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Ōpōtiki Harbour Development
Ōpōtiki District Council / Bay of Plenty RC · Bay of Plenty
Development of Ōpōtiki's harbour to enable commercial aquaculture vessels, supporting the Ōhiwa Harbour marine farming precinct. Crown-funded as regional economic development. Near completion.
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89/100 · Very likely to proceed
Completion Probability — likelihood this proceeds on roughly its stated timeline.
Funding statusweight 30%
Delivery stageweight 25%
Election / policy riskweight 20%
Govt priority alignmentweight 12%
Project scaleweight 8%
Delivery agencyweight 5%
Key facts
- Region
- Bay of Plenty
- Sector
- Other
- Status
- Under Construction
- Estimated value
- $140m
- Indicative completion
- 2025
- Funding status
- Fully Funded
- Lead organisation
- Ōpōtiki District Council / Bay of Plenty RC
- Election risk
- Safe
Election risk assessment
Small regional project, largely complete.
Government priority alignment
LOW — Regional economic-development harbour project, largely complete — minor central-priority bearing.
Chronology
- 2017Ōhiwa marine farming zone created — Ōpōtiki harbour identified as critical enabler
- 2019Crown economic development funding committed for harbour development
- 2020Construction begins on breakwater and boat ramp improvements
- 2023Major works complete. Commercial aquaculture operations begin
- 2025Final works and commissioning complete