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Have Your Say on the Mount Victoria / Matairangi Draft Have your say on the Mt Victoria / Matairangi Draft Master Plan We need your feedback and ideas by 5pm, Monday 23 March, 2015. 2 Wellington City Council Introduction The Master Plan is a visual plan for tree management and replanting, and for the management of the track network. It will help guide the Council’s existing programmes and resources for Mt Victoria over the next 10 years. The Master Plan looks at landscape, future plantings, and management of pines, as well as recreation development and ways to reduce user conflict. Mt Victoria is one of Wellington’s premier parks. plantations. Given the significance of Mt Victoria’s Its closeness to the central city, visual prominence landscape, well-planned and gradual vegetation and connectivity all help make it the most popular management is needed to protect and enhance the forested area of the Town Belt. visual amenity and ecological connections. The number of people involved in recreation activities The Master Plan will help guide the Council’s existing in this area is increasing. Common activities are programmes and resources for Mt Victoria over the walking, mountain biking (cross-country and next 10 years. This includes existing budgets for track downhill), dog walking, jogging, orienteering, renewals and upgrades, hazardous tree management, and sightseeing. As these activities become more pest control, and restoration planting. popular, the likelihood of conflicts increase, visitor experiences change, and greater demand is placed The Wellington Town Belt Management Plan (2013) on the track network and other infrastructure. identified the need to develop a Master Plan that Alongside the increase in recreation is the need to will complement and be consistent with the existing manage the vegetation and long-term landscape legislative framework, including the Town Belt Deed change, particularly with the ageing conifer and pine and the proposed Wellington Town Belt Bill. Have your say on the Mt Victoria/Matairangi Master Plan 3 The area included within the Master Plan extends north from Mt Alfred to Oriental Bay. 4 Wellington City Council Key recommendations It is important to consider the landscape values and Third tier – All other tracks in the park. These would character of Mt Victoria/Matairangi within the context have no signage for walking, but have low-profile of the whole Wellington Town Belt, local parks, and mountain bike grade signs where required (as the Outer Green Belt. Ecologically, it provides valuable currently used), and be for use by those seeking a connections for native flora and fauna across the walking adventure as well as orienteering, mountain wider city. biking and running. This Master Plan proposes to create an ecological identity for the gullies through the vegetation and by establishing a hierarchy of paths to assist with overall Minimising potential wayfinding. Signage will then support this place- user conflict making system, rather than drive wayfinding. To reduce the risk of collisions between different user groups, the Mt Victoria/Matairangi Master Track strategy Plan proposes to create intersections with oblique Developing a track hierarchy – A three-tier track angles and to use “slow-down” formations before structure is proposed, with all tracks to be considered intersections. “Black diamond” standard mountain shared walking and cycling tracks, with the exception bike tracks will not intersect with the main commuter of downhill “black diamond” standard mountain bike and tourist tracks within the park. tracks. First tier – Commuter and tourist routes to be Signage strategy developed (where practically achievable) to NZ Standard Walking Track and Short Walk Standards, A renewed signage system is proposed to align with and have easy wayfinding via the track quality, the three-tier track strategy, and to include te reo construction and signage. Māori and English where practical. Second tier – Park walks at a variety of standards, but leading to key areas of open space and views. These will largely be differentiated by signs. Have your say on the Mt Victoria/Matairangi Master Plan 5 FIRST TIER (Main Tracks) SECOND TIER (Secondary Tracks) Local Oriented Tourist Oriented New Lookout Link New Return tourist Route — Hataitai to City Walkway Commuter Links — (improve to meet NZ — - along existing tracks/ — Walking Track standard) pathways (improve to meet New Alexandra Track NZ Walking track standard) — New School/Southern Hataitai Zigzag — Commuter Route/Newtown Summit Walkway -main — Route - along existing — tourist route (improve tracks(improve to meet NZ to meet NS Short Walk Walking track or Short Walk standard if possible) standard) Te Ranga a Hiwi - a Southern Walkway — section of the Summit and — (improve to meet NZ Southern Walkway Walking Track standard) 6 Wellington City Council Open space development The Mt Victoria/Matairangi Master Plan proposes to replant these using plant mixes that include a Open spaces are generally exotic grassed lawn areas. dominant tree species. The gullies will provide a These are highly valued as places to interact socially positive on-going focus for revegetation groups and, or to stop and take in the view. There is scope to once established, will assist wayfinding through develop these to include more diverse activities, identity and narrative within Mt Victoria/Matairangi. such as play and – where close to residential areas – community gardening. Pine/exotic tree Vegetation strategy management The revegetation management strategy proposes to: Mt Victoria/Matairangi plays an important role in linking ecosystems through the Town Belt, and is a · use risk management to guide the priorities for critical ecological patch that links the planted ridges removal of exotic vegetation across Wellington. The exotic vegetation on Mount · manage existing vegetation to maintain key views. Victoria/Matairangi requires a long-term succession plan. There is significant support in the community to re-establish native vegetation but it is also recognised that careful management is necessary in the meantime to maintain the existing exotic vegetation Have your say through to the end of its useful life. The draft Master Plan is available online at It is proposed that the exotic vegetation is managed wellington.govt.nz/feedbackmtvic or contact and retained on the ridge areas of Mt Victoria, with [email protected] for a copy. replanting of natives occurring in areas of wind fall, weed control, and in the gullies. This approach of Please provide your feedback on the draft retaining the exotic vegetation while the native gullies Master Plan by 5pm, 23 March 2015. establish will provide much-needed shelter, and the ability to phase out the exotics over a long period of Feedback can be provided online (wellington. time (0–50 years). govt.nz/feedbackmtvic), by email (mtvictoria@ wcc.govt.nz), or by Freepost (FREEPOST, Mt Victoria/Matairangi Master Plan, Parks, Sport & Gullies “Tracing Recreation (REPL01), Wellington City Council, PO Box 2199, Wellington 6140) the Streams” DROP IN SESSION The streams associated with Mt Victoria/Matairangi now flow in the piped stormwater network. These Saturday 14 March 2015 were once renowned by Māori for their good quality 1–4 pm water, and supported the growing of kumara on Victoria Bowling Club terraces across the west-facing slopes of Mt Victoria/ 125 Pirie Street, Mt Victoria Matairangi that now hold houses. Tracing these streams up the valleys to their catchments reveals moisture-rich gullies. Have your say on the Mt Victoria/Matairangi Master Plan 7 Gullies “Tracing the Streams” 8 Wellington City Council Proposed Implementation Plan Priority Activity area Issue Description (1-3 where 1 is the highest) Large scale park entry signs/structures on Alexandra Road to welcome Park entry signs drivers to the park and encourage greater recognition of the open 1 space and recreation values of the setting Pedestrian crossing Investigate improvements to pedestrian crossing areas at the Lookout 2 Driving in the areas and Centennial Memorial park Traffic slowing Investigate ability to slow traffic along Alexandra Road in places 3 Develop off-road walking and running track beside Alexandra Road to Conflict with entice foot traffic off the road. This may be the upgraded Te Ranga-a- 2 pedestrians Hiwi track Easy park access Develop main park entrance at Majoribanks 1 Lookout Walkway Investigate upgrading the route from Majoribanks St to the Mt (existing Summit Victoria lookout to short walk standard where possible (while 2 Walkway) ensuring sections not at this grade can be developed in the future) Tracks: First tier New return tourist Investigate upgrading the route from the lookout to Oriental Parade 3 tourist route route to walking track standard providing an optional loop walk for visitors Explore stair/path system (cycle, buggies, walking) up to the Byrd Lookout access memorial,and pedestrian crossing points on the road at its base 2 improvements Improve pedestrian pathway around the edge of road up to Lookout carpark area Hataitai to City Consider sealing or geocells on the Hataitai commuter route to assist 2 walkway with water management and steep slopes Tracks: First tier commuter route New school, New route from Newtown linking suburb with Wellington College, southern commuter Wellington East Girls an existing Hataitai commuter route 2 route Tracks: Te Develop to first tier Develop relevant sections of the Summit Walkway and the Southern 2 Ranga-a-Hiwi status Walkway to a higher standard
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