Transformation of Tāmaki parks to kick off from early 2025

Reserves in Auckland’s eastern suburb of Tāmaki are about to undergo a major facelift, with new park facilities, pathways and additional high-quality open spaces to be rolled out for the local community.

Starting in early 2025 – a suite of projects worth more than $17 million across five reserves – is commencing to revitalise the neighbourhood and meet the needs of the area’s rapidly growing population.

The five Tāmaki park upgrades include:

• Boundary West and East reserves

• Maybury Reserve

• Johnson Reserve

• Dunkirk Reserve

• Taurima Reserve

Transformation of the reserves includes new pathways that connect neighbourhoods, new play opportunities for all ages, and ecological and infrastructure improvements, such as stormwater and wastewater upgrades.

Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board chair Maria Meredith is delighted for Tāmaki residents.

“Our area is seeing significant growth in population and that number is expected to keep climbing, so our public spaces need to be futureproofed to ensure neighbourhoods have key amenities and able to thrive,” she says.

“To do this, it’s crucial our spaces are interconnected and are fit-for-purpose. We’ve also listened to the community and have prioritised investment for these upgrades to ensure public facilities and open spaces are accessible and attractive as we grow.

“We want to thank everyone for their patience so far. We’re really looking forward to making our neighbourhood even better with all the benefits from our newly upgraded facilities when the projects finish,” adds chair Meredith.

Point England’s Boundary Reserve is the first cab off the rank, with consents already lodged, construction work is expected to start in early 2025.

This first upgrade is expected to take 12 months to complete, with the Maybury Reserve upgrade likely to start in 2026.

The full series of park upgrades will be delivered in stages and is expected to be fully completed in the next 3-4 years with construction noise and disruption minimised where possible, and regular updates will be sent to residents.

Work on the Tāmaki upgrades programme has been underway since 2018, when a revised open space network plan was proposed to Tāmaki residents for input.

With public feedback considered, the plan was approved by Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board and funding from growth and facilities renewal budgets was allocated.