Auckland Deputy Mayor floats law change as million-dollar Ōrākei boatsheds rise over public coastline

Rachel MaherMultimedia Journalist·NZ Herald·23 Sep, 2026 11:49 PM4 mins to read‌Three new sheds are being developed at the northern end of the Ngapipi Rd boatshed group.Three new sheds are being developed at the northern end of the Ngapipi Rd boatshed group.Auckland’s deputy mayor wants MPs to consider a law change after three new boatsheds were approved for Ōrākei’s waterfront. Desley Simpson has hit out this week after construction began on the Ngāpipi Rd project, next to a row of 17 heritage-protected boatsheds that jut out over the