Te Ara Tukutuku

About the project

Eke Panuku is working with mana whenua and world recognised designers to transform the northern end of Wynyard Quarter into a beautiful urban, harbour public destination.

What’s involved

Auckland’s geophysical setting, including the natural interplay between our landforms and seascape is arguably the region’s greatest strategic asset.

The Te Ara Tukutuku project recognises this and seeks to work with nature rather than against it. Instead of hard edges separating land and sea environments, Te Ara Tukutuku puts forward a vision of a thriving foreshore, a gradient edge with intricate coves to support intertidal life, reconnecting the land to the sea.

The name “Te Ara Tukutuku” has been gifted by Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau and refers to a gradient slope that enables waka and people to move between land and water. This vision breathes life into what was a once-barren petro-chemical tank farm, transforming it to be reminiscent of lost headlands that held deep significance for mana whenua in Te Waitematā.

Aucklanders were invited to voice their views on the Te Ara Tukutuku Vision Document in late 2023. This input is now being applied to further developing the vision into a concept design.

Proposed features of Te Ara Tukutuku include:

• A five hectare headland open space.
• Berths for boats on the south-eastern flank.
• An open plaza/meeting area.
• A coastal marine restoration zone.
• A complex of accessible coves and reefs.
• A coastal walk.
• Streets and lanes at the southern end to accommodate commercial and residential sites.

Since August 2022, Eke Panuku has been co-designing with Ngā Iwi Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau and design collective Toi Waihanga to develop the vision for this area.

Indicative Dates

Spring 2023 

Vision and Framework design released and shared with Tāmaki Makaurau for feedback.

Summer 2023

Concept design stage begins, including continued co-design with Ngā Iwi Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau and technical experts.

Winter 2024

Share concept designs with Tāmaki Makaurau for feedback.

Winter 2024

Developed design begins, including:

• site preparation
• continued co-design with Ngā Iwi Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau and technical experts
• continued engagement
• finalised design
• resource consents lodged for works.

Late 2024

Enabling works commence on site to start the healing process – focused on the management and treatment of contaminated land.

2024-27

Site preparation, with further legacy environmental effects mitigation and remediation.

2028-29

Water access and seawall resilience works.

2029-34

Development site infrastructure, seawall completion, land-side and water-side amenity facilities, marine environment restoration.

2035+ 

Supporting street upgrades, park buildings and toilets.

Delivered by

Eke Panuku