Te Haerenga Roa o Te Aro – Greta Point to Cobham Drive

Tahitai and the eastern connection

This section of the coastal walking and biking route along Evans Bay Parade goes from Greta Point to Cobham Drive. The new paths here will continue on from the two-way bike path and separate walking path already completed closer to the city.

Mana whenua Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o te Ika have gifted the name Te Haerenga Roa o Te Aro (long promenade or journey) for this section to acknowledge the journeys of the peoples of Te Aro from their arrival in Aotearoa, their journey to Taranaki, and then from Taranaki to Wellington to this point.

The proposed new walking and biking paths will complete Tahitai, the whole coastal connection between Miramar and the central city, and improve the connection with Kilbirnie shops.

This route will also form part of Te Aranui o Pōneke/the Great Harbour Way.

The proposed design - consultation now closed

Thanks to everyone who has given us feedback.

We’ve talked with a wide range of people, businesses, groups and organisations in the past year to try to find the best way to balance different needs and aspirations on this stretch of the coastal route.

The wider community then had an opportunity to provide feedback from 14 September to 14 October 2021.

Read the consultation report

Pūroro Āmua, the Council's Planning and Environment considered the feedback and made decisions at a meeting on 24 November, unanimously agreeing to the amended concept design and to proceed with the project.

Some changes were made to the concept design following suggestions made and concerns raised during the consultation. These are explained in:

• the Committee report
• Meeting minutes

View the details

Meet the team 

Online sessions via Zoom 

The online sessions were held on September 21 and 29. This video is a recording of the 21 September session. 

Here are the questions, answers and comments from the first session. 

And the questions and answers from the second webinar.

Building the city we need

Transforming this route is part of:

• developing a modern, sustainable city
• responding to the climate and ecological emergency
• making sure our growing population has safe, healthy and environmentally-friendly ways to get around.

It’s also a step towards better walking, biking and public transport networks.

Transport is Aotearoa’s fastest growing source of carbon emissions and a whopping 35% of Wellington City’s carbon footprint – so changing the way we move is by far the most effective way we can take action.