Council Services

Parks and Reserves

The Parks and Reserves division is responsible for managing the city parks, reserves and public gardens, for now and the future, to:

• meet the recreational needs of the public, including sports groups and all other park users
• provide an attractive open space environment
• provide a selected range of top quality attractions for locals and visitors to Upper Hutt.

This is in keeping with Councils Strategic Plan to provide high quality parks and reserves that provide a range of passive and active leisure opportunities in a cost effective manner for the citys residents, as well as providing areas and associated facilities that contribute to a fun leisure destination image for the city.

Key attractions include Trentham Memorial Park, Maidstone Park and Harcourt Park.  In addition, a network of smaller parks throughout the city provide space for organised sport and casual recreation, as well as bush cover and walking tracks.

The Hutt River area, a popular space for informal recreation, is under the control of the Greater Wellington Regional Council.  Upper Hutt City Council maintains parts of the riverside, including Moonshine Park, on behalf of the Regional Council.

The Council holds a total area of 548ha as parks and reserves. This is comprised of:

• 26 senior and 48 junior sports fields
• 3 regional and 33 neighbourhood playgrounds
• 12.06km of walking and cycling tracks
• 194.3ha of Council land is bush covered, of which 12.65ha is fenced for conservation purposes
• Public gardens include 5.4ha on road reserves and 6.9ha on parks and reserves

Note:

Council owns and maintains 24 public toilets throughout the city.

Rules

	View our Parks and Reserves Rules (pdf 146K)

 

Rental Properties

Council currently owns 14 rental properties, acquired for the purpose of parks development.  The management of these properties is contracted to a Commercial Property Management Company.