Monte Cecilia Park

The master plan

Monte Cecilia Park master plan (382kb PDF)
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In 1998 Auckland City Council endorsed the concept of a premier park at Monte Cecilia Park. Since then, a number of land purchases have established a current park area of more than 14.31 hectares and includes the historic Pah Homestead.

The park was named by the council in 2004 following an invitation to local and wider community. The park features outstanding established grounds with notable trees, architecture and cultural history. It is a premier park in the city and in the long term, the council aims to see it developed as a park of regional significance, similar in stature and maturity to Albert Park, Cornwall Park and the Auckland Domain.

In 2007, following extensive public consultation, Auckland City Council endorsed a master plan to guide the future development of the park.

Key themes raised by the community, which guided the development of the master plan, were:

conserving the park and homestead as a living slice of Auckland's history
retaining the park's peaceful character
exploring uses for arts and culture.

Some of the issues identified include the need for car parking and bus access, better access generally to and within the park, and higher visibility from the road with frontage to surrounding roads. Not all of these issues can be addressed in the short term or within the park's current 14.31 hectares. The council envisages increasing the size of the park as opportunities arise.

It is open to the public and is located between Mt Albert, Hillsborough, Korma and Herd Roads.

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Updated August 2009