Huapai Recreation Reserve Development Plan

The first round of consultation closed on 25 January 2024. Thank you for having your say.

We received about 256 pieces of feedback from:

• an online forum
• printed feedback forms submitted at Kumeū Library and council services
• a drop-in session at the Huapai Food Truck Festival in January 2024.

Key feedback themes

Safety at the reserve

Most people who left feedback said they feel safe when they visit the reserve.

Some suggested ways to improve safety at the reserve, such as:

• better lighting
• safer entry from Tapu Road
• a pedestrian path along the main driveway.

Activities at the reserve

The most popular activities at the reserve are:

• walking
• children's play
• cycling
• meeting friends and whānau
• sports.

Changes to facilities at the reserve

Most of the feedback showed support for our proposed changes to:

• parking
• the reserve entrance
• the location of the training field
• the existing path network.

Play

Feedback showed a lot of support for a 'destination play' facility (large play space with specialised play activities) and a 'wheel play' facility (for skateboards and bikes).

The most popular play experiences for the new destination playground are:

• sliding
• climbing
• hanging/flying
• swinging.

The most popular play experience for the new wheel play facility is a flow and pump track (combined cycling pump track and skatepark).

Feedback also showed that the most popular theme for the new playground is the 'Urban Sports Bowl' theme.

What happens next

Rodney Local Board have adopted:

• the site development plan
• the play network redevelopment plan
• the Huapai Recreation Reserve implementation plan.

During the 2024/2025 financial year we will:

• develop concept designs for the destination playground and wheel play facility
• present the concept designs to Rodney Local Board for feedback
• ask for public feedback on the concept designs
• deliver proposed car park works.