Maungawhau-Mt Eden
Introduction |
Summit Road upgrade |
Expressions of Interest to redevelop Langtons tea kiosk |
Options considered |
Preferred visitor, transport and summit options |
History |
Management plan |
Conservation plan
Preferred visitor, transport and summit options
Implementation of the 2007 management plan to date
has mainly focused on investigating options for a visitor centre on the site,
with the previously preferred option being a purpose built visitor centre in
Tahaki Reserve West which fed into a lightweight electric vehicle to transport
visitors to the summit.
In light of regional uncertainty around governance and treaty issues, as well
as the high cost of implementing this option, the council is now proposing to
implement the former Langtons Tea Kiosk option. This option includes a café
operation and visitor information centre located in a refurbished heritage tea
kiosk building (known as Langtons).
At their April 2008 meeting, the Arts, Culture and Recreation Committee asked
officers to investigate a public-private partnership for the development that
reduces cost to council of the refurbishment of the existing building.
The committee also asked officers to look at alternatives to the heavy
vehicles currently using the summit road such as shuttle buses from the tea
kiosk that can be provided on a user-pays basis.
Officers are currently seeking expressions of interest in the redevelopment
of the tea kiosk building and will report back to the Committee in May 2009.
Updated February 2009
