The Draft Plans for Westhaven Summary
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
THE DRAFT PLANS FOR WESTHAVEN SUMMARY_ 1 A MARINE ICON Westhaven Marina is a precious icon of Auckland. It epitomises the City of Sails lifestyle and our marine and sailing culture. To make sure this treasure continues to operate as a premier marina facility, and is a welcoming place for all Aucklanders to explore and spend time in, we’re putting together a plan for how the area is improved for the future. The draft plans for Westhaven focus on five key areas: • public spaces and activation • sustainable development and environmental enhancement • culture and heritage • more efficient use of the 530,000m2 waterspace and 82,889m2 land within the marina • parking and transport needs This document provides a summary of the draft plans for Westhaven. We want to make sure you have the opportunity to take a look at the plans and give your feedback before they are finalised. For more detail on any of the projects outlined in this document visit www.waterfrontauckland.co.nz 2 HISTORY The waterfront is where Auckland began. The gathering of fish and shellfish, the harvesting of crops, and the plying of trade have been part of the waterfront’s earliest history. There are a number of former headland pā bookended by Ok¯a (Point Erin) and Taur¯arua (Point Resolution) with Te Rerenga-Oraiti (Point Britomart) in between that provided vantage points to monitor the comings and goings on the harbour. Established in the 1940s, Westhaven Marina is the largest marina in the Southern Hemisphere. Formed within St Mary’s Bay, it is a cornerstone of Auckland’s rich maritime heritage. In 2004 Westhaven Marina was sold by Ports of Auckland to the Government to ensure public access and open space was retained and that the land around the marinas was developed appropriately. Auckland City Council then purchased the marina from the Government. The ownership of Westhaven was transferred to Waterfront Auckland in November 2010. Original coastline: Circa 1930 St Mary’s Bay Pier and Slipway: Circa 1920 3 STRATEGIC CONTEXT As custodians of the waterfront on behalf of Auckland ratepayers, the Council Controlled Organisation, Waterfront Auckland is responsible for leading the revitalisation of the inner city waterfront. By revitalising the area, Waterfront Auckland aims to unlock the potential the Auckland waterfront has to be a significant economic contributor to the region and place where people want to visit, work and live. In 2011 Waterfront Auckland consulted the public on the Draft Waterfront Plan, and it was endorsed and finalised by the Auckland Council in 2012. The Waterfront Plan sets out the vision and goals for the waterfront and a range of short, medium and long-term initiatives to be delivered by Waterfront Auckland. Waterfront Auckland is now developing a companion document to the Waterfront Plan, called the Westhaven Plan. This plan will focus specifically on the land and water based projects within Westhaven that will be completed over the next 30 years. 4 DRAFT VISION AND OBJECTIVES FOR WESTHavEN A vision and set of goals were developed as part of the Waterfront Plan. They can be viewed on the Waterfront Auckland website. These have been translated into a draft vision and objectives for Westhaven. A BLUE-GREEN A PUBLIC Draft Vision for Westhaven: WATERFRONT WaTERFRONT To be the most successful marina in • To develop the business in a way that meets • To create Westhaven as a premier park within the Southern Hemisphere and home to national and international environmental which there is a world-class marina, water-based a globally renowned marine industry. standards and a healthy marine environment. recreation, a new generation of boaties and An iconic Auckland destination that • To embrace the principles of kaitiakitanga, increased public access to the water. is vibrant, accessible and attracts and act as custodians of our natural assets. • To acknowledge and celebrate Māori, Pasifika people to the sea. • To take a low-carbon, long lifecycle view to our and maritime culture and heritage and incorporate business practices, design and development. into Westhaven design and development. A SMART WORKING A CONNECTED A LIVEABLE WaTERFRONT WATERFRONT WATERFRONT • To support the growth of marine industries. • To provide high quality pedestrian, cycle, • To create an attractive, vibrant, safe and • To build a sustainable business with assets boat and vehicle access to the marina for accessible place that becomes an integral that are fit for purpose and progressively the community, visitors and berth users. part of the CBD waterfront experience. upgraded to meet changing trends and • To be a part of regionally connected networks • To provide appropriate diversity of offer over customer needs, a financial position that (both transport and information technology). the long term. enables the range of customer services and funds asset renewals and upgrades. 5 WESTHavEN: A PLACE FOR ALL AUCKLANDERS As the largest marina in the fisher-folk, tourists and tourism operators and Southern Hemisphere and berth holders. Waterfront Auckland has a commitment to make located close to Auckland’s the most of the public asset by developing it into an CBD, Westhaven is an asset all inclusive and diverse place. It will connect a wide group of people to its spaces, places and activities, support a Aucklanders can use and enjoy. dynamic local economy and improve the quality of the local environment over time. Westhaven Marina is owned and operated by Waterfront Auckland, which has a responsibility to As we improve facilities in Westhaven, we want to know maintain the marina’s position as an internationally what you would like to see happening here. competitive facility through the management Is it tai chi in St Mary’s Bay? Walking clubs around the of existing commercial operations and through area? More places to fish? Provision for people living the addition of complementary businesses and aboard boats? Food trucks or sail-in movies? public activities. We would love to hear your thoughts on the types Westhaven is used by a large number of different of activities you’d like to see and take part in groups from runners and walkers, local residents, at Westhaven. 6 7 KEY THEMES SUSTAINABILITY HERITAGE AND CULTURE Waterfront Auckland and Auckland Council have set out a clear sustainability Waterfront Auckland has worked with local iwi throughout the agenda. Westhaven developments and activities can become an example of development of the Waterfront Plan and has identified Westhaven as a world-class sustainability which we hope will pique the public’s interest and key site for curating and revealing local Māori history. The area is also attract international interest and investment. Waterfront Auckland and rich in marine and fishing history. There is an opportunity to create an Auckland Council have an opportunity to improve the natural environment interpretive heritage walkway around the marina, and have design reflect and ecology, particularly water quality, through the delivery of our projects a special cultural identity. and initiatives. 8 KEY THEMES PUBLIC ACTIvaTION CaRPARKING Drawing on the learnings and successes of Wynyard Quarter and Many of the projects outlined require careful consideration of parking Queens Wharf, Waterfront Auckland has been thinking of ways to connect demand and will require some car parking reconfiguration to optimise space. Westhaven to a wider group of people to come and experience the Some operational improvements are being proposed to: new spaces and an authentic working marina. We want to encourage • upgrade parking layout compliant with district plan standards spectators to enjoy the theatre of the water, current visitors to stay longer and neighbouring residents to use the area as their new backyard • separate berth holders and public carparking to walk, run, eat, enjoy themselves and to show to new visitors. • improve operational efficiency of the marina • provide for the introduction of ticket machines to enable a charging regime to be introduced for the public car parks, in line with other CBD fringe areas. 9 PROJECTS MAP: 2013– 2030+ 9 6 10 D W X A V B U C T 2 3 F E F1 S Q R G M N P H L K 5 J 8 Z 7 Y 4 1 10 11 PROJECTS MAP: 2013– 2030+ 1 Westhaven promenade and cycleway 2 Westhaven Marine Centre 3 Harbour Bridge Park redevelopment 4 St Mary’s Bay redevelopment 5 X-Y Pier extension 6 Pile mooring redevelopment 7 Z Pier reconfi guration and reclamation 8 Redevelopment of Piers G to S 9 Westhaven North and open space 10 Transformation of yacht club sites 11 Heritage Yacht Basin and Headland Park 11 1. WESTHavEN PROMENADE & CYCLEWAY – pART OF AUCKLAnd’s EXPANDING NETWORK LAND-BASED In response to the overwhelmingly positive public response toward PROJECTS delivering a waterfront pedestrian walkway and cycleway, Waterfront Auckland will deliver the Westhaven Promenade. The promenade project is approximately 2km in length, linking the Western Bays and Harbour Bridge to Wynyard Quarter for pedestrians and cyclists. The promenade Westhaven Marina includes nearly will be delivered over two stages with a resilient design that can be 2 expanded in the future as other land and water-based projects, upgrades 83,000m of land. To achieve our and renewals take place. goal of opening up Westhaven to Detailed design for this project is now underway. Key features include a 4-5m wide timber boardwalk and enhanced access to the water’s edge all Aucklanders, the draft plans for and viewing points. Stage one will be completed within the approved Westhaven propose some exciting $6.1m budget. Construction is due to commence in late 2013. new projects in this area. 12 2. WESTHavEN MaRINE CENTRE 3. UPGRADE OF HARBOUR BRIDGE PaRK – A MEETING PLACE – TE KORAENGA OR O-Ka The development of the western edge of Westhaven creates an opportunity There is an opportunity to reinvigorate the space known as Harbour Bridge for a marine sector cluster within the marina which will support the operation Park, connect it to the Westhaven Promenade and provide additional and expansion of the working waterfront and will generate more activity recreational access to the water.