Māngere West Cycling Improvements

Celebrate the opening of the Māngere West Cycling Improvements with community champions!

Celebrate the opening of the new cycleway with us on Sunday, December 7 at Party on the Path.

Come to Moyle Park or Māngere Bridge School first to grab an activity sheet, and follow the signs from there to find activity stations along the path - visit 3 activity stations and receive a voucher for a local food business!

🗓 Sunday 7th December, 11am - 3pm

🔁 Moyle Park ↔ Bader Drive ↔ Mckenzie Road ↔ Coronation Road ↔ Māngere Bridge School

🚲 Bike checks & obstacle course

🎭 Pop-up games & entertainment

🎁 Vouchers & competitions

Brought to you by Auckland Transport, with support from Triple Teez, Māngere Bridge Village, Bike Māngere Bridge, and other legends in your local community.

This cycleway wouldn’t have been possible without the support and guidance of the local community. We appreciate your input in developing the design of the cycleway, your feedback during consultation and your patience during construction.

New Māngere West cycleway is open for use

Explore 3.5km of new walking and cycling facilities in Te Ararata Māngere West and the range of destinations it links to. The project is all about creating a better-connected Māngere, linking schools, parks, churches, Auckland Airport and other key destinations in and beyond the area.

The new cycleway forms a new link for people riding bikes between Māngere Bridge and Māngere and fills a vital gap in the local Māngere bike network. It also creates new connections to other bike paths towards Auckland Airport in the south and Mt Roskill, Hillsborough, Mt Albert, and beyond.

You can find out more about the cycleway and the project's history below.

Why a cycleway here, why here?

Some changes to our streets are needed to help keep everybody moving while protecting our environment and reducing congestion.

With the growth in housing and jobs, especially around Auckland Airport, Māngere is a high-priority community for transport investment. With this investment, AT looked at practical steps to give people more options for getting to work, school, church and other important places.

Research around Māngere has shown that there is great potential for people to make more of their daily trips by bike.

• Many people travel from all across Māngere to the Auckland Airport area for work. The Airport Oaks area is the fastest-growing employment zone in New Zealand and is expected to keep growing.
• Much of Māngere is flat and well-suited to everyday cycling. An average bike trip from Māngere Bridge Village to Auckland Airport takes 30 minutes.
• With one of Auckland’s highest concentrations of schools, Māngere has many young people who need the freedom to move around easily and safely.
• As new housing is built, more people will make Māngere their home in the coming years.

The Māngere West Cycling Improvements route fills a vital gap in the Māngere bike network between Māngere Bridge and Māngere. The new route makes it easier for more people to travel by bike between Māngere Bridge, Māngere Town Centre, Auckland Airport, Onehunga, the Southwestern Cycleway and more key locations.

Initial Consultation

In 2020, AT first proposed and consulted on cycling improvements in Māngere West. The goal was to make it easier and more attractive to bike to places like work, school, and church by fixing gaps in the current cycling network.

During the consultation, the community told us they wanted more involvement in developing the proposed improvements. In response, AT restarted the project to work more closely with communities in Māngere and Māngere Bridge to better understand local wants and needs and develop options for cycling connections.

Local Input into Design

In 2021, AT embarked on a more community-focused engagement and design process with more community collaboration.

AT also started working alongside two key, localised community groups as partners and project team members.

Together, the new team organised a series of events in Māngere and Māngere Bridge to get to know the local community, socialise the project and engage with possible participants to join the design process.

Through conversations with over 100 people, the project team gained insights into where locals wanted to cycle and identified potential programs and incentives that would help encourage people to try cycling.

Community engagement pop-up.

Collaboration Forums

In early 2022, we met with a group of local people with a broad range of perspectives and connections to local organisations, businesses, and community groups over four sessions. In these sessions, we explored possible cycling improvements in the Māngere West area through presentations, kōrero, and small-group exercises.

The sessions aimed to allow local people to be directly involved in shaping how the project would be created and delivered. It looked at developing and refining the design to align with both the city’s requirements and the needs and aspirations of local people.

Community Consultation

The project design developed in the Collaboration Forum sessions was progressed and made public for consultation in spring 2023.

AT asked people to review the proposal and provide feedback on specific design elements, such as speed calming treatments. People were also asked whether the proposed cycleway design would make it safer and easier to cycle and access local destinations. AT also asked about supporting elements such as bike parking and other initiatives that may encourage people to try cycling.

We let the community know about the consultation in a range of different ways, including:

• Mailed brochures with the proposed plan and free-post feedback forms to 7,540 Māngere Bridge / Māngere households.
• Installed signage and posters in public spaces, including cycle routes, libraries, and town centres.
• Launched a project webpage with an online feedback form.
• Shared information via email with key stakeholders, local groups, and organisations.
• Created social media assets for community partners to share.
• Met with some key stakeholders before consultation to talk through the proposal, the consultation approach and hear feedback.
• Held seven pop-up events to speak with locals about the proposed changes and collect feedback:
  • Two at Māngere Bridge Village Market
  • Two at Māngere Town Centre Market
  • Three at Ngā Hau Māngere Bridge

The public could give feedback through an online feedback form, a postal form or in person at our information events.

Pop-up at Māngere Town Centre Market

Public Consultation Results

We heard from 275 people and seven key stakeholder groups during public consultation. Key findings from the consultation included:

• Over half said they would use the proposed cycleway once built, even though 75% currently travel through the route by driving.
• A majority of respondents (over 60%) agreed that the proposed cycleway would improve safety and accessibility.
• While still present, concerns about investment and parking were less dominant themes compared to the 2020 consultation.
• Written submissions from key stakeholders, including the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board, Māngere Bridge Village Business Association, Auckland Airport, and educational institutions, showed general support for the proposed improvements, along with specific feedback or requirements.

Construction, activation and beyond

The Māngere West Cycleway was constructed in stages throughout 2025. During construction, we continued to work alongside local people to deliver the changes while aiming to minimise impacts on local schools, businesses and other organisations.

During consultation, the community told us that they need more than safer, more connected cycle routes to feel confident about cycling. That’s why, during construction, AT has been working closely with local community groups to help more people gain the skills, resources, and confidence to get around by bike.

During construction, we saw over 1000 people participate in community cycling events. Highlights include:

• 300 tamariki at Waterlea School went through cycle skills training
• Over 300 people attended cycle skills training in Māngere and Māngere Bridge
• A range of group rides hosted by community partners Triple Teez and Bike Māngere Bridge
• Over 100 families got out on bikes to try Bike Māngere Bridge’s Ambury Farm Ride ‘n Seek.
• Bike valets at a range of local events, including 275Day, Māngere Bridge Fun Run, and Māngere Bridge Lights
• We heard the tamariki of Māngere Bridge School’s Vision of Kids for Transport for more independence, safer streets and a healthier planet.
• Over 100 Māngere College students and their teachers took part in a five-week cycle skills and bike mechanic programme. The initiative helped rangatahi gain confidence, learn repair skills, and explore their neighbourhood using the new Māngere West Cycleway outside the school.

Ride ‘n Seek opening event

Learn to Ride on the Road session (Māngere College)

Now that the cycleway is complete, AT is planning more events and activations to help the community give a bike a go. These will be promoted in the local community in the coming months.