We’re creating new plans to guide how we manage Palmy's parks and reserves, and we’d love to hear your thoughts before we get started!
Whether you're passionate about community gardens, love local events, or just enjoy a walk in the park, let us know if you think anything specific should be covered in these plans.
We’re drafting two brand new plans
These plans will help make managing our parks and reserves simpler and more efficient.
By having all the rules together, it will be easier for everyone to understand how decisions are made. It will also be easier and more affordable to manage things like community and commercial leases, licences, and activities.
The General Policy Reserve Management Plan will cover all parks and reserves
This plan sits across all parks and reserves in Palmerston North. Because of how diverse our parks are, it won't cover all aspects of how they're managed, but it will cover those things that can be managed in the same way, such as:
- rules for community gardens
- guidelines for hosting events in reserves
- whether commercial activities (like food trucks) are allowed
- restricted recreational activities (like flying drones or riding motorbikes).
The Omnibus Reserve Management Plan groups similar parks together so they can be managed in the same way
This plan focuses on specific types of reserves. It is for:
- neighbourhood reserves
- sportsgrounds
- walkways (except the Manawatū River Shared Pathway and He Ara Kotahi).
We’re also reviewing and updating the Kahuterawa Outdoor Recreation Plan
This plan, covering Kahuterawa Reserve, Arapuke Forest Park, and the Sledge Track, is almost 20 years old. We want to ensure it still works well for visitors, nearby residents, and the wider community.
It covers outdoor activities like:
- mountain biking, hunting, walking, swimming, and trail biking
- picnicking, fishing
- managing water, biodiversity, pests, and landscaping.
You can check out the current plan here: Kahuterawa Outdoor Recreation Plan
Share your feedback with us by 5pm on Sunday 24 November
Do you have suggestions for how we manage our parks and reserves? Is there something specific you’d like to see included in the plans?
Fill out the online form to let us know.
Click here to view form.
Next steps
We’ll draft the plans using the feedback you provide. We’ll then consult you again on the draft plans for a period of four weeks. Submitters can choose to be heard by our elected members in person.
We'll consider your feedback and make any changes to the final plans.
Elected members will adopt the final plans at a Council meeting.