The Korean Garden Trust is a volunteer group, helping to keep the North Shore clean and tidy for 20 years.
Plans for a Korean cultural garden in the heart of the North Shore’s Takapuna are taking shape, as its creators celebrate a landmark anniversary.
“The garden will both preserve and promote the Korean culture, alongside celebrating multiculturalism,” Korean Garden Trust spokesperson Paul Lee said.
The trust has met every third Saturday for volunteer working bees in gardens and parks around Takapuna and Devonport, for the past 20 years.
Ten years ago, the North Shore City Council gifted the group a small piece of Takapuna land to transform into a garden, in a show of appreciation for their efforts.
Now, after a decade of planning and fundraising, the Korean Garden Trust has submitted a resource consent to Auckland Council.
The finished product will be a multi-functional area open to the public for Korean and other cultural activities, Lee said.
The $2 million garden’s final design includes a bridge, an amphitheatre, stage, war memorial garden, and a pavilion.
A memorial monument for the New Zealand and Korean war veterans will be erected, with stones imported from Korea. This is to commemorate and educate the future generations about the friendship between New Zealand and Korea.
Lee said he expects work will begin this year.
