Draft Town Belt Management Plan - Wellington City Council
Draft Town Belt Management Plan - Wellington City Council
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In the 1990s, mountain biking on <strong>Town</strong> <strong>Belt</strong> and other reserves became popular. Conflict between<br />
bikers and walkers led the <strong>Council</strong>, after consultation, to designate certain tracks for mountain bike<br />
use while keeping others clear for walkers. A new trend in recent years has been the use of the<br />
<strong>Town</strong> <strong>Belt</strong>’s track network for national and international mountain biking and mountain running<br />
championships.<br />
The <strong>Wellington</strong> Botanic Garden<br />
Figure 7: The <strong>Wellington</strong> Botanic Garden, ca 1906<br />
(Alexander Turnbull Library, F- 160096-1/2)<br />
The Botanic Garden was established on approximately 12 acres of land along Glenmore<br />
Street, reserve for the purpose in 1852. The Garden was further extended with the<br />
addition of former <strong>Town</strong> <strong>Belt</strong> land that the <strong>City</strong> had repurchased from the Wesleyan<br />
Missions in 1865 and the combined area of approximately 68 acres was formalised as the<br />
Botanic Garden of <strong>Wellington</strong> under the <strong>Wellington</strong> Botanic Garden Act 1869. The<br />
Garden was governed by a board comprising the governors of the New Zealand Institute<br />
(later the Royal Society) until the board was dissolved in 1891 and control returned to the<br />
<strong>Wellington</strong> <strong>City</strong> Corporation 104 .<br />
Early experimental planting of introduced species importantly demonstrated which<br />
species were suited to local conditions. It was from these plantings that the conifers used<br />
to reforest the <strong>Town</strong> <strong>Belt</strong> in succeeding decades were sourced.<br />
The Botanic Garden soon became popular with <strong>Wellington</strong>’s citizens for outings and<br />
picnics, providing welcome relief from the bare, exposed township. The garden showed<br />
what could be achieved by planting quick-growing species, tough enough to withstand<br />
<strong>Wellington</strong>’s rigorous environment.<br />
From its earliest beginnings, the garden was managed separately for its specialised<br />
purpose. Since 2002 it has operated under a management plan for the combined areas of<br />
the Botanic Garden, Anderson Park and the Bolton Street Memorial Park.<br />
104 <strong>Wellington</strong> Botanic Garden Vesting Act 1891<br />
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