Pukekohe, Paerata and south Drury

 View the latest project updates for Pukekohe, Paerata and south Drury(external link)

By 2050 more than 65,000 people are expected to be living in Pukekohe, Paerata, and south Drury with around 12,500 new homes and 5000 new jobs expected as a result of this population increase. Areas of land across the Pukekohe, Paerata and south Drury have been zoned future urban to support planned business and residential growth.

Te Tupu Ngātahi Supporting Growth is working to protect land for modern, integrated, safe, and sustainable transport networks that will better connect future communities with options for walking, cycling, using public transport, and driving.

This work integrates with the Auckland Council Pukekohe-Paerata Structure Plan(external link) and Drury-Opaheke Structure plan(external link) and community aspirations that transport networks support the mix and location of housing, employment, retail, commercial, and communities in the area.

The timing for construction of the new transport network will vary and is dependent on the release of surrounding land for development and funding.

Other projects happening in the area

A number of transport projects are already underway or being planned in the area. Our programme will need to consider these projects, and work with them to transform transport for these communities. Projects include:

• Drury Arterials(external link) - Notices of Requirement lodged by Te Tupu Ngātahi.
• Papakura ki Pukekura - Papakura to Bombay (P2P)(external link) - part of a longer-term strategic transport network being investigated and delivered to support growth in South Auckland.
• SH22/SH1 Drury to Paerata(external link) - detailed design is underway, investigating improvements road safety on SH22 between the Drury turn off from SH1 and Paerata township.
• Three new rail stations in Drury [PDF, 6.8 MB], integrating with the P2P project.
• KiwiRail is also bringing electric trains to Pukekohe(external link), with works currently underway.
  
  

Where are we heading?

The Pukekohe Detailed Business Case process is expected to be completed later this year and scheduled for consideration by the Auckland Transport and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Boards in September 2023.

We expect to lodge the Notices of Requirement to designate the land required for projects in October 2023.

The proposed future transport network in and around this area was updated following feedback from community consultation and our ongoing technical investigations We understand that for some people, a change may be welcomed, but for others, this will be unforeseen and could result in an unexpected potential impact to their property.