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Date: 14 May 2013 | File E13003GDC - Greymouth

EARTHWORK LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, LTD. A 1091 Ferry Road, Christchurch PO Box 41047, Christchurch P (03) 384 4363 F (03) 384 2480E [email protected] W www.earthwork.co.nz

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EARTHWORK LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, LTD. A 1091 Ferry Road, Christchurch | PO Box 41047, Christchurch | P (03) 384 4363 | F (03) 384 2480 | E [email protected] | W www.earthwork.co.nz Date: 14 May 2013 | File E13003 2

CONTEXT PLANCONTENTS

to LAKE BRUNNER - 36kmto SHANTYTOWN - 11kmto ARTHUR’s PASS - 95kmto FOX and FRANZ JOSEPH GLACIER - 175km

to WESTPORT - 100kmto RUNANGA - 7km

COBDEN is a suburb to the north of Greymouth - population 1700 (approx.)

BRUNNER MINE SITE

GREY RIVER

to BLACKBALL - 24km

WESTPORT RUNANGA BRUNNER MINE SITE

LAKE BRUNNER FRANZ JOSEPH GLACIER ARTHUR’s PASS SHANTYTOWN

GREYMOUTH

SITE/GREY RIVER MOUTH

COBDEN

CONTENTS 2

CONTEXT PLAN 2

CHARACTER 3

SITE ANALYSIS 3

EXISTING USES 3

SITE INFORMATION 4

EXISTING SITE ASSESSMENT 5

EXISTING SITE ISSUES 5

SITE PROPOSAL 6

INFLUENCES/THEMES 6

PROPOSED SITE PLAN 7

PROPOSED PLAN AREAS 8

SECTIONS THROUGH WHOLE AREA 9

BREAKWATER LOOKOUT PLAN 10

VISITOR INFORMATION AREA 11

GENERAL SIGNAGE AND FURNITURE 12

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CHARACTER

SPEEDWAY/racing

LANDFILLRANGE CREEK LAGOON

COBDEN

CAR ACCESS

GREYMOUTH

PORT

MARSH WETLANDS

COBDEN BEACH

board riders

500ft200m

BREAKWATER

RAPAHOE RANGE SCENIC RESERVE

collecting driftwood

collecting driftwood

SITE ANALYSIS

bird watching

kayak/canoe

whitebaiting

car park

maritime transport

surfing

little blue penguins

hector dolphins

viewing spot

walking

self contained camping

swimming

existing toilets

cycling

main road

EXISTING USES

size: approx. 71haownership: Greymouth District Council

approx. perimeter

Wetlands with standing water Mountain views (Aoraki/Mt Cook) Beach front with driftwood Breakwater Grey River

Rapahoe Range Scenic Reserve

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SITE INFORMATION

HISTORYMaori had lived in Greymouth for considerable time before European settlement, and called the area Mawhera (for 'wide spread river mouth', still an alternative name for the Grey River). The first European to visit the site of what is now Grey-mouth was Thomas Brunner in 1846. Brunner discovered coal in the Grey valley, and several places in the region (notably the town of Brunner and Lake Brunner) bear his name. Brunner himself named the Grey River after prominent 19th century New Zealand politician Sir George Grey. Together with gold, coal mining was a major impetus in the town's early European history.From 1853 until the abolition of provinces in 1876, Greymouth was first part of Canterbury Province (the West Coast part of the Province was known as West Canterbury) and then part of an independent Westland Province. However Cobden, on the north (or right) bank of the Grey River was a part of Nelson Province from 1853 to 1876. At one point in this period Grey-mouth tried to join Nelson Province but this movement was ultimately unsuccessful./wikipedia

The Little Blue Penguin (Eudyptula minor) is the smallest spe-cies of penguin. The penguin, which usually grows to an average of 33 cm (13 in) in height and 43 cm (17 in) in length (though specific measurements vary by subspecies), is found on the coastlines of southern Australia and New Zealand, with possible records from Chile.Apart from Little Penguins, they have several common names. In Australia, they are also referred to as Fairy Penguins because of their tiny size. In New Zealand, they are also called Little Blue Penguins, or just Blue Penguins, owing to their slate-blue plum-age, and they are called Korora in Maori./ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Penguin

GEOLOGYThe area consists of post-glacial alluvial deposits (Nathan et.al. 2002). Some of these have been overlain by material dredged or excavated for river control purposes, particularly alongside the Grey River and other slightly elevated particu-larly parts of Cobden Island. The former rubbish dump is situated on what was a coastal dune. /DocMainly limestone and calcareous siltstone, commonly glauconitic; local sandstone and siltstone./ http://portal.onegeolo-gy.org/Continuing compression led to uplift of the West Coast ranges during the Quaternary, and resulted in the present day range-and-basin topography between the Alpine Fault and the coast./ www.gns.cri.nz

ECOLOGYSignificant ecosystem types, including Cobden Beach, Range Creek Lagoon and its vegetated margins, as well as two wetland areas on Cobden Island. Most of the area’s threatened species are found in the above ecosystems. A total of 59 species of birds have been recorded, including 18 species classified as “threatened”./ DoC

Indigenous scrub and forest values relate mainly to shelter for wildlife, particularly those around wetland areas. However they also have high scenic and amenity values. Although these areas do not have high diversity of species their security will be greatly increased by weed control./ DoC

Greymouth in 1924Greymouth has a history of coal and gold mining. When the mining industry started to decline, forestry became a new staple industry. Fishing has long been important to the town, despite the fact that the entrance to the Grey River has two notoriously dangerous sandbars; an inner and outer bar.

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SPEEDWAY• independent facility• well established club/membership• well used facility• contrasts with natural landscape of site

LANDFILL• former landfill• retain soil seal cap• great views• potential recreation area• visual contrast with natural landscape

WETLANDS• birds, whitebait• ecologically degraded• potential ecology, recreation, education resource

View of central area

BEACH and DRIFTWOOD• shelter for penguins• back beach weed covered• dramatic/beautiful• well used by locals/visitors

DESIGNATED AREAS

EXISTING SITE ASSESSMENT

1. Dramatic, beautiful with variety of landscapes/ecosystems and uses2. A variety of conflicting and complementary uses, possible organ-ic rather than coordinated site development3. Insufficient traffic organisation, signage, parking, toilets and shelter/kiosk4. Site facilities toilets - need replacing paths - incomplete network - not enough separation pedestrian/vehicle roading/parking - organic not coordinated5. Breakwater development - organic not coordinated6. Existing landfill dumping7. Unremarkable entrance8. Missing site information (history, nature, map…) 9. Overall lack of connectivity and uninviting look of significant parts of site10. Protecting natural habitats – weed control, planting…11. Protecting animals (birds, penguins, …)12. Central site is area of conflicted use and development

EXISTING SITE ISSUES

BOARD RIDERS CLUB• well establish club/membership• distinctive location

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SITE PROPOSAL

MAIN GOAL - Create a landscape resource for locals and visitors that resolves existing conflicts and issues and optimises the ecological, recreational and landscape uses and values of the site

PRIMARY PROPOSALS

• Create a central hub emphasizing existing user groups, combining resources/facilities Combined - car parking - toilets and associated facilities Resolved - vehicle circulation - pedestrian/cycle access Create - wildlife protection• Create breakwater viewpoint design/development with a strong connection to central hub• Design elements guide for the whole site • Set up a network of visitor information

SECONDARY PROPOSALS

• Create new walking tracks in area for better visitor access• Newly excavated channels – activities: Kayak/canoe, Whitebaiting• Mountain biking, Bmx jump, Skills park• Ecological restoration - Ecological restoration of natural areas and using this as backdrop+ enhancing visitor use over entire site

The Department of Conservation believes that the main priorities for management are: A Recognise that there are management units or habitats/ecosystems of ecologicalsignificance and that their protection is necessary. These are referred to as“significant” or “S” management units;B Undertake weed control;C Restore some sites by planting indigenous species and reinstating channels toallow more water flow – after weed control has been carried out;D Predator control.

INFLUENCES/THEMES

RESILIENT LAND AND PEOPLE

VALUING FREE TIMETRADITIONAL CULTURE - hotels, concerts, dancing, theatre, ...PEOPLE CONNECTING WITH THE LANDTRADITIONAL RECREATION - attached to whole river Grey before flood protection• swimming holes• fishing• hockey at Nimmo park• Cobden rugby club• dog racing• football• walking • rowing• whitebaiting

HARD WORK• gold digging• coal mining• timber logging• fishing• maritime traffic

LIVING WITH THE ENVIRONMENT• harsh weather - storms, tornadoes, heavy rain• protection of native forest• Cobden wetlands • numerous protected birds, animals and plants• whitebait• closed landfill• changing landscape after floodwall• ecology coming back to the site and honouring the river

CHARACTER BUILDING HISTORY• Grey river floodings (11)• sand bars - 44 shipwrecks• coal mine accidents• earthquakes• strong participation in unions/strikes for workers rights• Blackball is where Labour party started

PRESENT RECREATION• bird watching• whitebaiting, fishing• surfing• walking• swimming• cycling

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PROPOSED SITE PLAN DRAFT

board riders

VEGETATION

PEDESTRIAN/CYCLIST PATHS

OTHER PATHS

ACCESS ROAD

SECONDARY ROAD

VIEWING AREA

CAR PARK

SLOW ZONE

SPEEDWAY AREA

TOILETS

INFORMATION AREA / FOCAL POINT

LANDSCAPE FEATURE/SCULPTURE

SECTIONS1 1

23

4

5

KEY

NORTH

200 ft100 m

GREYMOUTH - COBDEN ISLAND AND NORTHERN BREAKWATER PROJECT

1 BREAKWATER LOOKOUT - 3 ZONES

2 BOARDRIDERS CLUB AND INFORMATION NODE

3 CAR PARK - BREAKWATER

4 ACCESS ROAD

6 SPEEDWAY

8 BIRDWATCHING LOOKOUT

9 BEACH LOOKOUT

7 VISITOR CAR PARK

5 CENTRAL FOCAL POINT AND TOILETS

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PROPOSED PLAN AREAS DRAFT

NORTH

GREYMOUTH - COBDEN ISLAND AND NORTHERN BREAKWATER PROJECT

12

6

7

4

5

9

10

3

8

11

1 BREAKWATER LOOKOUT • Create three areas at breakwater:east - sculptural planting garden of taupata and grass spacescentral - a visitor area with rugged, low furniturewest - an access area with insitu concrete slabs• Continued vehicle access for breakwater maintenance• All furniture to be low, timber, steel, rock or concrete to retain views and rugged landscape• Surface to be gravel• see section 5

2 SURF CLUB INFORMATION NODE • Visitor Information Area and Focal Point south of building• Maintenance vehicle access only with broad pedestrian access

3 CAR PARK - BREAKWATER• Informal parking on southern and northern edges of breakwater and at west next to Boardriders Club• Existing Picnic Areas and gardens retained with central vehicle access narrowed and planted• Pedestrian access at northern edge of breakwater as space allows and to east of surf club• East of existing car park form car parking either side of road, bollards and planting calm traffic• See section 4

4 SLOW ZONE ROAD• Slow zone created with minimum width roading (possibly 6 m) with separate pedes-trian cycle access. • Bollards separate vehicles from pedestrians and cyclists• Low planting immediately around road creates soft boundary to road• See section 3.

5 RESTRICTED ROAD• Vehicle entry road area, approximately 6 m wide with low planting either side. No parking in this area. Pedestrian path to north, sepa-rated but visible from road.• Speedbumps or similar used to control vehicle speed• Note east of culvert pedestrians are separated from the road by the path on the stopbank• See section 1

6 CENTRAL FOCAL POINT AND TOILETS• Sited Adjacent to Speedway Pedestrian Entrance and visitor car park• Focal Point provides site map and general information• Crossing Point connects pedestrian access with speedway• Public Toilets and possibly other facilities provided such as showers. Facilities to be coordinated with stakeholders• See section 2

7 SPEEDWAY AREA• Existing entrance restricted to one gate. Preferred option is to create a new entrance further to the west to create more planting opportunities.• Work with Speedway Club to organize pedestrian access to south side of track during non-competition times• Northern boundary treatment to be further planted allowing security observation in some areas and screening of the track in other areas, closer to the track. • Options to be looked for higher bunding in north west area facing beach• Planting to be coordinated with other stakeholders

8 VISITOR CAR PARK• Short term visitor parking at west with views of ocean and coast• Next to short term parking are toilets and Visitor Information Focal Point.• Car Park to east for longer term visitors possibly with basic freedom camping facilities and picnic area at east• All parking and earthworks based on filling site, rather than cutting into land fill cap• Drainage - Attention will need to be paid to levels in swale next to road to allowdrainage to east and west• The layout shown will need to be adjusted to match final site levels/contours

9 BIRDWATCHING LOOKOUT• Basic wooden structure

10 LOOKOUT AREA• Landscape treatment to be similar to Breakwater Lookout

11 EXISTING PLAN REFERENCE• Combines with existing plan of the area• Available for event parking

2

3

4

1

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SECTIONS THROUGH WHOLE AREA/ SCALE 1:100

native planting allowing vision to speedway area

native planting

native planting and mound for screening of speedway area

native planting and mound for screening of speedway area

slow zone - two way traffic



two way traffic two way trafficinformal parking

informal parking

pedestrians

pedestrians and cyclist



broader zone of native vegetation with drainage to east or west

(see Areas plan)

low native vegetation planting allows vision to ocean&coast

existing gardens retained

car park with vegetation overhead

car park with vegetation overhead

traffic area with planted islands separating car parks and calming approaching traffic

3m

3m

3m

6m

6m

6m

2,5m

2,5m

2,5m

2,5m 4m 11m 4m 2,5m 2,5m

10m

10m 5m 10m 5m

10m

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EAST

BOARD RIDERS CLUB

CENTRALWEST

BREAKWATER LOOKOUT PLAN

5visitor information area existing Boardriders

club gardenpedestrian and

maintenance vehicle access

landscape edge, low planting and boulders

Boardriders club3m 8m 11m 8m

SCALE 1:500N

EAST – TAUPATA GARDENSculpted taupata plants form interesting spaces and link to the landscape of the boardriders club.Maintenance vehicle access is retained through the site and to the north and south faces.Grass and gravel form the ground surface with occasional boulders and seats.

CENTRAL – SEATING AREAThis area has a variety of seating from clusters of placed boulders, large bench seats and “industrial” concrete slabs to act as tables. The ground surface is to be gravel and recycled concrete flagstones.All the site furniture should be able to be moved by the maintenance machinery with lifting eyes or strops.

WEST – ADVENTURE ACCESSIn between the existing boulders and concrete it is proposed to pour large insitu concrete stepping stones in a random pattern. This area may also contain a large sculpture at some stage in the future.

inspiration

VISITOR INFORMATION AREAGround surface to be gravel with large recycled concrete flagstones.Note maintenance vehicle and pedestrian access to south (minimum width 3 metres) with removable bollards or boulders.

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VISITOR INFORMATION AREA

Hardwood posts set at varied angles, carrying corten steel information boards with lacquered corten steel roof sections.

lacquered corten steel roof sections corten steel information boards

possible wooden benchestoilet building

corten steel

VISITOR INFORMATION AREASThese are to be based at two focal points in the reserve. The first is at the breakwater to the south of the Board Riders Club. The second is at the Central Focal Point adjacent to the toilets.The treatment of these focal points is different to the General Site Information Areas which are lower and allow views all around the site.

concrete with gravel

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GENERAL SIGNAGE AND FURNITURE

Angled signage boards set down below the view level on varied height bollards.Note theses are separate to the specified information areas which have vertical signage on taller posts.

BOLLARDS

Two types of bollards proposed, both from recycled hardwood.

SEATING

Timber benches with concrete bases with lifting eyes

TRAFFIC CALMINGPATHWAY TREATMENTS

ROAD AND ACCESS TREATMENTS

Section through sealed car parks on both sides of the road on east part of breakwater:

Picnic Tables

Timber benches with simple back rests

Timber Benches

Possible other concrete seating

Hardwood with an angled steel cap with the logo for the reserve set into the top.

Crusher Dust Path

Bollard Separation

Road Marking

Concrete Raised Areas

Planting at Roadsides

Boulders in Gardens

GENERAL SITE INFORMATION

Plain hardwood with angled top with bevelled edges to avoid splinters.

sealed parking road sealed parking pedestrian and cyclist

6m 2,5m

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