Ōmaru Reserves Public Art Scoping Report Condensed Summary
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Ōmaru Reserves Public Art Scoping Report Condensed Summary September 2019 B-Boy and B-Girl Hip Hop Jam Sessions Raumati at Te Oro. Image courtesy of Te Oro Te Oro In close proximity to central Auckland, the Ōmaru Reserves network links the Glen Innes town centre to the Tāmaki Estuary at Point England. Adapted from diagram: Tamaki Reference Plan. Cover image: B-Boy and B-Girl Hip Hop Jam Sessions Raumati at Te Oro. Image courtesy of Te Oro. The Ōmaru Reserves Public Art Scoping Report was developed through the contributions and support of many. The report was informed by input from the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board, Tāmaki Regeneration Company, mana whenua, creative practitioners and organisations in the area, and the wider family of Auckland Council organisations. Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa. This document is a condensed summary of the Ōmaru Reserves Public Art Scoping Report. 2 Table of Contents Foreword .............................................................................................................................. 4 1 Context ............................................................................................................................. 5 1.1 Planning context ............................................................................................................ 6 1.2 Distinct physical character ............................................................................................. 7 1.3 Ōmaru Reserves ............................................................................................................ 8 1.4 Living heritages .............................................................................................................. 9 1.5 Mana whenua .............................................................................................................. 12 1.6 Summary ..................................................................................................................... 13 2 A guide for future investment .......................................................................................... 14 2.1 Te Ao Māori ................................................................................................................. 14 2.2 Objectives .................................................................................................................... 14 2.3 Principles ..................................................................................................................... 15 2.4 Geospatial framework .................................................................................................. 15 2.5 Opportunity Assesment ................................................................................................ 16 3 Recommendations for investment .................................................................................. 17 Foreword As part of Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland Council’s ongoing work to transform and enrich Auckland’s public spaces, opportunities for investment in public art are being explored in areas of population growth and urban intensification. Recognising that the township of Glen Innes and associated Ōmaru Reserves area1 are undergoing significant redevelopment and transformation over the next ten years, a scoping report has been undertaken to better understand how public art could manifest in this area and positively contribute to Auckland’s public space. Extensive engagement, strategies, plans and work programmes are already underway for the wider Tāmaki area and are outlined in the Tāmaki Precinct Master Plan. This work is being led by the Tāmaki Regeneration Company (TRC) in partnership with mana whenua. Having met with developers, planners and local creative practitioners, Auckland Council has undertaken preliminary scoping and assessment of opportunities for major public art capital investment in the Ōmaru Reserves catchment area over the next ten years. This research and analysis attempt to answer the framing question: What approach to investment in public art will create transformative value for the Ōmaru Reserves catchment area? This work was compiled into a detailed working document for internal use at Auckland Council, referred to as the Ōmaru Reserves Public Art Scoping Report. The following document is a condensed summary of the Ōmaru Reserves Public Art Scoping Report. 1 Ōmaru Reserves is a descriptive term used to refer to Apirana, Eastview, Taniwha, Maybury and Point England Reserves – the focus area for this report. 4 Ōmaru Reserves Public Art Scoping Report 1 Context 1.1 Planning context: Public art in an evolving Tāmaki Makaurau Rapid population growth, urban intensification and regeneration throughout Tāmaki Makaurau provide the dramatic backdrop to this opportunity – bringing with it significant capital investment in infrastructure and urban development; a strategic drive to see public art transform and enrich Auckland’s public spaces; and a desire to align significant works. Auckland Council recognises that it is one of many players working in the spectrum of public art, but only one of a few commissioning large-scale artworks. To ensure better value and impact, Auckland Council is increasingly investing in large-scale, permanent, transformational public art projects, and decreasing its investment in smaller projects with less impact. The vision is to deliver inspiring, high quality and culturally vibrant signature public artworks across Auckland. The following selection from key planning documents act as useful guidelines for determining investment in public art in Tāmaki Makaurau: Auckland Plan • Belonging and participation: All Aucklanders will be part of and contribute to society, access opportunities, and have the chance to develop to their full potential. • Māori identity and wellbeing: A thriving Māori identity is Auckland’s point of difference in the world that advances prosperity for Māori and benefits all Aucklanders. • Environment and cultural heritage: Aucklanders preserve, protect and care for the natural environment as our shared cultural heritage, for its intrinsic value and for the benefit of present and future generations. Public Art Policy (2013): • Inspiring: Everyone has the opportunity to experience thought-provoking, culturally vibrant, enjoyable and challenging public art and public space • Unique and distinctive: Public art that responds to our place • For all Aucklanders and visitors: Public art that delights, welcomes, challenges and inspires • Known for its artistic quality, variety, depth and innovation: Public art that celebrates richness and creativity and models international best practice • Making a difference: Public art that transforms Auckland’s public places Planning context - Glen Innes Glen Innes has been identified by Auckland Council as a priority area for development and regeneration. With numerous multi-layered plans and work programmes directly affecting the community, local residents are experiencing a significant level of ‘engagement’ fatigue and stress as a result of the disruption and change caused by an intense regeneration work programme. Council aims to build on the kōrero and engagement work already underway. To avoid further consultation fatigue, the following selection from local planning documents have been identified as strategic guidelines for investment in public art in the Ōmaru Reserves: • Tāmaki Precinct Master Plan: o Celebration of Tāmaki’s unique identify and culture – Mahi Toi and Tohu o Active Well Used Spaces – aims to create well used and much loved spaces that are safe and useable by all and includes fostering creativity • Glen Innes Town Centre Revitalisation Plan: o a thriving town centre that meets the needs of the current and future populations while maintaining the Tāmaki culture. o a ‘green gateway’ leading to the Tāmaki Strait from the town centre via a green corridor o improving connectivity o enhancing public space • Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board Plan: o people are at the heart of this plan o listen and work with the community o promote the arts and celebrate our diverse cultures o an active and engaged community o a community that cares about its environment o the place to be Other planned works of note in the local area- • Tāmaki Path project: a shared path (5km) alongside the Tāmaki Estuary from Wai o Taiki Bay to Panmure • Glen Innes to Tāmaki Drive Shared Path project: a shared path for cyclists and pedestrians from Merton Road near Glen Innes Station to Tāmaki 6 Ōmaru Reserves Public Art Scoping Report • Glen Innes Rail Station improvement project: planned pedestrian overbridge connecting Glen Innes Train Station to the town centre at Mayfair Place • Glen Innes and Panmure Community Facilities Needs Assessment: Community service needs assessment and associated implications and options for community facilities in Glen Innes and Panmure, due for completion in late 2019 Summary comment – planning context Auckland Council recognises that public art has an important role to play within the urban redevelopment context and is a key contributor to human experience, connection, cultural visibility, identity, a sense of belonging and aspirations for the future. Within the local planning context of Glen Innes, Council notes the potential for public art to contribute to meeting the outcomes and vision of the Auckland Plan, the Public Art Policy and urban development plans for Tāmaki by investing in contemporary public art projects of scale that transform public spaces. 1.2 Distinct physical character