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A PLACE FOR PEOPLE

OUR VISION

"KIA ATAWHAI KI TE TANGATA"

CARE FOR PEOPLEPITA TE HORI (1861)

THE KEYPRINCIPLES

• A Healthy Place – Healthy Mahinga Kai

• A Distinctive Place - Weaving cultures together

• An Accessible Place

• A Prosperous Place

A Place for People

THE MAIN ELEMENTS

• Promenade the full length of the river

• Continuous cycleway the full length of the river

• Strong ecological enhancement (bringing back the bellbirds)

• Community gardens and places for hospitality

• Three main activity areas

• The Terrace (Durham to Armagh), Victoria Square and Family Playground

• High quality lighting and safe design

• Strong settings for our history and culture

• An Art and Sculpture trail

• A new residential community

• Watermark is complete as a demonstration site

• Piloting method of gathering feedback• Survey of responses to design• Specific questions that the design team need to

know• On Information boards along Watermark• Gathered via ‘txt and answer’ campaign

• Will look to expand if approach is successful

Informing the design

• Business case and budget finalisation• Final approvals with Crown, CCC and Ngai Tahu

• Procurement and design leading to….• Construction commencing in November 2013• Completion early 2015

Next steps for Avon River Precinct

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