Tamaki Edge
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Tamaki Campus
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New Zealand's biggest urban renewal project is taking shape in Tamaki. Investment totalling more than $3 billion will fuel the economic growth of the area known as the Tamaki Edge.
This includes everything from new rail stations, revitalised town centres, a
rapidly growing university technology park, quality homes for up to 6000 people
in a former quarry site, and the Sylvia Park retail and office precinct creating
up to 9000 jobs when completed. It also includes the Tamaki Transformation
Project, a partnership between the city council and government agencies to
improve living standards in the Glen Innes, Pt England and Panmure areas.
The Tamaki Edge Initiative ensures the co-ordinated development of amenities, services and lifestyle choices that will attract
people to live and invest in the area.
This carefully planned transformation, with input from community consultation, is part of
Auckland City's growth management strategy,
which will harness population growth to maintain the city's position as the powerhouse of the nation's economy.
Key projects
Glen Innes
Glen Innes into the future is a plan to guide the future growth and
revitalisation of Glen Innes. Elements of the plan have already been achieved, such as stage one of the town centre upgrade, rail
station upgrade and extensions to the park and ride facility.
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Talbot Park, Housing New Zealand
A Housing New Zealand project undertaken in conjunction with the local community and Auckland City
Council. It involved
refurbishing all 108 Star Flat units and building 111 new homes, an increase of 52 units over all. They represent a mix of terraced
housing, low rise apartments and two storey family homes.
At the same time, the council relocated and redeveloped the two reserves within Talbot Park and has coordinated work in
surrounding streets, including the undergrounding of overhead wires and new footpaths and street lighting.
Tenant turnover is down from around 50 per cent to 5 per cent.
Visit
www.hnzc.co.nz for more information.
The University of Auckland, Tamaki Campus
Tamaki Campus plays a unique role within The University of Auckland; it is a
research-led, inter-disciplinary, entrepreneurial campus with a high
post-graduate student presence and strong partnerships with both the public and
private sectors.
Instead of structuring academic activities around traditional academic disciplines,
they are structured around global knowledge themes that are consistent with key
export growth opportunities and government priorities. These are:
- materials and manufacturing
- information technology, communications and electronics
- environment, energy and resources
- food and biotechnology
- health, sport and community.
Visit www.tamaki.auckland.ac.nz for more information.
The Auckland Innovation Precinct
A proposal to create a major innovation and business precinct around the University of Auckland's Tamaki
Campus to attract firms with a record of technology breakthroughs and innovation.
The council will contribute land valued over $20m for the first stage of the
New Zealand Innovation Centre adjacent to the campus.
Mt Wellington Quarry redevelopment
The former Mt Wellington Quarry site is a private development owned by Landco Ltd. The 110-hectare site, the largest remaining
'greenfield' site within Auckland city, is being redeveloped with a mix of housing, a primary school, retail facilities and commercial
development catering for a population of about 6500.
New roads and innovative ways of dealing with stormwater which can be used to
flush toilets and water gardens, have been a feature of the development.
Visit www.stonefields.co.nz for more information.
Ngahue Reserve
The northern portion of Ngahue Reserve has been formed as two rugby fields
with the opportunity to use it as cricket grounds in summer.
Auckland Netball Centre
The Auckland Netball Centre at Ngahue Reserve is a partnership
between Auckland Netball and Auckland City Council. The council contributed the land and nearly $7 million of the total $13 million cost. The
complex allows Auckland Netball to host major regional and national tournaments. Stage one, including 26 outdoor and three
indoor courts, an administration pavilion and 460 car parks adjacent to Morrin
Road, is complete. It boasts top quality outdoor and indoor courts and is used
by thousands of netballers each season.
Visit www.aucklandnetball.co.nz for more information.
The Auckland-Manukau Eastern Transit Initiative
The Auckland-Manukau Eastern Transit Initiative is working toward identifying
the options for better connections to the eastern sector of Auckland city and between Auckland
city and Manukau city.
Panmure
Panmure's future is a plan for managing growth and change in the area. Key
elements of the plan are the revitalisation of the town centre, managing traffic and provision for new
homes, while retaining the sense of community and environmental heritage of this historic settlement.
Aspects of the town centre upgrade have already been completed.
Otahuhu community plan
The community and council worked together to create a vision for Otahuhu's future and develop
a community plan to make this vision a reality. This plan provides guidance as to
how the area will develop and change over time to meet the needs of the next generation.
Involving community members and groups was a key part of developing the plan and a number of information sessions, workshops and
events have taken place.
Tamaki
Transformation Project
The Tamaki Transformation Project is a multi-agency programme to address
issues facing an area of the city with high levels of social need in housing,
health, education and employment.
The council is spending $373m over ten years on transport initiatives and
employment and the government has announced an initial $52m investment in new
and refurbished housing over three years.
Updated June 2009
