition of the work undertaken to develop Mahi Rauora Aratohu, a world-first, custom-made ISC Infrastructure Sustainability technical manual that incorporates mana whenua cultural values. This is the first time that cultural values have been piloted as part of a market-based sustainability rating tool. Mahi Rauora Aratohu was developed through a series of monthly forums with the Mana Whenua Forum and CRL Ltd project team to ensure that as the project drives its sustainability outcomes and measures its performance, it takes the cultural context of Aotearoa into account and uses sustainability criteria that is compatible with te ao Māori. Mahi Rauora Aratohu was adopted by the Link Alliance (C3) when construction on the project's main works began in 2019. Ongoing guidance from CRL's Mana Whenua Forum is helping support and guide the Link Alliance as they give effect to the cultural criteria embedded within the technical manual. With the establishment of processes for mana whenua involvement in project decision-making, procurement, cultural monitoring and accidental discoveries protocols continuing.

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Paoa ki uta, Paoa ki tai, Paoa ki tua

CRL Ltd partner with eight iwi mana whenua represented on the CRL Mana Whenua Forum.

Mana Whenua at the Te Komititanga opening

Wellbeing of the whenua Mana whenua bring an holistic approach to the CRL project which makes sure whakapapa links are acknowledged and the best practical environmental, sustainability, social outcomes and cultural outcomes, are achieved wherever CRL is working.

perspectives and been recognised for this through a sustainability certification body. Providing a model to be followed by others. An approach already being taken up and replicated across other infrastructure and construction projects across Tāmaki Makaurau.

As kaitiaki mana whenua have a genealogical link to the land. CRL acknowledges this relationship to ancestral lands through the CRL Mana Whenua Forum. For the Mana Whenua Forum there have been many lines of kaitiakitanga fulfilled through involvement in the project from governance, to design and on the ground environmental solutions. Eight iwi have bound together to create mutual outcomes, acting together to shape the development. Taking care of Papatūānuku, (our mother earth), who provides our home, water and food is integral to this. By looking after Papatūānuku – she will look after us.

The Mana Whenua Forum's impact is visible across CRL work sites with a formalised cultural induction process, blessings on site before work starts and karakia before Link Alliance team meetings. Cultural inductions on site with workers are used to educate them about the significance of the land. Increasing knowledge of whakapapa, the histories, the names of the sites worked on and the significance of the project in creating more sustainable transport.

By its very nature the creation of tunnels, which delve into the realm of Mataaho and Hine-nuite-pō, the realm of the dead, was challenging. But an holistic approach meant that these challenges were weighed up against the many other wellbeings created - most significantly the importance of getting people out of cars and into sustainable train travel. At first using the ISC Infrastructure Sustainability rating tool, an Australian tool, was seen as a real disadvantage. Through an intense period of work the Mana Whenua Forum and CRL have ensured that the tool now takes an holistic kaitiakitanga perspective. Making this the first infrastructure project that has included mana whenua cultural 81

The Mana Whenua Forum are proudest of the cultural designs of the stations, which share the Māori creation story. The stations, imbued with mātauranga Māori, are seen as monumental architecture, which will stand in place for a very, very long time. Helping these stories stand the test of time and creating a turning point for the way mana whenua are perceived. The opening of Te Komititanga on 18th December 2020 showed how the project is bringing together all these elements. From the past and into the future. The first two speakers, from Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua and Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, spoke of whakapapa ties between iwi. The eloquence of the presenters, and the beauty of their kōrero and mihimihi as they opened Te Komititanga bound everything together leaving rangatahi in the audience with a feeling of awe.

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Mana Whenua Forum representatives

Adrian Pettit, Te Ākitai Waiohua The CRL Mana Whenua Forum continues to be an exemplar platform that not only reflects the face of mana whenua in a nascent network, but similarly, allows mana whenua to explore and express kaitiakitanga within the context of a complex and wholly contemporary built environment.

Edith Tuhimata, Ngāti Tamaoho Ngāti Tamaoho has been with the CRL programme from inception. We always seek to have the best practical outcomes for our environment, the way we practice our kaitiakitanga is intrinsic in how we achieve this.

Gabriel Kirkwood, Ngāi Tai ki Tamaki The CRL Mana Whenua Forum has been a collaborative space for mana whenua to work together and further our kaitiakitanga responsibilities in a modern and complex project. The CRL project presents challenges and complexities to mana whenua that require constant evolution in our thinking. I am proud of this partnerships' achievements which have pushed the envelope for sustainability, social outcomes, and cultural identity.

Geoff Cook, Ngāti Maru

Ngāti Maru

Since inception, the CRL, has been a leader regarding mana whenua engagement, and has introduced and focused on sustainability and the wellbeing and safety of their wider team as important aspects of the entire project. By adding the manager of the HSES to the executive leadership group, there has been further confirmation of the importance that health, safety and wellbeing sits within the thinking and focus of the directors, executive and the participating agencies.

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Harley Wade, Ngāti Pāoa The Mana Whenua Forum has provided an opportunity to shape the future of public transport in Tāmaki Makaurau. As tāngata whenua and ahi kā, Ngāti Pāoa have been able to support and promote better environmental and social outcomes going forward. Paoa ki uta, Paoa ki tai, Paoa ki tua

Kingi Makoare, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei The CRL project spans a significant part of Te Puru O Tāmaki - the central Auckland isthmus, mai te maunga ki te moana - connecting people with place. The project aims to provide better connectivity for those that utilise public transport in and around the city centre and continues to aim for better outcomes, for not only tangata whenua but for the wider Tāmaki Makaurau communities.

Pāora Puru, Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua Mā whero, mā pango, ka oti ai te mahi, With the red and black threads the work will be completed. The above whakataukī (proverb) refers to the importance of collaboration and partnership, where people work together and combine their collective efforts to achieve their goals and aspirations. The CRL Mana Whenua Forum recognizes and honours our tikanga and our inherited roles and responsibilities as Kaitiaki of our taonga, waahi tapu and of our taiao, by working in partnership with us as mana whenua to bring about real optimal cultural, environmental, social, wellbeing and economic benefits for our iwi and for the wider people of Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland.

Robin Taua-Gordon, Te Kawerau Tiaki Trust The CRL Mana Whenua Forum is an exemplar of the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi in action. A collaborative ‘partnership’ has been formed with Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau with a focus on authentic ‘participation’. Historical narratives and tīkanga Māori have been embedded, from concept to creation, to ensure the ‘Protection’ of traditional practices and knowledge. Mana whenua support the direction of innovation, whilst maintaining our role as kaitiaki of tīkanga, taiao and tāngata.

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TBM workers displaying the flags of their home countries at the Aotea Station breakthrough - December 2021

Governance and reporting The project's sponsors, the Crown and Auckland Council, expect CRL to be designed, constructed and operated to achieve sustainability excellence. This is set out in CRL Ltd's Statement of Intent, and is reported to sponsors annually against the Statement of Performance Expectations. CRL is being designed, procured and constructed to generate the greatest long-term environmental, social and economic value from the considerable resources needed to deliver the project. This will result in: • An asset that has a carbon footprint optimised over its 100-year design-life • A construction process that minimises the amount of waste sent to landfill • Training and employment opportunities for those experiencing barriers, disadvantage or discrimination in the labour market • Supply chain opportunities for Māori and Pasifika small and medium size enterprises and socially innovative businesses.

Link Alliance commitments Many of CRL Ltd's performance expectations are being delivered by Link Alliance on C3. Embedded within the strategies and objectives are the following commitments: • To minimise waste and limiting visual, air quality, water quality and noise impacts • To integrate sustainability in design, construction, operation and maintenance • To maximise opportunities to support local businesses and suppliers • To recognise the broader dimensions of the environment including social, cultural, economic and natural • To maximise opportunities for training and skills development for the widest possible group of people • To protect and promote our cultural and historic heritage for future generations.

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ISC award presentation for the 'Excellent' As Built rating for C2

Infrastructure sustainability ISC's IS framework is a comprehensive rating and certification tool for evaluating sustainability across project design, construction and operation. CRL adopted the IS rating framework to evaluate and drive sustainability performance. We adapted the framework in collaboration with mana whenua to ensure it is appropriate within the context of Tāmaki Makaurau.

The IS rating tool ensures the project focuses on: • Modelling and measuring resource consumption • Identifying and implementing feasible opportunities to reduce consumption • Achieving significant reductions in resource use across the infrastructure lifecycle. There are three levels of performance:

CRL continues to meet criteria across the framework's six themes:

• Leading

• Management and governance

• Commended.

• Using resources

CRL Ltd has required C1, C2 and C3 to achieve at least 65 points, which would result in at least an 'Excellent' rating.

• Emissions, pollution and waste • Ecology

To date both C1 and C2 have achieved a 'Leading' Design rating and C2 an 'Excellent' As Built rating.

• People and place • Innovation.

U RES SING OU RC ES

ECOLOGY

EMISSIO NS, P OLLUTIO N & WASTE

NT & ME GE ANCE A AN RN M OVE G

• Excellent

PE O PL PLE AC E

TIO VA NO

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