CTA’s submission on Private Plan Change 94 (Wairaka/Te Auaunga Precinct) in February 2024 included the following:

 

“CTA supports the precinct including policies that encourage the retention and adaptation of heritage buildings on the site, including the Former Oakley Hospital Building (Building One), as well as elements identified within the precinct. As we suggest below at (h), more heritage elements could have been and still could be identified, retained, and protected. CTA supports a comprehensive assessment of the whole site in terms of the remaining heritage buildings and other heritage features….

 

“We look forward to the adaptive reuse of Building One, not only retail, but for community activities….

 

“CTA submits that the Plan Change and this development should deliver much better heritage outcomes and at the very least involve no further ‘partial demolition’ of Building One.”