Creating opportunities within the active floodplain.
Drury South Crossing is a 361-hectare subdivision in South Auckland that has enabled the development of 85 hectares of ecological parks and recreation areas.
Collaborating with Ngāti Tamaoho representatives, the project applied a green engineering approach to stormwater management, including raingardens, tree pits and swales, leading to a large central wetland. This central wetland is 3.5 hectares in size, located within the active floodplain of the Hingaia Stream, a significant ecological area. It sits below a large mixed-use commercial precinct.