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Waterview Precinct Plan Te Mahere-Ā-Rohenga O Waterview April 2013 Waterview Precinct Plan Te Mahere-ā-Rohenga o Waterview April 2013 Albert-Eden Local Board Auckland Council He Mihi/Greeting Ko te muriwai o Te Waitematā he tirohanga wai, he pou herenga waka. Kia tū au ki Te Rae ka tiro whakaroto, ko te ara e tūhono ai te uru ki te puku o te tipua nei o Tāmaki Makaurau. Ka tahuri atu au, ka rere ki te whitinga rā, ko te pare karauna o taku tupuna o Wairaka. Ka hoki ake au mā ngā ara kore puehu te takahitanga a te tini, te whakarerenga mahara o te rahi. Kia tū au i te ngutu awa o Te Whau, ka titiro whakawaho ko Te Rae ko te muriwai o Te Waitematā. Ko Tāmaki Makaurau – herehere waka. Kia mahue ake me te kī, “Ko te tai te pari ake nei, ehara i te ngaru whakaheke ākau, engari he tai whakapiki tangata te eke mai ki tēnei pae tawhiti me te kawea mai ki uta, i runga i te tūmanako me te moemoeā”. Nau mai ki te pera urunga i moea ai e rātou kua tau noa mai. The backwater of the Waitematā is a water view and the mooring place of canoes. From the headland that is Pt Chevalier I can observe, the pathway that joins the West to the core of the city that is Auckland. Turning, I fly to the rising sun and the jewel in the crown that is my ancestress Wairaka, that is Mt Albert. Then, shall I return by dustless roads traversed by many and bearing the memories of even more. To find myself at the river mouth at Avondale looking back to the headland at Point Chevalier and the backwater that is the Waitematā. That is Auckland, mooring place of canoes. Leaving me to remonstrate; “That this incoming tide is not the breaking of waves upon the reef, but the rising tide of humankind reaching for this distant horizon, carried ashore upon hopes and aspirations.” Welcome to the pillow on which rests the dreams of those who came before you. 2 Foreword Kupu Whakataki This precinct plan for Waterview is a significant document in providing the residents, our delivery partners, the Council and the Albert-Eden Local Board a vision for the area. While the Albert-Eden Local Board has led the development of the precinct plan, the board has only been able to get to this point with the help, advice and response of the local residents, community-based interest groups, and our partners and stakeholders that have a key role in the way you work, live and play in Waterview. The work of the Waterview Connection, State Highway 20 Western Ring Route project has brought dramatic change to the Waterview area and the community will continue to experience such change, as a major new infrastructure is constructed. We acknowledge the impact this has on the community, and recognise the long-term benefits it will provide to this community, and wider Auckland region. This precinct plan gathers and reflects the aspirations that you have expressed for Waterview, creates opportunities for growth and change that is responsive to the area and identifies and raises awareness of the values that are intrinsic to this community and surrounding natural and coastal environment. This precinct plan encompasses the need for local improvements to open space, recreational, transport and housing that lift the quality of living in Waterview. We hope this precinct plan for Waterview will serve to guide you, the community, current and future residents, Council and our delivery partners, to work together over the next 30 years and turn these outcomes and aspirations into a reality. It is with you, we can make Waterview and Auckland become the most liveable community a reality. Albert-Eden Local Board Auckland Council 3 4 Contents Tātai Kōrero The Waterview Precinct Plan 7 Te Mahere-ā-Rohenga o Waterview Engagement and Feedback 8 Te Tūhonohono me te Whakahoki Kōrero The Strategic Context 9 Te Whakatau i te Aronga Rautaki The Local Context 10 Te Whakatau i te Aronga Takiwā Ake Key projects underway 12 Ngā Hōtaka Matua kua Tīmatahia Kē Waterview Precinct Plan outcomes and actions 14 Te Mahere-ā-Rohenga o Waterview - Ngā Hua me ngā Whāinga Waterview key moves 16 Waterview - Ngā Whāinga Matua Housing, Neighbourhood Centre and Community Facilities 18 Hanga Whare, te Pokapū-ā-Noho me ngā Whakaruruhau o te Hapori Natural Environment and Heritage 26 Te Pū Taiao me ngā Taonga Tuku Iho Transport and Network Infrastructure 30 Tikanga Kawekawe me te Hononga Whakahaere Implementing the Precinct Plan 34 Te Whakatinana i te Mahere Rohenga Appendix A - Projects Action List 35 Rārangi Whāinga mā ngā Hōtaka 5 Waterview Precinct Plan Area 6 | WATERVIEW PRECINCT PLAN ? ? jk Warkworth Wellsford jk H Snells Beach This mapwith shouldthe relevant be read text in in conjunction the Aucklandand Plansupporting development chapters. strategy jk Oneroa jk Riverhead jk Beachlands Helensville ū jk Kume jk / Pine Ōrewa / Huapai Harbour Rural production H Pukekohe āoa Silverdale jk Whangapar Waiuku ? ? 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