Poor urban planning situations can often be attributed in large part to a lack of understanding of and/or interest in the history, heritage, and community attachments to urban green spaces by management authorities.

Along the southern edge of the Waitematā Harbour and adjacent to Auckland’s central business district is an area of reclaimed coastal land. This 168-hectare area stretches 6.3 kilometres from the Harbour Bridge in the west to TEAL Park in the east, and extends up to one kilometre out from the original 1840 shoreline.

Futuristic images of cities mostly include high rise building, large infrastructure, flying objects and seldom people. These images which unfortunately influence cities development are abstract utopian images of cities in the 70s.  Surprisingly, cities where our young generations like to work and live do not bear any similarities with these images.

Any great city has memorable parks providing them with identity and structure, and establishing equilibrium with its built areas, enabling places for gathering, entertainment, recreation and relaxation.