Tainui Group Holdings
Annual Report
2013
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What’s the rationale for the
development?
It will provide much needed
employment on the eastern side of
Hamilton City. Excellent walking,
cycling and public transport links will
make it easy for people to travel to and
fromwork.
New housing will be provided, both
medium and standard density, to
meet a wide variety of needs. It will
be complemented with generous open
spaces and recreation areas to provide
an attractive living environment.
It will feature low impact, sustainable
storm-water and waste-water
management systems, with particular
use of wetlands to filter and cleanse the
water before it can reach theWaikato
River.
A ‘knowledge zone’ will be developed
around The University of Waikato,
AgResearch andWaikato Innovation
Park, allowing for future growth and
greater collaboration.
An inland port and logistics centre
will be created, where freight will
be swapped between road and rail,
containers packed and unpacked and
goods stored. This takes advantage
of Ruakura’s unique location right
on the intersection of the Eastern
Main Trunk railway and the new
Waikato Expressway, as well as the
large projected increase in freight
volumes in the upper North Island.
World class technology will be used to
handle container freight more quickly
and efficiently than anywhere else in
the country. The inland port of the
Ruakura development will be compact
:
it takes up less than 5% of the land
within the area earmarked for growth.
The proposed first stages
Up to 2019 (indicative)
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Wetland and drainage systems
created for stormwater
management
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Work begins on green belts
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The first housing development
starts adjoining FairviewDowns
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Work begins on the logistics and
distribution zone, including water
and power supplies, rail earthworks
and some distribution warehouses.
The logistics and distribution area
will initially cover about 80 hectares
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Limited freight movements – mostly
by road – will begin
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Some light industrial development
underway
2019 – 2021 (indicative)
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Green belt areas expanded
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Housing areas expanded
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Opening of the Hamilton section
of theWaikato Expressway and
an interchange for Ruakura. Road
infrastructure created within
Ruakura to link with it
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Rail freight starts to be on and off-
loaded at the site
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Warehousing and logistics services
activity increases
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Further work on wetland and
drainage systems for stormwater
management
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Walkways and cycleways started
2021 – 2025 (indicative)
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Housing continues to expand
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More green spaces and
complementary amenities developed
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Logistics and warehousing facilities
and functions expand
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Full integration of road and rail
freight handling starts to take place
in the logistics and distribution area
Ruakura – by the numbers
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1,800 new homes built
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83 hectares of reserve, recreation
areas, parks, walkways and
cycleways provided
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6,000-12,000 full time jobs created
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$3 billion in investment attracted to
the region
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A projected $4.4 billion increase in
theWaikato Region’s GDP
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When finished, it will generate
over $14million in extra rates for
Hamilton each year, over 10% of the
city’s current budget
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630 fewer tonnes of carbon emissions
emitted into the air – and over one
million fewer kilometres travelled –
each year by taking freight off road
and onto rail
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Over 30 years, 740,000 heavy vehicle
trips avoided
