The Dunedin City Council (DCC) is seeking submissions on the future of Hereweka / Harbour Cone.
Hereweka / Harbour Cone covers 328 hectares on the Otago Peninsula and is recognised and appreciated by Dunedin people for its landscape, ecological, heritage and cultural values.
We’re seeking your feedback on the current Hereweka / Harbour Cone Management Plan (2012). We’d like to hear your thoughts on how the Plan could be updated to better reflect any changes, challenges and opportunities that have emerged over the past decade.
We’re also interested in your ideas for the future use and management of Hereweka / Harbour Cone. For example, how do you think this important landscape should be protected, enjoyed, and cared for into the future?
The submission period is from Monday, 21 July 2025 to Monday, 18 August 2025.
Parks and Recreation staff, in collaboration with the Hereweka Harbour Cone Trust (link to external website, new window), will then review feedback and prepare a revised draft Hereweka / Harbour Cone Management Plan, which will be shared for further public feedback in late-2025.
Thank you for your feedback, submissions have now closed.
Background
In January 2008, the Dunedin City Council approved purchase of the 328-hectare property on the Otago Peninsula that has become known as Hereweka, or Harbour Cone. The DCC purchased the land to protect its significant landscape, ecological, heritage and cultural values and in recognition of its potential recreational and commercial values.
The Hereweka / Harbour Cone Management Plan 2012 was adopted in 2012 to provide a policy framework to integrate the multiple objectives that the Dunedin community had for this property, while ensuring that management and enhancements were based on sound principles and in alignment with the values of the property.
After the Plan was adopted, the DCC determined that the best vehicle to manage the land in accordance with the Plan would be an independent charitable trust. In July 2015, a Memorandum of Understanding was formed between the DCC and Hereweka / Harbour Cone Management Trust Board Incorporated. The MOU describes the roles and obligations of the DCC and the Trust, including administration and review of the Management Plan. The MOU states that the Trust will jointly lead review of the Plan, with the DCC.
Although the property within the Plan is not classified as reserve, the DCC will use the review process described in section 41 of the Reserves Act 1977. This will maintain consistency with other management plans and ensure a robust public consultation process.
