{"id":639761,"date":"2026-10-24T06:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T06:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/639761\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T06:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T06:46:10","slug":"us-firm-skyline-attractions-seeks-consent-for-32m-auckland-waterfront-ferris-wheel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/639761\/","title":{"rendered":"US firm Skyline Attractions seeks consent for 32m Auckland waterfront Ferris wheel"},"content":{"rendered":"

T\u0101taki Auckland Unlimited considers the Ferris wheel one of its preferred options for the Quay Street Promenade, with a potential opening in December if approvals are secured, 1News reported.<\/p>\n

Premium consents manager Dean Williams told the outlet the council would look to make a decision within the standard 20-working-day timeframe.<\/p>\n

\"ProposedProposed Ferris Wheel near the bottom of Queen Street.<\/p>\n

A decision has not yet been made on whether the application will be publicly notified.<\/p>\n

Planning documents show the Ferris wheel would remain in place for up to two years and be illuminated at night.<\/p>\n

The proposal exceeds the site\u2019s 17.7m height limit under the Auckland Unitary Plan, requiring resource consent.<\/p>\n

The attraction would be located on the Queens Wharf Breastworks area between Queens Wharf and Captain Cook Wharf and would include a public access route through the site.<\/p>\n

Planning consultants acting for the applicant said the Ferris wheel would provide a new attraction for visitors to the city centre while increasing activity on the waterfront. <\/p>\n

They argue the project\u2019s visual and environmental effects would be less than minor and that consent should be granted.<\/p>\n

The proposal works into broader plans by Auckland Council to open Auckland\u2019s central wharves to the public, including Queens Wharf, Captain Cook Wharf, Marsden Wharf and the Hobson Wharf Extension.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"T\u0101taki Auckland Unlimited considers the Ferris wheel one of its preferred options for the Quay Street Promenade, with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":639762,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[78984,154880,51,3952,84185,1656,8996,124,7500,91056,1138,2082,1345,111,43,139,69,8995,27950,177914,2249,3040,42580,33242],"class_list":["post-639761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-32m","tag-attractions","tag-auckland","tag-aucklands","tag-clears","tag-company","tag-consent","tag-could","tag-december","tag-ferris","tag-firm","tag-for","tag-home","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-resource","tag-seeks","tag-skyline","tag-soon","tag-us","tag-waterfront","tag-wheel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/639761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=639761"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/639761\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/639762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=639761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=639761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=639761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}