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Tupua Horo Nuku Eastern Bays Shared Path

Tupua Horo Nuku Construction Update Kia ora koutou, The construction team has been progressing well on Tupua Horo Nuku with large sections of the seawall foundations now in place. In further works next week the team will be upgrading and enhancing areas of the foreshore in front of HW Shortt Park, and establishing a Bird Protection Area to create a nesting habitat for Little Blue Penguins/Kororā, disturbed during the construction in other bays. The Bird Protection Area will include the following: Signage advising the area is a Kororā nesting habitat New penguin nesting boxes will be installed. The timber fence between HW Shortt Park andRead More →

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GROUP REPORTS FROM CLIMATE MEETING Find out more about the Climate Response Network We had a really positive inaugural meeting of the Eastern Bays Climate Network. It was great to see so many people engaging with people they had never met and the enthusiasm for positive action. I have attached the full list of ideas so those who were unable to come can see what was canvassed so far. If there is anything on the list you would like to become involved in let me know and maybe other groups will develop. * Meeting Wednesday November 16  St Ronan’s Hall – after that we may not meetRead More →

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Community information session (St Ronan’s Church & live-streamed 7:30pm Thursday 11 August Information session about construction in person or on a live-stream on the Hutt City Council Facebook page. Project updates and information are available on the Tupua Horo Nuku project webpage Local updates will be available on the project page on this site. More information about the sequence of construction, seawall design, traffic management, environmental management and timeframe. Q & A session followed. The recording is also available on the HCC Facebook pageRead More →

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Tupua Horo Nuku Eastern Bays Shared Path

The Eastern Bays shared path is a 4.4 kilometre walking and cycling path to be built along Marine Drive between Ngau Matau (Point Howard) and Eastbourne. It will be called Tupua Horo Nuku, a name that evokes the narrative of the Tupua, Ngake, one of the two creators of the Harbour in traditional Māori narrative. The name was gifted to the project by Te Atiawa Taranaki Whānui, as part of the partnership between iwi and Hutt City Council. Latest flyover of the project so far – August 2024 Go to the Hutt City project page for more information and sign up for progress updates orRead More →