Let’s make Te Ngākau/Civic Square the green heart of the city
ICW believes there is a once in a lifetime opportunity to create an enhanced, central city, civic and green space :
TE NGĀKAU - THE GREEN HEART OF THE CITY.
The Wellington City Council has opened consultation about Te Ngākau - our Civic Square.
Te Ngākau/Civic Square is a public space created for civic purposes but an up to 12-storey commercial building is being planned for the public space where two council buildings (CAB and MOB) are being demolished.
ICW has been advocating for many years that our growing city needs more green space and public amenity.
The Council agrees (see its Green Network Plan) but in our built-up inner-city, the Council has found it difficult to identify enough land for a meaningful space.
We think the removal of the CAB and MOB buildings provides that space!
We are asking our Councillors to do this:
Instead of putting a towering commercial building in the CAB/MOB location, please return that land to open space so that Te Ngākau/Civic Square can become an enhanced publicly-owned amenity that supports the civic needs and the green space needs of the residents of our city
