138 Chinese tradespeople to arrive over next two months to work on luxury hotel
The Beijing-based developer behind the $200 million Park Hyatt on Wynyard Quarter copped criticism in February for saying it planned to bring in up to 200 workers due to skilled worker shortages. A spokesman for Fu Wah told the company had got approval from Immigration NZ to bring in 138 tradespeople and did not think that number would be increased. The tradespeople will work alongside the 300-odd local workers already involved, from October through until February. The fit-out of the hotel is set to be completed by March next year, however, the spokesman says the final completion of the whole project will be later as the commissioning and pre-opening requirements cannot happen until after the fit-out. "We are grateful for the approval as the workforce shortages we were facing would have caused more delay. "Auckland is, as we know, in desperate need for more hotel rooms in the CBD, especially five star, so we will be bringing another 195 rooms into supply next year."
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Poll: Do you set New Year’s resolutions?
🎉 2026 is almost here!
We’re curious ... how do you welcome it?
Do you set resolutions, follow special traditions, or just go with the flow?
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10.1% Yes! New Year, New Me
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19.5% Yes - but I rarely stick to them
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70.5% Nah - not for me
Amazingly quiet night in Green Bay
All the Best for the New Year! The last few years they started banging days earlier already, but this year it was amazingly quiet. Now either people suddenly got smart and care about animals and the environment (which I don’t believe for a second) or it’s the clearest sign of the Cost of Living Crisis we are in. I’m just glad I can make a damn fine bread for under a dollar.
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