Row over sale of waterfront land deepens

A plan by Ports of Auckland to sell Westhaven on the international market to the highest bidder has angered yachties and local politicians; councils are bickering about keeping Syndicate Row at the Viaduct Harbour in public hands; and support is growing for a new memorial to Sir Peter Blake.

At stake is tens of millions of ratepayer and taxpayer dollars to keep public access to land and infrastructure that already is in public hands.

Ports of Auckland has appointed Bayleys Real Estate as the sales agent for a "fully competitive tender" for Westhaven, the largest managed marina in the Southern Hemisphere with a value of between $40 million and $50 million.

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