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Lookout Road Open Space land: In 2000 the Council surveyed and gazetted the northern section of Lookout Road. The process created nine sections of land zoned Open Space B, located from the Mt Victoria Lookout, going north along Lookout Road to Alexandra Road. These sections do not have any reserve status or protection. The three sites below Lookout Road are steep west-facing slopes, mainly covered in gorse with some emergent native and exotic species. A track linking Mt Victoria Lookout with the Southern Walkway goes through the larger of the three sites. The area around the Centennial Memorial has been redeveloped to replace a water reservoir and incorporate a lookout/seating area, and a track linking down to a mown grass area and to Alexandra Road. The area between the transmitter mast and Mt Victoria Lookout is part of the ridgeline. The trig station is on this section of land. There have been two formal access easements granted off this driveway to private residential dwellings. An informal track has been created over the land. The remaining section of land is adjacent to and a continuation of the grassy slope running from the top car park of the Mt Victoria Lookout down to Alexandra Road. These sections of land are visually part of the Mt Victoria Lookout and ridgeline landscape, which provides a strong focal point from the central city. They are continuous with existing Town Belt land and creates a link (both visually and physical) from the Mt Victoria Lookout to the Centennial Memorial. Panoramic views across the city, harbour and Town Belt can be experienced from different parts of this land and along Lookout Road. It is important that these views are protected. Some parts of this land is suited for passive recreation, such as sightseeing, picnicking and walking. The areas below Lookout Road are steep but a track linking Robieson Street with Lookout Road could be developed in the future. This land was never part of the original Town Belt or held under the Town Belt Deed. Point Jerningham Reserve: Point Jerningham is made up of the coastal area of land and steep escarpment that lies at the very eastern end of Oriental Bay Parade. It can be accessed from Carlton Gore Road and Oriental Bay Parade. The escarpment is too steep to be accessible but has significant landscape value given its prominent city location. There is a building on part of the Recreation Reserve, which is owned and used by a Dance Club. The land is also the firing base for the Defence Forces ceremonial salute, comprising two buildings and a concrete pad. It is used several times a year for this purpose. The escarpment is mainly covered by gorse with some emergent native or exotic species. Point Jerningham is prominent visually from the central city. The Recreation Reserve and escarpment extends the green backdrop to the central city by visually linking the existing Town Belt with the harbour. The site is a natural extension to the Town Belt. This land was not part of the original Town Belt as set out by the New Zealand Company, but does have high historical value given that it was used for military purposes in the First and Second World Wars. Policies – Land additions and boundary rationalisations 8.9.2.1 Formally add the following areas to Town Belt: Draft Town Belt Management Plan October 2012 161 .
162 . • Mt Victoria lookout land • Lookout Road Open Space lands • 150 Alexandra Road • Point Jerningham Reserve. 8.9.2.2 The Hataitai bus tunnel passing under the Town Belt land should be surveyed. Following the survey, the legal status of the subsoil, used for tunnel purposes, should be legally removed from the Town Belt and then gazetted road. 8.9.3 Landscape and ecological management The vegetation needs to be carefully managed as this is a highly visible area, especially the boundary with Alexandra Road and Palliser Road. This calls for a conservative approach to vegetation management. Simple large-scale vegetation patterns are required to protect the visual unity of this important city backdrop. Vegetation choices are influenced by the north-west aspect with exposure to drying winds and the steep slopes with little soil cover. Some of the earliest plantings of conifers occurred at Pirie Street. This sector still contains extensive areas of exotic conifers (Sector 9: landscape and existing vegetation map). Native species are regenerating in the understory. A return to native vegetation would result in low diversity coastal forest on the higher ground with taller species confined to the moister gullies. Mt Victoria is in a very strategic ecological location given its height and the fact it is roughly an equal distance from Maupuia/Watts peninsula, Te Ahumairangi Hill, Waimapihi/Polhill Gully and Karori Sanctuary. The taller mature forest canopy is a key stepping stone especially for our larger bird species. It is proposed to continue with the mixed vegetation patterns and have a staged approach to vegetation management on Mt Victoria. It is important to ensure the taller tree species are replaced through succession planting. Mt Victoria from above Central Park in Brooklyn, 1907 (Wellington City Council Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library, G 025451 1/1) Draft Town Belt Management Plan October 2012 Mt Victoria from above Central Park in Brooklyn, 2012
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huge range of direct and indirect e
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2 Town Belt legislative and policy
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Powers to grant easements: The Coun
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The Council will no longer hold a g
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The Waitangi Tribunal found that at
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Many individuals who live in houses
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flanks of the ridges. The Town Belt
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picnicking and family outings or ca
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30 Te Ahumairangi Hill is the highe
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4.3.9 Sector plans will identify sp
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the summit ridge. This suggests the
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public use of the area. This is als
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5.5.14 Restore and manage these are
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the benefits of regular exercise on
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Table: Sports and recreation parks
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Vehicle access is acknowledged as n
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city suburbs, several neighbourhood
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known by some as the kahui tipua, w
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1980: Former Town Belt land behind
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Aro Valley War Memorial: The memori
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7.5 Policies Recognition and protec
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There are two water reservoirs with
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Dog walking is a very popular activ
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Sector 1 - Te Ahumairangi Hill Land
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Table 1: Town Belt land additions,
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Kelburn Park is mainly used for for
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8.3.2.2 Formally remove from the To
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Sector 3 - Aro Valley / Polhill Gul
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Mitchell St Sector 3 Aro Valley/ Po
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Open ridgetops and spurs Native for
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5. Citizen action The Town Belt has
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