22 September 2020 Te Ara Tupua — Ngā Ūranga ki Pito-One Cultural & Environmental Design Framework (CEDF) FINAL (planning version) Disclaimer This report has been prepared in support of the notices of requirement and applications for resource consent for the Project made by Waka Kotahi under the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020 (COVID-19 Recovery Act). In particular, this report supports the assessment of the Project's effects on the environment as required by the COVID-19 Recovery Act. The requirements of the COVID-19 Recovery Act and an overall assessment of the effects of the Project on the environment are set out in the Assessment of Effects on the Environment. This report has been prepared by Isthmus Group Ltd for the benefit of Waka Kotahi - NZ Transport Agency. No liability is accepted by Isthmus Group Ltd or any employee of or sub-consultant to Isthmus Group Ltd with respect to its use by any other person. 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Author: Lisa Rimmer, Landscape Architect and Urban Design, Isthmus Mana Whenua Advisors: Morrie Love, Kara Dentice and the Mana Whenua Steering Group Cultural Expression Artist: Len Hetet Design and Production: Chelsea Kershaw, Kadin Hegglun, Zach Barker, James Pattullo, Tessa Macphail, Blair Brixton, Sean Burke and Lisa Rimmer Landscape Architects, Jia Ying Hew, Gabrielle Free, Jason Barnes , Scott McKerrow and Andrew Mirrams Architects, Isthmus Graphics, photographs and maps by Isthmus unless otherwise stated Cultural Expression Artwork: Len Hetet Tupua, Ngāke and Whātaitai - Cover Image Te Ara Tupua - Page Banner JOB ref: 4244 ©Isthmus Group Ltd 2020 Document record Issue Revision Author Date Draft A LR 06/03/2020 Advanced B LR 25/05/2020 Draft Final Draft C LR 20/07/2020 Final D LR 02/09/2020 Final E LR 09/09/2020 Final F LR 18/09/2020 Final G LR 22/09/2020 2 Te Ara Tupua - Ngā Ūranga ki Pito-One CEDF | Waka Kotahi | September 22, 2020 Contents. 1. Overview. 5 3. Design Outcomes 61 4. Draft Masterplan & Cross Sections 135 1.1 Te Ara Tupua - The Ancient Pathway 6 3.1 Coastal & Ecological Response 62 4.1 Ngā Ūranga Interchange 136 1.2 Ngā Ūranga ki Pito-One Vision 8 3.2 Cultural Landscape Response 68 4.2 Shared Path Bridge at Ngā Ūranga 138 1.3 Kaitiaki Strategy 9 3.3 Urban Landscape Response 74 4.3 Piki Wahine Point 140 1.4 Consent Design Overview 10 3.4 Ngā Ūranga ki Pito-One 75 4.4 Tahataha Roa 142 1.5 Design Themes 12 3.4.1 A Coastal Experience 76 4.5 Paroro-rangi Point 144 1.6 Schematic Draft Masterplan 14 3.4.2 Material Palette 78 4.6 Paroro Bay 146 1.7 Typical Cross Sections 16 3.4.3 Technical Design Requirements 82 4.7 Karanga Point 148 1.8 Background Documents 20 3.4.4 Maintenance 83 4.8 Te Ana Bay 150 1.9 Waka Kotahi Landscape Design Principles 22 3.4.5 New Coastal Edge 84 4.9 Horokiwi 152 1.10 Waka Kotahi Urban Design Principles 22 3.4.6 The Path 86 4.10 Korokoro 154 1.11 Kaitiaki Strategy Design Principles 22 3.4.7 Ūranga 88 4.11 Pito-One 156 1.12 Consultation & Review 23 3.4.8 Gateways 90 4.12 Honiana Te Puni Reserve - Stage 1 West 158 3.5 Shared Path Bridge at Ngā Ūranga 92 4.13 Honiana Te Puni Reserve - Stage 1 East 160 2. Context 25 3.6 Paving, Seating, & Landscape Features 96 4.14 Honiana Te Puni Reserve - Stage 2 West 162 3.7 Planting 100 4.15 Honiana Te Puni Reserve - Stage 2 East 164 2.1 A Dynamic Coastal Landscape 26 3.8 Streams 102 4.16 Ngā Ūranga ki Pito-One Cross Sections 166 2.2 A Layered Cultural Landscape 38 3.9 Stormwater 104 4.17 Honiana Te Puni Reserve Cross Sections 186 2.3 A Connected Urban Landscape 43 3.10 Wayfinding and Interpretation 105 3.11 Public Safety & Security 107 5. Illustrative Views 193 3.12 Construction 112 5.1 Shared Path Bridge at Ngā Ūranga 194 3.13 Honiana Te Puni Reserve 114 5.2 Piki Wahine Point 198 3.14 Honiana Te Puni Reserve - Stage 1 118 5.3 Tahataha roa 200 3.15 Honiana Te Puni Reserve - Buildings (Stage 1) 122 5.4 Paroro-rangi Point 202 3.16 Honiana Te Puni Reserve - Stage 2 126 5.5 Karanga Point 204 3.17 Honiana Te Puni Reserve - Buildings (Stage 2) 130 5.6 Te Ana Bay 206 5.7 Horokiwi 208 5.8 Karanga Point Ecological Screen 210 5.9 Ecological Screens 212 5.10 Honiana Te Puni Reserve 214 Te Ara Tupua - Ngā Ūranga ki Pito-One CEDF | Waka Kotahi | September 22, 2020 3 Figure 2.23 View of Te Ana Bay, looking towards Pari Karangaranga (Cliff of Echoes). 2. Context Context All of the major faults in the Wellington Region (and the subduction This section of the CEDF 2.1 A Dynamic Coastal Landscape interface) have the potential to rupture causing instant and severe damage to the built environment and transportation networks, and to change the sets out the contextual The landscape along the Project route is dynamic and ever-changing landscape surrounding the Project area, Wellington City and the wider with a highly modified reclaimed coastline. The natural land forms are region. analysis that has informed characterised by historic and ongoing seismic activity and high energy coastal processes such as waves, strong winds and tides. In the event of a strong earthquake, significant liquefaction and/or ground shaking amplification is anticipated in the Pito-One area3. Low lying the Project vision, principles The narrative of Te Ara Tupua clearly expresses a dynamic landscape land and streams along the harbour edge (including the Project area) created by the Tupua. The word Tupua refers to phenomenon and the could also be at risk of a tsunami and temporarily elevated water levels, and design themes. narrative of Ngāke and Whātaitai, in creating the harbour Te Whanganui as experienced in the 1855 Wairarapa Earthquake (page 44). These a Tara and Te Awa Kairangi, the Hutt River, are expressive of the land seismic matters are key to the design of any structures for the Project. The purpose of the contextual analysis is to fully understand the area, its formation events that characterise the area. Escarpment and Uplifted Landforms complexities, and to establish the key constraints and opportunities of the Project. Understanding the Project context is essential to ensure the The Project design response does address these dynamic conditions, and Wellington harbour occupies a down faulted valley with remnant ridges of vision and objectives are achieved. A deep understanding of the existing the effects of future sea-level rise and climate change. A design response Matiu (Somes) and Mākaro (Ward) Islands remaining above sea level. environment is key to the development of practicable and effective design to climate change provides an opportunity to consider resilience for the measures to avoid and manage adverse effects and to build in benefits, wider road and rail transport corridors, as reflected in the objectives. A steep, uplifted escarpment provides a prominent backdrop to the coastal positive outcomes. In line with the NZCPS and the Coastal Hazards and Climate Change Guidance Manual (MfE 2017), the Project design must give consideration shelf of the Project area, rising to approximately 200m. To the south, the escarpment is defined by the Ngā Ūranga Gorge and stream (Waitohi). The context analysis considers aspects of the broader coastal and cultural to effects and hazards over a 100 year timeframe. As a result, the design Various short, sharp streams descend the face of the escarpment, most landscape setting and urban connections that have shaped the existing for this Project includes allowance for adaptive response for the predicted notably Waihinahina Stream at Horokiwi and Korokoro Stream north of environment of Ngā Ūranga ki Pito-One. climate change effects and sea-level rise (SLR) over that time. Safety for pedestrians, cyclists and other user groups in this environment is also the Pito-One interchange. All streams are culverted under the transport corridor with Korokoro Stream daylighted through Honiana Te Puni Section 3 (Design Outcomes) brings the high level design themes and essential. Reserve into a naturalised stream mouth through reclaimed land. context analysis together to describe specific design measures and parameters that should be integrated to achieve the vision and objectives The existing road and rail transport corridor from Ngā Ūranga to Pito-One for the Project. Faults & Geology is built on the narrow raised platform, uplifted during the 1855 Wairarapa earthquake (Figure 2.65 on page 47). Subsequent transport and Sections 4 and 5 includes the draft masterplan, cross sections and Seismic Context reclamation projects have removed headlands and ends of spurs, and illustrations, as developed to be consistent with the design outcomes in introduced rip rap and concrete sea walls with backfill to extend the shelf this CEDF. Wellington is a seismically active city, sited upon the meeting point of two area for road and rail. The uplifted coastal shelf and modifications resulted tectonic plates; The Australian Plate and the subducting Pacific Plate1. in a relatively linear coastline with engineered structures interspersed with Major faults in the region include: The Ohariu Fault, Otaki Forks Fault, minor remnant headlands, shallow gravel beaches and offshore natural Wairarapa Fault, and Wellington Fault (Figure 2.24). rocky outcrops.