On 12 November 2024, Property Council submitted to Wellington City Council on the Te Ngākau Precinct Development Plan.
Why this matters to our members
This is important to our members as it determines the future development of Te Ngākau Civic Precinct. We strongly encouraged Wellington City Council to have more commercial activity within this space and work closely with the private sector to unlock the Civic Precinct.
Our view
Wellington City Council has already committed $65 million to address the Te Ngākau Precinct. We believe that the Development Plan should favour the option that provides Wellington City Council a return on their investment, by increasing the vibrancy and use of the facilities.
At a high level, we recommended that Wellington City Council:
- Adopt Option 1 – Addition of a pedestrian crossing only. However, this could be adopted on the proviso that investigation and negotiations into a new Sea Bridge occurs under Scenario 3 – More commercial activity; and
- Adopt Option 3 – More commercial activity.