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Te Ara Tupua — Wellington Harbour Path (Shelly Bay to Petone)
Greater Wellington RC / Wellington City Council / Waka Kotahi · Wellington
8km shared path along Wellington's inner harbour from Shelly Bay through to Petone. Part of the Wellington Urban Cycleways Programme funded through NLTP. Multiple sections in planning or construction. Connects key Wellington waterfront corridors.
C
55/100 · Uncertain
Completion Probability — likelihood this proceeds on roughly its stated timeline.
Funding statusweight 30%
Delivery stageweight 25%
Election / policy riskweight 20%
Govt priority alignmentweight 12%
Project scaleweight 8%
Delivery agencyweight 5%
Key facts
- Region
- Wellington
- Sector
- Transport
- Status
- Planning
- Estimated value
- $160m
- Indicative completion
- 2028
- Funding status
- Part Funded
- Lead organisation
- Greater Wellington RC / Wellington City Council / Waka Kotahi
- Election risk
- Medium
Election risk assessment
Active mode path included in 2024–27 NLTP (reduced allocation). Funding partially committed but may be reduced further.
Government priority alignment
LOW — Active-mode harbour path — low GPS priority; NLTP funding reduced.
Chronology
- 2015Wellington Harbour path concept first developed by Wellington City Council as waterfront connection
- 2018Hutt City–Wellington harbour path study recommends Te Ara Tupua alignment
- 2021Te Ara Tupua named; NLTP funding allocated across multiple sections
- 2022Sections between Oriental Bay and Ngauranga advancing through design
- 2024Included in reduced NLTP 2024–27 programme. Funding partially confirmed
- 2028Target completion for full Shelly Bay to Petone connection