Friends’ Past Activities

Submission: Wellington City Council draft Annual Plan 2007/08

The Friends' submission focused on issues in the draft plan of particular concern - namely Tracks, Town Belt Maintenance and Town Belt Curator role. 

Friends' Submission (PDF 410 KB):    

Wellington City Council reply (PDF 285KB)

Guided walks

The Friends led two guided walks in the city council’s Stepping Out walking programme in March 2007: “Behind Government House” and “Central Park”.

Mt Victoria summit upgrade

The Friends commented on the current upgrading of visitor facilities which includes site furniture, interpretation signage panels, visitor access, parking and toilets.

Hutchison Road ‘Ice and Fire’ Project

The Friends opposed the proposed ice skating rink on the grounds that there should be no further buildings and commercial use on the Town Belt.

Wellington City Council Long-term Community Plan

Submission for adequate allocation of resources for managing the Wellington Town Belt. See Friends' submission  

 

Mt Albert Reservoir

Concern expressed about the apparently obtrusive design of the new Mt Albert Park reservoir, following earlier submissions that all reservoirs on the Town Belt should be undergrounded to protect amenity values. See design standards for utilities.

Chest Hospital

Submission on appropriate future uses for the historic building and its site.

Legislation

Input to, and urging for, legislation to formalise the return of former Wellington Town Belt land and the addition of new areas.

Work place planting initiative

Staff from the Wellington Museums Trust help Wellington City Council parks staff plant 1500 native trees at Bell Road. The new planting replaces hazardous pines that had been removed last summer.

Trust CEO, John Gilberthorpe, who is a founding member of Friends of Wellington Town Belt, says the planting was part of a good citizenship and environmental awareness staff programme at the Trust.

Contact: Wellington City Council

Photo: Justine Hall, WCC.