The section of the Great Harbour Way/ Te Aranui o Pōneke at north end of the Wellington waterfront is due for a major change if Wellington Waterfront Ltd’s proposed Kumutoto Plaza goes ahead. The proposal is for a five story building north of Whitmore St, with an open plaza on the ground floor. Will the…
What is a Frocknic you ask? If you haven’t been keeping up with Wellington bicycle culture, Frockers are cyclists who believe that bicycles and stylish clothing belong together, and when they have a picnic, it’s a Frocknic. The Frocks on Bikes picnic is going to make it’s stylish way along leg 2 of the Great…
Greater Wellington Regional Council have published the final version of the Hutt Corridor Plan. This includes fixing the Petone – Ngauranga gap as a high priority. Good news is that proposed changes to the rail line could be done in conjunction with upgrading the cycling/walking track “providing an improved width along the existing walk/cycle path…
There are a number of trails that intersect with Te Aranui o Pōneke/ Great Harbour Way: for example the Hutt River Trail that connects from the GHW to Rimutakas. Saturday 3 December saw the formal opening of the longest of the trails that meets the GHW – Te Araroa, the “long pathway” connecting Cape Reinga…
One of the nicest parts of the GHW/ Te Aranui o Pōneke is the Miramar Peninsula. The northern tip, Watts Peninsula or Te Motu Kairangi, has been in Defence Force hands since the “Russian scare” of the 1880s, but is no longer required. It’s been recently announced that the land will become a public park which is a…