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Te Ara Piko The Pauatahanui Pathway

Te Ara Piko The Pauatahanui Pathway. Pauatahanui Residents Association AGM 2014 Andrew Gray – Landscape Architect, Porirua City Council. Photos by A Gray. The Objectives of the Te Ara Piko The Pauatahanui Pathway Project are :.

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Te Ara Piko The Pauatahanui Pathway

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  1. Te Ara PikoThe Pauatahanui Pathway Pauatahanui Residents Association AGM 2014 Andrew Gray – Landscape Architect, Porirua City Council Photos by A Gray

  2. The Objectives of the Te Ara PikoThe Pauatahanui Pathway Project are: • 1. Provide enhanced access to and around the Pauatahanui Inlet for walkers and cyclists • 2. Protect and enhance the ecological and coastal values of the Inlet • 3. Provide a safer route for walkers and cyclists • 4. Provide an attractive and uniquely inland coastal recreational opportunity • 5. Enhance people's experience and understanding of the ecological values of the Inlet

  3. History In 2003 a Project Proposal for the pathway was submitted to Council for funding. The Project was not supported and turned down for funding. In 2005 Stage One was approved and the first turf on the pathway turned. In 2006 annual funding was provided in the LTP.

  4. Stages Developed Photos by A Gray

  5. Accomplishments • Access improved through Village

  6. Accomplishments

  7. Accomplishments Planting days held regularly by Rotary along pathway Rotary established their own insitu nursery growing eco -sourced estuary plants

  8. In 2004 ~40% of inlet edge had walkway, often to a low standard In 2014 ~60% of inletwith walkways/pathwaysplus enhanced paths in places Accomplishments

  9. Recognition • In 2011 Plimmerton Rotary won the • Recreation Volunteers Award in the • Encore Awards organised by DOC & GW • for Te Ara Piko work. • In 2011 and 2012 the Council was a finalist • out of 1500 consents received by GW, in the • Encore Awards to recognise Excellence in • Consent Compliance. • This award recognised GW consent holders who exceeded their compliance • requirements to reduce or avoid adverse effects on the environment. • In 2013, Plimmerton Rotary won the • Heritage and Environment Category of the • Wellington Airport Regional Community • Awards for Te Ara Piko Pathway

  10. Next Stage Next Stage To be developed Ara Harakeke Pathway Whitby Walkway Proposed link Future Duck Creek paths Future Transmission gully path Bothamley Pathway

  11. Next Stage: Motukaraka to Camborne • Pre-consultation started with walkover of interested parties • Council and Rotary have been investigating different construction options and the implications. • Consultation will start this winter - details being finalised. • Council aims to get consent in next 12 months

  12. Time Frames • Current 2012 LTP shows funding to 2021/22 • Current LTP allocation is $1.06 million • Construction costs range from $100/m for gravel path to $1000/m for boardwalk. • Next stage 1.8km • Construction costs estimated in range of $0.9 $1 $1 million to $1.8 million. • Construction therefore will take 8+ years on Council funding alone but potential for other sources of funding. Photos by Taffy A Parry

  13. Every journey starts with a single step

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