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SECTION A: NORTHERN RESERVES

SPORTSFIELDS

• A sportsfield is a reserve that is designed for, and used by Each sports field caters for various sports competitions Other recreation facilities or activities are provided at some organised sporting codes. including softball, cricket, hockey, football and rugby and are sportsfields including playgrounds and outdoor courts eg for • They generally have formally maintained sports turf for a managed as part of a citywide network of 46 sportsfields. basketball. mixture of winter and/or summer sport. • Toilets, changing facilities and car parking are likely to be There are clubrooms for sports clubs at some sportsfields with Most of these sportsfields have low landscape values and are available and some reserves may have resident sports club some used as the base for other recreation and community highly modified so ecological values are low. Lyndhurst Park facilities (clubrooms). groups. The leases column in the table lists these uses. For has a hillside of bush on its western side, and a modified buildings that are used by community groups, the Council is stream around two sides of the sports field. There are nine sportsfields that require classification as proposing these become local purpose (community purpose) reserve. (Some sportsfields have sections already classified reserves. This enables Council to lease these buildings to as recreation reserve.) The proposed classification for these community groups that do not have a link to sports played on sportsfields is recreation reserve. the sportsfield.

TAWA & GRENADA NORTH SPORTSFIELDS MAP 1 CT = Certificate of Title

NAME LOCATION LEGAL CT SIZE ACQUISITION SPORTS FIELD OTHER USES LEASES FUTURE PROPOSED REASON WHY DESCRIPTION (ha) DESCRIPTION DEVELOPMENT CLASSIFICATION Corner of Lot 2 DP 50139 WN38D/485 15.0093 Transferred from There are nine junior football fields Outdoor formed court British Railway Look at possible Recreation to protect recreation Grenada Jamaica Drive Her Majesty the provided in winter. (basketball), Play ground modellers, extension of park values - sportsfield, North and Caribbean Queen to Council Tawa Football and increase in playground Park and Drive, Grenada as recreation In summer there are senior cricket Flat land for games like kicking a Club, number of sports North reserve in 1991 wickets. Junior cricket gets played ball about, flying kites etc Wellington fields Except footprint of due to community play area on the outfields. Emergency building = Local uses of the buildings Utility: convey water Management purpose (community There is a clubroom for football Office purpose) and other community groups. Linden Main Road Pt Sec 53 Porirua WN615/99 1.5009 Taken by the There are four junior hockey fields Flat land for games like kicking a North City Likely alignment of Recreation to protect recreation between Gee District Borough of Tawa provided in winter. ball about, flying kites etc Cricket, proposed Porirua values - sportsfield. Park Street and Wall Flat for a sports- In summer there is one senior Hockey, walkway and Place, Linden. ground under the cricket wicket. Junior cricket gets Utility: sewage & pipeline (right of Wrestling clubs cycleway North of Linden Public Works Act played on the outfields. way) Park West. (see (1928) in 1954. There are clubrooms for cricket, site below) Transferred from hockey and wrestling Tawa Borough Council Linden Intersection of Pt Sec 142 Porirua WNB1/656 0.1494 Transferred from There are two junior hockey fields Flat land for games like kicking a None A section of this Recreation to protect recreation Main Road and District Tawa Borough provided in winter. ball about, flying kites etc park is legally road. values - sportsfield Park Gee Street, Council In summer there is cricket including Consider road West Linden. Just Lot 10 DP 18238 WN31C/600 0.987 Transferred from cricket nets. Utility: water drainage easement stopping and south of Linden Tawa Borough turning section into Park (see site Council who reserve above) managed as recreation reserve Sec 1 survey office WN33A/907 0.193 Legal parcel plan 34924 created in 1988 for recreation reserve. Transferred from 1 APPENDIX ONE APPENDIX ONE

Tawa Borough Council Lyndhurst Lyndhurst Road, Lot 3 DP 20555 WN802/74 0.5929 Transferred from There is one senior rugby field Playground, outdoor formed Tawa Rugby Replace Recreation to protect recreation between Ngatitoa Borough of Tawa provided in winter. Junior rugby is court (ex tennis court, currently Club & Tawa playground values - sportsfield, Park and Street and Tainui Flat and Tawa also played here. leased to rugby club and not Rugby Football equipment. playground. play area Terrace, Tawa. Borough Council - There are clubrooms for rugby. open to public) Club (Junior) Improve access/ Can also be who managed it for circulation through Landscape amenity accessed from recreation reserve Flat land for games like kicking a park values are secondary Park Avenue purposes ball about, flying kites etc purpose. Lot 1 DP 41064 WN13A/149 0.96 Transferred from 9 Borough of Tawa Vegetation on the slopes and Tawa Borough provides amenity to local Council - who community. Stream managed as public reserve for Utility: drainage easement recreation purposes Sec 160 Porirua WN13B/122 1.7755 Gazetted for District and Pt Sec recreation purposes 162 Porirua in 1958, p966 District and Lot Transferred from 112A DP 9950 and Tawa Borough Lot 340-341 DP Council 10265

Redwood Squash building Lot 1 DP 28061 WNF2/140 0.1907 Transferred from This is a purpose-built building for Tawa Squash No plans Recreation to protect recreation on Main Road, Tawa Borough the Tawa Squash Club. Club values – squash Park Redwood, just Council - who Redwood south of St managed it as Pavilion Inc Francis Xavier recreation reserve (Tawa Softball School and Sports Redwood Lot 31 DP 25043 WNB3/1026 1.1162 Transferred from There is one senior football and Flat land for games like kicking a Club) No plans Recreation to protect recreation Avenue, between Tawa Borough one senior rugby field provided in ball about, flying kites etc values - sportsfield McKeefry Grove Council - who winter. Junior sport is played on and Redwood managed it as these fields. School, Redwood recreation reserve In summer there is three senior Pt Lot 3 DP 20592 WN11D/343 3.0573 Transferred from softball diamonds. Tawa Borough There are clubrooms for softball Council - who and football. managed it as recreation reserve

NEWLANDS/PAPARANGI SPORTS FIELDS MAP 4

NAME LOCATION LEGAL CT SIZE ACQUISITION SPORTS FIELD OTHER USES LEASES FUTURE PROPOSED REASON WHY DESCRIPTION (ha) DESCRIPTION DEVELOPMENT CLASSIFICATION Mark West side of Mark Lot 1 DP 47009 WN33D/583 3.6532 Transferred from There are two junior football fields Flat land for games like kicking None Link to Seton Recreation to protect recreation Avenue, south of Her Majesty the provided in winter. a ball about, flying kites etc Nossiter and values - sportsfield. Avenue Grenada Village. Queen as Some softball is played here in Glenside Reserves Can also access recreation reserve summer. from Buccaneer in 1991 Place

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LOCAL PARKS

These comprise suburban open space that includes grassed There are 18 community and local parks that require This enables Council to lease these buildings to community areas for informal recreation: classification. The proposed classification is recreation reserve, groups. except for the areas that have buildings catering for community • Community parks are large areas that are centrally groups. Some parks have sections already classified as One community park, Churton Park is included in the located within a suburb and are easily accessible. recreation reserve. sportsfield section. They provide for a range of informal recreation activities for all age groups eg playground, picnic areas These parks provide space for local residents to play, exercise, Parks may also have historic features, areas of bush and or seating, space for ball games or running. socialise, relax and enjoy green open space in their forest, and streams flowing through them The tables below neighbourhood. Community events are held at some parks. mention if these values are protected by Council in other • Local parks are smaller areas that may contain play ways eg District Plan zoning or heritage listing, key native equipment with limited facilities. They have a lower There are scout halls and clubrooms at some parks. The ecosystem (sites with on-going pest and/or weed control) profile and generally cater for local residents. leases column in the table lists users of buildings on parks. For buildings that now have more community group focus, Council is proposing these become local purpose (community) reserve.

TAWA & GRENADA NORTH LOCAL PARKS & COMMUNITY PARKS MAP 1

NAME LOCATION LEGAL CT SIZE ACQUISITION SPORTS FIELD OTHER USES LEASES FUTURE PROPOSED REASON WHY DESCRIPTION (ha) DESCRIPTION DEVELOPMENT CLASSIFICATION 87A Main Corner of Main Lot 2-3 DP 74409 WN41D/326 0.0464 Transferred from This small park on the main road None No plans Recreation to protect recreation Road and Tawa Borough has seats and a rubbish bin values – local park Road Redwood Council. Avenue, Tawa These legal parcels were created from a land swap with an adjacent business in 1992 to enable a new driveway. Arthur Collins Avenue, Sec 1 SO 35924 WN39A/414 0.144 Transferred from This park has terraced grass flats. None There are plans for Recreation to protect recreation on western side of the Crown in 1991 junior football fields values - dog exercise Carman SH1 Motorway, for “general council It is currently used as a dog to be provided here area and future Park Linden purposes”. Former exercise area during summer in winter sportsfield. motorway land months.

Flat land for games like kicking a ball about, flying kites etc

Duncan Between Duncan Lot 1 DP 75425 WN42A/832 1.606 Transferred from BMX track and skills area Utility: railway infrastructure None No plans Recreation to protect recreation Street and railway the Crown to values – BMX track and Street liine, from Council in 1993 skills area Redwood train station north towards Tawa College.

Grasslees From corner of Pt Sec 284 & Sec WN12C/702 1.4555 Declared Crown This is a community park in Tawa, The park is named after the farm Tawa Bowling Upgrade Recreation to protect recreation Main Road and 195 Porirua land in Gazette which provides a playground, an of early settler William Best, Club community park values – playground, Reserve McLellan Street to District Notice in 1960 off-leash dog exercise area, rose whose son Elsdon Best became Part of proposed picnicking, and off- Davies Street and (p619). garden, roller-skating, picnic tables an ethnologist, writing books on Porirua walkway leash dog exercise Oxford Street Transferred from and toilets. Space for games such Maori history and mythology, and and cycleway. area , roller skating, (near Tawa Tawa Borough as kicking a ball about. whose ashes are interned here Planting (including bowling green Swimming Pool Council who The Tawa Bowling Club clubrooms (heritage object in District Plan). riparian) to ensure Minor ecological values 3 APPENDIX ONE APPENDIX ONE

and skatepark), managed it for and two bowling greens are north Porirua Stream runs through this coherence with – modified riparian strip Linden. The Park recreation purposes of the pool. park. The riparian strip is highly associated

can also be The park is beside the Tawa modified with steep retaining reserves accessed from Sec 407 Porirua WN22A/572 0.3217 Created when part Swimming Pool and the Skate walls on both sides of the stream. Luckie Street. District of Davies Street Park was stopped in 1981 Lot 1 DP 29788 WN6C/480 0.5172 Declared Crown land in Gazette Notice in 1960 (p619). Transferred from Tawa Borough Council who managed it for recreation purposes Larsen Park that can be Lot 16 DP 27445 WNE3/346 0.1381 This land was This park has a playground and Utility: Right of way Drainage None Assess future of Recreation to protect recreation accessed from vested in the seating play area at time of values – local park Park and Larsen Crescent Council as Lyndhurst Park play area and Kiwi recreation reserve upgrade. Crescent, Tawa in 1966 Lot 3 DP 25519 WND3/305 0.087 This land was vested in the Council in 1965

Wall Park Between SH1 and Lot 27 DP 21093 WN6A/1049 0.3301 Transferred in 1975 This park has a playground, None No plans Recreation to protect recreation railway line and pt Lot 1 DP seating and space for games e.g. values – playground and play 7001 kick a ball area

JOHNSONVILLE & CHURTON PARK LOCAL PARKS MAP 2

NAME LOCATION LEGAL CT SIZE ACQUISITION SPORTS FIELD OTHER USES LEASES FUTURE PROPOSED REASON WHY DESCRIPTION (ha) DESCRIPTION DEVELOPMENT CLASSIFICATION Edward North side of Lot 110 DP 28720 WN39C/271 0.0152 Transferred from This park has a playground and There is an off-leash dog None No plans Recreation to protect recreation Churton Drive, Hutt County who space for games e.g. kick a ball. exercise area and a revegetation values - playground Wilson Churton Park. Lot 15 DP 32865 WN39C/269 0.3068 managed it for project at John Walker Park Park Also accessed via recreation purposes. which is next to Edward Wilson Caesars Place Lot 26 DP 27179 WN39C/270 1.1862 Park. and Cranwell Street Lot 51 DP 31539 WN8B/558 0.3311

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NEWLANDS/PAPARANGI LOCAL PARKS MAP 4

NAME LOCATION LEGAL CT SIZE ACQUISITION SPORTS FIELD OTHER USES LEASES FUTURE PROPOSED REASON WHY DESCRIPTION (ha) DESCRIPTION DEVELOPMENT CLASSIFICATION Brandons Edgecombe Lot 72 DP 40063 WN11D/438 0.3113 This land has been This park has a playground and Water reservoir None No plans Local purpose to protect recreation Rock/ Street, Newlands managed as space for games e.g. kick a ball (water reservoir, values – playground, recreation reserve Named after Alfred de Bathe playground) viewing point Edgecombe since the 1970’s This site has good views of the Brandon, a prominent lawyer and due to utility values - Street play harbour, city and ranges politician, who arrived in water reservoir area Wellington in 1840. Entrance to Brandons Rock Walkway

Cheyne Cheyne Walk, off Lot 1 DP 29170 WN32A/322 0.1897 Transferred from This park has a playground and None Upgrade play Recreation to protect recreation Baylands Drive, Hutt County who space for games e.g. kick a ball equipment values - playground Walk play Newlands Lot 103 DP 29170 WN5D/724 0.0111 managed as a area recreation reserve

Grenada Corner of Lot 229 DP 46827 WN17C/753 0.062 This land was This park has a playground and This is beside the Grenada None No plans Recreation to protect recreation Guadeloupe vested in the space for games e.g. kick a ball Village community and recreation values - playground Village Crescent and Council as a public centre and tennis court Play Area Mandeville reserve in 1984 Crescent, Grenada Village

Sloping land Lot 12 DP 16648 WN806/52 0.3845 This has been This park has an off leash dog track to Newlands Road from Scout Hall No plans Recreation to protect recreation Spenmoor between managed as a exercise area and a Scout Hall Spenmoor Street is on adjacent values – off-leash dog Street Spenmoor Street recreation reserve reserve exercise area and Newlands since the late Except footprint of Road, Newlands 1950’s Scout Hall = Local due to community uses purpose (community of building purpose)

Waihinahina At end of Lot 2 DP 303502 14039 44.232 Land parcel created The large flat area is an off-leash Utilities on title: easement: None Investigate the Recreation to protect recreation Ladbrooke Drive, by subdivision of dog exercise area. telecommunications, natural gas; establishment of a values – off-leash dog - in memory Newlands closed landfill in There are some good viewing electricity dog exercise park. exercise area, viewing of Dennis Ladbrooke Drive in points of the harbour too. point Duggan 2002 The bush covered hills contain pre- Protect forest 1840 forest remnants (over 8ha in areas. There are also total) and secondary forest. This is Investigate track ecological values at this a key native ecosystem for Council linkage to site – forest remnant, – there is ongoing pest control and Horokiwi Ridge as seed source, and the site has Conservation 5I zoning part of future ecological connectivity. in the District Plan. The large Woodridge and Some of the forest remnants provide important Lincolnshire remnant is in part ecological connectivity to the Farms protected in the District Hillcroft Road Reserves, Gilberd development Plan as a Conservation Bush and Seton Nossiter Park. site.

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William Corner of Padnell Lot 17 DP 33955 WN39C/272 0.432 This land was This park has a grassed slope and This is a roadside reserve that None No plans Recreation to protect recreation Crescent and vested in the lots of trees provides amenity for residents. values – local park Hardgrave Treetop Lane, Council for Newlands recreation purposes in 1973

BUSH RESERVES

There are a large number of sites that require Some land is zoned Conservation Site under the District Plan. 1) classification as reserve or There are also a number of sites that are key native 2) reclassification to reflect the primary purpose of the reserve ecosystems (sites with on-going pest and/or weed control).

The proposed classification for these sites is scenic B reserve, Some sites have lower ecological values and are more modified except for the areas that have buildings catering for by exotic vegetation. Some are on steep (unbuildable) hillsides. community groups. But these sites provide a green backdrop within or around the suburbs in the northern ward. The assessment found these A number of these sites contain important ecosystems landscape values can be protected by scenic B classification. including inland hills and basins that are dominated by tawa, and coastal gullies and escarpments which have vegetation Many of these areas have tracks which are used by walkers, that is more stunted by the wind. There are a number of pre- joggers and many are open to mountain bikers. Horse riding is 1840 forest remnants and large areas of re-generating bush. permitted in Woodburn Reserve. Community groups have planted thousands of native plants at some of these sites.

TAWA & GRENADA NORTH BUSH RESERVES MAP 1

NAME LOCATION LEGAL CERTIFICATE SIZE ACQUISITION ECOLOGY OR LANDSCAPE OTHER USES FUTURE PROPOSED REASON WHY DESCRIPTION OF TITLE (ha) DESCRIPTION DEVELOPMENT CLASSIFICATION Charles Western side, Lot 1 DP 51563 No CT issued. 0.7629 This land was Emergent exotics (eg Norfolk pines, Walking track Enhance amenity Scenic reserve, for to protect behind houses on Referred to in vested in the Rhododendron etc) over a mainly values of the reserve. the purposes 1) landscape values – Duncan Main Road, Linden. WND4/957 Council as native subcanopy. Little ground cover Friends of Tawa Bush community Possible track link specified in amenity for local community, Reserve Can be accessed cancelled recreation reserve and regeneration dominated by group project through here to s.19(1)(b) 2) ecological values – from Fyvie Avenue. in 1981 karaka. Forest has low to moderate Porirua reserves regenerating bush, health. community group project Ongoing pest and weed control Some recreation values - Modified stream tracks Landscape amenity for local community Larsen Between Larsen Lot 1 DP 88116 WN55C/ 840 0.6519 Council purchased Matai and tawa stand with a mature Short link track between Larsen Review and update Scenic reserve, for to protect Crescent and in 2000 to protect totara. Crescent and Peterhouse Street Larsen Crescent the purposes 1) ecological values –forest Crescent Peterhouse Street, vegetation Has Conservation 5B zoning in Reserve Vegetation specified in remnant & Reserve Tawa Lot 13 DP 27445 WNE2/1288 0.066 Council purchased District Plan (represents original Management s.19(1)(b) 2) landscape values – this land to protect Tawa Basin vegetation). Guidelines 1998. amenity. the vegetation in Managed as a key native ecosystem. Monitor indigenous Minor recreation values – 1997. Heritage tree in District Plan – Matai. forest resilience and short link track between On-going pest and weed control health streets Landscape amenity to local community

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Main Roadside Lot 48 DP 26425 No CT issued. 0.2198 Vested by Her Highly disturbed escarpment. Canopy Prepare and Scenic reserve, for to protect landscape values – escarpment on Referred to in Majesty the Queen mainly dominated by exotics, with implement vegetation the purposes prominent hillside above Road Main Road WND2/1377 as recreation native understory. Some mahoe plan to enhance specified in Main Road. West between Fyvie cancelled reserve in 1965. dominated patches Ongoing pest ecological corridor s.19(1)(b) Avenue to just Transferred from control function. Weed south of McLellan Tawa Borough control and tree St intersection, Council Landscape amenity above Main removal programme. Tawa Lot 50 DP 41183 No CT issued. 0.4075 Vested in Borough Road - although what is seen by the Referred to in of Tawa in 1974 as road is not the reserve as it is higher WN866/99 recreation reserve up cancelled Lot 28 DP 42752 146853 1.0182 This land was vested in the Council as recreation reserve in 2004 Wadham Intersection of Oriel Lot 47 DP33779 WN11A/856 0.286 Transferred from Mature native trees and exotics and Continue community Scenic reserve, for to protect ecological values – Avenue and Borough of Tawa open areas. revegetation site the purposes regenerating bush and Reserve Wadham Crescent, who managed as Low to moderate forest health. specified in community planting project Redwood. recreation reserve Open areas have been revegetation s.19(1)(b) sites (Friends of Tawa Bush, and WCC). This area is close to Saint Annes Reserve

Saint Above Oriel Lot 2 DP 55689 No CT issued. 0.9588 This land was There are two areas of (pre-1840) Monitor forest Scenic reserve, for to protect Avenue between St Referred to in vested in the forest remnant within this reserve resilience and health the purposes 1) ecological values – forest Annes Annes Square and WN27D/131 Council as (less than 0.7ha) and advanced specified in remnant & Reserve Greyfriars cancelled recreation reserve secondary growth. s.19(1)(b) 2) landscape values – behind Crescent, in 1987. It is close to Redwood Bush and Oriel St Annes Square Redwood. Transferred from Avenue Reserve. Ongoing pest and Tawa Borough weed control Council

Takapu Western side of Lot 101 DP 79969 WN46D/333 1.003 This land was Contains stream running through Multi use track providing for Riparian Planting. Scenic reserve, for to protect landscape values – Takapu Road and Lot 102 DP 79969 WN46D/334 0.09 vested in the pasture. walking, running, mountain biking Consider establishing the purposes linked to Woodburn Reserve. Road Woodburn Drive. Council in 1995 Reserve contiguous with Woodburn and horse riding wetland specified in Reserve Next to Woodburn Drive Reserve. The forested part is a s.19(1)(b) Recreation and utility values Reserve pre-1840 forest remnant (9.5ha in Utilities on title: Easement. Gas are assessed as secondary total). pipeline rights and these uses/activities will Managed as a key native ecosystem. be able to continue if scenic reserve

Woodburn Western side of Lot 1 DP 380703 495297 15.2785 This land was Provides amenity as entrance to Multi use loop track providing for Monitor forest health. Scenic reserve, for to protect Takapu Road and vested in the Takapu Valley walking, running, mountain biking Prepare Restoration the purposes 1) ecological values – forest Reserve Woodburn Drive. Council as Most of a 9.5ha pre-1840 forest and horse riding Management Plan specified in remnant, seed source, Next to Takapu recreation reserve remnant is on this land. Tawa s.19(1)(b) ecological connectivity & Road Reserve. in 2001 dominated forest. Utilities on title: water Proposed link to Wilf 2) landscape values – Remnant is over 5ha so important conveyancing rights. Easement, Mexted and prominent hillside seed source and provides ecological electricity. Right of way. Fencing Caribbean Avenue connectivity to Tawa reserves. covenant Recreation and utility values Key native ecosystem that receives are assessed as secondary ongoing pest and weed control Friends of Tawa Bush community and these uses/activities will Low to moderate forest health. group project be able to continue if scenic reserve

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Reserves to reclassify

NAME LOCATION LEGAL CERTIFICATE SIZE ACQUISITION ECOLOGY OR LANDSCAPE OTHER USES FUTURE PROPOSED REASON WHY DESCRIPTION OF TITLE (ha) DESCRIPTION DEVELOPMENT CLASSIFICATION Victory Escarpment above Lot 20-24 & 43 DP No title issued - 0.5413 Gazetted as Escarpment that has exotic trees with No plans Reclassify as to protect landscape values – Main Road, just 26513 part gazette recreation reserve native understory. Some mahoe Scenic reserve, for prominent hillside above Crescent, north of Victory notice 678559 in 1970. dominated patches There is ongoing the purposes Main Road above Crescent and all gazette Transferred from pest control specified in intersection, Tawa notice 749294 Tawa Borough s.19(1)(b) A recent assessment of the Main Road Council This reserve provides landscape primary purpose concluded Council is managing this site Lot 44 DP 26513 No title issued - 0.0936 Gazetted as amenity above Main Road more for its scenic values part gazette recreation reserve than the recreation values. notice 654457.1 in 2000. There is a sloping grassed area at the southern end.

JOHNSONVILLE & CHURTON PARK BUSH RESERVES MAP 2, 4

NAME LOCATION LEGAL CERTIFICATE SIZE ACQUISITION ECOLOGY OR LANDSCAPE OTHER USES FUTURE PROPOSED REASON WHY DESCRIPTION OF TITLE (ha) DESCRIPTION DEVELOPMENT CLASSIFICATION Churton Churton Drive Lot 63 DP 47229 & Lot WN19B/302 0.3462 This land was Part of the bush covered hillside None Scenic reserve, for to protect 11 DP 45961 vested in the between Chisbury Street and Trilids the purposes 1) ecological values – Drive Council as Lane. specified in regenerating bush recreation reserve Visible from Churton Drive. s.19(1)(b) 2) landscape values – in 1993 amenity to locals

Sheridan Reserve at Lot 13 DP 81822 WN48B/626 0.2782 This land was Part of bush covered slope above Consider Scenic reserve, for to protect southern end of vested in the SH1 in the Ngauranga Gorge (behind management of the purposes 1) ecological values – Terrace Sheridan Terrace, Council as Local Capital City Gateway Motor Inn). adjacent land to specified in regenerating bush Johnsonville East purpose recreation improve biodiversity s.19(1)(b) 2) landscape values – part reserve in 1999 values of reserve and of Ngauranga Gorge slope Map 4 to connect with Henly – visible from SH1 Estate Reserve Wingfield Corner of Middleton Lot 61 DP 53927 WN30D/256 0.2936 This land was These reserves contain exotic trees, Historical Site. The Drake Continue to support Scenic reserve, for to protect Road and Wingfield vested in the planted natives, with some native Gardens were established by community project the purposes 1) ecological values – Place Place, Churton Lot 63 DP 53928 WN30D/257 0.2887 Council as understory. The stream (head of an early settler, farmer and specified in community restoration Park recreation reserve Porirua catchment) runs through horticulturalist, Thomas Drake. s.19(1)(b) project (Porirua Stream) Lot 63 DP 53926 WN30D/255 0.6242 in 1987 centre of reserve. 2) landscape values – beside There is a community restoration Middleton Road, Churton project beside Porirua Stream Park Lot 1 DP 51335 WN20C/1116 2.8149 This land was (Churton Park Community vested in the Association) Council as This reserve along with John Wilson recreation reserve Reserve (on opposite side of road) in 1980 provide landscape amenity as people walk, cycle or drive past this section of Middleton Rd.

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NEWLANDS/PAPARANGI BUSH RESERVES MAP 3, 4

NAME LOCATION LEGAL CERTIFICATE SIZE ACQUISITION ECOLOGY OR LANDSCAPE OTHER USES FUTURE PROPOSED REASON WHY DESCRIPTION OF TITLE (ha) DESCRIPTION DEVELOPMENT CLASSIFICATION Reserve On eastern side Pt Sec 14-16 & 20 WN19B/69 105.914 Created from This large reserve is managed by This reserve has the Horokiwi Investigate future Scenic reserve, for to protect near end of Horokiwi Road District 2 subdivision in 1978. Greater Wellington Regional Council Bridleway track for horse riding, management options the purposes 1) ecological values –forest managed Horokiwi Road, Balance transferred as part of Belmont Regional Park. mountain biking and tramping. specified in remnant, seed source, as part of Horokiwi. to Lower Hutt City This starts at the end of Horokiwi s.19(1)(b) ecological connectivity Southern end is Council. This north facing reserve contains Road and goes down towards the 2) landscape values – Belmont opposite entrance Transferred to several pre-1840 forest remnants, valley floor. Korokoro Valley – visible Regional to other Belmont Wellington City totalling almost 15ha. This provides from houses in hills in Lower Park Reserve (see Council in 1989. important ecological connectivity The historic route between Hutt Hutt. above). between Belmont Regional Park, the Valley and Takapu used by Maori Slopes down Hillcroft Road Reserves and crossed this land. There are some recreation Map 3 towards Korokoro Caribbean Avenue Reserve. and utility values here and Valley This reserve contributes to the bush Utility on title: electricity & these activities can still occur covered slopes of the Korokoro Valley telecommunication on scenic reserve. and can be seen from western hill suburbs in Hutt City. Henly Hillside on northern Lot 102 DP 46646 WN17C/41 0.2923 This land was This is a roadside reserve on the Consider Scenic reserve, for to protect side of Newlands managed by north side of Newlands Road. management of the purposes 1) ecological values - Estate Road. Entrance to Lot 104 DP 46648 WN17C/43 0.9581 Council as a There is a primary forest remnant adjacent land to specified in including forest remnant, Reserve Newlands reserve for public which has a rewarewa dominated improve biodiversity s.19(1)(b) size, ecological connectivity Lot 105 DP 46649 WN17C/44 0.6901 recreation or canopy. values of reserve. 2) landscape values – enjoyment purposes Most of this reserve is a pre-1840 prominent bush covered Lot 103 DP 46647 WN17C/42 pt 0.5966 since the late forest remnant (which is almost 3.7ha hillside beside Newlands 1970’s in size). This provides important Road cancelled ecological connectivity to other reserves. Ongoing pest control Hillcroft South of Carribean Lot 1 DP 53628 WN24C/402 12.5197 This land was These reserves have secondary The northern most land parcel Continue to fence to Scenic reserve, for to protect Avenue reserve vested in council for forest dominated by mahoe, with (Lot 1 DP 53628) has a track for exclude stock access the purposes 1) ecological values – Road Crn of Woollaston Lot 3 DP 53467 WN24C/404 3.0883 recreation purposes gullies of tree ferns, occurring horse, walk, Mountain Bike (links from regenerating specified in regenerating bush, remnant Way & Horokiwi Rd in 1982 throughout. Southernmost ‘strip’ to Caribbean Ave reserve) areas. Revegetate as s.19(1)(b) 2) landscape values – local Crn of Woollaston Lot 30 DP 52382 WN22C/707 1.6512 This land was follows the upper part of Belmont required and manage community Way & Horokiwi Rd vested in council for Stream and is contiguous with Utility on title: electricity & to retain stream Some recreation values – recreation purposes secondary forest upper slope (private telecommunications rights values. Explore link track through one section in 1981 land). The core part of the reserve from Horokiwi to Map 3 End of Woollastan Lot 2 DP 53630 WN24C/403 1.8436 This land was (adjacent to Woollaston Way) has Seton Nossiter Park Way vested in council for been grazed, however parts have via Lincolnshire Farm recreation purposes been fenced off. and Belmont Gully. in 1982 Part of a pre-1840 forest remnant is Near end of Lot 4 DP 54434 WN27B/439 11.3826 This land was at the southern end which provides Woollaston Way vested in council for important ecological connectivity to recreation purposes Belmont and Seton Nossiter in 1984 Reserves. (Most of the 7.5ha Hillcroft Road Lot 33 DP 52287 WN22C/709 1.4875 This land was remnant is on private land.) vested in council for Ongoing pest control Hillcroft Road Lot 32 DP 52285 WN22C/708 1.4274 recreation purposes Amenity for local community in 1982 Miles Part of slope down Lot 3 DP 63927 WN32C/312 9.78 This land was This reserve has regenerating forest Utility on title: water right Open up public Scenic reserve, for to protect from Miles vested in the with low to moderate health. A dense access to the reserve the purposes 1)ecological values – Crescent Crescent, Council for a open mahoe dominated canopy, becomes from Miles Crescent specified in regenerating bush Reserve Newlands, towards space reserve in gorse dominated to the south. as Harbour s.19(1)(b) 2) landscape values – part of Ngauranga 1988 On-going pest control Escarpment Track is hillside above Ngauranga industrial area. developed. Keep Gorge goat free. Name the reserve officially. Weed control (low priority)

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Seton Between Tortola Lot 1 DP 48271 WN22C/706 4.6826 This was vested as This is a large gully between Managed as part of Porirua No plans Scenic reserve, for to protect Crescent, Grenada a recreation reserve Woodridge, Newlands, Paparangi and Stream flood protection plan. the purposes 1) ecological values – pre- Nossiter Village and north of in the early 1980’s Grenada Village. Most of the site is Utility on title: right for Greater specified in 1840 forest remnant, Park Paparangi School, mahoe dominated scrub with gorse, Wellington Regional Council to s.19(1)(b) regenerating bush and Mark Avenue, extending up steep slopes either side temporary pond floodwaters 2) landscape values – visible Paparangi of Belmont Stream. There are also from surrounding houses and several (pre-1840) primary forest reserve is a component of Bushland Grove, Lot 1 DP 54334 WN23B/819 0.4176 Transferred in early remnants. There is some advanced Utility on title: Easements and No plans forested valley which can be Paparangi 1980’s to Council for secondary forest. right of way, sewer & stormwater seen from SH1 motorway reserve purposes. This is one of the city’s Key Native drainage rights, telephone, gas, This park also has a number Ecosystems and there is on-going power & water rights of recreation values – tracks Below Woodridge Lot 1 DP 49172 No CT issued. 5.9113 This was vested as a pest control No plans for walking and mountain and near Referred to in reserve for public A community planting project has biking, picnic spots and a dog Colchester WN400/1 recreation or been going on for many years. exercise area. All these Crescent, cancelled enjoyment in 1985 This reserve is visible from a number activities can still occur in a Newlands of houses and also SH1. scenic reserve. South eastern end Lot 1 DP 56054 WN25D/379 0.7863 This was vested as No plans There are numerous multi use tracks of Park. Colchester a recreation reserve providing for walking, running, Crescent, in the early 1980’s mountain biking Newlands Near Bushland Lot 1 DP 91023 WN58D/92 0.6878 Created through The original railway alignment Part is pre-1840 forest remnant No plans Grove, Paparangi Council subdivision between Wellington and Porirua went (total 10ha in size – a little is on in 2001. through the reserve. There are some private land). remains of the Belmont Viaduct, first Utility on title: Easements and constructed in 1885, which was over right of way, sewer & stormwater 100m long and almost 40m high. drainage rights, telephone, gas, power & water rights On Mark Avenue, Lot 1 DP 45711 WN22C/704 0.6876 This was vested as The lower valley (near the motorway) Two grassed areas at entrance to No plans at southern a recreation reserve is used for temporary floodwater Grenada Village entrance to in the early 1980’s retention in the upper Porirua Grenada Village catchment. Greater Wellington has infrastructure here to manage this as part of its flood protection measures.

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Reserves to reclassify

NAME LOCATION LEGAL CERTIFICATE SIZE ACQUISITION ECOLOGY OR LANDSCAPE OTHER USES FUTURE PROPOSED REASON WHY DESCRIPTION OF TITLE (ha) DESCRIPTION DEVELOPMENT CLASSIFICATION Seton North of Newlands Pt Sec 23 Paparangi WN25A/930 13.6241 This was vested for See previous page Part is pre-1840 forest remnant No plans Reclassify from to protect College, on Settlement purposes of a (total 10ha in size – a little is on recreation to 1) ecological values – pre- Nossiter Bracken Road, pleasure ground in private land). Scenic reserve, for 1840 forest remnant, Park Newlands and west the mid 1980’s Managed as part of Porirua the purposes regenerating bush and of Woodridge Stream flood protection plan. specified in 2) landscape values – visible Utility on title: right for Greater s.19(1)(b) from surrounding houses and Wellington Regional Council to reserve is a component of temporary pond floodwaters forested valley which can be seen from SH1 motorway

This park also has a number of recreation values – tracks for walking and mountain biking, picnic spots and a dog exercise area. All these activities can still occur in a scenic reserve. Mark Avenue, Sec 386 Porirua District WN22D/690 3.5827 Taken under Public Scout Hall – leased to Scout No plans Reclassify from to protect western entrance to Works Act 1928 for a Association of New Zealand recreation to 1) ecological values – park pleasure ground in Paparangi Scenic reserve, for regenerating bush and 1979 carpark the purposes 2) landscape values – visible Gazetted as dog exercise area (off-leash) specified in from surrounding houses and recreation reserve s.19(1)(b) reserve is a component of in 1989 Managed as part of Porirua forested valley which can be Stream flood protection plan. seen from SH1 motorway Utility on title: right for Greater Except footprint of Wellington Regional Council to Scout Hall = Local due to community uses of temporary pond floodwaters purpose building (community purpose) This park also has a number of recreation values – tracks for walking and mountain biking, picnic spots and a dog exercise area. All these activities can still occur in a scenic reserve.

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OTHER SITES MAPS 1, 4

• These are small areas in the urban environment that are Some open space managed by Council does not have any likely to have a single purpose. Examples include: recreation or scenic values. These sites are more suited to o Water reservoir being local purpose reserve. o Car park o Cemetery Historic reserve may be the best classification to reflect an area o Accessway with historic values.

NAME LOCATION LEGAL CERTIFICATE SIZE AQUISITION OTHER PARK FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED REASON WHY DESCRIPTION OF TITLE (ha) DESCRIPTION CLASSIFICATION Boscobel Adjacent to Takapu Lot 6 DP 81011 WN47C/175 0.0009 Transferred from Crown Train station/commuter car-park No plans Local purpose due to utility value – carpark Railway Station (Justice) under s.40(4) of the (carpark) Lane car-park and Public Works Act in 1996 Utility on title: gas rights Station Willowbank Park Lot 5 DP 81011 Sec 1 WN47C/174 0.1306 Sec 1 SO 26506 transferred in Car park (southern entrance SO 26506 1994. to Tawa). Lot 5 DP 81011 transferred from Crown (Justice) under Map 1 s.40(4) of the Public Works Act in 1996 Tawa On west side of Pt Sec 52 Porirua WN352/277 0.0986 This land transferred to the Historic cemetery established in Historic to protect historic importance Main Road, just District Tawa Borough Council in 1978. 1867. Most graves are pre-1900 of cemetery - early settlers to Cemetery south of Fyvie It transferred to Wellington City Tawa Street intersection, Council in 1990. Linden

Map 1

Accessway Between Mark Lot 2 DP 46826 WN22C/705 0.0234 Accessway between two streets. No plans Local purpose due to Avenue and Mandeville Crescent has Grenada (accessway) access provided between to Grenada Mandeville Village Play area and community main road and the street the Community Crescent, Grenada and recreation hall and tennis play area is on Centre Village courts

Map 4