Wellington City Council is delivering 119km of new, high-quality bike network and this project is about the co-design with mana whenua of the network.

WCC staff from the council's urban design, heritage, arts, creative media, communications and transitional bike network teams came together with representatives of Te Āti Awa Taranaki Whānui to co-design the network. Miro was used as a shared design space to map the entire city and find appropriate places to tell the stories of the significant sites of Pōneke. The cultural design story was given the name Whārikitia te Whenua by Taranaki Whānui. New artworks add to the histories being told across the city.

The new network will connect Wellington City to bike pathways that connect the entire harbour, including Te Ara Tupua and Tupua Horo Nuku, which also tell the narratives of Te Āti Awa Taranaki Whānui.

In 2023, Wellington City Council won the global Bloomberg Initiative for Cycling Infrastructure (BICI) award, receiving $650,000 in prize money. Judges noted that Wellington prioritised engaging hard-to-reach communities—specifically highlighting consultation with the city's indigenous Māori population and taking on board local resident feedback to dynamically adjust bike route designs. 

Read more about Tāwaha ki Te Ao Mārama the newest mural at Ākau Tangi by Len Hetet (Te Āti Awa, Taranaki Whānui) and Manukorihi Winiata (Ngati Raukawa, Te Āti Awa, Ngati Awa, Tūwharetoa) and Kaiota: The new mural at Bowen Street by Taupuruariki (Ariki) Whakataka Brightwell.