| 1700 - 1800 |
Maori occupation before reclamation. |
| 1840 |
Admiralty charter of the Waitemata Harbour. |
| 1840s |
Fort Britomart established. |
| 1860s |
Britomart Point demolished, filling used to reclaim the Britomart area. |
| 1882 |
Reclaimed land for sale. |
| 1883 |
Reclamation completed. |
| 1885 |
Queen St station open on the Britomart site. |
| 1909 |
CPO construction starts. |
| 1912 |
CPO officially opened. |
| 1913 |
Waterfront strike. |
| 1914 |
First bus service to CPO. |
| 1920 |
Prince of Wales visits. |
| 1930 |
Auckland Railway Station opens on Beach Rd. |
| 1937 |
Britomart bus terminal opens. |
| CPO Annexe completed. |
| 1958 |
Britomart carpark opens. |
| 1959 |
Harbour Bridge opens. |
| 1973 |
Britomart underground station proposed. |
| 1976 |
Britomart underground station cancelled. |
| Queen St closed between Quay St and Customs St. |
| 1980 |
Queen Elizabeth Square opens. |
| 1980s |
Deregulation of Auckland Harbour Board and Railways Department. |
| 1987 |
Britomart Development proposed. |
| Britomart Development cancelled with stock market crash. |
| 1988 |
CPO closed. |
| 1994 |
Auckland City purchases all Britomart properties. |
| 1995 |
Auckland City purchases CPO. |
| Auckland City proposes the Britomart project. |
| 1997 |
CPO ground floor opens as Britomart display centre. |
| 1998 |
Britomart project rethink. |
| 1999 |
Public consultation. |
| 2000 |
Rail tunnel completed. |
| Design competition. |
| Station resource consent granted. |
| 2001 |
Stormwater project. |
| Demolition of CPO Annexe, Britomart bus terminal and carpark. |
| Britomart funding applications made. |
| Britomart underground railway station construction begins. |
| 2002 |
CPO restoration begins. |
| Queen Elizabeth Square closed. |
| Footpaths and services construction begins. |
| 2003 |
Britomart Transport Centre completed. |
| 2004 |
Britomart Precinct development plans launched by council and Bluewater Consortium. |
| 2005 |
Bluewater completes restoration of the Maritime building and general precinct upgrades |
| 2006 |
Bluewater completes restoration of the CPO, Levy and Northern Steamship buildings. |
