Suburb
Whitby
Primary Purpose of Reserve
Recreational & Ecological Linkages
55 (E1A1) Small kanuka forest remnant. Includes gums, planted and regenerating natives.
11 (E1A1) Small remnant of tawa-hinau-kanuka forest, with surrounding pine trees.
Revegetation planting.
Recreation valuesWalking – A system of formed walkways through gullies forming connections between Porirua CBD and Pauatahanui.
Other valuesThis is not a Crown Derived Reserve.
Utilities (Important): Sewer, Stormwater, North Island Gas Pipeline
Utilities (Minor): Water Supply.
Outcomes sought1. Continue to encourage casual active recreation by providing walking and fitness trail opportunities, open spaces, amenity planting and natural forest landscapes. Improve the reserve entrance and signage as funding opportunities allow.
2. Protect the potential connections to a 'Porirua to Pauatahanui' walkway network.
3. Protect the natural forest remnants, riparian areas and wetland, promoting healthy ecological functioning through animal and plant pest control (including pampas). Increase native planting, improve riparian values and remediate the wetland as funding opportunities allow. Ensure that land management does not introduce contaminants to the wetland values.
4. Protect street-to-street, reserve-to-reserve, and ecological connections.
Appellation | Reserve Act Classification | Gazette notices |
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Lot 2 DP 91030 | Local Purpose Reserve (Walkway) | New Zealand Gazette: 2010 p 2296 |
Lot 3 DP 322792 | Local Purpose Reserve (Fitness Trail) | New Zealand Gazette: 2010 p 2296 |
Lot 4 DP 85792 | Local Purpose Reserve (Walkway) | New Zealand Gazette: 2010 p 2296 |
Lot 4 DP 306207 | Local Purpose Reserve (Fitness Trail) | New Zealand Gazette: 2018 n 1594 |
Lot 5 DP 306207 | Local Purpose Reserve (Neighbourhood) | New Zealand Gazette: 2018 n 1594 |
Lot 2 DP 322792 | Recreation Reserve | New Zealand Gazette: 2018 n 1594 |
Lot 1 DP 83531 | Recreation Reserve | New Zealand Gazette: 2018 n 1594 |
Lot 3 DP 87000 | Local Purpose Reserve (Fitness Trail) | New Zealand Gazette: 2018 n 1594 |
Information | Description |
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Parcel Area (ha) | 2.62 |
District Plan Zones | Open Space |
Leases/Easements/Licences | Electricity and Telecommunication easement. Easement for Gas Main. |
Scale | Local |
Village | Whitby |
Ground Shaking | Yes |
Landslide Susceptibility | No |
Tsunami Evacuation Zone | Yes |
Liquefaction Zone | No |