Structure of the Annual Report

1. Introduction

The City Rail Link (CRL) project (the Project) comprises the construction, operation and maintenance of a 3.4km twin-tunnel underground passenger railway up to 42m below Auckland’s city centre. It will transform the downtown Waitematā Station (Britomart) into a two-way through-station that better connects Auckland’s rail network, allowing it to double in capacity. Two new stations will be constructed (Te Wai Horotiu1 Station (Aotea) and Karanga a Hape Station (Karangahape)) and Maungawhau Station (Mt Eden) will be redeveloped. Each stage of the Construction Works for the Te Wai Horotiu Station (Aotea) (referred to collectively as the ‘Construction Works2’) are authorised and provided for by CRL Designation 2500-1 in the Auckland Unitary Plan Operative in Part (AUP), for which City Rail Link Limited (CRLL) is the requiring authority. Social Impact and Business Disruption Delivery Work Plans (SIBDDWPs) have been prepared to identify the measures that will be implemented to mitigate and manage potential adverse effects on businesses, residents and community services/facilities during the Construction Works. In accordance with CRL designation Condition 61.1, the objective of the SIBDDWP is:

“to avoid, remedy or mitigate the adverse effects arising from disruption to businesses, residents and community services/facilities so far as reasonably practicable.” In order to comply with designation conditions, SIBDDWPs have been prepared. The 2021/2022 Te Wai Horotiu SIBD Annual Report (Annual Report) provides an overview of the changes that have occurred to the SIBD environment since the commencement of the Construction Works and analyses matters raised by the community and how these have been responded to.

Structure of the Annual Report

This annual report, prepared for the Construction Works will outline the following: Section 1: Introduction: Provides an overview of the Project and Construction Works. Section 2: Te Wai Horotiu Station: Provides a brief overview of Construction Works to date and summarises the impacts. Section 3: Annual Report Methodology: Provides an overview of the methodology used to inform this Annual Report as well as the SIBD mitigation measures implemented. Section 4: Community and Business Profiles: Reviews information relating to the Community Profile and Demographic Profile. Section 5: Overview of Link Alliance development response initiatives. Section 6: Overview of Matters Raised by the Community: Provides statistics on matters raised by the community.

1 Official use of gifted station names, including Te Wai Horotiu Station, is subject to New Zealand Geographic Board decision 2 Works required to construct the Te Wai Horotiu (Aotea) Station. Includes Construction Works authorised by the Stage 1-3 (authorised by OPW60345651), Stage 4 and 5 (authorised by OPW60348747) and Main Works (authorised by

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Section 7: Link Alliance Response to Matters Raised by the Community: Considers the matters raised by the community and provides examples of Link Alliances response to those matters.

Section 8: Feedback Received: provides an overview of the feedback received during the 2021/2022 construction period. Section 9: Recommendations: outlines areas where Link Alliance can improve during the 2022/2023 construction period. Section 10: Conclusion.

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