Connie Clarkson looks back at her time on Queens Wharf
From starting at Waterfront Auckland in 2011, Connie Clarkson, Head of Commercial Operations at Panuku, is as much part of the Auckland Waterfront as Queen’s Wharf and the Cloud are.
The reception of the Duke of Edinburgh in 1869 on Queens Wharf.
Credit: Sir George Grey Special Collection, Auckland Libraries, 4-420
Auckland’s Queen Street Wharf in the 1920s.
Arriving in Auckland in 1989 and immediately feeling like she was coming home, Connie counts her work on Queens Wharf and Wynyard Quarter among some of the most special and meaningful times of her life.
Queens Wharf Has always been a gateway to the city – from 1840 where it was a centre of trade to becoming known as Commercial Bay later on. It has always been a place full of people, and since 2011, this is largely due to the effort and work Connie has put in to the area. Her achievements include curating the line of restaurants to open on North Wharf prior to its opening in 2011 and setting Queens Wharf up as a public space that is all things to all people - a transport hub, a place to eat your lunch, a place to escape to. Check out our podcast to learn more about Connie’s work on the waterfront including how she came to be involved, in Queen’s Wharf, the restoration of Shed 10, the opening of Wynyard Quarter and more.
Queens Wharf in pictures
