DRAFT MANAGEMENT PLAN 2019 CONTENTS PAGE 1 INTRODUCTION 4 1.1 Purpose of the Hamilton Gardens Management Plan 1.2 Planning Context for the Hamilton Gardens Management Plan 2 GOAL – TO CREATE A WORLD CLASS GARDEN EXPERIENCE 6 2.1 Overview of the Gardens concept 2.2 Promotion of Hamilton Gardens and its Concept 2.3 Achieving World Class Standards 2.4 Funding and Sponsorship 3 GOAL – TO IMPROVE THE CAPACITY AND PRACTICAL OPERATION OF THE HAMILTON GARDENS SITE 11 3.1 Increasing the Capacity of the Gardens 3.2 Access into and through the Gardens 3.3 Facilities and other site Functions 3.4 Other Site challenges and Opportunities 4 GOAL – TO ENHANCE THE VALUE OF HAMILTON GARDENS TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY 19 4.1 Increasing the Economic Benefit to the local Economy 4.2 Catering for Casual and Community use 4.3 Events and Organised Activities 4.4 Providing an Educational Resource 5 GOAL – TO PROTECT AND SUSTAIN HAMILTON GARDENS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS 22 5.1 Conservation of Natural and Cultural Features 5.2 Security of Park Assets and People 5.3 Preserving Design Integrity 5.4 Responding to Climate Change 5.5 Generating Revenue to offset operating costs 6 APPENDIX 27 6.1 Hamilton Gardens Strategy Summary 6.2 The Garden Plan and Collections 6.3 Schedule of land covered by this Management plan 7 INDEX 40 1 1. INTRODUCTION The Hamilton Gardens site is made up of areas that were the East Town Belt, the Hamilton East Cemetery, a former Rifle Range Reserve and the site of a closed city rubbish tip. Development of the site began in the 1960s, however the first comprehensive plan was not developed until the 1980s. This is the fourth review of the Hamilton Gardens Reserves Act Management Plan. 1.1 PURPOSE The Vision of this Plan is to support The Hamilton Gardens Management The previous operative management the creation of a world class garden Plan has been prepared to meet the plan was approved in 2014. Normally a that enhances Hamilton’s reputation, requirements of the Reserves Act (1977). management plan wouldn’t be reviewed economy and quality of life. The plan The Act defines the purpose, general within five years, however the review has defines the strategies, objectives and form and process of public consultation been triggered by three issues. policies for the development, operation, for development and reviews of management and public use of Hamilton Management Plans. It also requires the • The extension of Wairere Drive will Gardens. classification of the reserve to ensure be constructed on land that was management and development are part of the Hamilton Gardens site, appropriate for the classified principal and a small area eastern end of the purpose. The Hamilton Gardens site (see Gardens will become a separate fig ?) is classified as Recreation Reserve, riverside park. The ‘Recreation except for the Hamilton East Cemetery, Reserve’ classification of these which is classified as Local Purpose areas will need to be updated to Reserve- Cemetery. reflect these changes. Management Plans provide a Link • A new long-term development between Government Legislation, wider plan for the Hamilton Gardens Council plans and policies and detailed has been developed, and some of operational plans and standards specific the proposed projects from the to Hamilton Gardens. This Management plan require amendments to the Plan will influence other planning and Management Plan. management processes. • New options for generating revenue to offset development and operating costs may be explored, including the option to charge an entry fee. 2 1.2 PLANNING CONTEXT FOR THE HAMILTON GARDEN MANAGEMENT PLAN Treaty of Waitangi 1975 Recognises the Council Plans Bylaws relationship of Hamilton City Open Tangata Whenua Reserves Act Space Plan; Hamilton City Council with their ancestral 1977 Riverside Reserves lands Management Plan Vision, Outcomes Resource Requires the Maori andmarks on & Goals Management Act classificati on of all & Riverside Reserves – Waikato-Tainui 1991 reserves defines Nga Tapuwae o Deed of Settlement Promotes the the Reserves Hotumauea; 1995 sustainable Management Plan River Strategy Plan Grants rights management of process (under development); C ity & Council of first refusal over natural & physical Hamilton East Strategies residual Crown land resources Hamilton West Active Hamilton; Cemeteries Sustainable Hamilton; Deed of Settlement Conservation Plan; Hamilton Arts Agenda; (Waikato River) 2009 Waikato Hamilton Cemeteries Economic Development Agenda; Authorises Plan (under Access Hamilton co-management Regional Policy Statement development); arrangements of the Parks, Domains Waikato River Waikato Regional Plan Reserves Bylaw; catchment, including Dog Control Bylaw its water bodies their banks beds Long-Term Plan & Hamilton Proposed Annual Plan Waikato Raupatu River Local Government Hamilton Gardens District Plan Define resources Trust and Hamilton Amendment Act Master Plan Identifies Hamilton available to City Council Joint 2012 Gardens as “Destination undertake work Places emphasis on Management Open Space” zone. the role of assets to Agreement 2012 The cemetery is zoned deliver a service. Outlines the process “Neighbourhood Reserve Local community for participation of the Open Space” Waikato Raupatu River management plans consultation Trust in the become more Management Plan development, review, strategic in response submissions; and amendment of a Visitor surveys; reserve management Annual Plan plan covering part of submissions the Waikato River for which Council is the administering body HAMILTON GARDENS Waikato-Tainui MANAGEMENT Environmental Plan PLAN (Tai Ao) CREATING A WORLD CLASS GARDEN ENHANCING THE VALUE OF HAMILTON PROTECTING AND SUSTAINING HAMILTON GARDENS TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY GARDENS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS Hamilton Gardens (HG) Design Statements Provide detail on each garden’s design and Economic Benefit Studies 30 Year Activity Management Plans specialist maintenance requirements Periodically assess the contributions HG makes Covers all structures, reviewed every 3 years to the local economy through visitor spending HG Capital development programme Renewal Compliance Programme Approved through the ong-Term Plan and Parks, Domains and Reserves Bylaw Define ongoing asset maintenance programmes Annual Plan processes Regularly reviewed HG Accession Plan HG Strategic Performance Template On site lease agreements and event booking To manage the Gardens’ taonga collections Define 3 month priorities & 12 month agreements outcomes aligned to Council’s strategic vision HG Design Statements Define standards of maintenance that are HG Annual Marketing plans audited and measured Strategies are reviewed annually HG Garden maintenance schedules Sponsorship strategies Retaining institutional experience and specialist Developed in conunction with other Council expertise for horticultural maintenance proects HG Sustainable Management Plan HG Interpretation Plan Strategies to define and monitor progress Defines visitors needs through surveys & identifies priorities and delivery options HG Carbon Reduction Plan A strategy & options for reaching the 2030 target 3 2. GOAL - TO CREATE A WORLD CLASS GARDEN EXPERIENCE 2.1 OVERVIEW OF THE GARDENS CONCEPT The Hamilton Gardens has an Having a unique concept gives Hamilton • The ‘Fantasy Garden Collection’ internationally unique concept; Gardens a valuable point of difference focuses on the relationship between the theme of ‘promoting an and appeals to a wide range of people, gardens, fantasy and art. understanding of the context, even those who have not had a previous interest in plants or gardens. However, • The ‘Productive Garden Collection’ meaning and history of gardens’. examines the relationship between Hamilton Gardens tells the story the validity of the gardens depends on each one having a high level of plants and people. of gardens over the span of human design and historic integrity, within the history and challenge the visitor to • The ‘Paradise Garden Collection’ constraints of budgets and sites. Careful demonstrates different perceptions consider why specific garden types research is required for each garden’s of a garden paradise on earth. developed in the way they did. development, interpretation and on- going maintenance. • The ‘Public Garden Collection’ will include different types of public The timeline in Figure 2 shows how the garden that reflect different historic existing and proposed gardens span the social structures. history of civilisation. The horizontal lines show major movements, cultures or • The ‘Landscape Garden Collection’ traditions, while the vertical lines show will reflect the changing attitudes to where the Hamilton Gardens examples the natural world. sit relative to those. These gardens are arranged in five collections, each with a different theme. Figure 2 PROPOSED Medieval Garden Italian PROPOSED Renaissance Roof Garden PROPOSED PROPOSED Garden Chinoiserie Persian Garden Surrealist Garden Valley Walk Garden PROPOSED Hortus Banicus PROPOSED PROPOSED PROPOSED English Landscape Pacifica Garden Modernist Ancient Egyptian PROPOSED Garden Garden Roman Portico Tudor PROPOSED Garden Garden Garden French Parterre Garden Modernist Design Medieval Chinoiserie Natural Aesthetic Design Gardens English Renaissance Gardens Advanced Roof Gardens Ancient Egyptian Gardens Italian Renaissance Gardens Early Banic Gardens Roman Gardens Surrealist Parterre Gardens Pacific Horticulture Art Persian Empire English Landscape Garden Movement 2000BC 1500BC 1000 BC 0 1000 1500 1550 1600