Rodney Hide (right) visiting the site of the Hobson Tunnel Project with ARC Chairman Mike Lee (left) and Auckland City Mayor John Banks (centre) in February 2009.

The project will see the construction of a tunnel to replace the 90-year old, above ground sewer pipe across Hobson Bay, Remuera. It is one of a number of major infrastructure projects underway in the Auckland region, funded by local government.

In the background can be seen the machine which has been creating the tunnel under the bay.