Evans Bay

Greta Point to Cobham Drive

> > > >

How we are rolling out the changes

Our contractor Downer will be doing the work in the Greta Point village in two sections starting at the northern end.

For the first three months, from late April 2025, we'll be working from where the new style walking and bike paths come to an end at the moment to just before the NIWA driveway. Traffic management will be in place extending about 50m further in both directions.

Once the new walking and bike paths on this section are in, work will happen between the NIWA driveway and Cog Park. Traffic management will be relocated around the new work zone. Work on this section will take another three months. We're working with Earth Sciences New Zealand (formerly NIWA) and businesses to minimise disruption.

There will be a 30km/h speed limit in place around the work zone at all times. Stop/go traffic management will operate during work hours - generally 9am-4pm, Monday to Friday with traffic down to one lane. Where the existing path is out of action, there will be detours in place for people walking. People riding bikes will either need to stay in the traffic lane or get off and walk bikes through the pedestrian detour.

Until about September, there will be traffic management in place in two locations on Evans Bay Parade during work hours - at Hataitai beach and at Greta Point.

What to expect - south end of Greta Point to Cog Park (approximately mid-to-late July till about the end of October 2025)

The shared path on the seaward side will be removed as far as (but not including) Cog Park and redeveloped. This will include laying new kerbs, concrete and asphalt paths, and installing the two new crossings.
Generally parking on the seaward side will be out of action during this period and reinstated on completion, but we are working with Uncle Leo's Bakery and other businesses to stage the work and continue to provide limited parking in some locations.
On-street parking on the hill side of the road will generally be able to be used during construction. This includes parking adjacent to the Greta Point Cafe, in front of the papakāinga townhouses (opposite Uncle Leo’s Bakery) and in front of Active Explorers Greta Point.
Work around Greta Point Apartment and Earth Sciences New Zealand (formerly NIWA) driveways will be managed to minimise disruption as much as possible. The bus stops at the south end of the village (stops 7547 and 6547) will continue to operate until about July/August (timing to be confirmed) but will then be permanently removed as approved in 2021 following consultation. The bus stops near NIWA, and at Cog Park will be retained. Residents should still be no more than 5-minutes' walk from their closest stop. The changes are being made in coordination with Metlink to help improve bus journey times as some stops on this route are very close together.

What to expect - Hataitai beach

Work to complete the remaining new walking and bike paths from Cog Park to Cobham Drive will happen once the work at Greta Point is complete. We’ll provide more information when timing is confirmed.

In the meantime, the new bike and footpaths have been installed in the Hataitai beach area and work is getting under way to install two P10 car parks opposite the beach and improve the crossing. This work has been done in tandem with the upgrade of the sea and retaining walls in this area.

The work on the seawall was tricky at first as our contractors worked around the tides and some ground-related challenges, but was completed on schedule.

In line with the approved plans for this area, some of the parking that has been out of action during construction will not be reinstated. The bus stops just east of Hataitai beach (city-bound stop 7549 and eastbound stop 6549) will be permanently removed once the paths are complete – watch for Metlink updates about this. The bus stops at Cog Park will remain and provide easy access to the beach.