AucklAnd FAmily cycle chAllenge - 2012 - Auckland Transport
AucklAnd FAmily cycle chAllenge - 2012 - Auckland Transport
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<strong>Auckland</strong> Family Cycle<br />
Challenge - <strong>2012</strong><br />
Grab your bike and get to know some<br />
great <strong>Auckland</strong> parks this summer<br />
Grab your bike, friends and family and do the <strong>Auckland</strong><br />
Family Cycle Challenge. We want to see you and your<br />
family out and about on your bikes this summer exploring<br />
some of <strong>Auckland</strong>’s great family friendly <strong>cycle</strong> parks and<br />
trails. So get on your bike and do the challenge.<br />
During Bike Wise Month in February,<strong>2012</strong> we are wanting<br />
you to send us a photo/story/picture of you, your friends<br />
and family completing some of the family <strong>cycle</strong> challenge<br />
parks and go into the draw to win some cool <strong>cycle</strong> prizes!<br />
Entries close on 1st March, <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
Once you have completed the challenge, email your<br />
answers along with a photo and/or story to:<br />
ctcentral@aucklandtransport.govt.nz<br />
Or post to:<br />
Community <strong>Transport</strong> Central Team<br />
<strong>Auckland</strong> <strong>Transport</strong><br />
Private Bag 92250<br />
<strong>Auckland</strong> 1142
North<br />
Snells Beach Reserve, Snells Beach<br />
1. Three seats in the reserve were donated – who were they donated by?<br />
2. What bird is painted on the north side of the public toilets?<br />
3. What is the name of the walkway through the reserve?<br />
4. What kind of trees are along the beach?<br />
5. How many orange and black poles are there on the beach next to the reserve?<br />
6. What do these poles mark?<br />
7. What game in the playground can you play on paper?<br />
8. The beach is part of a marine reserve – this means that all marine life is …………<br />
9. The speed limit for boats near the shore is 5 knots. 5 knots is how many km/hour?
North<br />
Western Reserve, Orewa<br />
1. How many half pipes are in the skate park?<br />
2. Name 3 fictional kiwi personalities on the mural on the wall of the HBC youth centre.<br />
3. What is the name of the walkway that goes through the reserve?<br />
4. Before roads were built in the area, what transport routes existed?<br />
5. What year was the first bridge across the Orewa river completed?<br />
6. The liquor ban is in force from …..pm to …….am.<br />
7. At the dog exercise area, what is the one thing you can leave behind?<br />
8. Name the two species of tree in the reserve.<br />
9. Name three services does the HBC Community House offer?<br />
10. What are the plants called that grow in the mud flats at the western<br />
(farthest away from the road)?
WEST<br />
Henderson Park Project Twin Streams Opanuku Route,<br />
Henderson<br />
1. Which stream does the Corban Art Bridge cross?<br />
2. A memorial stone just by the bridge commemorates Alfred Roke, who was he?<br />
3. According to signage what are some of the materials a permeable paving surface can be made<br />
of?<br />
4. How many playgrounds are marked on the map at the Henderson to Ranui junction of the<br />
Walk and Cycleway?<br />
5. Two sculptures mark the entrances to the Te Maara Oranga planting area. What name is<br />
carved on the stone sculpture’s base?<br />
6. Signage at the Te Pa Harakeke O te iwi area tells us that harakeke (flax) was woven into a<br />
number of items, can you list 4?<br />
7. At what time in the evening do the lights along the Walk and Cycleway get switched off?<br />
8. The walk and <strong>cycle</strong>way crosses Border Road at the point it becomes ____________Drive.<br />
9. Which artist is responsible for Parekura’s feather trail?
WEST<br />
Te Atatu Peninsula Cycleway, Te Atatu<br />
1. Who built the historic cottage, in the 1890’s, destroyed by fire in 2007?<br />
2. Which threatened bird can be found in Harbourview Orangihina park?<br />
3. Pond 7 is also known as?<br />
4. How do the plants around the ponds help native freshwater animals?<br />
5. What do white-faced herons feed on?<br />
6. Godwits and lesser Knots fly from Te Atatu to Siberia and the high Arctic- What route do they<br />
take?
Central<br />
<strong>Auckland</strong> Domain<br />
1. The Fernz Fernery is built over the top of what?<br />
2. How many statues are located in the Wintergarden Courtyard?<br />
3. How many islands are located in the <strong>Auckland</strong> Domain duck ponds (lakes)?<br />
4. Name the two animals on the plaque which is on the hexagonal shaped seat by the lake?<br />
5. What is the name of the fountain that is found in the ‘Historic Gardens’? What is the fountain<br />
of?<br />
6. What geometric shape is the roof of the band rotunda if you stand in it and look up?<br />
7. How many windows have picture of them at the front of the museum?
Central<br />
Maungakiekie, One Tree Hill<br />
1. Finish this sentence…carpark hours are sunrise to…………<br />
2. What is the name of the promenade at the entrance?<br />
3. What colour corrugated iron is on the playground roof?<br />
4. How many tyres are at the end of the flying fox?<br />
5. What is the full name of the <strong>Auckland</strong> Observatory? (Answer on the outside of the building)<br />
6. Look at the trees around the park – what do you see that people have lost on a windy day?<br />
7. What is the name of the restaurant/café when walking up to the summit of Cornwall Park?<br />
8. Who is the plaque dedicated to at the top of One Tree Hill? Sir John who?<br />
9. When was Acacia Cottage moved to its current location in Cornwall Park?
Central<br />
Western Springs<br />
1. What is the name of the stream that runs through <strong>Auckland</strong> Zoo?<br />
2. How many picnic tables are there by the children’s playground?<br />
3. Name 3 birds that you can see in Western Springs Park.<br />
4. What speed must you travel according to the signs throughout the park?<br />
5. Who is the international ambassador of peace according to the plaque just by the ‘double<br />
bridge’?<br />
6. What does MOTAT stand for?<br />
7. Finish this sentence…dogs must be kept on a l……..<br />
8. To the right of the Circle of Friends Track there is a sculpture overlooking the water on a small<br />
hill. What are the bottom two figurines doing?<br />
9. What shape and colour are the dog litter bins?<br />
10. What must you not do in Western Springs? (Find the answer by the bridges)
South<br />
The Rotary Track, Farm Cove, Pakuranga<br />
1. On the sign pointing to Davita Place, how long does it say it will take to get there?<br />
2. Draw the ‘Share with Care’ logo that appears on some of the signs around the rotary walkway.<br />
3. Where is a good place for people to have a picnic?<br />
4. What is the name of the College at one end of the rotary track?<br />
5. What is the name of the area at the opposite end of the track to the College in no.4?<br />
6. What is the name of the sailing centre halfway around the rotary track?<br />
7. What colour are the exercise machines in the reserve near the sailing centre in no.5?<br />
8. What is the name of the reserve the exercise machines in no.6 are on?<br />
9. There are signs around telling people to keep their dogs on a leash. Why should dogs be on a leash?<br />
10. What is the name of the body of water the rotary track runs along?
South<br />
Te Araroa Trail, Kiwi Esplanade, Mangere Bridge<br />
1. What is the name of the road that runs alongside the walkway/<strong>cycle</strong>way?<br />
2. There is a plaque on a concrete memorial block for the Allan family “Oriental Rendevous”<br />
Caberet.<br />
a) When was the Caberet built?<br />
b) When and how was it destroyed?<br />
3. What mountain can you prominently see opposite you when you look over the water when you<br />
are opposite number 15 Kiwi Esplanade (house with the canon on the lawn)?<br />
4. During daylight savings, what hours can’t you have your dog on the beach or reserve?<br />
5. There are two playgrounds near the Mangere Boating Club. What is the green and orange one<br />
shaped like?<br />
6. When is there an alcohol ban near the Mangere Boating Club?<br />
7. At the covered bus stop, opposite number 55 Kiwi Esplanade, what buses go through on a<br />
Saturday?<br />
8. Along with a blue lidded rubbish bin, what else is beside the bus stop in no.7?<br />
9. What is the name of the building on the large reserve that is sign posted as a bird sanctuary?<br />
10. The track is called ‘Te Araroa’. What does this mean?<br />
11. This track is a ‘Share with Care’ path. Who does the sign say should give way?<br />
12. If you go over the <strong>cycle</strong> bridge that runs parallel to the South Western motorway,<br />
what suburb do you end up in?
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