Big turnout protesting against secret Harbour steal by port company
by Sail-World on 22 Mar 2015
Steinlager 2 leads the on the water protest against the Harbour Grab by Ports of Auckland Colin Preston
About 2000 people assembled on Queens Wharf on Sunday, calling on Ports of Auckland and Auckland Council to put an immediate halt to two massive wharf extensions at the end of Bledisloe Wharf.
They were supported by a flotilla of about 300 yachts and boats of all sizes circling the end of the wharf and nearby port.
Yachting commentator Pete Montgomery got a huge cheer when he said the Bledisloe Wharf extensions must be stopped immediately.
Another speaker, yachting identity Chris Dickson, said the harbour used to be 2000m wide. Now it was less than 1000m.
'The same amount of water goes in and out as it always has but it is squeezed through half the space.
'That means the current has doubled. It's a rip. There are whirl pools. There are over falls. It's dangerous.
'It's an asset we shouldn't be losing. We have got boats out here protesting for good reason..it's not right,' Dickson said.
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