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Newmarket Park management plan

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This is an abridged version of the Newmarket Park Management Plan as the appendix material was not available for online publishing.

A full version can be viewed at:
  • Auckland City Council Service Centres at 1 Greys Avenue and 35 Graham Street
  • Auckland Central Library
  • Epsom Library
  • Onehunga Library

The plan can be purchased from Auckland City Council Community Planning. Contact us if you would like a copy.

Contents

1.0 Introduction
2.0 Statutory framework
    2.1 Reserves Act 1977
    2.1.1 Definition and purpose of management plans
2.1.2 Management plan preparation process
2.1.3 Land parcels
2.2 District Plan
3.0 Council framework
3.1 Strategic plan
3.2 Recreation plan
4.0 History
4.1 Pre-history
4.2 European history
5.0 Natural values
5.1 Geology, geomorphology and topography
5.2 Flora and fauna
5.3 Land stability
5.4 Drainage
5.5 Landscape significance
6.0 Issues for use and development
6.1 Present use
6.2 Physical constraints
6.3 Community constraints
6.4 Existing tea house and ornamental lake
7.0 Conclusions
8.0 Management objectives and policies
8.1 Role of the park
8.2 Vegetation management
8.3 Future uses
8.4 Access
8.5 Tea house
8.6 Buildings
8.7 Ornamental lake
8.8 Neighbours
8.9 Water quality
8.10 Leases and licenses
9.0 Implementation
9.1 Maintenance specification
9.2 Development plan
Illustrations
Figure 1: Diagram of land comprising Newmarket Park being the subject of this management plan
Figure 2: District Plan zoning for Newmarket Park
Figure 3: Existing park features
Figure 4: Landscape Analysis Plan
Appendix
Newmarket Park Archaeological Assessment
Not available online, please refer to the hardcopy publication.

Prepared for the Community Planning Group of Auckland City by Melean Absolum Ltd, Landscape Architects and Leijnen Consultants Ltd, Resource Management Consultants.

Approved by the Hobson Community Board of Auckland City on 10 March 1999.

Please direct all enquiries to the Community Planning Group, Auckland City,

Private Bag 92 516, Wellesley Street, Auckland 1.

ISBN 0-9-08834-24-1