Māngere cycling and walking projects
We’re improving walking and cycling connections across Māngere to make local trips safer, easier and better connected.
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Walking and cyclingOverview
Transport projects across Māngere are improving local walking and cycling so it’s safer and easier to get around.
Māngere is flat and well‑suited to everyday cycling, with many short, local trips to schools, churches, parks and community hubs.
This programme ties recent upgrades together to close gaps in the network and connect people to key destinations including Auckland Airport and neighbouring areas like Onehunga and Ōtāhuhu.
It’s about more than new paths - it’s about a better‑connected Māngere shaped with local input, delivering:
- protected cycleways
- safer crossings
- improved access to bus stops and town centres.
How these projects build a connected Māngere
Together, these projects form a joined‑up network linking:
- Māngere Bridge
- Māngere Town Centre
- Bader Drive
- Moyle Park
- future connections toward Favona, Favona, Ōtahuhu train station, Middlemore Hospital, Papatoetoe and beyond
- existing connections ti the Auckland Airport area.
Māngere West Cycling Improvements fill a vital gap between Māngere Bridge Village and the airport area, while the Centre Park shared path and Robertson Road upgrades strengthen everyday links to schools and parks.
The outcome is safer, healthier travel with more choices for whānau across Māngere.
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We are working with local champions in Māngere, including Triple Teez Bike Fit and Bike Māngere Bridge, to plan events and activations that help the community give cycling a go.
These activities will be promoted locally.
For more information about bike support, cycle skills training and events in Māngere, contact your local bike hub:
3.5 km of new walking and cycling facilities are complete, including:
- protected cycleways
- safer crossings
- speed calming on quiet streets
- improved bus stops
- streetscape planting.
This creates a new, direct link across Māngere West.
Completed in February 2025
Timeline
Māngere West cycling improvements
3.5 km of new facilities linking Māngere Bridge Village, Bader Drive, Māngere Town Centre and connections toward the Airport.
Safer crossings, protected cycleways and bus stop upgrades.
Streets for People – Māngere Bridge
Safer walking and cycling in and around Māngere Bridge town centre to support local trips and access to the wider network.
Māngere Centre Park shared path
New shared path:
- linking Robertson Road and Moyle Park
- improving access to Bader Drive
- connecting into the wider network.
Streets for People – Robertson Road
Safer two‑way cycling connection by Centre Park and improved walking access for local schools and community facilities.
Māngere to Favona Link – Stage 1
Early planning for a future walking and cycling link between Māngere and Favona to continue building a connected network.
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Project benefits
Safer connections
More travel options
Healthier, low‑emission trips
Project background
Māngere is a high‑priority area for transport investment, with rapid growth in housing and jobs (especially around the Airport) and many short local trips suited to cycling.
The programme responds by creating safer, more connected routes for everyday travel.
The Māngere West route was shaped with strong local involvement.
Collaboration forums and consultation informed the preferred route and balanced diverse community needs, following best‑practice guidance.