This sweeping bird's eye-view of Tamaki Drive, with the Sky Tower and Harbour Bridge on the horizon, celebrates both the beauty and village-atmosphere of St Heliers. Beachfront cafes look upon the crimson trail of pohutakawa in bloom. Tamaki Drive which links Orakei, Mission Bay, Kohimarama and St Heliers was opened in 1931and the pohutakawa planted that same year. Here they cast shadow and provide shade along the length of St Heliers Beach.