Attachments of Parks Committee - Tuesday, 19 August 2025

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Tuesday 19 August 2025

2.00pm

Room 1, Level 26,
Te Wharau o Tāmaki - Auckland House,
135 Albert Street, Auckland

Te Komiti mō ngā Papa Rēhia / Parks Committee

OPEN ATTACHMENTS

ITEM TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE

4.1 Public Input: Walk, Tramp, Run (WTR) - The need for tracks to provide wilderness experiences for all ages and track standards

A. Walk Tramp Run, Presentation 3

4.2 Public Input: Len Gillman - What is wilderness and why is it good for young and old - implications for tracks

A. Public Input: Len Gillman - Presentation 51

7 Draft Regional Parks Annual Report 2024/2025

A. Draft Regional Parks Annual Report 2024-2025 69

B. Draft Regional Parks Annual Report 2024/2025, Presentation 111

8 Draft Regional Parks Implementation Plan 2025/2026

A. Draft Regional Parks Implementation Plan 2025-2026 119

B. Regional Parks Draft Implementation Plan Appendix 1 - Capex Programme 2025-2026 143

C. Draft Regional Parks Implementation Plan 2025/2026, Presentation 155

10 Summary of Parks Committee information memoranda, workshops and briefings (including the forward work programme) - 19 August 2025

A. Parks Committee Forward Work Programme 2025 163

B. Memorandum: Information on natural environment targeted rate-funded programmes on regional parks 167

C. Memorandum: 2021 Waitākere Ranges Kauri Population Health Monitoring Survey report and track standards in the Waitākere Ranges 175

Parks Committee

19 August 2025

Parks Committee

19 August 2025

Te Komiti mō ngā Papa Rēhia / Parks Committee
Forward Work Programme 2025

This committee is established to provide oversight of regional parks network and other significant open spaces (not including the Auckland Domain or waterfront). The full terms of reference can be found here: Auckland Council Governing Body Terms of Reference

Note: Annual Budget decisions may affect the work programme.

Area of work and Lead Department	Pūnga / Reason for work	Committee role ohia / endorse, tautoko / support and/or tika / give direction	Expected timeframes Highlight the month(s) this is expected to come to committee in 2025
Area of work and Lead Department	Pūnga / Reason for work		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Parks and Community Facilities
Parks and Community Regional Capital Investment Work Programme 2025/2026	Present the draft 25/26 regionally funded capital works programme with a focus on Regional Parks, Farming and Botanic Gardens	To whiwhi / receive and consider an update on the Regional Parks parts of the Parks and Community Regional Capital Investment Work Programme 2025/2026 prior to approval by the Community Committee. Progress to date: Parks and Community Facilities - Regional Operations Capital Work Programme 2024/2025 delivery update – February 2025 – Link to decision. Draft Regional Capital Investment Programme for Regional Parks, Farming and Auckland Botanic Gardens for financial years 2026-2028 – February 2025 – Link to decision. Update on the proposed recreation plan and the 2019-2024 Track Reopening Plan for the Waitākere Ranges Regional Park – June 2025 – Link to decision.
Quarterly Regional Operations update	To provide a regular operations update to the committee on the previous quarter’s challenges, successes and update on the delivery of the current delivery porgramme	To whiwhi / receive the Quarterly Regional Operations update on Regional Parks, Farming and Botanic Gardens, including status updates on current capital programme delivery. Progress to date: Parks and Community Facilities - Regional Operations Capital Work Programme 2024/2025 delivery update - February 2025 – Link to decision Regional Parks - Financial Year 2024/2025 quarter two operations performance update – February 2025 – Link to decision. Regional Parks Q3 2024-2025 Operations Performance update – April 2025 – Link to decision.
Project Koru Update	To provide updates to the committee on Regional Parks and Farming operating model improvements	To whiwhi / receive the update on Regional Parks and Farming Operational improvement initiative – Project Koru Progress to date: Regional Parks – Project Koru update – April 2025 – Link to decision.
Te Ara Hura Project 27	Review of the structure of full facilities contracts and to explore a potential future contract framework.	To whiwhi / receive and consider an update on the project as it relates to Regional Parks prior to approval by the Revenue, Expenditure and Value Committee. Progress to date: Te Ara Hura 2027 Parks and Community Facilities maintenance contracts – February 2025 – Link to decision. Te Ara Hura 2027 Parks and Community Facility maintenance contracts programme – June 2025 – Link to decision.
Regional Parks Management Plan (RPMP) Annual Report	23/24 Annual report will be provided via memo, 24/25 report will report on progress against the implementation plan (insert resolution).	To whiwhi / receive the Regional Parks Implementation Plan. Others TBC Progress to date: Regional Parks Management Plan - 2024/2025 Implementation Plan – October 2025 – Link to decision.
Review of committee forward work programme* Governance and Engagement Policy, Planning and Governance	Regular reporting	To whai / adopt the committee work programme. To whiwhi / receive updates (monthly) To arotake / review the content of the forward work programme six-monthly. Progress to date: October 2024 - Link to decision

Completed

Area of work and Lead Department	Committee role	Whakatau / Decision
[insert the work stream name] [insert the name of the Lead Department or CCO]	[Briefly summarise the decision or direction you will be seeking from this committee. If there are multiple, please describe these separately and in chronological order. Te reo verbs should be used here too] [For expected timeframes highlight the month(s) which this work is expected to be considered by the committee – see right-hand column]	[the Governance Advisor to provide a link to the final decision only - decisions to be hyperlinked to the public minutes HTML version] Report name – [Day Month Year] Link to decision

Area of work and Lead Department

Committee role

Whakatau / Decision

[insert the work stream name]

[insert the name of the Lead Department or CCO]

[Briefly summarise the decision or direction you will be seeking from this committee. If there are multiple, please describe these separately and in chronological order. Te reo verbs should be used here too]

[For expected timeframes highlight the month(s) which this work is expected to be considered by the committee – see right-hand column]

[the Governance Advisor to provide a link to the final decision only - decisions to be hyperlinked to the public minutes HTML version]

Report name – [Day Month Year]

Link to decision