Pop-up pump track

  • Project typeTransport and roading
  • Project value$125,000
  • Project scheduleFebruary 2025
  • Contractor nameNorthland Parkcare Ltd
A boy riding his bike on the pump track.

Whangārei has a new pop-up pump track, thanks to funding from the Waka Kotahi Transport Choices programme.

The pump track is free for everyone to enjoy. It is a modular track, made up of different sections that can be packed up and moved from one place to another. Think of it like a moveable piece of playground equipment.

Our model is the World Cup pump track by Park Life. It is 65 metres long and can be configured in three different ways.

The first home for the track will be Korau Road Reserve in Tikipunga. The track will stay there for around six months before moving somewhere new.

The track includes a circuit of hills and bumps, rollers and banked turns. It’s designed to be ridden by scooters, skateboards and bike riders pumping to get momentum, instead of pedalling or pushing. 

No motorised vehicles or electric scooters are allowed on the track.

Visitors to the pump track can access Korau Road Reserve from Korau Road or Hinau Street. It’s also just a few minutes by bike, skate or scoot from the Kamo Shared Path. 

The suggested route from the Kamo Shared Path (Jack Street / Puna Rere Drive connection):

  • Travel down the shared path along Puna Rere Drive.
  • Turn right onto Denby Crescent to reach Kiripaka Road.
  • Use the zebra pedestrian crossing to reach Korau Road Reserve.
  • Enjoy the playground and the new pump track. 

map showing route from Kamo Shared Path to the pump track.

Map from Kamo Shared Path to the pump track(PDF, 350KB)

Do you want the pump track in your neighbourhood park?

The pop-up pump track will be visiting two to three parks each year.

If you would like to see the pump track spend some time in your neighbourhood park, please email us and the team will see if there is a suitable site in the area.

Email: PumpTrack@wdc.govt.nz

An aerial view of the pump track.

Location

Korau Road Reserve, Tikipunga 0112  View Map

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