TRANSPORT

Eastern Busway: Pakuranga to Botany

Auckland Transport / Waka Kotahi · Auckland

A bus rapid transit corridor from Pakuranga to Botany via Highland Park, with walking and cycling paths alongside. Auckland Transport puts funding at $1.4b, split between the Crown and Auckland Council. Due to open in 2027.

Strongest delivery signals Data: High

Delivery Confidence Score, 0 to 100, higher is better: a ranking of how strong this project's delivery signals are, not a probability. It blends eight factors, including the election risk and policy alignment shown below.

Breakdown▾

Data current as at 16 Sept 2026, when the pipeline was last checked against its source.

Key facts

Region: Auckland
Sector: Transport
Status: Under Construction
Estimated value: $1.4b
Indicative completion: 2027
Funding status: Fully Funded
Lead organisation: Auckland Transport / Waka Kotahi
Election risk: Low

Election risk assessment

Under construction with committed funding. Roads-focused National government supports busways.

Government priority alignment

MEDIUM: Bus rapid transit, busways are retained under the transport policy though wider PT is deprioritised.

Chronology

2012Eastern Busway identified in Auckland's Integrated Transport Programme as priority corridor
2018Business case approved; Pakuranga to Highland Park confirmed as first stage
2020NLTF funding committed. Detailed design begins
2022Construction begins on Pakuranga to Highland Park section
2025Stage 1 (Pakuranga-Highland Park) expected to open
2026Early works begin at Whakamaumahara Guys Reserve (March); construction starts on the final section to Botany (July)
2027expectedBusway due to open

Source

Auckland Transport: Eastern Busway ↗ · Auckland Transport: Eastern Busway starts work on final section ↗ · Beehive: Funding approved for final stretch of Eastern Busway ↗

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