The intersection upgrade on Whakarewa Street in the form of a roundabout near Manoy Street, is to provide safe access to and from the new Whakarewa Phase 1 Housing Development by Wakatu Inc, and the low impact roundabout design needs to cater for the safe egress of cyclists and pedestrians in all 4 directions.
The Walking and Cycling Strategy 2022-52 adopted by Council, includes separate cycle lanes in Whakarewa Street between High St and Queen Victoria St.
The design needs to cater for cycling and walking links from Whakarewa St to provide safe access to Motueka CBD, Motueka Kindergarten and Parklands School via Manoy St and Talbot St.
This project will tie into adjacent transport choices projects.
Project Manager: Rob O'Grady - Email projects@tasman.govt.nz
Update March 2024
Construction for the Motueka West Stormwater Discharge System project started this week at the Woodlands Creek end. The $4.5M contract will put in place multiple rows of stormwater pipes over a distance of 500m from Woodlands Creek, along Lowe Street and under High St into undeveloped land to the west. It will enable development of the first stage of Motueka West and will also alleviate localised flooding at High St and the Woodlands Ave/Lowe Street intersection.
Looking towards Woodlands Creek where the walking/cycle track has been diverted to enable the headworks to be installed
Temporary roadway built for the Church who's land the work has started in.
This project involves constructing culverts to take stormwater underneath High Street ( State Highway 60), along Lowe Street across Woodland Avenue and through the Motueka Christian Fellowship property to Woodlands Drain.
The purpose of this project is to provide additional stormwater capacity from the Motueka West Development Area* ( to the coastal marine area / Woodlands Creek. We’re investing about $4.5 million in improving this vital infrastructure.
The project involves undertaking improvements to drain stormwater west under High Street at the Wratt Street intersection. Shown on the picture above.
In the first six weeks or so of construction, our contractor is working within the church grounds before continuing across Woodlands Avenue, up Lowe Street and eventually across High Street.
The project is expected to take about six months, and there will be detours for traffic during some phases of construction.
Project Manager: Giles Griffith
Contact: projects@tasman.govt.nz
*The area encompasses 126 hectares of land bounded by Whakarewa Street to the north, High Street (SH60) to the east, King Edward Street to the south and Queen Victoria Street to the west.
This project will mean a change around town for walkers and cyclists.
This significant investment in Motueka will bring positive change and choice for locals.
Motueka Local Dan Roberts, Project Manager at BPM, is running this multi-stage project for us.
The project is looking to improve cycling routes on many streets and trails throughout the town, creating connections and safer options for kids to bike to school, and people to bike to work.
Click here to find out more - Motueka Projects | Transport Choices 2023 | Shape Tasman
Stage Two : New Wastewater rising main from Pah Street - Motueka Bridge
November 2023 Update:
Stage 2 is over 50%complete. The priority was to complete the construction on State highway 60 before the holiday season.
The team are now working along Parker Street heading towards Atkins Street. 1700m of pipe has been laid out of the proposed 3000m and on track to the programme.
October 2023:
This stage of the project is for the installation of a new polyethylene (PE) wastewater rising main approximately 3 kilometres long. The pipeline alignment will follow Pah Street, Atkins Street, Parker Street, High Street and Lyndhurst Avenue (SH60). All sections can be installed via open trenching methods, with the exception of a short section beneath the Motueka River stopbank which will require use of a trenchless installation technology.
The pipeline will serve the growing communities in Motueka West, conveying wastewater from development there to the wastewater treatment plant.
The pipeline alignment will start at Lyndhurst Avenue SH60 at the Motueka River Bridge and continue along High Street, Parker Street, Atkins Street and Pah Street. All sections of the pipeline will be installed via open trenching.
There are eight phases for this portion of the works. Phase one – between Lyndhurst Ave SH60 to Parker Street turn-off – has now finished.
Beginning in October 2023, work will move along Parker St to the intersection at Te Maatu Drive through to Wilkie Street. From Monday 9 October, the intersection at Te Maatu Drive will be closed so access from High Street into Parker St will only be available for residents in this first section. We expect this stage to take approximately three weeks.
The overall Rising Main project is planned to be completed by May 2024.
We are mindful of the impact that wait times can have on people’s day, and we are aiming to keep these to a minimum.
We thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation during this work.
Stage One: COMPLETE
What are we doing?
To enable growth in this less flood prone and sea level rise affected area, a new pump station and rising main must be installed to deliver wastewater to the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), pumping via a shared main starting at the Motueka River Bridge.
Why are we doing it?
This project is necessary to serve and enhance any Motueka West developments and incudes the installation of wastewater rider mains along Grey Street from the Green Lane intersection North to Pah Street. The water main will follow the same alignment with an additional branch east along Whakarewa street past Motueka High School.
How will it affect me?
Start Date: 22 August 2022
End Date: January 2023
Contractor: CJ Industries Ltd
Site Contact: Morgan Corrie-Johnston - 021 307 145
Project Manager: Adam Henderson, phone 03 543 8400 or email Projects@tasman.govt.nz.
Project Update February 2024
Work is nearing completion on the Motueka stopbanks refurbishment programme. Sites completed in the last six months include:
Debris that was deposited in the back channel from the Shaggery catchment during Cyclone Gita was also moved. This will improve flood resilience on Peach Island in a location where the stopbanks overtopped in July 2021. Localised repairs of weak spots on the stopbanks around Peach Island were also completed.
Once the overall work is complete, it will provide the area with a 1-in-50-year level of flood protection.
Funding of $10 million has been made available for refurbishment to improve their condition and provide additional climate change resilience. The project has received $7.5 million of funding from Kānoa – Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit. This funding contributes towards projects that build more resilient river communities.
Project Update December 2023
Phase 3: Work on emergency stop bank repair work next to the Horticulture Research Centre in Riwaka is nearing completion and is programmed to be completed in December 2023. Work at Peach Island is complete. Localised repairs at Hurley Bank are complete except for minor tidy up tasks. This project is majority funded by MBIE Covid Response Stimulus funding.
Phase 2: Complete except for minor finishing tasks.
Phase 3: Work on emergency stop bank repair work next to Horticulture Research Centre in Riwaka is approximately 50% complete and is programmed to be completed in October 2023. Work at Peach Island to complete localised repairs is continuing. Refurbishment and raising of 250m of stopbank at Peach Island, where overtopping occurred in 2021, has been completed. Localised repairs at Hurley Bank are in design. This project is majority funded by MBIE Covid Response Stimulus funding.
Motueka Stopbank Phase Two is nearing completion.
We’ve made some great progress on our Lower Motueka River stopbank refurbishment project, with four of the five sites essentially complete and providing over 3km of flood protection measures.
Phase One was completed in late 2021 and Phase Two started in March 2022. Phase Two involved work at River Road, Lyndhurst Drive, Parker Street and Douglas Road.
We have now reached the finishing stages of these locations, while work is progressing well on an extension of work at the end of Whakarewa Street.
The refurbishment improves the integrity of the stopbanks and provides safer access for ongoing maintenance.
Funding of $10 million has been made available for refurbishment to improve their condition and provide additional climate change resilience.
The project has received $7.5 million of funding from Kānoa – Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit. This funding contributes towards projects that build more resilient river communities.
Phase Three work is due to start soon at Peach Island and the Plant and Food Research Centre. We are also working with iwi to explore opportunities for environmental rejuvenation. All sites are scheduled for completion by the end of summer 2024.
We’re undertaking a programme of work on the Lower Motueka River stopbank network, to reduce the community’s risk of flooding from the river.
The current stopbank network was built in the 1950s and some areas have been worn away over time, or have settled, meaning they aren’t strong enough or high enough to provide the level of flood protection we need.
Generally, repair work will involve adding compacted earth-fill to sections of the existing stopbank that are too low or too weak. Repair work will happen in priority areas to resolve two types of issues:
There is a lot of work required, so the restoration is being staged over three summers between 2020 and 2024. Once the work is complete, it will provide the area with a 1-in-50-year level of flood protection.
We expect the cost of these measures will be $10M. Under the Central Government’s Covid-19 initiatives, we have received a $7.5M grant from the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment's Provincial Development Unit towards that cost.
Stopbank sites under repair
The river itself won’t be affected, but if you use the riverbanks for recreation, you may find access to sections of the stopbank temporarily restricted or closed off, so check before you make any plans.
We are already in contact with landowners and occupiers of all affected land/riverbank areas.
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Current status |
Phase One work completed. Development of the scope for Phase Three is being undertaken and work is expected to begin in early 2023. |
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Start date |
February 2021 |
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End date |
All sites will be complete by the end of summer 2024. |
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Access |
Access to sections of the stopbank may be temporarily restricted or closed. Check if you are planning any recreational visits. |
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Contractors |
Phase 2 Sites - Taylors Contracting Ltd |
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Construction cost |
$8M (All sites) |
This map shows the area of works. See a larger version here.
Rob O'Grady, phone 03-543 8400 or email projects@tasman.govt.nz
Phase 2 sites: Taylors Contracting Ltd - Brendon Dodd, phone 027-422 2059
Work at Peach Island to complete localised repairs is complete.
Refurbishment and raising of 250m of stopbank at Peach Island, where overtopping occurred in 2021, has been completed. Localised repairs at Hurley Bank are also completed
The project is funded by MBIE - Kanoa to improve flood resilience.
Our contractor - Asphalt and Construction, are systematically working their way around the highest priority repairs, starting with the upstream side of the island.
Project Manager: Joe Bywater
Phone: 03 543 8400
Email: projects@tasman.govt.nz
September 2023 - Project is now complete and was officially opened Saturday 30 September.
July 2023 - Progress is now eight weeks deep on the Motueka Skatepark upgrade, and despite a couple of weather-related delays, we are on track for a spring opening of the eagerly awaited facility.
So far, earthworks have been the main activity taking place on-site, with 1,200 tonnes of gravel used in construction already and some new concreted sections and railing now in place.
Overseeing the project is one of Aotearoa’s best skatepark designers, Dave North of Nelson Creek Skateboards Limited.
Along with the support of local businesses and contractors, he’s been busy pouring his 35-plus years of skateboarding experience into making something special for the youth of Motueka.
“There’s been a few good comments coming through from the community – people are really excited to see this happen,” Dave said.
The cost of the $370,000 upgrade has been met by funding from the Council’s Motueka Ward Reserves Financial Contributions, Motueka Community Board, Rātā Foundation and the Lottery Community Facilities Fund.
Another key community contribution has come from Hotel Motueka, who provided $60,000 towards the project through New Zealand Community Trust funding.
May 2023 - Work on the new look Motueka Skatepark is underway which means it’s off limits until the job’s done, but the wait is going to be worth it!
The project has been in the pipeline since 2018 when a group of BMX riders asked the Motueka Community Board for something a little more extreme at the 20-year-old park on Old Wharf Road. We then asked people in the community what they’d like to see incorporated into the facility and a preliminary design was put together. This was tweaked to cater for multiple types of use, including skaters and scooter riders and all levels of experience. Resource consent was successfully applied for and the final design for this community asset was drawn up.
Construction is expected to take a couple of months.
We needed about $370,000 to pay for the upgrade and a recent successful application to the New Zealand Community Trust for the final $60,000 means it can now get started.
The additional $312,000 of funding is made up of $50,000 from Motueka Ward Reserves Financial Contributions, $40,000 from the Motueka Community Board, $80,000 from the Rātā Foundation and $142,000 from the Lottery Community Facilities Fund.
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What are we doing? Upgrade the existing skatepark located in Wharf Rd Motueka by adding new features and constructing a new area. |
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Why are we doing it? Motueka Community Board have requested a skatepark upgrade after feedback from the Youth Council stating that this is a priority for Motueka Youth. After consultation with the community a development and upgrade of the park has been designed. The existing park is old and outdated and the users are wanting a more challenging BMX facility while at the same time separating different user groups to improve H&S. With the current layout, beginners and very young users are competing for space with experienced riders. An upgrade of the existing skatepark would allow more experienced users to enhance their skillsets, the proposed skate street/plaza area would provide a separate and safer area for skaters, and together with the pump track, would improve the confidence of beginners and youngsters. The overall result would be to lower the risk of collisions between the separate groups. The bowl would bring a new challenge for users that is not currently available in Motueka. Benefits will include an improved facility for all as well as provide exercise and opportunities to socialise with others in the community. About the Project
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