At the recent World Urban Parks Symposium in Istanbul, Türkiye, Auckland Council won three international honours:

• Outstanding Large Urban Parks Award for Tōtara Park, Manurewa
• Outstanding New Park Award for Te Auaunga/Walmsley and Underwood Reserves, Mt Roskill
• Leading Parks Organisation Award for Auckland Council itself.

In NZ, Council’s Waimahara project in Myers Park won three pins at the Best Design Awards: gold in the Toitanga and Spatial categories and a “purple pin’ as the top project in the Toitanga category.

Auckland Council Senior Project Manager – Public Art, David Thomas says urban parks are not just places where we go to stretch our legs, catch up with friends, and breathe.

“They can also be places that feed the soul and spark the imagination. Projects like Waimahara show how art woven into public spaces can create deeper connections with the land, our stories, and each other.”

More here.

Image: Waimahara, Auckland Council