Greater Wellington Parks Network Plan - Draft
A consolidated plan for parks
Greater Wellington has developed the Greater Wellington Parks Network Plan - Draft - its first-ever "consolidated" plan for managing regional parks and forests. The purpose of having a consolidated plan is to:
- Bring all the individual management plans’ visions, objectives and policies together as an easy reference for the public and for practitioners
- Provide a consistent approach across to managing the network of regional parks and forests
- Provide a more efficient approach to planning – we’ll aim to revise the plan every 10 years instead of revising one park at a time
For more information, see frequently asked questions.
Have your say
The Greater Wellington Parks Network Plan draft was released for public consultation and submissions closed Friday 23 July. 98 submissions were received on the draft plan. The Regional Sustainability Committee will now consider all the submissions.
For more information, including a copy of the draft network plan or submissions, please contact Sharon Thurlow 04 384 5708, parks@gw.govt.nz.
Public hearings
Public hearings on the draft parks network plan will be held at the following venues:
- Porirua (Helen Smith Room, Pataka Museum, Norrie Street, Porirua) - 24 August, commencing 9am
- Wellington (Alpha Room, Level 8, GW offices, 142 Wakefield Street, Wellington) – 25-26 August, commencing 9am
Key documents as part of this review
Current parks management plans - You can find the current parks and forests management plans at the bottom of this page.
The Parks Network Strategy – In 2009 Greater Wellington developed this strategy to provide overarching guidance to the next generation of our regional parks and forests’ policy and planning documents. Elements of the strategy have been incorporated in the draft parks network plan.
Next steps in the process
- Hold public hearings for those who want to present their submission in person
- The hearings committee will consider all submissions and approve changes to the plan before it is finalised
- Officers make changes to the plan based on the Regional Sustainability Committee’s decisions on submissions
- Plan is approved by Council
We will be regularly updating this webpage so please visit again.
Current management plans
Management plans are agreements between Greater Wellington and the community about how a regional park or forest will be managed. To view the current management plans, click on the links below.
The Forest Lands Management Plan provides the management framework for the Akatarawa and Pakuratahi Forests.