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Westhaven Marina in Auckland, New Zealand, is the largest yacht marina in the Southern Hemisphere. The marina has nearly two thousand berths and swing moorings, and tends to be continually booked. Auckland, known as 'City of Sails', is generally known for its maritime passions. It is owned by Auckland Council, as successor to the Auckland City Council, which bought it from Ports of Auckland in 2004 for NZ$ 46 million.〔(Westhaven Marina – Gateway to the City of Sails ) (from the Auckland City Council website. Accessed 11 January 2008.)〕 In 2008, it received its second-time-running international 'Blue Flag award' for its water quality, environmental management and safety standards.〔''Marina wins prestigous award'' – ''CityScene'', newsletter of the Auckland City Council, Sunday 3 February 2008〕 It is one of 640 marinas worldwide (and the only marina in New Zealand) to have received the award.〔(New Zealand ) (from the 'blueflag.org' website. Accessed 2 February 2008.)〕 == Construction == During the 1950s the foreshore of St. Mary’s bay disappeared under the approaches to the Auckland Harbour Bridge (1959 ). For over a century St Mary's Bay had been the location of several small commercial boat-yards mixed in with the private moorings from houses set on the harbour cliffs above the bay. All these facilities were now to be cut off from the water. The Auckland Harbour Board planned to fill in Westhaven completely, but a group of local residents including engineers and architects donated their services to create Westhaven Marina, now one of Auckland’s greatest assets. If not for this initiative, the entire area might have become a continuation of the Western Reclamation industrial waterfront areas to the east. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Westhaven Marina」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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