Realising the benefits of CRL for Tāmaki Makaurau

UDINZ members are invited to an event where George Weeks, Principal Transport Advisor at Auckland Council will set out the conclusions of a report written for Auckland Council on CRL benefits realisation. George is leading a project developing automated performance measures for the City Rail Link to better track and maximise its long-term benefits as it moves into full operation. That work focuses on creating continuously updated metrics that capture changes in travel patterns, urban development outcomes, accessibility, and equity, while also strengthening transparency and aligning with recommendations from the Office of the Auditor-General. George will present the key conclusions from this work, followed by a panel discussion. 

The panel, facilitated by UDINZ CEO Adrienne Miller, will bring together George Weeks, Tamba Carlton from CBRE (who has released a report on the impact of CRL on private sector land values) and Roddy Benton, (NZ Transport Planning Leader at Arup NZ), to explore the wider implications of the CRL and its impact on the city. The event will be kindly hosted by Arup at their Britomart offices.

On our speakers:

George Weeks is a Principal Transport Adviser in the Transport Strategy team at Auckland Council, focussing on transport-land use integration and maximising the long-term benefits of transport investment. Since 2025 he has led a project to understand how City Rail Link will re-shape access in Auckland and what this might mean for the future of New Zealand’s largest city. 
With a background in urban design, George is keenly interested in the relationship between transport, architecture, development, density and liveability. He is a Professional Teaching Fellow at the University of Auckland and has guest-lectured at Victoria University of Wellington and spoken at many industry and public events in New Zealand, South Korea, India and the UK. He has also written for the journal of Te Kāhui Whaihanga NZ Institute of Architects, Roundabout Magazine, Greater Auckland and The Spinoff and was a semi-finalist in the New Zealand Raw Comedy Quest 2025

Tamba Carleton is a Director at CBRE and a residential research specialist based in Auckland. Her work involves data collection, management, and analysis of supply and pricing trends, with a focus on the Auckland apartment development market and build to rent housing. Tamba is a respected authority on the residential market and has featured as a speaker at various conferences and on panels, and as an expert witness in plan change matters before the court. She regularly appears at the University of Auckland as a guest lecturer and in the media as a commentator on residential market trends.

Roddy Beynon is a NZ Transport Planning Leader at Arup and a Chartered Engineer with over 20 years' experience in transport planning projects in New Zealand, Europe and the United Kingdom. His track record includes transport modelling, strategic transport planning, masterplanning and public transport projects from concept through to implementation. He works collaboratively with national, regional and local government with a particular focus on the role transport investment can play in mode shift, shaping urban growth, regeneration and development outcomes. Roddy has extensive experience at the interface of transport, urban design and regeneration. He has worked across New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Poland, Russia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Turkmenistan and Dubai.