Outer Green Belt Management Plan

Find out how you can enjoy the Outer Green Belt reserves.

Outer Green Belt Management Plan – August 2019 (17.1MB PDF)

Part 1 – Introduction (1MB PDF)

  • About this plan
  • Purpose
  • Scope
  • Timeframe
  • Plan structure
  • Implementation, funding and reporting
  • Relationship with mana whenua

Part 2 Vision: Wellington’s Wild Green Connector (638KB PDF)

  • What is Wellington’s Outer Green Belt?
  • Why is the Outer Green Belt important?
  • Guiding Principles
  • How will the vision and principles be applied?

Part 3: Description / Key Values (1.5MB PDF)

  • Vital Statistics
  • Nature
  • Landscape
  • Culture and Heritage
  • Recreation and Access
  • Community and Identity
  • Resilience & City Economy

Part 4: General Objectives And Policies (2.4MB PDF)

  • Land Administration
  • Nature
  • Landscape and Land Use
  • Culture and Heritage
  • Recreation and Access
  • Community and Identity
  • Resilience
  • Monitoring

Part 5: Management Sectors 

Part 6: Rules For Use and Development (465KB PDF)

  • Rules overview
  • Rules – Objective
  • Rules – Policies
  • Allowed activities on the Outer Green Belt
  • Prohibited activities on the Outer Green Belt
  • Managed activities on the Outer Green Belt

Part 7: Appendices (1.6MB PDF)

  • Appendix I:  Outer Green Belt brief timeline
  • Appendix II:  Policy/planning context
  • Appendix III. Photo montages – the Outer Green Belt in 2004 and 2018