Ashburton District Council intends to prepare a reserve management plan covering all parks and reserves within the Ashburton District. The Reserves Act 1977 (RA) requires all reserve land included in the reserve management plan to be suitably classified in terms of the RA.

Following a detailed land status investigation, Ashburton District Council hereby notifies its intention to undertake the actions as outlined in Schedules 1-5 below pursuant to the Reserves Act 1977.

Any person wishing to object to or make a submission on any of the proposals may do so in writing and addressed, Attention: Ian Soper, Open Spaces Manager, Ashburton District Council, PO Box 94, Ashburton 7740, no later than 5.00 pm on 1 June 2024. Alternatively, submissions or objections may be emailed to submissions@adc.govt.nz. Should any person wish to discuss any of the proposals, they can contact Ian Soper, Open Spaces Manager by email to submissions@adc.govt.nz.

Submitters should state if they wish to speak to their submission. Any submitter’s or objector’s information provided to the council will become subject to the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1977 and may be released by the council under that Act. Any submitter or objector should state in their submission or objection if the whole or any part of the submission or objection is to be kept confidential.

Schedule One: Land to be declared reserve and classified

Declare pursuant to Section 14(2) of the RA, the council administered lands described below to be reserves within the meaning of the RA and for the purposes set out below:

Schedule Two: Land to be surveyed, declared reserve and classified

Declare pursuant to Section 14(2) of the RA, and subject to survey, the council administered lands described below to be reserves within the meaning of the RA and classify them as Scenic Reserve 19(1)(b), subject to survey:

Schedule Three: Land to be classified pursuant to Section 16(1) of the RA

Classify pursuant to Section 16(1) of the RA, the existing reserve described below as Recreation Reserve:

• Trevors Road Motorbike Park, RES 3540 BM 45, approximately 8.0937ha

Schedule Four: Land to be reclassified pursuant to Section 24(1) of the RA

Reclassify pursuant to Section 24(1) of the RA, the existing purposes of the reserves described this Schedule to the purposes set out below. The reasons for each of the reclassifications proposed are included in the table below.

Schedule Five: Land to be reclassified pursuant to Section 24(1) of the RA, subject to survey

Reclassify pursuant to Section 24(1) of the RA, the existing purposes of the part of the reserves described below, subject to survey, to the purposes as set this Schedule. The reasons for each of the reclassifications proposed are included below.