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Wellington Harbour Quays — Seismic Strengthening
CentrePort Wellington · Wellington
Post-2016 Kaikōura earthquake strengthening of CentrePort Wellington wharves and facilities. Insurance and commercially funded. Critical for Cook Strait ferry operations and Wellington cargo.
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88% · Very likely to proceed
Completion Probability — likelihood this proceeds on roughly its stated timeline.
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Key facts
- Region
- Wellington
- Sector
- Other
- Status
- Under Construction
- Estimated value
- $340m
- Indicative completion
- 2026
- Funding status
- Fully Funded
- Lead organisation
- CentrePort Wellington
- Election risk
- Safe
Election risk assessment
Commercially funded port resilience work.
Government priority alignment
MEDIUM — Port seismic resilience — commercially funded; fits a resilience lens.
Chronology
- 2016Kaikōura earthquake (November 2016) — CentrePort Wellington suffers significant structural damage
- 2017Insurance assessment complete. Strengthening and rebuild programme designed
- 2018Wharf reconstruction begins on most damaged sections
- 2022Major wharves strengthened and reopened. Container terminal operating at full capacity
- 2026Final strengthening works complete — full port resilience restored