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City terminal - disruptions due to ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix

Kia ora,

If you are planning on travelling with us this weekend on Friday, Saturday or Sunday, there will be some disruption to our service from our City Terminal in Wynyard Quarter due to the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix.

We will be sailing as per our timetable on Friday, but there may be some delays, due to traffic on the water.

On Saturday and Sunday there will be very limited sailings.

Wynyard Quarter to Kennedy Point Waiheke

Saturday January 18th – 6:00am departure Sunday January 19th – 8:00am departure

NOTE: THESE SAILINGS WILL RETURN TO HALF MOON BAY FROM KENNEDY POINT

Wynyard Quarter to Great Barrier Island

Saturday January 18th and Sunday 19th – 7:00am departure

NOTE: THESE SAILINGS WILL RETURN TO WYNYARD QUARTER

There will likely be a lot of extra traffic and traffic management will be in the surrounding areas. Please follow the directions of officials and have your SeaLink passenger ticket available if requested by traffic management as you make your way to the terminal. Allow for extra time, 

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our customer care team on 09 300 5900

Updated:15 January 2025
Timetable changes Jan 16 - Jan 19 2025

Please be advised due to extended operational changes caused by urgent maintenance, the following changes have been made to our timetable:

Thursday 16th:

SeaQuest reassigned to Island Navigator 1pm ex Hamer St and 7pm ex Tryphena.
Please note: passenger restriction of 85 for sailings to Great barrier island aboard our Seaquest vessel.

  • Additional sailing:1100 ex Hamer st and 12.15 ex Kennedy point
  • Great barrier island: ex Tryphena 10pm, diverted to arrive at Half moon bay at 2am
  • Cancelled sailings:
    ex Hamer st: 12.10pm
    ex HMB: 3pm
    ex KP: 2pm, 4.30pm

 Friday 17th:

  • SeaQuest reassigned to Island Navigator 7.30am ex Hamer St and 2pm ex Tryphena.
    Please note: passenger restriction of 85 for sailings to Great barrier island aboard our Seaquest vessel.

  • Additional ex Hamer st: 11am (dangerous goods sailing. pax limit max: 25)  / ex Kennedy point: 12.15pm 
  • Cancelled sailings:
    ex Hamer: 6.30am, 12.10pm, 3.50pm
    ex KP: 8.20am, 2pm, 5.40pm

Saturday 18th:

  • Whangaparapara sailing rescheduled to now depart: 7.30am / ex Whangaparapara: 2.30pm 
  • Rakino sailings: ex HMB: 9.15am / ex Rakino: 12pm 
  • Cancelled sailings:
  • ex Hamer street: 8am
  • ex Half moon bay: 10.30pm 
  • ex Kennedy point: 9.30am, 11.30am, 4.30pm

Sunday 19th

  • Whangaparapara sailing cancelled.

Updated:14 January 2025
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Updated:27 January 2023