奥克兰Wynyard Quarter.docx

Wynyard QuarterSeen eastwards from an airplane in the 1950s, when it was known as Western Reclamation or Tank Farm.The?Wynyard Quarter?(historically also known as the?Western Reclamation,?Wynyard Point,?Wynyard Wharf?or?Tank Farm) is a?/wiki/Land_reclamationreclaimed?piece of land on the?Waitemata Harbour?at the western edge of the?/wiki/Auckland_waterfrontAuckland waterfront,?/wiki/New_ZealandNew Zealand.It is located to the north of?/wiki/Freemans_BayFreemans Bay?and to the west of the?/wiki/Viaduct_BasinViaduct Basin. As of 2012, a good part of the area is still covered by petrol and liquid chemical storage facilities of?/wiki/Ports_of_AucklandPorts of Auckland Ltd?(POAL) and various other companies, that gave the area its now slowly disappearing Tank Farm moniker. However, major changes are underway, with the area intended to be redeveloped into a mixed-use residential-commercial area, with a major park to run along the northern headland and up to the point. As one of the first changes, the eastern section of the Quarter, as well as one of the main west-east roads running across it, were revitalised with new office and entertainment/restaurant areas, with several major projects finishing in time for the?/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup_2011Rugby World Cup 2011tournament.History[edit]Bulk liquid storage remains one of the main uses in some areas.Marine industries such?fishingand?/wiki/Shipbuildingshipbuilding?are to remain, mainly concentrated along the west of the new quarter.Early useThe Western Reclamation was progressively constructed by the?/wiki/Auckland_Harbour_BoardAuckland Harbour Board, of which?/wiki/Ports_of_AucklandPorts of Auckland?is the successor. The last components of the reclamation (Wynyard Wharf) were being completed in 1930 and provided the growing harbour with additional berthage capacity and increased land for port activities. Initially used mainly by the?/wiki/Timbertimber?trade, it gradually changed to the current bulk petro-chemical storage./wiki/