PLAY NETWORK GAP ANALYSIS PAPAKURA LOCAL BOARD, AUCKLAND STUDY AND STRATEGIC ADVICE NOVEMBER 2020 W: www.bespokelandscape.co.nz | E: [email protected] | P: +64 9 520 2164 | A: PO Box 38319, Howick, Auckland, 2145 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION + METHODOLOGY Papakura Study Area ........................................................................01 Purpose .................................................................................................01 Policy Context .....................................................................................01 Scope and Limitations .....................................................................01 Open Space and Playspace Context ...........................................01 Methodology ......................................................................................03 CURRENT PLAY NETWORK Quantity and Distribution ..............................................................08 Play Experience Provision ...............................................................08 Age Group Provision ........................................................................08 PLAYSPACE TYPOLOGIES MAP ..................................................................................................................09 PLAY EXPERIENCES MAP ..................................................................................................................11 SPECIALISED PLAY EXPERIENCES MAP ..................................................................................................................13 AGE PROVISION MAP ..................................................................................................................15 PLAY NETWORK OPPORTUNITIES Network Priorities ..............................................................................20 Population Dynamics, Density and Growth Areas ................20 New Playspaces ..................................................................................20 Optimisation .......................................................................................21 Baseline Improvements ..................................................................21 Age Provision Improvements ........................................................21 Specialised Play Improvements ...................................................21 PLAY NETWORK OPPORTUNITIES TABLE ..................................................................................................................22 PLAY NETWORK OPPORTUNITIES MAP ..................................................................................................................23 APPENDICES A. DATA CAPTURE SPREADSHEET B. DEFINITIONS C. POPULATION DENSITY AND GROWTH MAPS D. EXISTING NETWORK CATCHMENTS MAP INTRODUCTION Play is essential for the development and well-being of individuals. Play develops • Current playspace distribution, associated catchment level of service and • In order to alleviate bias in evaluation and provide opportunities for debate and creativity and imagination whilst strengthening physical, cognitive and emotional provision creative discussion, assessments were moderated and discussed by two team strength. • Play experience and age group provision of individual playspaces members to agree appropriate assessment and recommended priority. The 2020 Papakura Local Board Plan (draft) identifies the importance of park • Current population density and forecast growth areas • Commentary on playspace design principles has been excluded from this facilities in bringing people together to play, keep active and connect socially. report. It is understood that this will be covered in Council’s Local Parks Service • Specialised play experiences including wheeled play, basketball and other play An important outcome identified is ‘a community enriched by its diversity, where Strategy and upcoming Tākaro document. people feel connected and lead active, healthy lives’. Key objectives supporting this elements • Priority assessment is based on a high-level perception of playspaces as they outcome include that Papakura’s parks, sports and recreation facilities are well used, Then, through mapping and analysis, identify: meeting the community’s needs now and into the future. The Plan also identifies relate to the network as a whole. • Areas of forecast population growth as they relate to gaps or over supply in the importance of partnering with Māori to embrace Māori identity, culture and • No assessment of playspace or play equipment condition has been made. playspace provision aspirations, with specific emphasis placed on the design and delivery of playspaces • No specific SunSmart provision or shade analysis assessment has been that use te māra hūpara (Māori play area) design principles to tell mana whenua • Gaps or over supply in playspace provision and high-level development options completed beyond listing shade provision types observed on site at time of stories. • Gaps in age group provision and opportunities for improvement visit. Given the challenges associated with providing valuable play experiences for the • Relationships between facilities and high-level opportunities for specialised • Community consultation was not conducted in the preparation of this report. public within fiscal constraints, this report builds on Auckland Council’s intent to provision pursue a holistic view of play provision and informs investment decisions within the Future investigation and consultation, particularly with local community, will Papakura Local Board area. • High-level development priorities and locations of potential new facilities be required to inform design and implement playspace development. This based on the above also applies to executing assessments with a high-level understanding only PAPAKURA STUDY AREA Collectively enabling authorities to make informed decisions on playspace of related behavioural issues outside of explicit safety or Crime Prevention development priority and relevance of provision from a network perspective. Through Environmental Design (CPTED) issues. The Papakura Local Board area stretches from Pahurehure Inlet through to the • Primary and intermediate school playspaces, and their availability to the public rolling foothills of the neighbouring Hunua Ranges in the east. The Papakura Stream POLICY CONTEXT outside of school hours, have been indicated on the maps as they provide delimits Papakura from Manurewa in the north whilst the southern boundary is important play provision within local communities. No further information on defined by Hays Stream and the railway line between Papakura and Drury. The area Several documents have informed the development of this report and relevant the types of play equipment has been evaluated, as single large multi play, includes the well established suburbs of Takanini, Papakura and Red Hill, alongside strategies, plans and policies considered to ensure alignment where applicable. obstacle, or climbing elements are typically provided, and this assumption Drury’s township and Hingaia peninsula. The open space network consists of several These include: large recreational parks clustered around Papakura with a sparser spread of parks provides a suitable baseline to assess relevance of provision in relation to and neighbourhood reserves moving away into the less urbanised areas (although • Papakura Local Board Plan 2020 (draft) adjacent playspaces. some land has been identified for development under the Unitary Plan). It is • The Auckland Plan 2018 • Specific in-depth analysis of youth and adult facilities outside of identified important to note the impact SH1 and the railway line have on neighbourhoods, • Parks and Open Space Strategic Action Plan 2013 assets / reserves within the Local Board study area does not form part of this pedestrian and cycle access routes and the wider open space network. scope. This report does however provide high level commentary on perceived • Open Space Provision Policy 2016 Refer Overall Study Area Map on page 02. gaps in youth facility provision and identifies potential opportunities for further • Local Parks Service Strategy 2020 Playspace typologies present in the area range from small neighbourhood investigation. playspaces, with limited experience and age provision, through to suburb SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS • Data collection is largely quantitative with limited qualitative assessment playspaces like Takaanini Reserve and Papatakaro Reserve. Playspaces are generally of equipment and associated value / experience. Where applicable, high very well distributed within established residential neighbourhoods; however, there The following outlines scope and associated limitations associated with this play level commentary is provided to address gaps and inform investment. No are notable gaps in suburb playspace provision in the eastern and western suburbs provision assessment: assessment of play value has been made within this report. (Hingaia / Karaka and Red Hill), geographic gaps in planned future development areas. Although there is no current destination playspace provision within the Local • Playspace assessments and network relationships have been assessed within • Population growth data from the Auckland Transport Macro Strategic Model Board area, the Local Board Plan (draft) identifies the provision of a destination the Papakura Local Board Study Area only. It is noted that playspace catchment (MSM) has been used to obtain an understanding of population growth and playspace at Bruce