“Cultural Thread” is the council’s term, the sole part of which really consists of the brick ‘welcome mat’ in front of the Marae’s east entrance, which was dedicated at a ceremony last week. It doesn’t extend the full length of Frater Lane, the viewpoint, only about what can be seen in the pic. Whether anything will be done with the rest of the surface of Frater Lane, we don’t know, despite asking the council about it.
Otherwise it’s just landscaping to make the pedestrian route from the GWRC commuter parking lot to the Mahara Place south parking area a bit more attractive than it was.
A picnic table in the parking lot? Well, why not and Michael Scott, whose office is in the upper left, might give you a wave.
Some tyre mud trails on the asphalt from cars parked in the centre distance; presumably that part is privately owned.
We looked at it yesterday. It’s all a bit underwhelming. I don’t see the connection with the marae on this side. It matches the fencing on the GWRC carpark side but what’s the point of that. I’d love to see the entire marae boundary similarly decorated, then it would make more sense.