12 December 2025
Maungawhau Station development site Progress update Kia ora community member Auckland Council, Auckland Transport, and City Rail Link Ltd are continuing to work together to maximise opportunities for the development sites that have been enabled by the City Rail Link (CRL) project – both for the short, medium and long term. We are in touch today to provide an update on this work. Since our last update in August, we’ve continued to work with Uptown Business Association and other key stakeholders to progress plans to ensure the site is welcoming, safe, and has a quality sense of place before the CRL station opens. The sponsors of the CRL project have also recently confirmed the CRL, including Maungawhau Station, will open in the second half of 2026 (no further information about a specific opening date is available at this stage).
Interim physical works With permanent development of the site several years away, the Council Group is planning to support interim activation on parts of the development sites. In the first half of 2026, before the station opens, we are working towards having some parts of the site asphalted, some planted with grass and shrubs, and some of the larger areas to remain fenced off for now. In the new year, a more detailed site plan of these interim physical works will be available.
Interim activation plans An interim site activation strategy, to be in place in time for the opening of the CRL, is being developed to create a welcoming, vibrant and functional environment for transport users and the local community. A wayfinding strategy is also being developed alongside this work. As the timing of future development is uncertain, the interim activations must be robust enough to last several years while also being flexible enough to be removed/relocated as and when permanent development progresses. As they will be temporary, activations must also be cost-effective.
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