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Auckland's telecommunications, road, rail, air, sea and energy infrastructure is sophisticated and robust reflecting the importance of the export sector to the Auckland economy.
Infrastructure to assist your business
The Auckland International Airport is New Zealand’s gateway to the world servicing many international airlines, and flights to the US, Europe, Asia, Australia, South America and the Pacific. Rated the friendliest airport in the world in 2007 there were 13,202,772 total passenger movements at Auckland airport and over 220,200 tonnes of freight cargo was handled in the 12 months prior to June 2008. The airport handles A380 commercial flights on a daily basis. With the Rugby World Cup taking place from September 2011 the airport is continuing to expand its facilites to meet passenger growth and demands.
Auckland’s natural deepwater harbour houses the country's leading seaport with good connections internally and to 164 overseas ports in 67 countries. In 2008 it handled $23 billion worth of New Zealand imports and exports(equivalent to more than 840,000 20-foot containers), 3.6million tonnes of non-containerised cargo, including 173,000 vehicles, and hosted 70 cruise ships calls.
World-class telecommunication services are provided by a range of internationally backed companies including Vodafone, Telecom New Zealand and Telstra Clear who are aligned with international companies such as Bell Atlantic, AT&T, British Telecom, Sprint and Cable & Wireless.
Auckland has fully adopted digital technology, with easy broadband access in the commercial and private sectors, 100% digital exchange system, mesh wireless systems, wireless hot spots, VOIP - everything you need to do business from a fixed site or mobile office. All of these systems are connected into the major telecommunications companies’ national fibre-optic backbone and back-up facilities.
Infrastructure snapshot
- High levels of internet connectivity
- High levels of network redundancy to provide back up and disaster recovery facilities
- Electronic banking
- Mobile telephone connectivity and competitive 3G wireless networks
- Five international submarine cable systems, trans tasman and trans Pacific, with terminal sites in New Zealand.
- Electricity from mostly renewable resources
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Shannon Auton - Director, Omaha Blueberries
"One of the key advantages that we have is that we have a well established distribution network in Auckland. It enables us to get fresh product off the orchard and within 24 hours have it on a plane over the United States or Asia. This has been pivotal in relation to timing and access to key markets."
Geoff Ross - CEO, 42 Below
"The port is 20 minutes, the airport is 20 minutes the other way and we're right amoungst it really."
