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Coordinates: 41°7′12″S 174°51′25″E / 41.12000°S 174.85694°E / -41.12000; 174.85694
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Aotea Lagoon
Aotea Lagoon from the north-east in 2007
Aotea Lagoon from the north-east in 2007
Location of Aotea Lagoon
Location of Aotea Lagoon
Aotea Lagoon
LocationPorirua
Coordinates41°7′12″S 174°51′25″E / 41.12000°S 174.85694°E / -41.12000; 174.85694
TypeLagoon
Primary inflowsOnepoto Arm, Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour and stormwater drains
Primary outflowsOnepoto Arm, Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour
Basin countriesNew Zealand[1]
Managing agencyPorirua City Council[2]
Built1958 (1958)
Surface area5 ha (12 acres)[3]
Shore length10.732 km (0.455 mi)[2]
Surface elevation0 m (0 ft)
Islands1
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1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Aotea Lagoon is an artificial lagoon surrounded by a public park in Porirua, New Zealand.

History

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The North Island Main Trunk railway and State Highway 1 used to run around three bays between Porirua city centre and Papakōwhai. The bays were between the mouth of Porirua Stream and promontories at Gear Homestead, Thurso Grove and Brora Crescent. A causeway, built 1958–1961 to realign the railway,[2] largely separated the bays from the sea turning them into lagoons. In the late 1960s, the Ministry of Works partly filled in the lagoons to widen the causeway and realign the highway.[3][4]

The Ministry of Works had also built state housing in Porirua, and was required to develop recreational reserves.[5] It suggested filling in the central lagoon for playing fields.[2] However, in August 1975, Porirua City Council opted for a 7 ha (17 acres) park around the lagoon instead.[6][7] The ministry and Project Employment Programme did the earthworks and landscaping respectively. Then the city's service clubs built amenities,[2] while the council coordinated the project.[8]

Aotea Lagoon officially opened to the public in March 1980.[9] Originally leased from the Crown, the park was given to the council in 1994.[2]

Citations

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  1. ^ GWRC 2015, pp. 4, 8.
  2. ^ a b c d e f PL 2017.
  3. ^ a b GWRC 2015, p. 8.
  4. ^ Walrond 2016.
  5. ^ KMN 1973.
  6. ^ KMN 1975.
  7. ^ PCC 1994, p. 1.
  8. ^ PCC 1994, p. 7.
  9. ^ KMN 1980.

References

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  • "New Playing Fields or Acquatic [sic] Reserves?". Kapi-Mana News. Porirua. 6 November 1973. p. 23.
  • "Government Lifts Contribution to Lagoon Development". Kapi-Mana News. Porirua. 26 August 1975. Front page.
  • "Opening of Aotea Lagoon Next Week". Kapi-Mana News. Porirua. 11 March 1980. p. 3.
  • Aotea Lagoon Management Plan (Report). Porirua City Council. December 1994.
  • Walrond, Carl (1 March 2016). "Roads – Centralised road funding". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  • Hydrology and Water Allocation in Te Awarua-O-Porirua Whaitua (PDF) (Report). Greater Wellington Regional Council. 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  • "Historic Site: Aotea Lagoon". Porirua Library. n.d. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
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