Council is required to prepare Management Plans for all its reserves classified under the Reserves Act 1977 (in accordance with Section 41, of the Act).
Management Plans assist Council with the day-to-day management of its reserves and provides strategic guidance for the future use and development of the reserves.
The Adventure Playground Management Plan was adopted by Gisborne District Council in June 1999.
The Park is situated between Awapuni Road and Centennial Marine Drive, adjacent to Waikanae Beach, Gisborne
The naming of this reserve is a reflection on the intent of the culmination of work which was a local Jaycee's project. The playground was officially opened in 1976. The Adventure Playground has been developed to provide an extensive playground for the children of Gisborne.
The management plan is available below :
Anzac Park Management Plan has been prepared in accordance with the Reserves Act 1977 ('The Act'). Council adopted Anzac Park Management Plan in May 2007.
Anzac Park is situated on the eastern bank of the Waimata River in the urban suburb of Kaiti North, Gisborne, and is classified as a Recreation Reserve under The Act. The 'Aim' of this management plan is to provide access to the Waimata River for water-based recreational pursuits, to maintain vegetation, recreation, playground and other facilities, while protecting the open space amenity values to the park.
The management plan is available below :
Harry Barker Reserve Management Plan was adopted by the Gisborne District Council on 28 March 1996. The reserve is classified as a Recreation Reserve under the Reserves Act 1977. Harry Barker Reserve is a premier sports ground leased to the Poverty Bay Cricket Association and the Poverty Bay Hockey Association.
Council acquired the reserve in 1962. Originally the reserve was used as a 50 acre golf course with 9 holes, the course was known locally as Turanganui Golf Links.
The key objective of the Harry Barker Management Plan is to maintain the sports fields to a standard appropriate for representative and provincial competition.
The management plan is available below :
Hatea-a-Rangi is a reserve in Tokomaru Bay, on the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand. Tokomaru Bay is a small coastal township 90 kilometres north of Gisborne. The township has a population of 500 approximately. This reserve was formally established in 1946.
The Hatea-a-Rangi Reserve Management Plan was adopted by Council in 2000. Hatea-a-Rangi Reserve is classified Recreation Reserve under the Reserves Act 1977. This is the only recreation reserve in Tokomaru Bay. The Tokomaru Bay Sports Club lease part of the reserve (expires in 2014).
The Key objectives of this management plan is to enable the community to provide for its sports and leisure needs.
The management plan is available below :
Langford Fallon Reserve Management Plan was adopted by Gisborne District Council in September 2001. This reserve is not classified under the Reserves Act 1977 - this management plan has no status under the Act.
Historically used for agricultural purposes, Council purchased Langford Fallon Reserve land in 1991 and 1992 and planted the area in exotic trees species to stabilise the slipping hillside threatening houses below. The trees are now well established and the hillside stabilised.
Langford Fallon Reserve has most recently been developed with mountain biking tracks.
In 2006 Council renamed this reserve Whataupoko Reserve.
The management plan is available below :
Midway Beach Management Plan was adopted by Gisborne District Council in November 1999. Midway Beach Reserve is situated adjacent to Centennial Marine Drive on the western foreshore area of Poverty Bay. This reserve is one of three major reserves which runs along the Gisborne City foreshore area. The majority of this reserve is classified Recreation Reserve under the Reserves Act 1977.
Midway Beach and to a greater extent the Waikanae Beach frontage is historically significant within a New Zealand context. This area is significant in that the site represents the first "meeting place" of two cultures, that of Maori and Pakeha (European ethnicity) who first visited these shores in October 1769. The earliest records of Pakeha visiting this area comes from the diary of Captain James Cook who walked along the shorelines of Poverty Bay along Waikanae and Midway Beach frontage.
The management plan has been prepared to provide for new car parking areas, enhance landscaping and establish more shade trees and the development of walkways providing a pedestrian link to the city and rivers.
The management plan is available below :
The Oval Reserve Management Plan was adopted by Gisborne District Council in April 1996. This reserve is classified as a Recreation Reserve under the Reserves Act 1977 and is situated between Roebuck Road and Stanley Road to the north of Anzac Street, Gisborne.
In 1928 the Poverty Bay Rugby Union (formed in 1890) invested 6600 pounds in purchasing part of the Waikanae Block. Discussions between Council and the Ruby Union resulted in an agreement being made in 1968 resulting in Council taking over management and ownership of the reserve free of capital outlay, giving the Rugby Union a 28 year rent free lease. From 1928 until the development of Rugby Park in 1954 the Oval was the premier venue in the Gisborne area for all major rugby and cricket fixtures. Poverty Bay played Canada at the Oval in 1927 which Poverty Bay unfortunately lost 6-1.
Oval Park is currently used for Cricket and Rugby. The Management Plan has been prepared to manage the sports turf to an acceptable level and restrain vehicle access, establish more trees, maintain facilities and control vandalism.
The management plan is available below :
Titirangi Reserve Management Plan has been prepared in accordance with the Reserves Act 1977. Council adopted Titirangi Reserve Management Plan on 14 December 2006.
Titirangi is a landscape in Gisborne, New Zealand considered sacred to tangata whenua and is recognised as being a significant icon for Gisborne City and the community as a whole. A total area of over 70ha has been considered as part of Titirangi and included in this management plan.
The management plan is available below :
The Waikanae Beach Reserve Management Plan was adopted by Gisborne District Council on 14 November 1996. This reserve is made up of three distinct parts. The largest part is taken up by the Waikanae Beach Holiday Park camping ground. The foreshore area from Grey Street to the area known as the Cut has been developed as a formal promenade area including grassed banks, paths, trees, Surf Club, play area, play equipment and a tennis court. The remainder is the Cut which is a grassed area with heavy cover of trees lying adjacent to the Turanganui River mouth. This area is located along the coast of Gisborne city and is classified Recreation Reserve under the Reserves Act 1977.
The management plan provides for the continued operation of the camping ground, a pedestrian link between the riverbank and coastal walkway, a developed foreshore area as a focus for facilities to encourage recreational activities associated with the river, the beach and the surf, and provide an adjoining area of open space for informal outdoor recreation with the family in mind.
The management plan is available below :
The Waikirikiri Reserve Management Plan was adopted by Council in February 2000. Waikirikiri Reserve is classified Recreation Reserve under the Reserves Act 1977 and zoned Recreation Reserve in Gisborne's Combined Regional Land and District Plan.
In June 1992 Gisborne District Council successfully negotiated the purchase of the former Kaiti secondary school site (situated on the corner of Tyndall Road and Dalton Street, Gisborne) from the Ministry of Education. The intention of Council's purchase was to obtain a large area of land in the inner Kaiti area for future development of a multi purpose sports ground.
Since purchasing Waikirikiri Reserve in 1992 there has been a great deal of landscaping and facility development - unfortunately development at this stage has been marred by graffiti and vandalism. The reserve has been developed with changing shed and ablutions, play equipment, and car parking.
The management plan is available below :
Waiteata Park Management Plan was adopted by Gisborne District Council in 1999. Waiteata Park is located on the corner of Richardson Avenue and Russell Street in Whataupoko, Gisborne.
Purchased by Council in 1909 this park is one of Gisborne's most established neighbourhood parks with mature trees and a natural stream meandering through the middle of the park with a small dense cluster of native and exotic trees at the northern end.
The management plan's key objectives recommend maintaining the park's open space character and trees and planting new trees as necessary, providing play equipment and park furniture to ensure Waiteata Park remains an aesthetic and well used Neighbourhood Park.
The management plan is available below :