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Benjamin Ross
10/13/2010
Tamaki Reconnected
A Tamaki Reconnected Initiative,
Community Transformation Plan
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Tamaki Reconnected
Community Transformation Plan to reconnect Tamaki to Auckland,
and make Tamaki a beacon of community prosperity
Contact Details
Benjamin Ross – B.A University of Auckland
Ph: 027 859 1988
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Contents
Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................ 4
The Analysis of the Existing Conditions ................................................................................................ 6
Tamaki Reconnected - The Prelude .................................................................................................... 9
Tamaki Reconnected - Overview ...................................................................................................... 10
Methodology ......................................................................................................................................... 11
The Staged Development Plan .............................................................................................................. 12
The summary and table of the time frame for the Tamaki Reconnected Initiative as follows: ........ 13
The Tamaki Reconnect Initiative Foundation Projects ..................................................................... 16
Westfield Rail Diamond Alignment ................................................................................................. 18
Project Two Map............................................................................................................................... 22
Project Three Map ............................................................................................................................. 25
P4 Map .............................................................................................................................................. 29
Risks, Barriers and Implementation Strategies ..................................................................................... 30
Concluding Remarks ............................................................................................................................. 31
Appendix ............................................................................................................................................... 33
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Executive Summary
The Community of Tamaki is disconnected to and from the rest of Auckland by factor such
as; dysfunctional transit network and constant shunning by Auckland planners and leaders.
While it is good to “renew” Tamaki, it is the opinion of the Tamaki Reconnected Initiative
Working Group that; any renewal will be pointless if the community can not „connect‟ to the
rest of Auckland‟s job/r ecreation base and vice versa. We hold this belief for if people have
meaningful employment (that is above subsistence level), the people and the wider
community are in a better position to pride them-selves, thus interact as a more prosperous
community.
People commute all over Auckland for employment – that is a fact. So even with (new) job
bases set up in Tamaki, without transit connections in and out of the Tamaki job base, the
community are going to be back to square one as rest of Auckland will just continue to by
pass Tamaki and not bring in the much needed wealth. Also establishing a new job base is
often a medium to long term project, as it takes time for the job base to establish “critical
mass”(that is sustain itself as well as the community and continually attracting outsiders).
Thus the four priority projects are designed to fix the connectivity issue to and from Tamaki,
while building the foundation for the rest of the Tamaki Transformation Plan so the
community can finally be that beacon of prosperity in Auckland
Therefore the TRI Working have developed
the following
Four projects to lay the foundation in
revitalising Tamaki as a whole. Three of the
projects are priority one and require full state
intervention on behalf of Tamaki, these projects
need to happen FIRST in order for project four
to go ahead. Project four can not go ahead of
the first three projects otherwise the renewal
project for the rest of Tamaki will fall utterlyflat from the disconnectivity to the rest of
Auckland.
While projects one through three is critical, project four is the
trust builder or breaker with the Tamaki community. The idea behind the TRI Community
Transformation Plan is to lay the foundation and enable Tamaki to renew itself under its own
steam and ideas with aid from the bureaucracy rather then bureaucracy being at the forefront
of the renewal program. If the foundation is laid right and there is trust between Tamaki and
the bureaucracy, then follow on renewal projects will be easier to implement – further
bettering Tamaki. If the foundation is laid wrong and there is mistrust from Tamaki, well onecan fathom what are going to happen – status quo rather then a thriving healthy community.
Glenn Innes Rail Station 1
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The Analysis of the Existing Conditions
According to the Auckland City Council Future planning framework version 1.0
document1:
The Tāmaki area adjoins the Tāmaki River coastline in the east of Auckland
city and includes the suburbs of St Johns, Glen Innes, Point England, Tāmaki,
Panmure, and parts of Mt Wellington and Penrose. The Tāmaki area is home
to over 32,000 people (about eight per cent of Auckland city’s population). The
multicultural population of the area is predominantly of Pacific Island, Māori
and Asian descent. There are extensive areas of state housing from the post-
war era, and significant areas of business land within the area providing jobs
for more than 16,000 people.
A number of key developments in the Tāmaki area (either planned or
underway) include the Stonefields residential development in the former Mt
Wellington Quarry, the Tāmaki Innovation Precinct, the N ew Zealand
Innovation Centre, expansion of the University of Auckland’s Tāmaki Campus
and the Lunn Avenue Central business node.
The area is geologically and archeologically significant, and historically was
important for Māori, European and Chinese settlement. Several important
cultural heritage sites remain.
The North Island main trunk railway line (with stations at Panmure and Glen
Innes) and a number of regional arterial roads run through the Tāmaki area.
An improved transport network is proposed as part of the Auckland-Manukau
Eastern Transport Initiative (AMETI).
The main points being that; Tamaki is home to 32,000 people, 16,000 jobs and is planned to
house an extra 10,000 people and about 5,000 jobs within the next thirty years. At the same
time, Tamaki is currently disconnected to the rest of Auckland transport wise (as the Tamaki
Reconnected – The Prelude Map shows); making Tamaki harder then necessary to travel in
and out of for living/work and/or attract investors to establish new job bases in Tamaki.
1 http://www.itsmybackyard.co.nz/resources/FPF%20V1.0lowres(reformatted).pdf accessed September and
October 2010 (page: 94-97)
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Other points of significant note in Tamaki are:
Around 70% of the housing stock in Tamaki belongs to Housing New Zealand (State
Housing), suggesting the area is made primarily (but not solely) of low income
households
Bulk of the workforce are blue collar workers with their job bases either in Onehungaor Auckland City (those who work in the service industry)
Tamaki has high youth population (5,100 under 15 compared to the total community
population of 17,000)
However the point that needs to be put across is the disconnectivity of Tamaki to the rest of
Auckland!
In reference to the map “Tamaki Reconnected – the Prelude;” it can be seen that there is no
easy way for the people of Tamaki to get to their two primary job bases, no easy way for
people to get to Tamaki to work (rail is limited in its connection) and no easy way for Eastern
Suburbs commuters to get to the city base via Tamaki and vice versa. The lemon and purple
dots show the main (but not all) routes for Tamaki (and in part the Eastern Suburbs) to get
their job bases by road, with the black line showing the rail routes and the red ellipses
showing major congestion choke points that add to commuting time as well as other negative
effects.
To complicate matters for those in Tamaki wishing to travel to Onehunga, upon looking at
www.maxx.co.nz there is no direct rail service to Onehunga from Glen Innes (you need totransfer at Otahuhu and Penrose to catch a train to Onehunga). To complicate things even
more, there is no direct bus service from Glen Innes to Onehunga (need to transfer either at
Sylvia Park, Penrose or Otahuhu) and vice versa. All these connectivity issues stem from the
previously dominate planning thought of a radial transit network spanning out from the
Central Business District, in neglect of “cross-town” services (such as Glen Innes to
Onehunga). In fact current planning thought is still dominated by the „radial-mode‟ which
unless it and „cross-town‟ services are addressed, “fringe” suburbs (suburbs not close to
enough major transit corridors(compare Papatoetoe to Glen Innes)) such as Glen Innes are
still going to be disconnected from the rest of wider Auckland.
Further more, when setting out a community plan such as one for Tamaki; trying to have
localised job bases is all very well to cut down cross city commuting but until Auckland
leaves its love affair with cars alone then the following quote applies: “People commute all
over Auckland for employment – that is a fact. So even with (new) job bases set up in Tamaki,
without transit connections in and out of the Tamaki job base, the community are going to be
back to square one as rest of Auckland will just continue to by pass Tamaki and not bring in
the much needed wealth.”
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So with the above in mind, connectivity will always be at the forefront of the Tamaki
Community Development Plan. The „Tamaki Reconnected-The Prelude‟ and the „Tamaki
Reconnected-Overview‟ maps highlight the current situation and the proposed plan on
addressing Tamaki‟s connectivity issue amongst other things.
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Tamaki Reconnected - The Prelude
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Tamaki Reconnected - Overview
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Methodology
The main principle behind the Tamaki Reconnect Initiative is to get Tamaki reconnected
back to Auckland, coupled with urban regeneration of the area. The reason behind that
principle is that while the urban regeneration is much needed for Tamaki; it is of the opinion
of the TRI Working group that current regeneration programs seems localised and will not
reach its full potential, if Tamaki remains to be disconnected from the rest of Auckland. That
is people need both in Tamaki and wider Auckland need to be able to get in and out of a
rejuvenated Tamaki; to work, to play and to invest!
The main principle of the Tamaki Reconnected Initiative follows a multi-faceted approach in
delivering four outcomes of both renewing and reconnecting Tamaki. One approach takes a
lead initiative in delivering three of the four foundation TRI projects; while a second
approach takes a follower/following initiative for the fourth TRI foundation project. By
taking the lead initiative, it means that the corresponding projects are large and require the
help of Central Government in order for the outputs to be achieved. As projects one through
three have a major infrastructure component (whether rail or highway), the State needs to
take lead in helping delivering those project‟s outputs, as the community and wider Auckland
do not have the resources nor legal mandate to do so. While the State would lead in these
cases, community involvement and partnership is still very highly required to minimise any
resistance or disenfranchisement from the community. At the same time in projects two and
three, the TRI takes a follower initiative as the foundation projects basically sow the seeds for
the community to take charge of renewing their town centres to best suit their needs.
Project Four (Glen Innes Town Centre Renewal) is listed as a „follower‟ initiative as the
project is designed to lay the seeds for a community led approach in renewing the Glen Innes
Town Centre. By that it means; once the Council has laid the necessary base infrastructure
such as roading and roading reallocations (see Project Four Map), then Housing New Zealand
and the Tamaki community can work in partnership in redeveloping the project four zone to
better suit their needs for now and the next 75 years to come.
If an extra 10,000 people are to live in Tamaki and at the same time 5,000 – then steps must
be taken to ensure that not only has Tamaki got vibrant centres that would attract people tocarry out either leisure or business activities, but people have a way of getting in, out and
through Tamaki! Proper infrastructure will be the catalyst for getting private sector investors
into Tamaki - allowing Tamaki to rejuvenate itself into a vibrant community that is able to
draw on its cultural past as well as project itself as a beacon of community prosperity far into
the future!
The catch is how is the Tamaki Reconnected Initiative staged, or more to the point executed?
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The Staged Development Plan
Overview
The Tamaki Reconnection Initiative follows a dual staging plan over a twelve year time
frame. The first part of the twelve year staging plan is essentially projects one through to
three, while the second part would be project four and any non TRI partner projects. The four
TRI foundation programs are the following:
Project One: Reconnecting Tamaki using existing infrastructure
Project Two: Enhancing Tamaki Reconnection at Panmure Roundabout
Project Three: Eastern Corridor Hub
Project Four: Maybury Park/Glenn Innes Town Centre Reconnection
Please refer to the Tamaki Reconnected – Overview map on page 10 and at the appendix for
illustrative information.
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The summary and table of the time frame for the Tamaki
Reconnected Initiative as follows:
2010 would see as the start of the Tamaki Reconnection Initiative with the TRI Working
Group established. This working group will oversee and manage the different stake holders,
share holders and other organisations (such as the Tamaki Transformation Program group and
government agencies) in executing the entire program. The working group would also
oversee and manage non TRI renewal programs such as the Tamaki Gateway Project and
markets or other special event activities to help bridge the gap between the start and
completion of the TRI Program.
On the projects one through to three (Infrastructure side only) the following timeline occurs:
2011 would see Project One get under way with OnTrack beginning the surveying for theWestfield Rail Diamond Realignment and information seminars underway for the rest of
projects one through to three
By 2012 work should start on the Westfield Rail Diamond Realignment and preliminary
engineering surveys for projects two and three.
2013 should see the Westfield Diamond realigned and direct services from Glenn Innes to
Penrose and beyond starting. At the same time resource consents, surveys and funding for
projects two and three should be ready with main construction starting 2014 and completion
by 2018-9, with the entire Eastern Corridor completed by 2022.
It is the aim of the Initiative to have project one and the infrastructure projects of two and
three completed by 2020
As for project four and the non infrastructure side to projects two and three, the following time
frame applies:
2011, the TRI Working Group begins consultations with the Tamaki Community over the
Preliminary Urban Design Concepts for projects two, three and four (it is the aim of the
group to have the community involved during consultation to aid in finalising the urban
design concept plans).
2012, finalised concept plans and engineering reports are sent to Auckland Council for
approval and resource consent per the Resource Management Act 1991.
2013 work starts on the infrastructure for project four with any building relocations or
demolitions being done at this time as well. 2014 or 2015, all non infrastructure work in
projects three and four begin (for project two, work is not due to start on the town centre
proper until 2017). 2016 is the recommended start date on Tamaki Reconnected Initiative
related renewal work with all foundation projects due to be completed by 2022.
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However the 2016 start date for non TRI renewal work is a general guideline. Events such as
markets or park concerts would be encouraged as soon as possible in the Tamaki area to help
create a bridging sub-program between the start and finish of the 12 year TRI program. The
bridging sub- program would allow Tamaki to “carry it self over” and attract outsiders
(investment) while the longer term infrastructure work was under way.
The following page as a timetable on the Tamaki Reconnection Initiative
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Timetable of Tamaki Reconnected Initiative
Time Frame Projects 1, 2 and 3 Project 4
2010 TRI Working Group formed
to manage the TRI Program
between group, community
and relevant central Govt.
Ministries
TRI Working Group
established to manage
program between group,
community, Council and
Housing New Zealand
2011 Engineering Surveys carried
out for project one
Preliminary Urban Design
Concepts released for
community consultation
2012 Work starts on Westfield
Rail Diamond realignment.
Preliminary engineeringsurveys for projects 2 and 3
are done
Finalised Urban Design
Concepts are sent to
Auckland Council forapproval
2013 Westfield Rail Diamond
Alignment Complete.
Resource Consents, surveys
and funding is sorted for
projects 2 and 3
Work starts on the
infrastructure side of project
four (Line Road and
Commuter Hub). Any
building relocations or
demolitions also start
2014 Main Construction of projects two and three begin
Non infrastructure work begins
2016 Recommended start time on
other Tamaki Renewal
Projects outside of the TRI.
2017 Panmure Town Centre
(re)construction begins
2018-2019 Completion of Projects 2 and
3 (Except Panmure Town
Centre)
2020 All Infrastructure work to be
completed
2022 Wider Eastern Corridor
Complete
All TRI Work Complete
All TRI Work Complete
All time dates are indicative and do not take into account major delays.
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The Tamaki Reconnect Initiative Foundation
Projects
Project One: Reconnecting Tamaki using existing infrastructure
Realignment of the Westfield Rail Diamond Turnout so you can catch a direct train
from Glenn Innes to Penrose (and transfer to catch a second train to Onehunga or go
to Onehunga Direct) without the need to transfer at Otahuhu
Introduce a Britomart-Glen Innes-Penrose-Newmarket-Britomart direct loop (notransferring at Otahuhu)
Adjust Services for easier link to Onehunga and later airport rail line
Idea being Tamaki is reconnected to its primary job base in Penrose and Onehunga as
well as Penrose and Greenlane connected directly to Tamaki via the rail system
As of now Auckland‟s transport network as mentioned earlier is radial from the Central
Business District, it was not design well for cross city services such as that needed in
reconnecting Tamaki with Onehunga (and in the future, the Eastern Suburbs to centralAuckland).
At the same time Aucklander‟s commute to their jobs often some distance from their home,
and that will remain a fact for at least the rest of the twenty first century (whether by public
or private transport). The people in Glen Innes are most likely (as per surveys) to work
outside of Tamaki itself but yet have no reliable public transport (if any at all) to their job
bases (Onehunga being the main one). On the flip side it is difficult for people or businesses
in Onehunga or the State Highway One corridor between Penrose and Newmarket) to access
Tamaki due to the lack of the same infrastructure.
So the whole idea behind Project One is to use existing infrastructure to lay the first but
critical step in getting Tamaki reconnected to Auckland. The opportunities on realigning the
Westfield Rail Diamond are mentioned in the bullet points above. However what are not
mentioned is the economic and social benefits to Tamaki from Project One. Yes Tamaki
would be reconnected to wider Auckland and vice versa allowing benefits there; but also as a
spin-off benefit the Westfield Rail Diamond Realignment also allows the rest of those close
to the Eastern Rail Line and Eastern Highway corridors to take advantage of catching the
train directly (or transferring at Penrose) to Onehunga and later the airport. On the other side
those living near the Greenlane station to catch a train directly to Silvia Park with no
transferring at Otahuhu.
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Comparative savings on commute time between the current and future transport arrangements
between Tamaki and Onehunga indicate that: up to 1/3 of current commuter time between
Tamaki and Onehunga (whether by car, train or bus) would be saved from Project One. This
1/3 saving would make catching a train to Onehunga and vice versa to Glen Innes (via
Penrose rather then Otahuhu and Penrose combined) more attractive thus getting people off the roads. Other benefits include taking away the stress of driving cross city on the congested
roads as well as savings in your fuel and car maintenance bill.
In essence, project one coupled with the electrification of the Auckland Rail Network would
help Tamaki be reconnected to Auckland with an efficient and reliable rail service enabling
the Tamaki community and wider Auckland to go places where they could never have gone
before (rail wise)
See page 18 and appendix for graphics on Project One
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Westfield Rail Diamond Alignment
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Project Two: Enhancing Tamaki Reconnection at Panmure Roundabout
Area is full of cheap stores and congested with traffic from bad roading layouts
A super interchange that connects the area to the proposed Eastern Highway Corridor
giving a bypass to Panmure for through commuter traffic
Once interchange is complete, allow community to redevelopment their town centre
to reflect their needs and wishes
Project Two would arguably be the hardest TRI project to execute out of the entire program.
This arises from the fact that the area within project two contains:
Four Arterial Roads
The five road Panmure Roundabout
The Panmure Town CentreReasonably high density in housing and businesses
The Eastern Rail line plus Panmure station is located within the Project Two Renewal
Zone
Very high traffic flows on the four arterial roads
Any work in project two must be sensitive to the fact it will cause major disruption to not
only the Panmure residents and businesses, but to people who commute through the area as
well. That said, project two is vital in not only renewing the Tamaki area; but also to help get
wider Auckland moving through major infrastructure projects coupled with project two.
These projects are (in reference to the map: Project Two: Panmure Super Interchange and
Town Centre Renewal):
Project Two Renewal Zone and Project Two Town Centre Renewal Zone
Proposed Direct Bypass and Access to Eastern Highway
Eastern Highway
Local Tamaki Arterial Route
Street Extensions at Tainui Road
Plus others
Project Two is split into two different sub projects, one for the infrastructure side and the
other for the non infrastructure side – that is the town centre itself. As mentioned in the TRI
Timetable ( page 15) the two sub-projects are staged differently to avoid clashing with each
other during critical phases of each operation.
On the infrastructure side, work would begin on the Eastern Highway (four lane expressway
(set at 90km/h) with bus lanes running in each direction) starting from Mt Wellington
Highway and following the Eastern Rail Line to Downtown Auckland. The Eastern Highway
at the Tamaki end would then connect to the AMETI projects at Mt Wellington Highway and
at the southern end of the Lagoon Drive Bypass allowing an alternative for all road traffic to
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and from the Eastern suburbs without hitting State Highway One or local (and already
congested) roads!
At the same time the Lagoon Drive Bypass would begin to allow a direct route from
Pakuranga Road to the Eastern Highway and vice versa. The bypass composes of two general
lanes and two peak hour bus lanes as well as either a flyover or tunnel underneath the current
Panmure Roundabout to facilitate through commuter and freight traffic and not clogging up
the local roads with that through commuter traffic. The idea behind the bypass is that while
through commuter traffic “bypasses” Panmure to access either the Eastern Highway or
Pakuranga Road, pressure from the local roads by the through traffic is lessened, thus making
Panmure Town Centre more attractive for people to visit (as a not many people want to visit a
town centre full of congestion that makes finding a park or using public transport near
impossible). A note to remember though is that the Lagoon Drive Bypass does not connect to
any road at the Panmure Roundabout, traffic wishing to access the roundabout for whatever
reason need to use the Local Tamaki Arterial Route. However residents and businesses onLagoon Drive will still be able to access the Lagoon Drive Bypass safely as the speed limit
will be set to 60km/h.
For people not wishing to use the Bypass nor Eastern Highway, the Local Tamaki Arterial
Route facilities ease of movement from Pakuranga to Panmure Town Centre as well as Mt
Wellington Highway, Ellerslie-Panmure Highway, Morin Road and vice versa. The route
would consist of at least two general traffic lanes and two “T3” lanes, and a new railway
crossing at the northern end of Project Two Renewal zone for easier travelling. The Local
Tamaki Arterial Route is also the backbone in bringing people in and out of Panmure to
conduct their business. The roundabouts at Panmure Town Centre and Kings Road/Queens
Road would be replaced with traffic signals that gave priority to the high occupancy vehicles
and be linked into the traffic control room in the city. The old Panmure
roundabout/intersection would lose half its road spokes as Lagoon Drive Bypass “bypasses”
the intersection while the portion of Jellicoe Road between the old roundabout and Pleasant
View Road would be turned into a Pedestrian Mall.
With the above infrastructure projects well under way does the town centre renewal start,
beginning with the Project Two Town Centre Renewal Zone. Currently the zone is made up
of bulk retail businesses and housing to the north. The goal for this zone is to relocate the
town centre to this zone by moving the bulk retail stores to the Local Tamaki Arterial Route
sectors and convert the entire zone to mix used medium density housing/retail/office space.
To make the zone more friendly part of Jellicoe Road would be converted to a pedestrian
mall with primary road traffic diverted through the LTAR and Tainui Extension/Crossing.
Extra open plazas would also be added to the zone increasing the attractiveness of the area to
the community and beyond (markets could even be held on the plazas).
The second zone of the renewal project is the wider area of Panmure seen as a prime target
for renewal; with the area houses commercial and residential of all types which is under
utilised for the land which they sit on. The zone can be intensified to help house the extra10,000 residents and 5,000 jobs over the next twenty years with the help of the infrastructure
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projects to keep people connected and moving. With the town centre relocated to the north,
the rest of the renewal area can house higher density residential, bulk retail or mixed use and
be supported by the transit links. The intensification can also spill over in to the Fringe
Connection Development Zone to give a seamless stepping down in higher density
development rather then a virtual wall between high and low density separated with a road!
For connections to the Panmure rail station, crossings or underpasses would be built at
Mountain Road, as well as doubling the capacity of the park and ride.
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Project Two Map
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Project Three: Eastern Corridor Hub
Under-utilised land that if fully utilised can “tick off” the economic and access boxes
This section would be part of the larger Eastern Highway Corridor to allow easier
access to wider Auckland
High intensity light industry and/or logistic firms would be best suited to establish a
base on the corridor
Camp Bun rail corridor is a perfect site for a logistics firm to establish, or further
extension of light industry
Glenn Innes Station would form a transit commuter hub
While Project Three does not have the complexity of Project Two, the project itself still has
its challenges as businesses will need to be relocated for major infrastructure pieces in the
area. Starting with infrastructure, there are seven major pieces for project three –
they
are:
Eastern Highway
Local Tamaki Arterial Route and rail overbridge
Tainui Road Rail Crossing
Interchanges at Merton Road, Tainui Road Extension and Jellicoe Road
Redevelopment of Tamaki rail station
For non infrastructure there are three sub-projects in Project three – they are:
Eastern Corridor Hub
Camp Bunn Redevelopment Zone
Fringe Connection Development Zone
The infrastructure pieces in project three have a dual purpose; the Eastern Highway again
allows through traffic (private, public and freight) to bypass Tamaki quickly instead of
clogging local roads. While at the same time, the Eastern Highway coupled with interchanges
allow easy access in and out Tamaki for both the Tamaki community and wider Auckland
conducting their business. The reopening of the Tamaki station (which is in the middle of the
redevelopment zones) allows people to access the southern end of project three, while
relieving pressure on the Glen Innes station as the Tamaki area and Stonefields development
intensify in population.
For the urban renewal aspect, the main focus point is along the Eastern Highway corridor and
Eastern Rail Line. At the moment the area is under utilised industrial or commercial land and
is prime real estate for intensification to extend the job base in Tamaki. Both redevelopment
zones (yellow and orange on the map) would house high intensity light industry or logistic
firms, with the Camp Bunn site targeted especially for logistic firms being so close to major
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roads and the rail service. While the project zone can support box retail, it would not be
recommended as the best utilisation of land and economic gains. If logistic firms do not take
hold in Camp Bunn, then the site would be seeded for mixed use medium density
residential/commercial as well as open plazas – so essentially and extension of the Panmure
Town Centre.
The fringe development zone again allows spill over intensification of the residential in side
the zone, to form a seamless connection between the hub and the rest of the neighbourhood.
The spill over from project two into the fringe zone would allow the land to be reutilised as
medium density housing rather then the low density it currently is. However a separate sub
community plan would need to be drawn up to manage the intensification of the fringe
zone(s) effectively. But the basic idea is use a fingered approach by producing strips of
medium density housing with low density housing and park in between each medium density
housing strip.
See page 25 and the appendix for the graphic illustration of Project Three
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Project Three Map
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Project Four: Maybury Park/Glenn Innes Town Centre Reconnection
Establish Glenn Innes as a commuter hub as well as a service hub for the surrounding
areas
Reprioritise road usage allocations around G.I Town Centre to be more pedestrian
friendly
Use Maybury Park as a green extension of the town centre
Road realignments and extensions (see Project Three or Four Maps)
Relocation of community centre to somewhere else in the community
Finally allow community to use the foundation of the four projects to build a
community in sense of space and place that best reflects their desires – i.e. the rest of
the Tamaki Transformation Program
Project four is unique in the fact that it is a community led development that allows the
community to develop a town centre that reflects their culture and sense of place/being. That
said, some parts of project four require council help in infrastructure laying and zone changes
in order for the project four to be realised. So with Glenn Innes connected to the Eastern
Highway and Glen Innes rail station, attention can be focused on redeveloping the G.I Town
Centre as a commuter and service hub for the rest of Tamaki.
Project four can be broken down into eleven sub projects that form the jigsaw puzzle of the
Glen Innes Town Centre renewal program – they are:
Morton Road/Eastern Highway Interchange
Project Four Zone (G.I Town Centre Renewal)
Town Centre expansion zone
Future Town Centre Redevelopment Zone
Dalton Street Extension
Line Road Shared Zone
Fringe Connection Development Zone
New Arterial Routes and Town Centre Loop
Future Pedestrian Mall
Maybury Street Realignment
Proposed Plaza Pathways
Getting project four executed issues some challenges in getting all eleven sub-projects
underway and working together rather then conflicting each other. Recommended starting
order would get the infrastructure side (2013) first followed by the non-infrastructure side
(see Timetable at the appendix). The Dalton Road extension through Maybury Park and the
redesignation of Dalton Street, Taniwha Street, Line Road, Apirana Avenue and Point
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England Road to either arterials or shared zones would have to be carried out first – in order
for the “foundations” to be laid and the urban renewal work carried out on top.
As for the urban renewal itself there are three main renewal/development zones and the
Fringe Development Connection (see page 29 or appendix). These zones would follow the
(separate) Urban Design Concepts that community and Working Group had worked on in the
earlier consultation stage, and all developments in side these zones would follow those
Concept‟s principles. In essence though for project four requires cooperation with Housing
New Zealand and the Auckland Council as land swapping and rezoning of land is required.
Inside Town Centre Expansion Zone, the area would be redeveloped to expand the Glen
Innes Town Centre into the western flanks of Maybury Park. All current housing in the zone
would also be redeveloped into higher density mixed use facilities such as apartments, retail,
offices and community spaces. All redevelopment inside the Town Centre Redevelopment
Zone must facilitate dual entry/exit points – that is seamless transition to the corresponding
roads and plaza pathways set out in the zone.
As for everything else inside the green zone (see page 29 or appendix), redevelopment would
occur to allow intensification of commercial space and the development of residential spaces
where possible above the commercial sites. To eliminate segregation between the current
town centre and the expansion, a section of Line Road (yellow dots) would be turned into a
low speed limit shared zone where both cars and pedestrians shared the space (with right of
way going to pedestrians). The creation of the Arterial Routes and Town Centre Loop would
also go some distance at taking private traffic off the southern end of Line Road, making the
shared zone more viable.
Further down the TRI Program (2019 approx.) the final phase of project four would get under
way, the area concerned is the Future Town Centre Redevelopment Zone. The purpose of this
zone is to allow future development of the extension of the commuter hub; the commuter hub
being an extended park and ride as well as a second major bus stop to service Tamaki.
Maybury Street would need to be rerouted so that it intersects at Point England Road, and
turn Line Road and the now former western end of Maybury Street (see blue dots on Project
Four map) into an exclusive Pedestrian Mall – removing all motorised vehicles from the inner
town centre. While the inner town centre would be free of motorised traffic, the centre is
looped by the Town Centre Loop (Orange Dots) that would carry frequent public transportservices (such as buses and shuttles).
Finally there is the Fringe Connection Development Zone; this area would go under further
community consultation to development a sub plan on how best to renew the area. The idea
would be use this zone as a transition zone from high density development in the Town
Centre Zone, to lower density developments surrounding the town centre.
Once the last of the development is complete, the Glenn Innes Town Centre would become a
principle Town Centre or Service Hub for the wider community. This service and commuter
hub would allow Glen Innes to be the focal point of Tamaki, and draw in both locals and
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outsiders to conduct their business, business that brings in much needed revenue for the
people of the Tamaki Community!
By 2022, all TRI work in all projects should be complete; however other renewal work fromnon TRI projects might be still underway. But in any case, the idea of the TRI Program is to
again lay the critical foundations in getting Tamaki reconnected to Auckland and renewed for
the twenty first century.
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Risks, Barriers and Implementation
Strategies
Many of the risks, barriers and implementation strategies have been outlined in this
document; however a comment needs to be made on how the Tamaki community can
leverage resources from the private and public sectors in order to make TRI work.
The best way for the community to leverage resources is to have one mind about how they
want to see their community renewed outside the core infrastructure projects (which are
mainly state and council run and led). The community need to be united when developing the
Urban Design Concepts for projects two through to four along side the Working Group. At
the same time leverage on with their Local Board and Ward Councillor in the new Auckland
Council structure will go the distance in getting both public and private sector resources
required for the TRI Program. The Tamaki Local Board would also be the preferable go
between for the TRI Working Group, members of the Tamaki Community, the Auckland
Council and Central Government in Wellington.
If there was a risk to the TRI Program, it would be the central government agencies not
coming to the party. TRI can not work effectively if at all without the help of the state,
especially in the critical infrastructure projects of projects one through to three. Cooperation
with the state is critical in helping Tamaki renew and realise its full potential, the state
investment in Tamaki will pay dividends in years to come through the lifting of the socio-
economic situation we currently see. Lower healthcare bills through better housing, better
economic opportunities through education, better economic opportunities through better
connections to wider Auckland, higher community morale (and lower crime) from a
community that can display its culture to the rest of the city and the nation through arts,
sports and cultural events just to name some of the dividends for the state!
The state has a lot more to lose in Tamaki from doing nothing then winning if the state comes
help, more then the council losing and more then community losing. It would be in the state‟sbest interest to help the TRI succeed where ever they can!
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Concluding Remarks
The Tamaki Reconnection Initiative is the community – Tamaki! The Tamaki Reconnected
Initiative Working Group has set out in creating the TRI Community Transformation Plan to
layout a roadmap on what, how, where, when, why and who this initiative program will work
and be executed for and in Tamaki.
The four TRI foundation projects are critical before most other renewal projects could ever
take place and be viable for and in Tamaki. Tamaki by 2030 is meant to house and extra
17,000 people and 5,000 new jobs, the TRI Program allows that growth to be ultimately
realised and allow Tamaki to be sustainable as well as a gem of prosperity of Greater
Auckland. The TRI; partnering with government, council, the private sector, the local and
wider community; through the four foundation projects will give Tamaki at long last the
chance at being fully reconnected to Auckland with decent and meaningful infrastructure. At
the same time; foundations for new and revitalised job bases within Tamaki will be laid so
that investment is not only attracted to Tamaki, but viable and meaningful employment is
present close to home. With project four the Glen Innes Town Centre and Maybury Park
revitalised and renewed into the Tamaki service and commuter hub so not only the people of
Tamaki have a place to conduct their business, but outsiders are attracted to do business as
well. While the other projects either aid in reconnecting Tamaki to Auckland or renewing
business/town centres to aid in attracting investment as well to Tamaki
But for the TRI to work, all of the parties need to get together and make the TRI work – for
Tamaki‟s sake
Benjamin Ross
Project Manager
Tamaki Reconnected Initiative Program
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Acknowledgments
Bob Wakefield – personifying the plight and revival of Tamaki
Dr Amanda Hyde de Kretser – Virtual encyclopaedia on Tamaki and Urban Design
Google – for Maps and Images
Planning 724 Class of 2010 – your research and work made the Tamaki Reconnection
Initiative Possible
Auckland Regional Council (now defunct and merged to the Auckland Council) MappingService
http://www.itsmybackyard.co.nz/areaplans/tamakimap.asp Accessed at various times from
September to October
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Appendix
Reference Maps
1. TAMAKI RECONNECTED – THE PRELUDE (THE CURRENT SITUATION IN
TAMAKI)
2. TAMAKI RECONNECTED – OVERVIEW
3. PROJECT TWO: PANMURE SUPER INTERCHANGE AND TOWN CENTRE RENEWAL
4. PROJECTS THREE AND FOUR: EASTERN CORRIDOR HUB & GLEN INNES TOWN
CENTRE RENEWAL
5. PROJECT FOUR: GLEN INNES TOWN CENTRE RENEWAL