Goals
More of our communities are living active lives by participating in organised and informal recreation, sport and physical activity
More people choose to enjoy our easily accessible sport, recreation and outdoor activities and events
More of our communities are choosing to be involved in parks and recreation through volunteering
Priorities
Affordable and accessible opportunities to be active
- Providing more low-cost options for family-friendly recreation opportunities, including a connected network of walking, tramping and cycle tracks.
- Encouraging recreation and physical activity opportunities that appeal to a diverse range of communities including older adults and people with disabilities
More active children and young people
- Encouraging initiatives that appeal to children and young people
More active older people
- Encouraging programmes that promote healthy and active lifestyles
Increasing awareness of opportunities and places to be active
- Partnering with others to coordinate, promote and enable the community to contribute to open space and recreation activities
- Integrating recreational facilities and open spaces with the Spatial Plan, Environment Strategy and Integrated Transport
Strategy - Partnering with others to enhance and promote Dunedin’s outdoor recreation experiences
| Open space actions to be led by Council | Working with | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Promote and improve access to information about our parks, open spaces and tracks, focusing on the different types of activities, pastimes and experiences they offer | Dunedin Tracks Forum, ORC, Sport Otago, Forest and Bird, Halberg Disability Sport Foundation, Enterprise Dunedin, OTMC, Mountain Bike Otago | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ |
| 2. Undertake regular user engagement to establish how our parks and open spaces are used by residents and visitors to Dunedin and to understand barriers to use | Halberg Disability Sport Foundation, DOC, Sport Otago, Enterprise Dunedin, Dunedin People’s Panel | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ |
| 3. Develop a Dunedin wide event and activities programme for our open spaces to promote regular activities and events for individuals and families of all ages and abilities to enjoy |
DOC, Enterprise Dunedin, Sport Otago, Friends of the Dunedin Botanic Garden, Disabled Persons Assembly, Volunteering Otago, Unicrew, schools and private sector partners, Getting Dunedin Active | ☑ | ☑ | |
| 4. Support and enable Dunedin wide volunteer and education programmes so individuals and families of all ages and abilities are able to contribute to our open space management and work |
DOC, Volunteering Otago, Friends of the Dunedin Botanic Garden, education providers, Landscape Connections Trust | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ |
| 5. Improve access to information about Dunedin’s parks and open spaces via a range of online and multi-media techniques, wayfinding, on-site signs and interpretation | ORC, DOC, Sport Otago | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ |
| 6. Initiate the development of an Otago Harbour Recreation Plan to promote the use and enjoyment of the Otago Harbour and foreshore |
ORC, DOC, NZTA, Community Boards, Landscape Connections Trust, private landowners, WellSouth | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ |
| 7. Establish a Dunedin wide ‘Greenway Plan’ to create a connected network of recreational tracks, walkways and cycleways through parks and open spaces, and to improve way-finding, on-site signage and interpretation |
ORC, DOC, Sport Otago, Dunedin Botanic Garden, Our Food Network, Good Food Dunedin, Food Resilience Network | ☑ | ☑ |