Walking, cycling and accessing the waterfront in Point Wells

Rodney Local Board wants to find out if parks and reserves in Point Wells meet the community’s needs.

The local board wants to:

  • improve walking and cycling
  • plan how to manage the reserves in the future.

The board also wants to fix the seawall to protect the Point Wells Foreshore Reserve (North).

What we want to achieve

We want to:

  • Improve walking and cycling connections around Point Wells. This includes:
    • clearer signs
    • safer footpaths
    • boardwalks
    • accessible pathways and parking.
  • look after and improve the natural environment. This means planting trees and plants along streams and the coast. This will protect the land and help native plants and animals.
  • create places for people to meet and play. This includes:
    • seating areas
    • open lawns
    • playgrounds
    • access to the water.
  • Strengthen the seawall so it can:
    • last for another 20 years
    • handle storms better
    • cost less to maintain.

What we are proposing

Point Wells walking and cycling

There are places where it is hard to walk or cycle safely around Point Wells.

To improve this, we are proposing to add four loop paths (1km, 2km, 3km and a 4.6km 'adventure route').

The new paths would use existing footpaths, parks and esplanade reserves. Where possible, they would be easy for disabled people to access them.

The eastern side of the peninsula is an important natural area. A boardwalk could let people visit while keeping the environment safe.

The proposed 4.6 km adventure route would follow parts of the beach and nearby reserves to Broadlands Drive. Some sections would not be accessible because private land on the route reaches the water.

The route would be best used at low tide for exploring and learning about nature. Signs would help people use the area respectfully.

Access to the beach from the seawall

We are repairing the Point Wells seawall.

Twelve beach access points, such as ramps and stairs, run along the 750-metre seawall. These also need repairs.

These beach accessways make getting to the beach easier.

But they also:

  • make the seawall weaker during storms
  • increase maintenance work
  • leave less room for plants to help restore the reserve.

We are considering reducing the number of beach accessways. This will strengthen the seawall and reduce ongoing maintenance costs.

Many of the existing beach access ways are very close to each other, often a one-minute walk apart.

We want to know which accessways are important to you.

What we want your feedback on

Walking and cycling at Point Wells

We want to know:

  • if you support the proposed improvements to walking and cycling at Point Wells.
  • which beach accessways you want to keep and why
  • if anyone in your household has a disability that makes it hard to use the parks and green spaces at Point Wells
  • if you have any other ideas about how we could improve parks and open spaces at Point Wells.

Accessing the Point Wells waterfront

There are 12 beach accessways in the Point Wells Foreshore Reserve (North) area. We want your feedback on which ones we should keep.

For more information on accessways, you can contact us.

Map of accessways

When you can have your say

You can have your say from Wednesday 5 November to Wednesday 3 December 2025.

How you can have your say

To have your say, you can:

Point Wells Reserves and Seawall
Auckland Council
Private Bag 92300
Victoria Street
West Auckland
1142.

Next steps

Point Wells walking and cycling

We will share your ideas with Rodney Local Board.

We will use your feedback to finalise the Point Wells Open Space Study by early 2026.

Point Wells seawall

We expect to complete the seawall repairs in the first half of 2026.