What started as a crack in the Rawene Road carpark progressed into a couple of major slips, the loss of a significant number of carparks for the Birkenhead Town Centre, substantial loss of bush, the wiping out of a tradescantia beetle trial, and finger-pointing over who knew about the instability of the land. Work to remediate the carpark continues and is due to finish in April 2019. Read more below:

Rawene Rd Carpark Almost Completed

03/10/2019 John Gillon

Wow, doesn’t this look different! Here’s the latest update from the Rawene Rd Carpark project team: “We are very pleased […]

Rawene Rd Carpark Opening October

15/09/2019 John Gillon

Fantastic for Birkenhead – the new Rawene Rd carpark is due to open in October.Work will then move to restoring […]

Rawene Carpark to be completed October

16/07/2019 John Gillon

Work on rebuilding the Rawene Carpark in Birkenhead are well underway, but unfortunately the completion date has been delayed from […]

Massive Birkenhead slip ignited community spirit, businesses say at anniversary

31/08/2018 John Gillon

A great, positive article about the businesses in Birkenhead town centre, one year after the Rawne Rd Carpark cracks first […]

Public Meeting Tonight on the Rawene Carpark Slip

01/05/2018 John Gillon

When: 6pm Tuesday 1st MayWhere: The Auditorium, Rawene Centre, 33 Rawene Rd, BirkenheadPlease note that there will be no car […]

2015 Rawene geotech report revealed

03/03/2018 John Gillon

The NZ Herald has uncovered a 2015 geotech report that was commissioned by Auckland Transport to find options for stabilising […]

PUBLIC MEETING – Update on the Rawene Rd Carpark Slip

09/02/2018 John Gillon

PUBLIC MEETING – Update on the Rawene Rd Carpark Slip:The project team wish to discuss what’s happened so far, discuss […]