About Waitematā parks and reserves

The Waitematā Local Board has decision-making authority for about 102 parks in the area. These include 13 reserves with seven existing reserve management plans.

About the Waitematā Local Parks Management Plan Project

Waitematā Local Board is developing a local park management plan as required under Section 41 of the Reserves Act 1977.

This plan will outline how we will manage, use, protect and develop Waitematā’s local parks over next 10 years. It will cover all local parks and reserves in the area that come under the Reserves Act 1977 and the Local Government Act 2002.

The plan will:

help the local board make decisions about how we use and protect our parks

• outline what we need to consider when we develop and improve our parks
• consider what local community members say they need and would like for their local parks.

Once adopted, the plan will replace all existing reserve management plans for parks in the Waitematā area.

The Waitematā Local Parks Management Plan will have two volumes:

• Volume 1 will:
  • set out the focus and purpose of the plan
  • provide a structure to guide how we manage the parks
• Volume 2 will provide more detail about what the plan will involve for each park in the Waitematā area.

Why we ask for your feedback

The Reserves Act 1977 sets out the process for park management plans. Part of this process requires us to ask for community feedback as we prepare the plan.

We do this through two rounds of public consultations.

This is the first consultation for the plan. We want to know your views about parks in Waitematā to help us draft a proposal for how we manage parks in this area.

We expect to run the second consultation in mid-2026. This is when we will ask for your feedback about our draft plan.

What we want your feedback on

We want to make sure our plan reflects:

• what communities value about their local parks
• how people would like to use and enjoy parks in the future.

How you can have your say

To have your say, you can:

• complete our online feedback form
• leave feedback on our online Social Pinpoint tool
• email waitematalpmp@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz with your completed feedback form
• take your completed feedback form to one of our libraries with council services
• post your completed form to:

Waitematā Local Parks Management Plan
Auckland Council
Private Bag 92300
Victoria Street West
Auckland 1142.

More information

Download our Background Information document to find out more about:

• the feedback process
• what the plan includes and does not include.

When you can have your say

You can have your say from Monday 11 November to Wednesday 11 December 2024.

What happens next

We will use your feedback to help us draft our plan for parks in Waitematā.