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America’s Cup 36, Auckland 2021

Marine Traffic Survey

for Resource Consent Application, Wynyard Basin

Prepared for Panuku Development Auckland (Client)

Prepared by Beca Ltd (Beca)

January 2018

America's Cup 36 Marine Traffic Survey

Beca // 5 January 2018

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Revision History

Revision Nº Prepared By Description Date

1 Kyle Jonsson Draft Issue 13.12.2017

2 Ingrid De Souza Final Draft Issue 21.12.2017

3 Jennifer Hart Final Issue for Consent Application 05.01.2018

Document Acceptance

Action Name Signed Date

Prepared by Kyle Jonsson

05.01.2018

Reviewed by Jennifer Hart

05.01.2018

Approved by Jennifer Hart

05.01.2018

on behalf of Beca Ltd

© Beca 2017 (unless Beca has expressly agreed otherwise with the Client in writing).

This report has been prepared by Beca on the specific instructions of our Client. It is solely for our Client’s use for the purpose for which it is intended in accordance with the agreed scope of work. Any use or reliance by any person contrary to the above, to which Beca has not given its prior written consent, is at that person's own risk.



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Executive Summary

This report documents the volume and type of traffic moving within the waterspace between Princes and

Wynyard Wharves as recorded in a marine traffic survey. It includes marine traffic accessing Viaduct Harbour

and the NZ Maritime Museum, as well as vessels travelling between Westhaven Marina and the outer

Waitemata Harbour. The survey covers a weekday/weekend period which is expected to provide an indication

of average harbour traffic over late spring. The monitoring period was from Friday 24th – to Monday 27th

November 2017.

The daylight hours survey observed low numbers of vessels in the waterspace between Princes Wharf and

Wynyard Wharf. Out of almost 3,000 vessels counted crossing a survey reference line between Halsey St

Extension Wharf and the North Shore, only 50 (1.7%) crossed within the Princes Wharf-Wynyard Wharf

waterspace, an average of 1 vessel per hour over the survey period.



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Contents

1 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 1

1.1 Report Context ................................................................................................................................. 1

1.2 Purpose of Report ............................................................................................................................ 1

1.3 Report Structure .............................................................................................................................. 2

2 Methodology ...................................................................................................... 3

2.1 Location ........................................................................................................................................... 3

2.2 Survey Details .................................................................................................................................. 3

2.3 Weather and Tide Conditions .......................................................................................................... 4

3 Summary of Results .......................................................................................... 5

Appendices

Appendix A

Survey Data



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1 Introduction

1.1 Report Context

Panuku Development Auckland (Panuku), as lead delivery agency, has been tasked with providing

waterfront infrastructure to host the 36th America’s Cup (AC36) and associated regattas in Auckland in 2019-

2021.

Beca Limited (Beca) has been commissioned by Panuku to undertake technical studies on the existing

physical environment and the effects of the proposed development for the resource consent application, as

well as concept engineering design for the AC36 infrastructure. To document this work, Beca has prepared a

suite of reports:

� America’s Cup 36 Base Infrastructure Technical Report.

� America’s Cup 36 Geotechnical Technical Report.

� America’s Cup 36 Groundwater Technical Report.

� America’s Cup 36 Preliminary Site Investigation (Contamination) and Remediation Action Plan.

� America’s Cup 36 Coastal Processes and Dredging Technical Report.

� America’s Cup 36 Stormwater and Services Technical Report.

� America’s Cup 36 Traffic and Transport Technical Report.

� America’s Cup 36 Fire and Evacuation Assessment.

� America’s Cup 36 Marine Traffic Survey (this report).

� America’s Cup 36 Engineering Concept Drawings.

Reports by other specialists for the resource consent application cover:

� Landscape, visual impact and natural character (Boffa Miskell).

� Urban design (McIndoe Urban).

� Ecology, sediment and water quality (Golder Associates).

� Noise and vibration (Marshall Day Acoustics).

� Navigation and recreational vessels (Navigatus).

� Economics (Market Economics).

� Risk (Sherpa Consulting).

� Planning (Unio Environmental).

1.2 Purpose of Report

The purpose of this report is to establish the volume and timing of marine traffic moving through the

Waitemata Harbour during early summer, and particularly the volume and type of traffic in the waterspace

between Princes and Wynyard Wharves where the wharf extensions and AC36 activities are proposed. The

information provided by the survey will provide an input to the assessment of potential impacts on

waterborne traffic in the vicinity of the proposed development. The report forms part of the resource consent

application for the proposed AC36 development.



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1.3 Report Structure

This report is structured as follows:

� Section 1: Introduction, including Panuku and Beca roles, reporting context and overview of proposed

development.

� Section 2: Methodology, which gives an overview of the survey approach.

� Section 3: Results sets out the results for the late November survey

� Appendix A: Survey data.



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2 Methodology

2.1 Location

The location of the survey area is shown in Figure 1. Starting at Halsey St Extension Wharf, a reference line

across the Waitemata Harbour between Halsey St Extension Wharf and the North Shore has been divided into

two zones: a southern zone comprising the Princes Wharf- Wynyard Wharf waterspace; and a northern zone

which covers the remaining distance to the North Shore.

Figure 1: Survey location and reference line

2.2 Survey Details

This report covers late spring weekday/weekend period which is expected to provide an indication of average

harbour traffic. The monitoring period was from Friday 24th – to Monday 27th November 2017.

In the past, marine traffic surveys have been completed by observers set at strategic locations around the

Waitemata Harbour. Modern data capture and processing technology meant that it was more practical to

employ a video recording survey for the 2017 surveys. This included the use of a security camera located on

Halsey St Extension Wharf, which was directed so that it captured the movement of vessels from the wharf

across the Waitemata Harbour.

With the use of an annotated video playback, a reference line based on specified axes were used to delineate

the northern and southern zones. The video footage from each survey was then analysed by counting vessels

as they passed through the reference line set between Halsey St Extension Wharf and the North Shore, with

Reference line Dotted line

delineates

northern and

southern zones



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each vessel being identified as either in the northern or southern zone. The total number of vessels crossing

the reference line was recorded in hourly increments. It includes the marine traffic accessing Viaduct Harbour

and the NZ Maritime Museum, as well as vessels travelling between Westhaven Marina and the outer

Waitemata Harbour. Surveys were completed between the daylight hours of 08:00 and 20:00 hours each day.

The type of vessel was recorded, with seven categories being used:

� Ferries and cruise ships

� Yachts and charter yachts

� Motorboats including jet skis

� Tankers

� Small commercial vessels (tugs and fishing vessels)

� Kayaks/paddle boards

� Unknown/other (other including seaplanes etc.).

The first survey period was conducted on an average Friday to Monday period (i.e. not a holiday weekend),

with the Friday/Monday expected to approximate the higher end of average marine traffic volume within the

Waitemata Harbour on a working day and Saturday/Sunday capturing the weekend volume.

2.3 Weather and Tide Conditions

Conditions during the surveys were good for Auckland early summer, being fine and warm. Tidal conditions

were within normal neap tide ranges as shown in Table 1.

Table 1: Tidal information (LINZ tide tables, 2017).

Date Time Level (m Chart Datum) Tidal Condition

24 November 0540 0.7 Low tide

1211 3.0 High tide

1510 0.9 Low tide

25 November 0025 2.8 High tide

0620 0.9 Low tide

1253 2.9 High tide

1855 0.9 Low tide


0704 0.9 Low tide

1339 2.9 High tide

1943 0.9 Low tide


0754 1.0 Low tide

1428 2.8 High tide

2034 0.9 Low tide



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3 Summary of Results

The daylight hours survey observed low numbers of vessels in the Princes Wharf – Wynyard Wharf

waterspace (southern zone). Figure 4 shows the total vessels per day recorded crossing the reference line in

this southern zone, which averaged 1 vessel per hour over the survey period.

A relatively large number of motorboats (total of 16 craft, mainly during the periods 0800-1000 and 1600-

2000) crossed the reference line within the Princes Wharf – Wynyard Wharf waterspace on the Friday,

generating the “peak” compared with the other days surveyed.

Figure 4: Total daily number of vessels crossing reference line in southern zone, November 24-27 2017

Other observations:

� There was a small increase in the proportion of ferries crossing the reference line within the southern

zone in the weekend.

� Seldom were there any yachts or charters observed crossing the reference line through the southern

zone, the only occurrences were when entering/exiting Viaduct Harbour.

� No tankers or ships were observed crossing the reference line within the southern zone. There were no

large vessels of this type berthing at Wynyard Wharf during the survey period.

� The only small commercial vessel observed within the southern zone of the reference line was on Friday.

This was a fishing boat entering Viaduct Harbour.

� Only one kayaker was observed during the survey period, crossing the reference line within the southern

zone while entering Viaduct Harbour. No other kayaker or paddle boarder was observed.

� A seaplane crossed the reference line in the southern zone on Sunday morning. � There was no distinct pattern observed when considering all types of vessels. Out of 2,941 vessels

counted crossing the reference line between Halsey St Extension Wharf and the North Shore, only 50 (1.7%) crossed within the Princes Wharf-Wynyard Wharf waterspace. The majority of these vessels were on Friday.

�

Appendix A

Survey Data

24th November Ferry/Cruise N S Total %S Zone Yachts/Charters N S Total %S Zone Motorboat N S Total %S Zone Tankers/Shipping N S Total %S Zone Small Commercial N S Total %S Zone Kayak/SUP N S Total %S Zone Unknown/Other N S Comments Total %S Zone Total N Total S Total %S ZoneFriday 08:00:00 12 0 12 0.0 3 0 3 0.0 18 1 19 5.3 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 8:17:00 Camera shifts till 8:19:00 (shifted X=200 , Y=400 at 8:22:00) 2 0.0 08:00:00 37 1 2.6%

09:00:00 19 0 19 0.0 6 0 6 0.0 29 2 31 6.5 1 0 1 0.0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 2 0 2 0.0 09:00:00 58 2 3.3%10:00:00 12 0 12 0.0 3 1 4 25.0 22 3 25 12.0 4 0 4 0.0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 10:00:00 42 4 8.7%11:00:00 7 0 7 0.0 6 0 6 0.0 28 0 28 0.0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 Camera Shifted again for 11:00:00 (Axes kept at X=200 , Y=400) 0 0.0 11:00:00 42 0 0.0%12:00:00 11 1 12 8.3 4 0 4 0.0 28 1 29 3.4 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 12:00:00 43 2 4.4%13:00:00 10 0 10 0.0 4 0 4 0.0 30 1 31 3.2 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 13:00:00 45 1 2.2%14:00:00 6 0 6 0.0 8 0 8 0.0 33 0 33 0.0 1 0 1 0.0 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0.0 14:00:00 49 1 2.0%15:00:00 12 0 12 0.0 7 0 7 0.0 29 1 30 3.3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0.0 15:00:00 49 1 2.0%16:00:00 10 0 10 0.0 16 0 16 0.0 47 2 49 4.1 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 16:00:00 73 2 2.7%17:00:00 18 0 18 0.0 65 1 66 1.5 43 1 44 2.3 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 17:00:00 128 2 1.5%18:00:00 16 0 16 0.0 40 1 41 2.4 42 2 44 4.5 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0.0 18:00:00 99 3 2.9%19:00:00 10 0 10 0.0 21 1 22 4.5 16 2 18 11.1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0.0 19:00:00 49 3 5.8%

Total 143 1 144 0.7 Total 183 4 187 2.1 Total 365 16 381 4.2 Total 10 0 10 0.0 Total 5 1 6 16.7 Total 0 0 0 0.0 Total 8 0 8 0.0 20:00:00 714 22 3.0%1.692308 hrly ave

25th November Ferry/Cruise N S Total %S Zone Yachts/Charters N S Total %S Zone Motorboat N S Total %S Zone Tankers/Shipping N S Total %S Zone Small Commercial N S Total %S Zone Kayak/SUP N S Total %S Zone Unknown/Other N S Comments Total %S Zone Total N Total S Total %S ZoneSaturday 08:00:00 1 0 1 0.0 3 0 3 0.0 40 0 40 0.0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 08:00:00 45 0 0.0%

09:00:00 3 0 3 0.0 6 0 6 0.0 55 0 55 0.0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0.0 09:00:00 64 0 0.0%10:00:00 3 0 3 0.0 16 0 16 0.0 79 0 79 0.0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 10:00:00 99 0 0.0%11:00:00 2 1 3 33.3 26 0 26 0.0 58 0 58 0.0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0.0 11:00:00 86 1 1.1%12:00:00 5 0 5 0.0 18 0 18 0.0 96 1 97 1.0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 12:00:00 119 1 0.8%13:00:00 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 24 0 24 0.0 92 2 94 2.1 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 13:00:00 116 2 1.7%14:00:00 5 0 5 0.0 30 0 30 0.0 75 1 76 1.3 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 at 2:41:56 crossing the X axis 1 0.0 14:00:00 111 1 0.9%15:00:00 4 0 4 0.0 22 0 22 0.0 83 0 83 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 15:00:00 109 0 0.0%16:00:00 1 0 1 0.0 25 0 25 0.0 82 2 84 2.4 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 16:00:00 108 2 1.8%17:00:00 4 1 5 20.0 18 0 18 0.0 63 1 64 1.6 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 5:38:58 crossing X axis 1 0.0 17:00:00 86 2 2.3%18:00:00 3 0 3 0.0 11 0 11 0.0 39 1 40 2.5 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 18:00:00 53 1 1.9%19:00:00 6 1 7 14.3 8 0 8 0.0 26 2 28 7.1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 19:00:00 41 3 6.8%

Total 37 3 40 7.5 Total 207 0 207 0.0 Total 788 10 798 1.3 Total 3 0 3 0.0 Total 0 0 0 0.0 Total 0 0 0 0.0 Total 2 0 2 0.0 20:00:00 1037 13 1.2%1 hrly ave

26th November Ferry/Cruise N S Total %S Zone Yachts/Charters N S Total %S Zone Motorboat N S Total %S Zone Tankers/Shipping N S Total %S Zone Small Commercial N S Total %S Zone Kayak/SUP N S Total %S Zone Unknown/Other N S Comments Total %S Zone Total N Total S Total %S ZoneSunday 08:00:00 1 0 1 0.0 3 0 3 0.0 38 0 38 0.0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 08:00:00 43 0 0.0%

09:00:00 2 0 2 0.0 2 0 2 0.0 28 1 29 3.4 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 1 1 The unknown vessel was a seaplane, have no category for that 2 0.0 09:00:00 34 2 5.6%10:00:00 5 0 5 0.0 4 0 4 0.0 51 0 51 0.0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 10:00:00 62 0 0.0%11:00:00 3 0 3 0.0 20 0 20 0.0 56 1 57 1.8 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0.0 11:00:00 79 1 1.3%12:00:00 7 1 8 12.5 13 1 14 7.1 42 1 43 2.3 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 12:00:00 63 3 4.5%13:00:00 4 0 4 0.0 16 0 16 0.0 55 1 56 1.8 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 13:00:00 76 1 1.3%14:00:00 6 0 6 0.0 25 1 26 3.8 62 0 62 0.0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 14:00:00 93 1 1.1%15:00:00 10 0 10 0.0 24 1 25 4.0 51 0 51 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 15:00:00 85 1 1.2%16:00:00 8 0 8 0.0 27 0 27 0.0 76 1 77 1.3 1 0 1 0.0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 The unknown vessels were a sea plane and a tug boat 1 0.0 16:00:00 114 1 0.9%17:00:00 9 0 9 0.0 16 0 16 0.0 50 1 51 2.0 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0.0 17:00:00 78 1 1.3%18:00:00 5 0 5 0.0 13 0 13 0.0 26 0 26 0.0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 18:00:00 44 0 0.0%19:00:00 4 0 4 0.0 9 0 9 0.0 13 0 13 0.0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 19:00:00 27 0 0.0%


27th November Ferry/Cruise N S Total %S Zone Yachts/Charters N S Total %S Zone Motorboat N S Total %S Zone Tankers/Shipping N S Total %S Zone Small Commercial N S Total %S Zone Kayak/SUP N S Total %S Zone Unknown/Other N S Comments Total %S Zone Total N Total S Total %S ZoneMonday 08:00:00 6 0 6 0.0 3 0 3 0.0 20 0 20 0.0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 1 100.0 1 0 8:13:20 crossing X axis 1 0.0 08:00:00 31 1 3.1%

09:00:00 18 0 18 0.0 6 0 6 0.0 14 0 14 0.0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0.0 09:00:00 38 0 0.0%10:00:00 12 0 12 0.0 3 0 3 0.0 10 1 11 9.1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 10:00:00 26 1 3.7%11:00:00 7 0 7 0.0 9 0 9 0.0 10 0 10 0.0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0.0 11:00:00 27 0 0.0%12:00:00 11 0 11 0.0 9 0 9 0.0 19 0 19 0.0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 12:00:00 39 0 0.0%13:00:00 7 0 7 0.0 9 0 9 0.0 16 0 16 0.0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 13:00:00 32 0 0.0%14:00:00 4 0 4 0.0 7 0 7 0.0 19 0 19 0.0 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 14:00:00 32 0 0.0%15:00:00 8 0 8 0.0 6 0 6 0.0 18 0 18 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 15:00:00 32 0 0.0%16:00:00 11 0 11 0.0 6 0 6 0.0 23 0 23 0.0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 4:25:30 crossing X axis 1 0.0 16:00:00 42 0 0.0%17:00:00 18 0 18 0.0 6 0 6 0.0 23 0 23 0.0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 17:00:00 48 0 0.0%18:00:00 11 1 12 8.3 3 0 3 0.0 12 1 13 7.7 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 18:00:00 26 2 7.1%19:00:00 10 0 10 0.0 2 0 2 0.0 7 0 7 0.0 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 19:00:00 19 0 0.0%


Total for Survey One Ferry/Cruise N S %S Zone Yachts/Charters N S %S Zone Motorboat N S %S Zone Tankers/Shipping N S %S Zone Small Commercial N S %S Zone Kayak/SUP N S %S Zone Unknown/Other N S %S Zone All Traffic N S %S Zone 0.961538367 6 1.6 631 7 1.1 1892 34 1.8 28 0 0.0 8 1 11.1 0 1 100.0 15 1 6.3 2941 50 1.7

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