Notice Title

Notice of Intention to Take Land for the Drury Central Railway Station Project—Auckland

Notice is hereby given that the Minister for State Owned Enterprises, exercising powers under the New Zealand Railways Corporation Act 1981, proposes to take, under the Public Works Act 1981, the land described in the Schedule hereto (“Land”).

The Land is required for railway purposes for the Drury Central Railway Station Project, being the construction of a new train station, which includes for connectivity with local residential areas, a bus interchange, park and ride facilities as well as walking and cycle paths, and will have new road accessways to connect the station with adjacent arterial roads and bus routes.

The reasons why the Minister for State Owned Enterprises considers it essential to take the Land are as follows:

  1. The taking will accommodate the construction of the Drury Central Railway Station.
  2. The taking will enable the provision of better rail transport options (including future proofing for additional rail tracks and longer trains) and connectivity with other transport modes and networks.

The owner of the Land and those persons with a registered interest in it have been served with notice of the Minister for State Owned Enterprises’ intention to take the Land and advised of their right to object.

Any other person having the right to object may send a written objection to the Registrar, Environment Court, Specialist Courts and Tribunals Centre, Level 2, 41 Federal Street, Auckland 1010, or PO Box 7147, Auckland 1141, or DX CX10086, Auckland, within 20 working days after the date of publication of this notice.

If any objection is made in accordance with this notice, a public hearing will be held with the right of the objector to appear and be heard personally, unless the objector otherwise requires, and each objector will be informed of the time and place of the hearing.

Any person requiring further information in respect of this advice should contact Grant Sextone at Align Limited Level 4, 5 Short Street, Newmarket, Auckland 1023. Postal Address PO Box 109427, Newmarket 1149. Telephone: 027 457 7416.

Schedule

The Land is located at 250 Great South Road, Drury being:

Area
ha
Description
0.1672 The part of Allotment 394 Parish of Opaheke shown as Section 1 on Survey Office Plan 581894. A ½ share in the fee simple of the land is (together with registered lease 12059367.4) comprised in Record of Title 980388. A further ¼ share in the fee simple of the land is comprised in Record of Title NA52B/755. A further ¼ share in the fee simple of the land is (together with registered lease 12059367.3) comprised in Record of Title 980387.


Dated at Wellington this 27th day of April 2023.

Hon Dr DUNCAN WEBB, Minister for State Owned Enterprises.

(LINZ CPC/2022/22276)