A highly revered landscape

Te Tauoma is the name of the maunga that once stood alongside Maungarei until its ultimate demise.

It is a site of cultural significance to mana whenua with its name deeply embedded in the land and in the memories of its first inhabitants.

The name Te Tauoma was also referred to by some mana whenua as Te Tauoma Kainga, a village bounded by the western ridgeline, to Mokoia Pa and Te -Kai - a -Hikuwaru in the north, following Te Wai Mokoia/Wai - o -Taiki waters out to Te Waitematā.

There are various cultural narratives and stories that are held by mana whenua. Acknowledging this diversity; complex time scales; movements and events that have shaped these lands over many years.

Five values are deeply ingrained within Te Tauoma, co-designed by mana whenua and Shundi.

Five pillars then articulate the important values required to underpin and drive the outcomes of this development:

1.Rangatiratanga - Leadership and influence

2.Kaitiakitanga - Natural environment

3.Whakapapa - Culture and identity

4.Manaakitanga - Respect and care

5.Ōhanga - Economic development and prosperity

Specific actions are attached to each pillar, detailed in the cultural masterplan Te Mana Motuhake o Te Tauoma.

Hononga ā iwi

Where cultures coalesce

Shundi’s partnership with Tangata Whenua and Tangata Tiriti is at the core of all plans.

The partnership acknowledges our bicultural heritage, respecting and honouring our past, present and future together; for and on behalf of Te Mana Motuhake o Te Tauoma.

By respecting history and cultures and weaving them in alongside modern ways of living, mana whenua and Shundi are working together to honour excellence in design and cultural expression - and ensure balance and harmony are at the heart of our planning.

A Memorandum of Understanding was created between Ngāti Paoa, Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Tai ki Tāmaki, Ngaati Whanaunga, Te Patukirikiri and Shundi to acknowledge our bicultural heritage, respecting and honouring our past, present and future together, for and on behalf of Te Mana Motuhake o Te Tauoma.

Mana Whenua Forum meets with the design team every 2-4 weeks (32 hui to date, over the last three years)

Cultural design team led by Lucy Tukua

A Cultural Masterplan was prepared in partnership to inform site-wide development approach.

An innovative articulation of place and culture

The purpose of Te Mana Motuhake o Te Tauoma is to be a living document that celebrates the primacy of this place, deepening a connection to our ancestral knowledge:

To regenerate a place-sourced, culture-led and people-centred co-evolution, to also embrace our partnership and connection between Māori and Chinese culture

So that collectively mana whenua and the Shao family represented by Shundi are best able to uplift the mauri of this significant cultural landscape, its past, its present and for future generations

Guiding future design, this is a living document that ensures our principles remain at the heart of our plans and action, including legislative alignment.

To be submitted with resource consent documents.

Delivering on the intent of the Unitary Plan, Te Tauoma is:

Using available, development -enabled and ready land, to prevent further sprawl

Connected into the fabric of our city

Close to many train, bus and cycle path options

Surrounded by superb amenities

Understanding our relationship with our surroundings, neighbours, mana whenua, community and stakeholders

Working to complement GI town centre, not compete with it

5,000 people using the train and town centre will directly support and drive spend into Glen Innes

Creating jobs for local people over 15 years; involving local people in our project, providing opportunities to develop skills and careers

Contributing with an enthusiastic open mind to visions of the future for Tāmaki.

Responding to the urban nature of the location, but aware of the need to create a people-centred community, we will build up, not out, to create more open space.

Not just moving into an apartment, we talk about The 6 Cs:

Community - a desirable and convenient community celebrated in our hub: café, offices, medical centre and more

Climate – supports more sustainable ways of living

Convenient - easily stopping into the supermarket on your way home means less need for storage at home

Collaboration – embracing the principles of balance and harmony, truthfully weaving together cultures and thinking

Connected – easy to get to and from home

Charged up - using technology to make life easier, a virtual community where apps and EVs are enabled and ready for use.

Built for people over cars, Te Tauoma embraces the Climate Change Commission’s guidance to priorities open space over roads and parking.

Te Tauoma will provide:

35% of the land as open space

3 layers of designated open space: public, communal and private

Thoughtfully landscaped community gardens, playgrounds, BBQ and exercise equipment

Spacious apartments that have access to sun and views

A desirable hub, designed to complement the offerings of nearby town centres, buzzing with convenient community amenities for residents, including:

Cafés

Offices

Medical center

A central open plaza

Performance spaces

Beauty center

Community pavilion

Communal spaces and features also give residents the opportunity to invite friends and visitors over who cannot be accommodated in the private space of an apartment.

Within Stage 1B there are several exterior amenity features integrated into the landscape designed to facilitate community exchange

We’re constantly thinking about - and implementing - future-focused concepts, particularly to do with technology, water and energy.

Examples include:

Electric vehicles, bicycles and scooters available for rent: one floor of our car parking building dedicated to rentable EVs

Introducing virtual community facilities –e.g. technology-enabled wayfinding supported by modern technology infrastructure

Refrigerated delivery spaces for supermarket and other deliveries.

Restoring settlement ponds: an important early piece of work to improve water quality on site.

We will:

Actively contribute to restoring and enhancing Te Omaru Stream and Te Wai o Taiki.

Harvest rainwater, reticulating and using it through buildings to meet daily needs, and reusing that water in the immediate landscape in an ecologically responsible way (i.e. greywater)

Capture stormwater in planting, rain gardens and swales, and in the restored settlement pond

A key component of the open space offering for stage 1B is the inclusion of an elevated urban farm in the communal northern courtyard.

The overall vision for Te Tauoma is to provide housing and living for a range of people from young couples to families and older residents. As part of this we recognize the opportunity to provide communal productive gardens so the residents can enjoy the social benefits of tending to the gardens and the continuous opportunities to learn and hone their gardening skills.