Ākau Tangi Evans Bay

The walking and biking paths are part of the coastal route around Evans Bay Parade from Oriental Bay to the Miramar end of Cobham Drive, named as Tahitai (one tide, one journey) by Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o te Ika. The paths are also part of the connection to Kilbirnie shops from the Cobham Drive intersection.

This route will form part of Te Aranui o Pōneke/the Great Harbour Way – our region’s goal to have a walking and cycling path all the way around Wellington Harbour to Sinclair Head on the south coast.

With the new coastal paths on Cobham Drive, the Evans Bay Parade route will help to connect the eastern suburbs with the central city.

2021

In September, the public had a chance to provide feedback on stage 2 of the Evans Bay project, the section between Greta Point and Cobham Drive. Councillors considered the feedback and approved the project at a meeting of Pūroro Āmua, the Council's Planning and Environment Committee, on 24 November.  Read the Committee report and meeting minutes

2018

Councillors on the City Strategy Committee approved stage 1 of the Evans Bay project, between Oriental Bay and Greta Point, for a two-way bike path. separate footpath, and related changes, on 8 March 2018.

2017

Consultation for stage 1 happened in November/December 2017. This followed open days and community feedback about routes in the east, including Evans Bay. Wellingtonians had the opportunity to comment on short-listed options for Evans Bay. You can read a summary feedback report (PDF 170KB) and all public submissions (PDF 18.1MB) or see the summary graphs (124KB).

In September more than 400 people attended open days at ASB Sports Centre, and 582 people made online or written submissions about streets in the east. The Council analysed 918 separate pieces of feedback to help determine the proposed designs for the various streets, including the coastal route around Evans Bay between Oriental Bay and the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) at Greta Point. It also decided to go ahead with the section between Oriental Bay and Greta Point first, and that further consultation would be needed for the second stage between Greta Point and Cobham Drive.

We worked closely with three eastern suburbs community working groups during the first half of 2017. The working groups spent many hours poring over plans, asking questions, looking at things from a range of different perspectives, debating the pros and cons, grappling with challenges and trade-offs, thinking about all the possibilities, and whittling down the alternatives. They talked about parking, resident and business needs, trees, heritage features, lane widths, safer speeds, driveways, existing safety issues, pedestrian crossings, intersections and bus stops.

2016

We first consulted the public on suggested corridors and routes for safer and easier biking through the eastern suburbs in April/May, including on options for a two-way bike path around Evans Bay, from Oriental Parade to Greta Point. The option of a two-way path on the seaward side was approved.

Our decisions have been influenced by what people told us, the funding available, more detailed information about likely costs for the different projects, and a desire to start with busy sections that will make the biggest contribution to the planned network.

Keep up to date with how Akau Tangi / Evans Bay is progressing, and understand the process so far. New events will be added as the project progresses.

View the project timeline.