Construction and maintenance update - April 2026

General maintenance

Maintenance activity is ongoing across Auckland Central and Silo marinas, with routine safety inspections, water blasting, and general upkeep continuing to support a safe and tidy environment. If you see anything that needs attention, please get in touch with the marina team.

Refurbishment of floating structures at Auckland Central Marina is continuing in targeted sections. Works are staged to minimise disruption, typically affecting only one or two vessels at a time. Impacted berth holders are contacted directly. This programme includes renewal of timber walers, steel through-rods, and structural framing to extend the service life of these key assets.

Work to install new angle frames, pile guides, through-rods, and timber walers at the foot of the south-west Te Wero gangway is now underway and progressing well. This work is expected to be completed by early May 2026.

We will be working with Heron Construction and Beca to carry out load testing on wharf bollards at Halsey and Wynyard wharves. This will involve installing a large testing rig to apply controlled loads of 10 tonnes to the bollards on Halsey Wharf and 40 tonnes to those on Wynyard Wharf. This testing is undertaken periodically to ensure the ongoing integrity and performance of these assets.

During the quieter winter period, handrails will be installed on gangways at Auckland Central Marina. This will bring these gangways in line with the standard across our wider marina network. 

We recently replaced one of the fishing boat pontoons on the inner edge of Halsey Wharf. These structures have typically been given a lower priority than berths across the rest of the marina; however, a new, wider floating platform has now been installed at the western end to better support the great work done by the fishing fleet.

At Silo Marina, selected sections of steel reinforcing flitch plates between timber walers will be replaced over the coming months. While these plates retain their structural strength, ongoing flexing can cause coatings to crack, leading to surface rust and staining. New sections are currently under fabrication and will be installed as part of this year’s maintenance programme.