Recent Developments
Major recent developments in the area include the opening of Sylvia Park, which is currently New Zealand's largest shopping mall, in the nearby Mount Wellington area. In addition work has commenced on the Panmure section of a major new transport project called AMETI (Auckland-Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative) which aims to improve the connections of eastern Auckland towards the south-east (Manukau City). As part of this the Panmure train station is currently undergoing a major upgrade, and a new 7 km busway is being built which will link Panmure train station with Pakuranga and Botany. This is expected to cut public transport journey times significantly and relieve congestion on roads. The busway is expected to attract 5.5 million passengers a year.
The Tamaki Transformation Programme was announced in early 2012 by NZ Housing Minister Phil Heatley. This will be the country's first urban regeneration programme, and he went on to say that East Auckland was chosen because it was an area with "significant potential". "It is close to the Auckland and Manukau central business districts. It has a young population, a sense of history and community, green spaces and near-coastal location". Following this announcement, the Auckland Council and the New Zealand Government formed the Tamaki Redevelopment Company to deliver the Tamaki Transformation Programme with the aim of creating a "thriving, attractive, sustainable and self-reliant community through a series of interlinking and complimentary economic, social, urban space and housing projects".
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