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Resolution
number WTM/2021/42
MOVED by Member A Avendano Christie, seconded by
Chairperson R Northey:
That
the Waitematā Local Board:
a)
resolve formal feedback to inform the
preparation of the draft Regional Park Management Plan 2021:
I)
regret that there are no regional
parks in the Waitematā Board area, which makes them somewhat inaccessible to
our residents, particularly those without cars.
II) note
that the former Auckland Regional Council was giving serious consideration to
developing most of Wynyard Point as a regional park, and urge that renewed
consideration be given to that proposal as planning for the Headland Park
proceeds or else to consider developing a regional park elsewhere on the
Auckland isthmus
III)
recommend developing
opportunities for urban communities, families and schools better to connect
with regional parks, particularly by providing better public transport links,
weekend half day and full day excursions funded by Auckland Transport should
be organised from town centres in central, southern and western Auckland,
travelling to the majority of our regional parks on a rotating basis to
ensure that the less well-off and the carless can gain the benefits of
occasional regional park visits.
IV)
note that regional parks provide
Waitematā residents with enjoyable and educational places to
visit, protect natural spaces. They should provide education for schools
about biodiversity
V)
recommend aligning of policies and
outcomes and the sharing and application of learnings between regional and
local parks, including good provision of bird corridors, biodiversity
enhancement, and sustainable maintenance methods
VI)
urge developing and applying more
thorough pest management in most regional parks.
VII)
recommend working towards a
co-governance model for some parks that have a close connection with a
particular iwi or hapū.
VIII) recommend farming and horticultural activities on
regional parks that are regenerative, sustainable, diverse and low carbon.
IX)
recommend clear policy
decisions and communication of them of some parks being suitable for dogs off
leash, which parks only on leash, and which forbid dogs entirely, dependent
on the nature of each park and its wildlife.
X)
recommend that composting
facilities should be available in all regional parks
XI)
note that they should play an
important role as natural carbon sinks and in other climate change mitigation
measures.
XII)
urge policies progressively to reduce
carbon emissions in and related to regional parks, including from travelling
to them, and applying these policies with clear KPIs.
CARRIED
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