The Parangarahu Lakes Area is located along Wellington’s south-east Coast and features the nationally significant Lake Kohangapiripiri and Lake Kohangatera, their associated wetlands and the culturally significant dendroglyph (tree carvings).

Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) and Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust (PNBST) jointly manage the Parangarahu Lakes Area through a ‘Rōpū Tiaki’ or guardianship group set up in 2012. The Rōpū Tiaki’s objectives are to develop a long-term vision and co-management plan for the Parangarahu Lakes Area and to advise and recommend annual work programmes for the area.

GWRC has delegated authority under the Reserves Act 1977 for the Recreation Reserve land surrounding the lakes and manages this as part of East Harbour Regional Park. PNBST owns the lakebeds, former esplanade reserves of the lakes and the dendroglyph (tree carving) sites. The Department of Conservation (DOC), Hutt City Council and Historic Places Trust manage land in the area and this is not included in the plan. DOC also manages the water and air columns above the lakebeds.

Updated September 2, 2022 at 12:27 PM

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