Thanks to everyone who submitted feedback on this project

We received a total of 261 submissions about Gateway to New Brighton, from 244 individuals and 17 organisations.

What you told us

Submitters were asked whether they supported the proposed changes across each section of the project. The majority of submitters supported all the proposed changes.

• 188, 75% of submitters supported the proposed changes to Pages Road, including the second westbound lane for faster emergency evacuation.
• 170, 69.1% of submitters supported the proposed raised T-intersection with traffic lights at Pages, Hawke and Seaview Roads.
• 167, 70.5% of submitters supported the proposed changes to Rawson Street and Pratt Street.
• 172, 71.7% of submitters supported the proposed changes to Hardy Street.
• 167, 69.3% of submitters supported the proposed changes to Seaview Road.

You can read more about what we heard in the meeting agenda below, which includes the staff report. To read all the feedback we received, download the submission table below.

Decision made

Council decided to approve the Hearings Panel recommendations, on 7 August 2024.

You can read the meeting minutes which include the formal resolutions councillive.ccc.govt.nz

Hearings Panel

The Hearings Panel heard from the project team and submitters who wished to speak on 4 April, 12 April, and 17 May 2024.

Changes to the proposal
Having considered all feedback, the Hearings Panel recommend the following changes to the proposed design:

• Including an additional car park outside 134 Hawke Street.
• Including three additional car parks adjacent to the red zone beside 42 Rawson Street.
• Inclusion of a separated cycle facility on Seaview Road (instead of the shared path).

The Hearings Panel asked staff to investigate and report back to Council on the possibilities of:

• Removing the kerb build out in front of the Police Station on Seaview Road to allow for more car parks.
• A pedestrian refuge island on Hardy Street near Nova Montessori School.
• Wider footpaths on Hardy Street to assist with day-to-day use and emergency evacuation for Nova Montessori School.

Additionally, the Hearings Panel recommend that the Council prioritises Section 3 of the Avon-Otakaro Major Cycleway Route and endeavours to do the two projects in parallel, noting that budget would be needed in a future Long Term Plan or Annual Plan.

You can read more about the Hearings Panel recommendations in the meeting minutes.