Point Dorset Recreation Reserve

Wellington City Council and the Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust are jointly developing a reserve management plan for Point Dorset Recreation Reserve.

Overview

Point Dorset Recreation Reserve, located between Seatoun / Worser Bay and Breaker Bay on the Miramar Peninsula, is a prominent, undeveloped, steep hillside at the entrance to Wellington Harbour.

Point Dorset Reserve Map (286Kb PDF)

The reserve is owned by the Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust.

Proposal

The draft reserve management plan identifies:

the long-term vision for the reserve
the natural and cultural features of the reserve and how these will be protected
recreational activities on the reserve
actions needed to carry out the plan.

Next Steps

Consultation on the draft plan closed on 15 August 2011.

Summary Document (245Kb PDF) | Text version (9Kb RTF)
Draft Point Dorset Reserve Management Plan (1.04Mb PDF) | Text version (158Kb RTF)

The final plan was approved by the Council in October 2011.

April 2012 Update

We are making progress with some of the proposed work identified in the plan:

Contractor confirmed for the walkway upgrades (work will start in the next quarter).
Vegetation cleared from tracks and around the military structures.
Pa site design, interpretation, and entrance upgrades planned (work will start in the next quarter).
Oruaiti - Pa Site Proposal and Construction Plans (2.91Mb PDF)
Ecological restoration (targeted weed control, Places for Penguins grant).

Arbor Day (5 June 2012) events will be held on the site and local schools and the community will be invited to join in.

Places for Penguins - Forest and Bird website

More Information

Mike Oates
Manager Open Space and Recreation Planning

Phone:	(04) 499 4444
Email:	michael.oates