| Albany Lakes Reserve | |
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 Looking northeast over the lower lake, with the weir/bridge separating it from the higher eastern lake. | |
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | 4 Civic Crescent, Albany, Auckland |
| Coordinates | 36°43′35″S 174°42′32″E / 36.7264°S 174.7088°E |
| Opened | 5 November 2009 |
| Website | Auckland Council |
Albany Lakes Reserve is a public park located in Albany, New Zealand, a suburb of Auckland. It is adjacent to the Westfield Albany shopping mall, in the centre of the commercial area.
The park comprises two artificial lakes that serve both as landscape features and stormwater ponds. There are paved pathways around each lake with a boardwalk in between the lakes, and art installations along the boardwalk.[1] The lakes were created in the late 2000s,[2] and the park itself was officially opened on 5 November 2009.[3]
Providing an assembly/grassland area allowing up to 10,000 people to the north of the lakes, the park was designated as one of the 'fan zones' for the Rugby World Cup 2011.[4]
- ^ "Albany Lakes Reserve". Auckland Council. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "The dustbowl they call Paradise lost". The New Zealand Herald. 10 March 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ "Albany skies light up to celebrate new public spaces". kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Tapaleao, Vaimoana; Eames, David (9 September 2010). "World Cup 2011: City gets ready for big party". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 13 January 2011.