Akarana Marine Sports Charitable Trust engaged TUA for a review of their Concept Plan; and to report on best practice marine asset planning.
The Challenge
The Concept Plan for The Landing Park Reserve (aka The Landing) at Pokanoa Point in Ōkahu Bay was being impacted due to two main factors. One; a lack of understanding about the marine assets in central Auckland and how its network of facilities exists and two; and competing views about what type of uses should take priority at the Landing.
The Solution
TUA worked closely with Council stakeholders, Local Board members and industry representatives during document discovery and scoping, completing international benchmarking of exemplar marine sport and recreation precincts, as well as a review of the literature on the value of blue networks and changing trends for community marine sports and recreation facilities. This information was used to make a series of recommendations about how to advance the planning for the site.
The Journey
The document was used as a communication tool to better enable coordination among stakeholders, and to inform the ongoing planning and management of The Landing. TUA presented the document and its findings to the client, Council staff and Local Board members, who then reviewed the document and implemented the next steps for Council-led planning. TUA had an ongoing role supporting the client to advance the recommendations.
