Reserve Management Plan


We want your input on Council-administered parks and recreational reserves in Buller. Your feedback will help us create a draft Reserve Management Plan that will guide how our public reserves are used and cared for in the future.

What we're asking:

  • Why is your favourite park or reserve important to you?
  • How could it be improved?
  • How would you like to use it?
  • What activities or events would you like to see?

Recreational reserves are areas of land set aside specifically for public enjoyment and leisure activities. These reserves can include parks, sports fields, beaches, and picnic spots where people can engage in activities like walking, playing sports, and relaxing in nature. Council administers 28 reserves within the Buller district.

The Reserve Management Plan is an important document that ensures that these spaces are managed in a way that balances community enjoyment, environmental protection, and long-term sustainability. It also ensures that reserve use, development, management and protection are consistent with its classifications.

We need your feedback to draft a Reserve Management Plan that reflects the community's values and aspirations.



We want your input on Council-administered parks and recreational reserves in Buller. Your feedback will help us create a draft Reserve Management Plan that will guide how our public reserves are used and cared for in the future.

What we're asking:

  • Why is your favourite park or reserve important to you?
  • How could it be improved?
  • How would you like to use it?
  • What activities or events would you like to see?

Recreational reserves are areas of land set aside specifically for public enjoyment and leisure activities. These reserves can include parks, sports fields, beaches, and picnic spots where people can engage in activities like walking, playing sports, and relaxing in nature. Council administers 28 reserves within the Buller district.

The Reserve Management Plan is an important document that ensures that these spaces are managed in a way that balances community enjoyment, environmental protection, and long-term sustainability. It also ensures that reserve use, development, management and protection are consistent with its classifications.

We need your feedback to draft a Reserve Management Plan that reflects the community's values and aspirations.


  • Survey form

    80 responses

    You can give us your feedback using our online survey form. The survey takes 5 – 10 minutes, and all questions are optional. There are also other ways to participate.

    • Download the survey form and fill it out.
    • Hand deliver your feedback to Council’s offices and libraries in Westport and Reefton. 
    • Collect a paper survey form from Council’s offices and libraries in Westport and Reefton.
    • Post your feedback to Buller District Council, PO Box 21, Westport 7866


    If you have feedback on multiple reserves, you need to submit a separate response for each reserve. This will ensure that each reserve receives the attention it deserves.

    This survey will close at 4:30 on 25 November 2024.

    Take Survey
Page last updated: 18 Nov 2024, 09:47 AM