Planning for recreation in Ō Tū Wharekai
Ashburton Lakes and upper Rangitata River, Canterbury
Consultation is now closed.
The Department of Conservation is thrilled with the response to this discussion paper, having received more than 30 responses by individuals and groups in the early weeks of this consultation.
The department will consider the ideas put forward, to assist them in developing a long-term strategy for managing recreation in the Ashburton Lakes area by March 2010.
What is the Ō Tū Wharekai project?
The Ō Tū Wharekai project area covers the Ashburton Lakes and upper Rangitata River of Canterbury. Two conservation parks are included in the project area - Hakatere and Te Kahui Kaupeka.
The focus of the Ō Tū Wharekai project is to protect and restore the wetlands - and is one of three wetlands under the national Arawai Kākāriki wetland programme.
Find out more about the Ō Tū Wharekai project.
Recreation in Ō Tū Wharekai
The area is also highly valued for a wide range of recreation activities such as walking, tramping, fishing, boating and hunting. The purpose of this discussion is to plan for recreation in ways that support wetland restoration.
Some work has been done to identify existing or potential new recreation opportunities and where they may occur. These are outlined in the discussion document below.
Discussion document
Recreation opportunities in Ō Tū Wharekai discussion document November 2009
Complete document (PDF, 4983K)
Note: This is a large file that may take time to download
Or download the document in sections:
Cover, table of contents (PDF, 1186K)
Sections 1 and 2 (PDF, 776K)
Section 3 Recreation opportunities (part) (PDF, 695K)
Sections 3 Recreation opportunities (part), 4 and 5 (PDF, 2405K)
Maps
Note: these are large files and may take time to download
Map 1 Ō Tū Wharekai management area (JPG, 4802K)
Map 2 Location of public conservation lands within Ō Tū Wharekai (JPG, 4619K)
Map 3 Roadside sites (JPG, 3867K))
Map 4 Walking, biking and horse riding tracks (JPG, 4355K)
Map 5 Lake Clearwater existing vehicle tracks (JPG, 2437K)
Map 6 Lake Emma existing vehicle tracks (JPG, 2931K)
Map 7 Paddle Hill Creek existing vehicle tracks (JPG, 2914K)
Map 8 Potential opportunities for vehicle access (JPG, 4404K)
Map 9 Lakes and rivers (JPG, 4274K)
Map 10 Backcountry huts (JPG, 4466K)
Map 11 Hunting blocks (JPG, 4470K)
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Ō Tū Wharekai - the place
Ō Tū Wharekai may be covered by a specific “place” section in the next Canterbury Conservation Management Strategy (CMS). The review of this is currently on hold.
A pre-draft CMS chapter “2.6 Ō Tū Wharekai” has been prepared and released together with this draft recreation opportunities report. Comment on this chapter may be included with comments on the report.
Canterbury CMS pre-draft chapter 2.6 Ō Tū Wharekai (PDF,107K)
What happens next?
Once the feedback has been considered, the Department will make decisions about the future management of recreation in the area.
These decisions will be formalised into a recreation plan that will guide the management, objectives and policies for recreation in Ō Tū Wharekai.
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