Early in the morning on 9 December before the city awoke with its usual bustle and traffic, dawn arrived at our Northcote Development to the sound of pūtātara (triton shell horn), karanga (ceremonial call) by Zaelene Maxwell-Butler, and karakia by Mahuika Rawiri.
Greenslade Reserve, Schools’ Edge and Cadness Loop Reserve form key parts of the 1.5km Te Ara Awataha greenway which will thread through Northcote, linking existing and new reserves and connecting the town centre with schools and homes.
Te Ara Awataha greenway has been jointly delivered by Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities, Piritahi and Eke Panuku Development Auckland, working in partnership with Mana Whenua, Healthy Waters and the Kaipātiki Local Board. The completion of Greenslade Reserve and Cadness Loop Reserve marks a major milestone in this multi-agency regeneration project after almost three years of transformational works. Schools’ Edge has been a large part of this project, and Eke Panuku will complete this component as part of their town centre redevelopment.
This 'green corridor' project was designed to reduce flooding and make it easy and convenient for people to walk, cycle, play and meet in the Northcote neighbourhood. It links Northcote’s existing parks and open spaces, and includes a shared cycle and walking path, a planted native corridor, play trails and play destinations. It also has an important role in holding, transporting, and improving the quality of wai mori (water) by daylighting the historic Awataha Stream, and aims to provide a habitat for native fish species such as Banded Kokopu.
The daylighting of the long-hidden Awataha Stream brings this body of water back to the world of light after decades of being confined to an underground pipe, livening the awa (stream).
The channel alignment has been designed to mimic the original Awataha Stream alignment that can be seen in historic photos of the region, along with the same winding curves seen in a natural stream. The stream flows will rise and fall with different rainfall events to mimic a natural stream, further benefitting the community. The channel also serves to help contain and covey stormwater flows from the upstream catchment during heavy rainfall which facilitates the surrounding Northcote developments and suburban densification.
After the blessing ceremony, everyone gathered at Cadness Loop Reserve for kai, mihimihi and whakawhanaungatanga.
Auckland Councillor for the North Shore and Chair of the Planning, Environment, and Parks Committee Richard Hills spoke afterwards and said, 'The neighbourhood looks even better than the renders.'
We’d like to acknowledge Asset, Adapt, Taz drainage, Contrax, Natural Habitat for their contributions, and a special mention to Ngā Iwi Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau for their contributions to the project.
We’re very proud of the close collaboration this project inspired. With input from specialist groundwater and geotechnical teams, ecology, planning, land remediation, noise and vibration specialists, right through to our surveyors and stakeholder and communications team, we're now nearing end of this exciting infrastructure project.
Thank you to everyone involved, this has been a huge project involving over 300 people and we’re so grateful to you all for your efforts.
Early in the morning on 9 December before the city awoke with its usual bustle and traffic, dawn arrived at our Northcote Development to the sound of pūtātara (triton shell horn), karanga (ceremonial call) by Zaelene Maxwell-Butler, and karakia by Mahuika Rawiri.
Greenslade Reserve, Schools’ Edge and Cadness Loop Reserve form key parts of the 1.5km Te Ara Awataha greenway which will thread through Northcote, linking existing and new reserves and connecting the town centre with schools and homes.
Te Ara Awataha greenway has been jointly delivered by Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities, Piritahi and Eke Panuku Development Auckland, working in partnership with Mana Whenua, Healthy Waters and the Kaipātiki Local Board. The completion of Greenslade Reserve and Cadness Loop Reserve marks a major milestone in this multi-agency regeneration project after almost three years of transformational works. Schools’ Edge has been a large part of this project, and Eke Panuku will complete this component as part of their town centre redevelopment.
This 'green corridor' project was designed to reduce flooding and make it easy and convenient for people to walk, cycle, play and meet in the Northcote neighbourhood. It links Northcote’s existing parks and open spaces, and includes a shared cycle and walking path, a planted native corridor, play trails and play destinations. It also has an important role in holding, transporting, and improving the quality of wai mori (water) by daylighting the historic Awataha Stream, and aims to provide a habitat for native fish species such as Banded Kokopu.
The daylighting of the long-hidden Awataha Stream brings this body of water back to the world of light after decades of being confined to an underground pipe, livening the awa (stream).
The channel alignment has been designed to mimic the original Awataha Stream alignment that can be seen in historic photos of the region, along with the same winding curves seen in a natural stream. The stream flows will rise and fall with different rainfall events to mimic a natural stream, further benefitting the community. The channel also serves to help contain and covey stormwater flows from the upstream catchment during heavy rainfall which facilitates the surrounding Northcote developments and suburban densification.
After the blessing ceremony, everyone gathered at Cadness Loop Reserve for kai, mihimihi and whakawhanaungatanga.
Auckland Councillor for the North Shore and Chair of the Planning, Environment, and Parks Committee Richard Hills spoke afterwards and said, 'The neighbourhood looks even better than the renders.'
We’d like to acknowledge Asset, Adapt, Taz drainage, Contrax, Natural Habitat for their contributions, and a special mention to Ngā Iwi Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau for their contributions to the project.
We’re very proud of the close collaboration this project inspired. With input from specialist groundwater and geotechnical teams, ecology, planning, land remediation, noise and vibration specialists, right through to our surveyors and stakeholder and communications team, we're now nearing end of this exciting infrastructure project.
Thank you to everyone involved, this has been a huge project involving over 300 people and we’re so grateful to you all for your efforts.
Early in the morning on 9 December before the city awoke with its usual bustle and traffic, dawn arrived at our Northcote Development to the sound of pūtātara (triton shell horn), karanga (ceremonial call) by Zaelene Maxwell-Butler, and karakia by Mahuika Rawiri.
Greenslade Reserve, Schools’ Edge and Cadness Loop Reserve form key parts of the 1.5km Te Ara Awataha greenway which will thread through Northcote, linking existing and new reserves and connecting the town centre with schools and homes.
Te Ara Awataha greenway has been jointly delivered by Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities, Piritahi and Eke Panuku Development Auckland, working in partnership with Mana Whenua, Healthy Waters and the Kaipātiki Local Board. The completion of Greenslade Reserve and Cadness Loop Reserve marks a major milestone in this multi-agency regeneration project after almost three years of transformational works. Schools’ Edge has been a large part of this project, and Eke Panuku will complete this component as part of their town centre redevelopment.
This 'green corridor' project was designed to reduce flooding and make it easy and convenient for people to walk, cycle, play and meet in the Northcote neighbourhood. It links Northcote’s existing parks and open spaces, and includes a shared cycle and walking path, a planted native corridor, play trails and play destinations. It also has an important role in holding, transporting, and improving the quality of wai mori (water) by daylighting the historic Awataha Stream, and aims to provide a habitat for native fish species such as Banded Kokopu.
The daylighting of the long-hidden Awataha Stream brings this body of water back to the world of light after decades of being confined to an underground pipe, livening the awa (stream).
The channel alignment has been designed to mimic the original Awataha Stream alignment that can be seen in historic photos of the region, along with the same winding curves seen in a natural stream. The stream flows will rise and fall with different rainfall events to mimic a natural stream, further benefitting the community. The channel also serves to help contain and covey stormwater flows from the upstream catchment during heavy rainfall which facilitates the surrounding Northcote developments and suburban densification.
After the blessing ceremony, everyone gathered at Cadness Loop Reserve for kai, mihimihi and whakawhanaungatanga.
Auckland Councillor for the North Shore and Chair of the Planning, Environment, and Parks Committee Richard Hills spoke afterwards and said, 'The neighbourhood looks even better than the renders.'
We’d like to acknowledge Asset, Adapt, Taz drainage, Contrax, Natural Habitat for their contributions, and a special mention to Ngā Iwi Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau for their contributions to the project.
We’re very proud of the close collaboration this project inspired. With input from specialist groundwater and geotechnical teams, ecology, planning, land remediation, noise and vibration specialists, right through to our surveyors and stakeholder and communications team, we're now nearing end of this exciting infrastructure project.
Thank you to everyone involved, this has been a huge project involving over 300 people and we’re so grateful to you all for your efforts.