Friday, 16 April 2021, 3:57 pm
The
constructed wetland at the 361 hectare Drury South Crossing
subdivision, the country’s largest industrial and
residential development, is designed to improve water
quality in the area. It will form part of an extensive new
public recreation area and provide a habitat for endangered
native eels, fish and birds.
The 35,000sqm freshwater
wetland is one of the largest constructed wetlands in the
country. Located in one of Auckland’s deepest flood
plains, the wetland is designed to hold floodwater volumes
of up to 58,900m3 – the equivalent capacity of 23.5
Olympic size swimming pools.
Peter Norfolk, project
manager from Tonkin Taylor, says the new wetland is uniquely