Kia ora team!
Hope everyone is having a great week and enjoying the wonderful weather as we head into summer. Below are a few updates and opportunities for you to have your say! Firstly is our Local Plan is taking shape, and we need to understand what you want before it is completed, and secondly, we have 2 footpaths getting constructed and we would love to hear what you think.
Local Board Plan
Our local board plan is the guiding document which sets our what we will achieve over the next 3 years, and we need your feedback on what you want to see in it.
Over the past few years, we have focused heavily on:
Youth, Footpaths, Transport, Playgrounds, Environment,
What do you want to see over the next 3 years?
Have your say here Local Board Plan Feedback
Protecting our Greenways
As part of the Rodney West Greenways Plan, Auckland Transport are planning to restrict motor vehicles on the Macky Road extension up to Anderson Road. This will keep the paper road safe for people walking, cycling, and horse riding, while also protecting the local environment and creating more recreational opportunities.
The changes we’re making by the end of November 2025
- Formalising the existing Traffic Filter Control Gates outside 78 Macky Road and the intersection with Anderson Road. These gates will stop motor vehicles from entering, making the paper road safer for people on foot, bike or horse.
- The traffic filters that will be implemented to block motorists from using this section of the road are fully authorised under clause 2.1 of the Land Transport Rule: Streets Layout 2023.
This project was kicked off by locals who expressed concern to the Rodney Local Board about the damage being done to this paper road by off road vehicles who were joy riding and intentionally tearing up the surface making it unsafe access. We are pleased to be able to show a result for the community.
South Head Road (between Shelly Beach Road and Green Road)
Between 2020 and 2024, a total of 32 crashes were reported along this section of South Head Road. These included 1 fatal crash, 4 serious injury crashes, 12 minor injury crashes, and 15 non-injury crashes. Of the 32 crashes, 26 involved loss of control or head-on collisions. (Locals will say that the majority of smaller accidents are never reported so the numbers could be higher). In response to the high number of these crash types, the Road Safety Team proposes the following safety treatments:
- Install Audio Tactile Pavement Marking (ATPM) on the centreline throughout the corridor
- Install additional curve warning signs and chevron signs
- Install new edge marker posts and reflective raised pavement markers (RRPMs)
- Install High Friction Surfacing at the bend
These measures aim to improve curve delineation, enhance skid resistance, and increase driver awareness of lane departures or centreline crossings. As a result, these treatments are expected to reduce the risk of run-off-road and head-on crashes, particularly among fatigued or distracted drivers.
New! Rautawhiri Park Footpath
We are planning to extend the footpath outside Rautawhiri Park all the way to the gate, so no longer will people have to walk in the wet grass to get to the park.
But we need to hear from you! What do you think? Is this a good idea? Does it go far enough? Should we extend it to the playground? Should we do it at all? Please give us your feedback.
Improving safety and accessibility near Rautawhiri Park in Helensville | Auckland Transport AT
New! Waitoki Park Footpath
A new footpath for Waitoki is on the plans. And while this will greatly improve safety and walkability, it will also mean that we will lose some carparks. So we need to hear from you!
As part of the consultation for this project Paul Manton and I were invited along to the Waitoki hall for a community meeting.
We had a fantastic turnout of locals, they asked great questions, and I think everyone left feeling heard and having a stronger understanding of Local Board budgets and decision-making processes.
It was clear that the community values footpaths, parking, appropriate road crossings, and they want to see a long-term plan for their township.
Waitoki isn’t just part of a main road, it is a township, and a community, and this should be at the heart of any decision-making. Improving safety and accessibility on Kahikatea Flat Road, Waitoki
Fixing Wishart Road
Following a number of storms and slips, we are finally getting a permanent repair to Wishart Road.
This fix involves realigning the road and cutting into the hill. Major retaining is required, and they are making great headway with the construction.
Over the past few years, they have been doing temporary repairs to allow Auckland Transport to monitor the slip and damage. Part of the issue was the amount of water retained by the soil under the road which resulted in the road continuing to slowly move. Drainage has been added to support this. Test drilling also took place to see if a simple retaining could be installed to hold the existing road in place but after drilling over 30m down they only found more soft soil and nothing substantial to drill down to.
These are a few bullet points of what AT has ticked off so far.
- Estimated 360 soil nails to be installed( drilling and grouting ) in total 90% completed to date.
- Soil nail testing to be completed.
- Hydroseeding top batter completed.
- Fencing in progress from southern end to slope of soil nail slope northern end.
- Topsoiling, not yet started on program.
- Subsoil installation for kerb and channel.
- RC Piles tidy up, not yet started on program.
Supporting our Community Patrol
We are proud to be backing our local South Kaipara Community Patrol.
As an ex-community patroller myself and former secretary of the SKCP, I have a lot of respect for the long hours and commitment that our patrollers put in.
Keep up the amazing work team, it is truly appreciated by the community.
