Development of former golf club land

Wellington Airport is beginning to make use of land acquired from Miramar Golf Club by creating a new car parking area immediately east of the airport.

The new space is needed to relocate car park capacity due to other works taking place around the airport precinct.

The area is 300 metres by 90 metres and will include landscaping and boundary treatments to improve its visual amenity. Earthworks began in late July 2024 with the project due to be finished around May 2025.

Miramar Golf Club have rearranged the course layout so that 18 holes are still available to golfers until 1 January 2025 when Wellington Airport takes full possession of the remainder of the southern part of the site.

There are no immediate plans for how this additional land beyond the new carpark will be used yet, and any future development is likely to involve community consultation and happen gradually in stages over time.

In the future we will develop a new landscape buffer area along the eastern boundary alongside Bunker Way. This will have attractive new green spaces which could include walkways, cycleways and new plantings in line with our Landscape Visual Management Plan.

We will continue to keep the community updated and as always, we are happy to answer any questions via wellingtonairport@wellingtonairport.co.nz.

Wellington Airport purchased the 12.9 hectares of land covering the back nine holes in 2019 and secured a designation for airport purposes over the site in 2022. This designation authorises Wellington Airport to carry out works and activities for airport purposes in this area.

More information on these plans including pictures and maps are available here.