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Tuesday 16
May 2023
1:00pm
Town
Hall, Reception Lounge, Level 2 at 301-317 Queen Street, Auckland
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Waitematā Local Board
OPEN ATTACHMENTS
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ITEM TABLE OF
CONTENTS PAGE
12 Board
Members' Reports
A. Member Alexandra
Bonham Report May 2023 3
B. Member Richard
Northey Report May 2023 13
13 Chairperson's
Report
A. Chair Sage Board
Report May 2023 19
14 Approval
of concept design for Basque Park at 17-23 Exmouth Street, Eden Terrace
A. Basque Park
Concept with Funding Information 29
B. Detailed report
Basque Park HYS 090522 37
C. Strategic
assessment - Basque Park concept plan v2 (003) 87
15 Proposed
new community lease for Myers Cottage at Myers Park, 72 Greys Avenue, Auckland
Central
A. Site Plan 99
B. Community
Outcomes Plan 101
17 Endorsing
Business Improvement District (BID) targeted rate grants for 2023/2024
A. Heart of the
City Governance Declaration 103
B. Karangahape
Governance Declaration 105
C. Newmarket
Governance Declaration 107
D. Parnell
Governance Declaration 109
E. Ponsonby
Governance Declaration 111
F. Uptown
Governance Declaration 113
18 Waitematā
Accommodation Support Fund 2022/2023 grant allocations
A. Waitematā
Accommodation Support Fund - Application Summary 115
B. Waitematā
Community Grants Programme 2022/2023 223
19 Waitematā
Local Grant Round Two and Multi-board Grant Round Two 2022/2023 grant
allocations
A. Waitematā
Local Grant round two - application summary 231
B. Waitematā
Multi-board Grant round two - application summary 357
C. Waitematā
Community Grant Programme 2022/2023 431
20 Urgent
Decision - The Waitematā Local Board feedback on Auckland Light Rail (ALR)
A. Auckland Light
Rail - Urgent Decision 439
B. Auckland Light
Rail - Feedback 461
21 Urgent
Decision - Local Board feedback on distribution method of the Local Crime Fund
A. Crime Prevention
Through Environmental Design (CPTED) guidance 465
B. Distribution of
the Local Crime Fund - Waitematā Local Board Urgent Decision 469
C. Distribution of
the Local Crime Fund - Waitematā Local Board Feedback 475
22 Urgent
Decision - feedback on the Land Transport Management (Regulation of Public
Transport) Amendment Bill.
A. Urgent Decision:
Waitematā Local Board feedback on the Land Transport Management
(Regulation of Public Transport) Amendment Bill 477
B. Waitematā
Local Board Feedback on the Land Transport Management (Regulation of Public
Transport) Amendment Bill 481
23 Urgent
Decision - The Waitematā Local Board feedback on the second harbour
crossing
A. Waitematā
Local Board feedback on the second harbour crossing - Urgent Decision 483
B. Waitematā
Local Board feedback on the Second Harbour Crossing 485
24 Waitematā
Local Board workshop records
A. Workshop Records
26 April 2023 487
B. Workshop Records
2 May 2023 491
C. Workshop Records
9 May 2023 493
25 Governance
Forward Work Calendar
A. May Governance
Forward Work Calendar 497
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Waitematā
Local Board
16 May 2023
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How often do you visit Basque Park?
(Other (please specify))
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3-4 times a week
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Live opposite - look directly
over it daily.
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A couple times a month, but it
would be more if it was more accessible!
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I’m not living in my
Couldry St apartment at present but have spent lots of time in the past
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Weekly
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Why do you visit Basque Park? (Please
select as many as apply to you); (Other (please specify))
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frisbee
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Playing football and basketball
with my son
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Playing ball with my kids
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casual sports, frisbee, kick a
ball around, roll down the hills
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Watch / listen to birds.
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Basque Park is our front yard as
we are one of its bordering neighbours.
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Throw a ball around in the park.
Run up the banks for exercise.
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Exercising & playing/kicking
throwing a ball around with my child
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Fitness/workout
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In addition to the above, is there
anything specific you enjoy or like about Basque Park?
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Dogs
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The trees
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Gets great sunsets, good place
to meet friends, plenty of spots to sit, to play kubb and watch the world go
by.
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The westward view; the stone
circles; the palm planting; the forms of its landscape.
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Place of peace away from the
noisier parts of the neighbourhood, the trees, the shade, the gully nature of
it
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Its a great open space.
Uncluttered.
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I really enjoy that this
is a relatively blank space for activities and especially enjoy seeing the
local dogs. I also really enjoy the low noise at this park for an inner city
area.
I would rather see the park made more dog friendly than child friendly, due
to the area it is in - we are craft beer and dog central area close to K rd
and the city. There are a number of other parks for children in my area.
I have enjoyed the addition of the picnic tables due to to the CRL
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Basque Park on a sunny day is a
great day to spread out a picnic and relax in an urban area. The most
regular users of the park are dogs and their owners but the park is not
especially dog friendly unfortunately.
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It’s the only park in the
area.
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I love the large amount of green
space in the city
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The only area close by that is
just open grass space, perfect for a picnic. Also enjoy the local dogs, due
to the number of rental properties in this area, basque Park allows you to
live vicariously through others in terms of owning pets.
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* geography - especially the
steep stepped portion in the eastern part that is great for chilling in the
sun
* lack of formal footpaths
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I enjoy the quiet and
peacefulness, and the birds. Living in an apartment, it is very nice to have
a place to sit outside, especially during COVID for distanced visits with
friends.
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A late afternoon drink with
friends in the sun.
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Just relaxing in the peace and
quiet
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Love the trees and view. Hope
more trees planted there
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I love the trees around it and
would be great add additional tree and garden
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Good for dogs off leash as hard
for them to run onto main roads
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The amount of dog owners in the park
for the dogs to play
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Basque park is the best place to
walk a dog in the city because it isn't used for sports. It's a great meeting
place/recreation place in the inner city and a good shortcut to places like
Coffee Pen and Gailbraiths.
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Wide open spaces - lots of dogs
for my dog to play with.
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I love that it is undeveloped.
(equally happy to see it get developed if it makes people engage with it
more) Used to love the water feature when it worked. It has a lovely urban
asthetic. Great flat areas to picnic/kick a ball. Hills to engage with.
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I love how natural the park is.
The park creates greenery and a little quiet from the city (inviting to
birds).
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Big area for dogs and kids to
play
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The view and activity of people
in the park. The open space which is enjoyed by apartment dwellers. The short
cut from Eden Terrace into upper Queen Street and thence into the city.
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The open space and view is
greatly appreciated by the majority of visitors for peace and quiet and being
able to gather or find your own space as you please.
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It’s unique design and
setting. The great sense of community with locals using it with their dogs
and children.
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Playing on the rocks with our 3
year old son. Also the recent addition of the picnic tables and very little
litter.
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I enjoy how quiet it is.
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It's an excellent community hub,
bringing together people who live in apartments & need to outdoor space
for R&R.
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I work on 24 Fleet Street so
don't live in the area but use it a lot during workdays. I like that it
provides a great open space but it's just a piece of grass at the moment so
during the winter you can't use it at all. It's also not an interesting area as
it has no trees, walkways or things to really enjoy and break up the space
like a proper park has.
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I enjoy the mature trees and
sections of plantings and birdwatching
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I enjoy the unusual and unique
landscape design which works well with the steep sections of the park.
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Convenience- it’s the
closest park to my house. I also like the mysterious circles of stones! But
wish there was more shade on the flat parts & seating
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The peace and quiet of the park
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Nice sheltered park
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Like that it is not too busy
(with people/cars) and also that it is not too cluttered and organised. Like
the stone circles.
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The tranquility in the centre of
the city, the landscaping and the birdlife.
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It is a green haven amongst the
urban mass of buildings - my apartment looks out onto Basque Park so I see it
most of my day especially given I work from home. I like how it is reasonably
large with different areas to it - and even seeing people enjoy it and walk
their dogs is fun. It's nice that it is hilly and has slopes too.
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I love Basque Park as it is! IT
could have a few more trees to provide a bit more shade in the lower areas,
but the mix of sunshine and shade is important to retain. It is well-loved
and used by locals. It's the perfect local park.
Please do NOT add a playground. If you do add footpaths which would be useful
in wet weather, please keep these minimal!
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The water feature (when it
worked) and the boulders are great and have proven to be a fun and engaging
space for children to play on/around
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It's rustic, atmospheric and
undeveloped. Please don't change it. NO PLAYGROUND!!!!!!
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The neighbourhood use
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I really enjoy the simplicity of
Basque Park and the way the Ted Smythe landscape design (2002) creates a
sculpted and concentric landscape with basalt boulders, references the
vulcanology of Tāmaki Makaurau and Māori maunga terracing. This shaping
makes the most of the Northern aspect for sunshine and there is lots of sun
available in the park as it sets in the West. This upper area of the park
toward Exmouth Street, is especially good for sitting, socialising and
picnicing with views to the North-West and the sculpted/terraced bowl
offers great people watching opportunities. My observation is that this is a
park that people walk to from the medium-density housing surrounds and they
come here in droves on foot(!) from the surrounding grid of streets through
spring/summer to 'hang out'. This was especially obvious during pandemic
lock-downs! - with on some days there being dozens of small groups of people
and families picnicing and socialising around the terraces.
As a medium-density inner-city-fringe area, I believe there is a reasonable
amount of affordable housing here and also creative studio spaces. From this,
my observation of park users - in terms of social demographics - skews
strongly towards people in the 20-35 year age bracket. I really question your
finding that the park is under-utilised/poorly utilised and want to
understand how you came to these findings and what you understand of the
local population demographics.
My kids love the rocks! They don't miss a playground here - as good
playgrounds can be found elsewhere. They play games/climbing on the circles
of basalt boulders and love the accessible water feature (when there is water
flowing).
There are some fantastic trees in the park -but the big mistake from the
Smythe design was planting the grid of immature nikau palms on the
West-facing slope (near the Macaulay St /Diamond St edge). Nikau palms need
the canopy shade of a forest of competing trees to encourage them upward
toward the light. Planted on their own, on an exposed site means they will
stay relatively squat and get battered and damaged.
Basque Park is considered by many in the Eden Terrace neighbourhood as 'their
hidden gem'. Eden Terrace is run-through with busy roads (loud/polluting) and
currently besieged by the CRL MtEden project, but this park provides locals
with a peaceful respite, away from all that intensity. I am providing comment
because I want any development plans for Basque Park to really take account
of nuanced local need and for there not to be a whole lot of picnic and play
infrastructure or lots of concrete paths put across this landscape just
because it's what Council does as a 'best practice' elsewhere for parkland
improvements.
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What do you think doesn’t work
well in Basque Park, or needs improving? (Other (please specify))
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No cycles or scooters or
skateboarders running over pedestrians
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Needs bathrooms.
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Take out the palm trees and
replace them with large trees.
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Picnic spaces with shade
Note in terms of the proposal to increase play areas, the surrounding
hundreds of apartments have virtually no children.
Three's plenty of parks nearby that are easier to get to where play areas for
kids can be built
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I didn't like the phasing of
this, as it could be misread.
I don't think a playground would work, I don't see a need for signage but
would like to see upgrades to access, seating, potentially a garden and keep
the flexible lawn spaces.
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A toilet block. The park is used
by residents and people from surrounding suburbs yet there are no toilets. In
the weekends people constantly urinate in trees cos the council have not
provided any toilets.
There also needs to be an increase in rubbish bins for people to use
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Lighting is really poor.
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Just plant more trees. It
doesn’t need much. We don’t need more sports areas. It’s
mostly a dog park and a place for quiet activity
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Exercise areas
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Foot paths but very dependent on
where they are placed.
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Off leash dog area, want to
socialise apartment dog but people keep ringing council.
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Off-leash dog park area for the
neighbourhood dogs to run free - it is a popular park for this.
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If people want paving it would
be cool if it could skirt the open areas so they are still usable for sports,
ball stuff frisbee etc. and also would not break up the lovely open
aesthetic.
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More trees for shading. Saver
roads all around the park. There are some bushes that don’t seem to
serve much purpose and doesn’t give shade - can be cleaned up.
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A concern for adding permanent
infrastructure to encourage activity may seem logical for the day but not at
night. We overlook the park to hear and see all especially at the
benches that are already at the top of the park. Loud gatherings often took
place at night especially during the lockdown with disruptive and
sometime aggressive behaviour . Locals are left cleaning up the waste the
morning after. Also note the graffiti tags on the benches. The
greatest asset of the park is its open space that allows for special pop up
events with temporary structures and equipment. This allows for the Nature
and open space to be preserved but also the well-being of the local
community that surround the park.
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No lighting at night.
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Area's for youth.
Small children play on the stone structures, but there's a lack of useful
exercise options for youth/adults.
E.g. Basketball (same as the new Home Street one in Arch Hill) &/or
outdoor gym
https://www.theurbanlist.com/nz/a-list/outdoor-gym-auckland
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Truly all of the above!!
I’ve thought about how this park could be improved each time I go- it
gets so swampy whenever it rains (and floods in winter) so better drainage
would be great! It’s nice that the park is bordered by trees but this
means the only shade is on the treacherous slopes and not on the safe flat
fields. A community garden would be fab at the Fleet Street end. There are
plenty of apartments (and new ones in progress) which means this location
would be excellent for a playground + improvements to make it a place the
community can treasure rather than tolerate
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Needs more trees
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It should be an off-lead dog
park or have a designated, fenced off-lead area.
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Toilets & BBQ area
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I want to have the Nikau Palms
reinstated on the North hill side of park
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The nikau palms struggle on the
Macaulay & Diamond St slope. Keep the water feature better maintained and
flowing with water as much of the year as possible. In spring/summer the bins
need emptying more regularly as there is lots of picnicing waste.
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Are there any specific amenities or
experiences you would like to see at Basque Park? (Other (please specify))
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Replace Palm with large tree
specimens.
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Public bathrooms
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Access, especially from Rendall
and Fleet Streets. The focus on pedestrians and bikes but it is not a
wheelchair accessible area and this could be added at Rendall or Fleet st
with parking options. Rendall and Fleet st are both very steep and wheelchair
unaccessible.
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Toilet block
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Improved lighting.
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Off leash dog area, want to
socialise apartment dog but people keep ringing council.
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Off leash dog park
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Drainage is a basic necessity in
a public green space, surely this is a priority before anything else! And
pleeeeease fix the beautiful water feature. It's so unsustainable to
constantly ungrade things by biffing what exists and starting from scratch.
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Specialist play elements
(nature, creative, music, water or sand play features)
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Any paths at all would be good,
never mind what kind. There are none.
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Exercise equipment like those at
Fowlds Park would be a point of difference from all the neighbouring parks.
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Basque Park is a unique gem in
the central city. It’s charm is it’s unique layout and design. I
have an 8 year old. He doesn’t need a playground. He runs around in
it. Local children use it in many ways already.
Please do not add toilets! We have enough homeless people visiting already.
Most recently police were called, we stayed away due to intimidation and
concerns for the children!
There are picnic spaces already. You have said it is underused for
picnics…during the lockdowns it was seen how many people can picnic
there if desired. It was very popular and picnic blankets are picnics. I
counted 25+ picnics one evening.
Please fix the water feature.
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Lighting for footpath at night
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Outdoor gym. This would get well
used.
Outdoor small basketball court.
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Basque park is surrounded by
apartments and terraced houses, most of which aren't large enough to have gym
equipment. I would love to see some gym/exercise equipment added to the park.
Maybe close to the playground that's being proposed. I would also like to see
toilets added to the park.
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Toilets & BBQ Space
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I want to have the Nikau Palms
reinstated on the North hill side of park
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Explorative and natural play
environments for children to explore free play amongst (trees, rocks for
climbing etc)
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NOTHING!! Perhaps more effort to
keep the grass short
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Whilst Basque Park doesn't have
all-weather concrete paths crossing it to adjoin local streets, it doesn't
feel like a typical 'commute through' city park, like the Domain, Myers Park
and Albert Park. If there was a commute path across Basque Park, it would
probably be most effective to join Couldry Street/Rendall Place with Fleet
Street/Macaulay Street and I think this woul get plenty of foot traffic
avoiding congested roads and short-cutting back/forth from Eden Terrace,Upper
Queen Street area, Ponsonby and Karangahape Road areas. To build more all
weather/all access type paths within the park, perhaps a reasonable
comparison is Western Park - as both of these parks have really steep
gradients in places.
More terraced tree and garden planting on the slope below Macaulay &
Diamond St around the struggling nikau palms.
Keep the water feature better maintained and flowing with water as much of
the year as possible.
In spring/summer the bins need emptying more regularly as there is lots of
picnicing waste.
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There is an absence of play provision in
the Eden Terrace area. Basque Park has been identified as a good location to
fill this gap, for all-ages play including a focus on 9-12 and 13-17 year
old's. What types of play facilities would you like to see here? (Other
(please specify))
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Many dog owners gather every
evening to exercise and socialise their dogs. It would be wonderful to have
Basque as an off-leash space, at least between 5 and 8 pm.
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This housing area has very few
children and is hard to get to unless you walk. There's no
parking. The very few parks (about 6-8) are always used by residents.
Unless you walk / run or cycle you dont use this park
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Dog
facilities, water and bags.
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As per above, some walkways
through the most common thoroughfares would be great. The temporary
picnic tables that have been put in place during the enabling works for the
City Rail Link has been exceptionally well utilised so some more permanent
seating in a range of configurations would be superb.
It would be useful to have a few more shaded areas so the park is able to be
used on a sunny day.
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I don't know what 13-17 year old
you have met, but they do not care for parks so why waste time specifically
catering for them
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Agree
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Dogs please
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Better trees for shade. Nikau
trees were a ridiculous choice and provide no shade.
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Whatever the teenagers want I
approve of. They need cool spaces to be. Basket ball? skateramp? That's all
good with me. Maybe a pumptrack is better for larger age group and range of
'vehicles' Yea, pumptracks are great for all. What do teenage girls want? I
give my vote to whatever they want!
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More trees. Saver roads around
the park.
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Gardens to increase biodiversity
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Please leave as is. Children run
around.
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Again, the new Home Street, Arch
Hill recreation park is very well used by all ages. No need to reinvent the
wheel.
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Not required.
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I want to have the Nikau Palms
reinstated on the North hill side of park
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If there is to be a play area,
can it be confined to the area where they are currently doing the pipe work?
In this way the large open spaces in the rest of the park can be retained.
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Many people of all ages use the
flatish spaces for ball sports. It would be a shame for the open spaces to
be built on if it would prevent this activity.
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I don't want to see play or
sports equipment in this park! IF ANY elements are going to be included it
would be specialist play elements but please DO NOT make this a dominant
feature of hte park and please do not bring in sports equipment. It's a small
park!
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I don't think that Basque Park
needs 'traditional play elements', 'specialist play elements' and 'sports
& fitness equipment' provided.
My kids and many other children love the basalt rock circles! They don't miss
a playground here - as good playgrounds can be found elsewhere. They play
games/climbing on the circles of basalt boulders and love the accessible
water feature (when there is water flowing).
The Eden Terrace and Upper Queen Street neighbourhoods have a vast number of
membership gyms - large and micro/personal - with a few new ones opening in
the Covid pandemic period. The slopes of Basque Park offer a good cardio
work-out on their own.
If a Council improvement to Basque Park includes an exercise area, that then
can be monopolised by commercial fitness trainers with mobile gym equipment
and ghetto blasters' (like Victoria Park and Silo Park area) - then I think
you'll have a lot of resentment in the neighbourhood that surrounds the park.
With the completion of CRL's Mt Eden Station and tunnelling in late-2024
there will new 'public open space' opportunities there - where tunnelled
areas especially, will become public domain. This future opportunity (also
Eden Terrace) should be considered in thinking about the Basque Park side of
the New North Road ridge.
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What do you think of having an off-leash
dog exercise area in Basque Park? (Other (please specify))
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The upper end of the park forms
a natural amphitheatre. It would make a grand space for summer theatre.
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The Buzzy Bee should be a local
icon.
The connection between my local coffee shop - Coffee Pen and the park is a
great asset to the area.
I love the local community garden but since its change to For the love of
bees (who's work I admire and think they have done very well with the plot)
it no longer is a "community" garden and they no longer offer a
compost option.
There is a real sense of makers in this community - fabric shops, coffee,
chefs, gardens, beer. I would like to see that reflected in the park through
markets or something similar.
I really dislike the name Uptown but have enjoyed the local magazine and
community of the Uptown collective.
There are also local kingfishers, fantail and tui despite the area being so
close to the city.
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The park is used heavily by
locals who live in apartments and own dogs. This is a dog park
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It is basically a dog park now.
Removing this facility would be a huge blow to the many inner city dog
owners.
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Basque park is mainly used by
dog owners. For many people this is the only place in this area where dogs
can play off-leash so it would be very disappointing to see the off-leash
space limited to such a small area/on a hill. Many of the people who walk
their dogs here are elderly so that would be unfair to them.
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Strongly Agree
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Restoration of Nikau grove to
include all the plants as devised by garden designer Ted Smyth. Look at
original plan to see that about 8 to 10 plants are missing. More shade trees.
better maintenance of existing trees - IE. mulching, pruning, fertilizing.
Note that many trees are ring-barked by poor maintenance practices.
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People behave as if there were
already one. Numerous dogs off leash every day. Ideally limit to just part
of park for sake of people scared of dogs
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Agree. There is a large regular
dog friendly community that visit the park daily. There are two Private
Facebook Pages. In 2019, Basque Park Off Leash Group gathered 407 petitioning
to have an off leash area at the park. Also during this time, we engaged in
dialogue with Local Board Member Sarah Trotman who expressed her support on this
initiative.
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There is a healthy sense of
community with dog lovers in this area.
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I want to have the Nikau Palms
reinstated on the North hill side of park
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I live in the apartment building
that borders Basque park.The landscaping of this park was done at significant
expense and is great. The park is a sanctuary for bird life and this
must be maintained. Any developments must be sympathetic to the
existing landscaping . Only pedestrians use the park..there are ample
cycleways that are also unused so there is no need to allow for this in
the park. It is disappointing that the existing trees are not well maintained
at times. The water feature is a huge bonus but seldom works.
There is no pathway access from Fleet St despite the large number of
residents living in this street. I have fallen twice going down the bank due
to rubble being dumped on the grass bank. It is near impossible for
disabled people to access from Fleet St. Parking in the Fleet st culde
sac must be controlled to prevent the footpath being blocked as it is
now, as it is only a matter of time before a child or adult gets run
over by a reversing car! Any pathways should go around the perimeter of the
park..not disect the park as this would totally destroy the
entire aesthetics of the park.
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I think the park already
operates in this way. It provides a good space for dogs off-leash.
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With regards to making the park
an official are for off leash dog area, while most people off leash their
dogs in the park, many dog owners (including myself and some dog owners I
spoke to) don’t want it to be an off leash park. It is because Most of
the dogs come to the park are locals within walking distance and dog owners
are generally responsible. Many dog owners know most of the dogs and can
assess the risks accordingly. If made offical, it will invite many other dogs
come to the park (considering there is no other off leash park close by)
which would increase the risks and cause issues such as dog owners
don’t pick up the waste, parkings , dogs that are not under control
etc.
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There is a lot of dogs in the
park and I have seen no problems. There is more off-leash dog activity in the
early morning, which I think is good. With the medium-density (plenty of
apartments) surrounding, the park is well used and needed for dog exercising.
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Is there anything else you would like us
to consider about the park? e.g. are there any local stories, history or
natural character that are important to the area that you would like to see
reflected in the space?
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The fact that its a open space
without much infrastructure makes it special - people find places to sit,
play, connect and let their dogs play each evening. There are great areas to
spend time with friends and people watch from every angle.
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Just generally, this is a brilliant
park for uptown residents and it very much deserves this renewal attention.
One thing missing from your options is improved lighting/security - the park
is very dark and intimidating at night, and even dusk in winter (especially
at the higher/Exmouth Road end with the bushes and trees).
It is a very important park for local dog owners, as there aren't many other
spaces for dogs to have a good runaround and socialise with other dogs, so it
would be great to strike a balance between providing more amenities/seating/play
facilities and keeping the space open for dogs exercise (and/or sports
activities). If the higher end could be opened up with playground space, etc,
and the lower end retained as open space for dog walking, etc, that would be
a great compromise between priorities.
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I
would like to see the need for play equipment for this age group specified
and especially with our area being part of the test census, what the
percentage of teenagers in our area (13-17 year old's) are in our area.
I am not anti-children, but a play area would impact my own time spent in the
park.
I would much prefer a focus on family friendly events or markets and gardens.
I have enjoyed the movie nights and concerts and love the bowl shaped stage
and grassy seating that the park has.
I've been in the area for over 5 years and not had much time to enjoy the
park as much as I would like, due to lockdown, event cancellations and the
CRL. It would be nice if the improvements were either short or not affecting
the whole park at once (and especially its use as a thoroughfare, as so many
of the walking spaces have been affected by the CRL - though I understand the
need for these changes, they have been hard as a pedestrian.
I would hate for more concrete (outside those needed for footpaths and
cycling) but a non concrete structure to shelter from the weather would be
appreciated.
Please do not lean into the concrete modernism of apartments for inspiration.
We have a few old houses left and this, the rail link, stores and the park
was what attracted me to the area - the apartments just meant it was
affordable.
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Some features of the parks
history (the gardens that used to exist) & public art (sculptures)
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I really strongly support making
Basque Park an off-least dog exercise area. Dogs and their owners are
probably the largest users of the park currently despite it not being
off-leash.
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Any future development needs to
accommodate for dogs and children as the park services many apartment
dwellers in the area. For us, this is the only place we can take our dog for
exercise and we use the park twice a day.
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The stone circles are iconic
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provide better stairs for access
from the east, but do not overdo it with concrete footpaths. Like the
informal look
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Please also consider safety,
especially at night. There are issues periodically with young men setting off
firecrackers, etc. in the park at night.
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Don’t try to make it
everything for everyone. Just make it a pleasant inner city space. More
trees, a few paths. Keep it simple.
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I would be opposed to any
infrastructure that would enable after dark activities.
We live on the park and the natural amphitheatre type layout means that sound
is incredibly invasive after dark
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No
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The tree should be keep it and
add additional. But the stone isn't really nice there and would be nice
replace with the playground. The water feature currently we have there is
great, would be nice improving it little bit for kids to play during summer
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Remove Karaka berry plants from
the area as toxic to dogs, had to take my pup twice to the vets as one on
Rendall place
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There is a history of the dogs
of the park there is certain dogs that have been there a long time
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Basque park is great, don't
change anything except adding paths, improving drainage, planting better
trees for shade and making the whole park an off-leash dog area. There aren't
a lot of kids in this area, but there are a lot of child-free people with
dogs. It would be nice to see the fountain working. Perhaps a public toilet
would be good at the Exmouth end (someone keeps defecating in the park,
though I suspect this is a proclivity rather than an act of desperation)
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Would LOVE to see some story
telling of Tangata Whenua and early city days. I think public art is a great
way to engage with these stories. Art about the stories brings them to life
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Please see notes about plants
and MAINTENANCE above. Many good plating ideas are ruined / thwarted by
insensitive maintenance practices. More native planting on steep banks to
save on noisy mowing.
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The fountain is beautiful.
Please get it working again
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Basque Park is a wonderful oasis
for city dwelling residence. Historically it has had a shady past especially
in the thick bush areas where people would sleep at night or use these areas
as a toilet. There was also a drug dealing issue with needles thrown around
there and on the streets. The neighbours however did not tolerate this and
have made it know that it is not acceptable. The Basque Park & Road
area have come a long way in terms of improving the safety and undesirable
activities taking place at night. Please strongly consider the predictable
undesirable effects of permanent toilet access and any other infrastructure
with our local community’s safety, well-being, efforts, observations
and intentions in mind.
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As above, please preserve the
architect designed park rhat people enjoy to visit and picnic. Please
understand, respect and preserve its history. Please don’t cram a
playground and paths and picnic seating into the special and unique space.
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The park is used in the evening
by many city fringe dog owners. I do not want to see grand ideas that destroy
things for the current users.
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i would like to know about the
rock features there
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The landscape design and in
particular the stone placements and nikau palms are unique and appealing. Any
addition paths or facilities should work alongside and not take away from the
original design intent.
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I want to have the Nikau Palms
reinstated on the North hill side of park
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There were once allotments in
the park and I wonder whether the community garden that is currently on upper
Symonds St/New North Road corner could be given some planters to take
responsibility for. They have now closed off their community garden to
walkers and locals, making it hard to wander through. Ask them to meet the
community half way by contributing to the park plans.
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It would be great if perimeter
street lighting was improved. The council wants us to use public
transport. However after sunset the streets are much too dark to walk along
despite being 5 minutes from Mt Eden station. I do not feel safe and this will
stop me from using the train which is a shame. I certainly will never
walk through the park in the dark and i dont know anyone who is comfortable
walking in this area after dark.
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Would be nice to not
over-develop the area - maintaining a nice green park in the middle of the
city is great too. Would be great to have more signage or education at the
park around any Maori heritage or links
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Speed calming measures are
required urgently at the newton rd and New north rd ends of Exmouth st as
well as at the entrance to the park on Exmouth st. The speed of vehicles
using Exmouth st as a rat run between New North and Newton roads is (as a
parent) horrifying. Parking alongside the park entrances prevents drivers or
children from seeing each other.
Local history is interesting - the existing placards at the top of the park
are interesting
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Don’t do too much to it.
Whatever you do must be well and regularly maintained or it becomes more
unusable.
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The simplicity of the current
Ted Smythe design and basalt elements by established stone sculptor Stephen
Woodward make Basque Park a really special place. As mentioned the design
hints at: Tāmaki Makaurau vulcanology, Māori maunga terracing and
the water feature emulates a puna (spring).
This landscape shaping and the quiet simplicity of the park's grass areas,
stone features and trees make it a peaceful place to go to - partly because,
there is a distinct absence of paths, playgrounds and toilet blocks etc...
The proposal to make changes is about a perceived lack of amenity and sure,
there could be more amenity - but it needs to be very thoughtfully done...and
certainly not over-done!
Eden Terrace is an intensely busy part of Auckland city that has a really
vibrant, diverse and youngish community that do use this park. The
surrounding streets are architecturally and spatially muddled and clashing,
but the sunny and Northward-facing Basque Park, with its sculpted land forms
and repeating patterns of boulders - set against a lush green background -
provide the locals with a calm place to play and relax.
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How can we improve the process of
submitting feedback to Auckland Council?
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It has become very difficult to
contact relevant people on Council staff to discuss local issues such as tree
maintenance, planting in parks, and parking. The pleasant-sounding
people who answer your phones (sometimes after a long wait!) seem to be
instructed to prevent the public from talking to anyone in a position to help!
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The first question about
frequency of use didn't have realistic timeframes. It went for 1-2
times a week t less than monthly. Poor choices
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Fix the question mention in
survey. It was not easily understood.
All options to have an 'other' free text option.
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You seems to double up questions
about the ammenetites, the what is lacking and what you would like to see
questions almost serve the same purpose
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This already pretty good
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Its already great
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There was a double up in the
questions
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Give us more info of what you
intend to do and why. What are the options/perameters. I was asked at the end
what I thought of the concept plan. I haven't seen it. Why didn't you show it
to me during the survey?
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I'd be very pleased to talk to a
person on site about my ideas for Basque Park - phone 0211 045 993.
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Registration process frustrating
and elaborate. Such high security shouldn’t be necessary, and exacting
process almost stopped me from registering
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Save and Continue button did not
Save my half filled survey when I returned to the page
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Larger font for viewing on
phones would be helpful.
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I have an Auckland Council
account for rate etc but seemingly had to create another (new) account to
provide this feedback.
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Another question might be: What
are your expectations on completing this submission?
The form is easy to use, although I'd like to attach photos of the Home/King
St play area & can't see where that's an option.
Offering human interaction that extends beyond this survey would be helpful
& hopeful.
I would suggest you have an option where people rate the options so you can
get an idea of your top two, & least favourite.
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Email ratepayers in the area
with this information and do a mail drop. I found out about this on facebook
but could have easily missed it.
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more colors on the survey might
be fun
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Apologies, this isn’t
related to this survey specifically but when I signed up for my account and
it asked me for my gender identity, the options were unsatisfactory. It had
“man, woman, gender diverse, prefer not to say”. Gender diverse
isn’t a gender identity- it tends to describe people who aren’t
cisgender and thus doesn’t work as an option here because someone could
be a gender diverse woman or man. You should instead have an option that says
“non-binary” instead of “gender diverse” AND have an
option for write-in. Thank you
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Don't know. But hope there will
be the ability to comment following the email updates that I've ticked the
boxes for.
Happy to be contacted for comment at a future stage of the planning.
Keep us informed about where you are up to and what decisions are being made
as a result of our feedback.
Ask us what we need elsewhere in this growing area (Eden Terrace).
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Advertise more.. i nearly missed
this.
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Submit feedback without
requiring register
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DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS of Contributors - Based on
Sign-up form responses
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What
age group do you belong to?
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Under 15
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35-44
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16
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65-74
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1
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15-24
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5
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45-54
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12
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75+
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1
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25-34
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12
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55-64
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7
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Tell us your ideas
and aspirations for Basque Park
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Small, modular
skate ramps to cater to scooters , skateboards, BMX, of all ages
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This will be
well used, all day. Best return on investment, and will get kids off the
couch and exercising
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Please put in a
small path through park so we can walk on that in winter. Many dog
owners use the area so off lead pupgrade. Fruit trees.
5 UpVotes
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Add a stage
2 UpVotes
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Basque park is
almost like a natural amphitheatre. A stage that could facilitate
performances music/spoken work etc would enhance the uniqueness of this
public space
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Pathway and
better drainage
6 UpVotes
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The park is
very wet, getting muddy quite quickly. Better drainage and a path would be
useful for walking through the park. This is a very popular place to walk
pets from around the area, so removing available space wouldn’t be
ideal. But better access such as paths would be helpful and even a few more
seats.
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A labrynth
would be peaceful and gorgeous in this space. See image below
1 UpVote
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More shade to have picnics.
Seating for picnics.
Even out some areas to increase level lawn areas so there is more space
to sit.
1 UpVote
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Mostly the park
is used by dog walkers. This should be encouraged. Better drainage and paths
would make it easier. Music in the park
3 UpVotes
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Maintain sight
lines from apartments is important for safety
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More Trees
Please
1 UpVote
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The park needs
more trees planted in a more environmentally friendly way. The Nikau planted
on the slope of Macauley street look like they've been planted by the
military! It would be great to have a mix of trees, include fruit trees and a
community vege garden to connect apartment dwellers. A garden similar to the
KIngsland one would be great. Small and easy to manage.
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Please put Dog
on leash all the time and provide bin to drop the dog poo because most the
owner left the poo in the park.
1 UpVote
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Dog off leash
area for apartment dogs in the area. Lots of people own dogs and take them to
this park, would be great to have an area.
2 UpVotes
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Dog off leash
area for apartment dogs in the area.
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Need great
footpath to walk on, need more dog poo bin, need sign dog on leash all the
time, play ground would be very nice for kids
1 UpVote
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The park was
great as it was before pipe work. Please NO playground! A few more trees
perhaps and restore it to how it was, nothing else.
1 UpVote
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Picnic/seating
areas & all-weather walkway
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More picnic and
proper seatings areas would be great. Plus a proper all weather walkway would
be valued - during rain, it becomes slippery slope of water and mud.
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Explorative
play opportunities for children
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More natural,
explorative play opportunities for children. The boulders & water feature
(when it worked) are great & loved by our tamariki
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Speed calming
measures
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Please do
something about the way drivers race between New North & Newton rds along
Exmouth st, being one of the main entrances to the park and hidden by parked
cars its a horrifying risk
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Comment
response to "Small, modular skate ramps to cater to scooters ,
skateboards, BMX, of all ages "
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No thanks
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Comment
response to "Small, modular skate ramps to cater to scooters ,
skateboards, BMX, of all ages "
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No thanks,
don't want skate ramps or skateboards or bmx...
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Comment
response to "Please put Dog on leash all the time and provide bin to
drop the dog poo because most the owner left the poo in the park."
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Kiki there are
bins and most of the owners do clean up after there doggies. Do you go and
see them all when they are down there to say Hi?
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Comment
response to "Please put Dog on leash all the time and provide bin to
drop the dog poo because most the owner left the poo in the park."
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@BPRRP there
is still some owner doesn't do it and saw some dog poo there... I should take
a picture next time and attach it for you to see it 😉
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DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS of Contributors - Based on
Sign-up form responses (Ideas)
DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS of Contributors - Based on
Sign-up form responses (Places)
Emailed Feedback Received
Thank you for the opportunity to provide
feedback on Basque Park.
I live next to Basque Park. I like its
peace and quiet in a noisy city.
· How you
use the park currently - I walk through the park as a shortcut. I see
dogs and their owners daily. This is a great social hub for dog owners
and dog lovers like me. I have met many locals here via my love for their
dogs. I see little kids from the creche nearby enjoying a play in the park
without a playground as they don't need one. I often go sit and read my
book in the park as do others. People fly kites. Ppl use it for tai
chi, walking, yoga and exercise.
· what you
would like to see in terms of play options and park development - a playground
would be noisy. Maybe a small playground but it is fine as it is. I
would like a community garden with fruit trees. I would like a shell path
through the park. No scooters or scateboards as they are dangerous for
pedestrians.
· how this
park could be improved for informal recreation and play - leave as is apart
from above suggestions. Off lead area for dogs. Sculptures.
Community garden. Pest control to get rid of rats.
· how this
park could be improved for whānau and rangatahi (young people). -
community garden, leave as is as it is a quiet reprieve from the city
noise.
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Waitematā
Local Board
16 May 2023
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Urgent decision of the Waitematā Local
Board
This decision has
been made under delegated authority by: Chairperson Genevieve Sage and Deputy
Chairperson Greg Moyle, on 26/April/2022.
That the Waitematā Local Board:
a) delegate
authority to the chairperson and deputy chairperson, or any person acting in
these roles, to make urgent decisions on behalf of the local board, if the
local board is unable to meet
b) confirm
that the Local Area Manager, chairperson, and deputy chairperson (or any
person/s acting in these roles) will authorise the use of the local
board’s urgent decision mechanism by approving the request for an urgent
decision in writing.
c) note
that all urgent decisions made, including written advice which supported these
decisions, will be included on the agenda of the next ordinary meeting of the
local board.
d) ensure
the whole board is informed with regard urgent decisions and given 24 hours to
input before the decision is made.
The use of the
Urgent Decisions delegation was authorised by the Chairperson, Deputy
Chairperson and Glenn Boyd, Local Area Manager. The authorisers are satisfied
that the decision is required urgently, and it is not practicable in the
circumstances to call an extraordinary or emergency meeting of the local board.
The following
information was provided to the decision-makers to inform their decision:
a) Land
Transport Management (Regulation of Public Transport) Amendment Bill
b) Land
Transport Management (Regulation of Public Transport) Amendment Bill – NZ
Parliament
Local board
feedback is due on 26 April 2023 and will be collated and reported to the
Governing Body.
Subject: The Waitematā Local Board feedback on Land
Transport Management
The Waitematā Local Board:
a) provide
the attached feedback on Land Transport Management
Genevieve Sage
Chairperson
Waitematā Local
Board
Greg Moyle
Deputy Chairperson
Waitematā Local
Board
Glenn Boyd
Local Area Manager
Waitematā Local
Board
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Waitematā
Local Board
16 May 2023
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Feedback
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Feedback
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Land Transport Management
Amendment Bill
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Submitted date
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26 April 2023
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Submitted by
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Waitematā Local Board
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Feedback on the draft submission on
the Land Transport Management Amendment Bill.
· The board broadly supports the
Auckland Council draft submission.
· endorse a support for those key
elements of the Bill that would apply in Auckland.
· Note that a good outcome of the new
Bill is that it is underpinned by new objectives prioritising mode-shift, fair
and equitable treatment of employees, and improved environment and health
outcomes.
· The board supports enabling regional
councils to operate public transport services and enabling different asset
ownership arrangements.
· Support benchmarking of different
service delivery models.
· The board particularly supports the
following aspects of the Auckland Council Draft:
- The Council’s request to add and
emphasise the relationship between transport and land use.
- The need to ensure that there is
coverage and inclusion for Rapid Transit, Ferry, Community- operated,
marae-operated (including shuttles) and inter-regional services.
