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The amenities at Aotea Lagoon have changed over the years. When the park opened in March 1980, a newspaper report mentioned the miniature railway, the lawns and the rose garden with the sculpture by Ngan as its centrepiece. The other original amenities were the duckpond, the island in the lagoon, the
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was also required to develop reserves for recreation. They proposed filling in the central lagoon to create playing fields. Instead, local leaders suggested an aquatic reserve around the lagoon. In
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was added next to the rose garden, an adventure playground was added mid decade, while rowing boats operated on the lagoon 1984â1989. The 1990s and 2000s saw no changes to the amenities; although the Ngan sculpture was moved to the garden zone lawn between 1995 and 2000, according to aerial
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In the 2010s, the adventure playground was rebuilt then the splash pad was added. By summer 2019â20, aerial photographs showed the jetty, garden zone pond and fernery had been removed. As of 2024, the 2020s have seen the duck pond replaced by the stream and the pump track.
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aquatic reserve. They offered
Porirua City Council a contribution of $ 200,000. By August 1975, councillors had chosen the aquatic reserve, and, due to rising costs, secured a contribution of $ 290,000. The ministry shaped the park with material from the nearby
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Pétanque court, a jetty into the lagoon opposite the entrance to the garden zone and a pond in the garden zone lawn, according to an aerial photograph taken a few months before the park opened.
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583:"Government Lifts Contribution to Lagoon Development".
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627:"Opening of Aotea Lagoon Next Week".
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