20 Viaduct Harbour Avenue Auckland 1010
Private Bag 92250, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
Ph 09 355 3553
Fax 09 355 3550
15 July 2019
Bryce Pearce
[FYI request #10571 email]
Dear Mr Pearce
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
CAS-
1089026-W7C4N0
Thank you for your request of 20 June 2019 regarding future cycling and transit connections in the Hall
Farm development area to the west of Grand Drive and State Highway 1 in Orewa. We have
endeavoured to answer your questions, noting that planning for this area is stil on-going and therefore
we cannot give precise answers to some aspects of your queries.
Public Transport
Given the development area is relatively low-density and on chal enging topography with a limited
number of roads suitable for operating buses, no bus services have been planned for the area in the
short term. The Regional Public Transport Plan (RPTP) 2018 lists services for the area.
As part of their work on determining the future transport networks needed to service greenfield growth
areas, Te Tupu Ngātahi – the Supporting Growth Al iance (SGA) – which is a collaboration of Auckland
Transport (AT) and the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) - investigated the extension of a rapid
transit connection to Grand Drive.
A station in the vicinity of the new development was considered but has been discounted. It was
expected that significant costs would be involved with extending rapid transit to this location, given the
challenging topography and the need to bridge the Orewa river. These costs were not expected to
outweigh the benefits of a station in the location, given its limited catchment as a walk-up station, the
costs involved with providing park-and-ride in the location, and limited network benefits as an
interchange station with local bus services.
As part of their work, SGA are also investigating a north-south connection from Hall Farm to Wainui
Road, to provide connectivity with the Mil dale development area. Should this road connection proceed,
it may be possible to serve the development with a through-service on a route between Orewa, Mil dale,
and the existing Hibiscus Coast Station. As greater certainty around this connection develops, AT wil
consider incorporating a potential route into formal plans such as the RPTP.
Cycling
As a new development, the provision of cycling infrastructure in this area is the responsibility of the
developer, subject to approval by AT. AT is responsible for providing cycling infrastructure on arterial
roads, however, this development does not feature any arterials.
This development provides for cycling by way of a network of shared paths on collector roads. A network
of off-road recreational walk and cycle-ways is also planned. The timing of the delivery of this
infrastructure wil depend on how the development progresses. We currently have no expected date for
the transfer of this infrastructure from the developers to AT.
Should the connection to Wainui Road proceed, further provision of dedicated cycling infrastructure
may be required, and AT wil consider this at that time.
aucklandtransport.govt.nz
For additional information on these matters, please refer t
o www.supportinggrowth.govt.nz for
information on the Supporting Growth Al iance’s work.
We trust the above information has addressed the matters raised however, should you believe that we
have not responded appropriately to your request, you have the right in accordance with section 27(3)
of the LGOIMA to make a complaint to the Office of the Ombudsman to seek an investigation and review
in regard to this matter.
If you have any further queries, please contact me on (09) 355 3553 during business hours, quoting
Local Government Official Information request number CAS- CAS-1089026-W7C4N0.
Yours sincerely
Hamish Bunn
Group Manager Integrated Network Planning, Policy and Sustainability
