Infrastructure

Auckland's telecommunications, road, rail, sea and energy infrastructure is sophisticated and robust reflecting the importance of the export sector to the Auckland economy.

• The Auckland International Airport is New Zealand’s gateway to the world servicing 26 international airlines, and daily flights to the US, Europe and Asia. In 2005 there were 5,786,184 total passenger movements at Auckland airport and 86,810 tonnes of goods exported.
• Auckland’s natural position on the harbour allows sea port facilities to connect with 160 overseas ports in 73 countries. In 2005 Auckland’s sea ports exported 1,988,055 tonnes of goods valued at over $5,702 million. All of the major logistics companies operate out of Auckland.
• World-class telecommunication services are provided by a range of 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 to assist your business

• High levels of internet connectivity
• High uptake of electronic banking (80%)
• High rates of mobile telephone connectivity
• High levels of network redundancy to provide back up and disaster recovery facilities
• Five international submarine cable systems, trans tasman and trans Pacific, with terminal sites in New Zealand.
• Competitive 3G wireless networks
• Electricity from mostly renewable resources

Links

• Digital Strategy
• Ports of Auckland
• Auckland International Airport

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