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instructed its surveyor to include "a broad belt of land, which you will declare that the Company intends to be public property, on condition that no buildings ever be erected upon it". The initial space set aside covered 625 hectares but by the year 2000 it had fallen to 425 hectares. It is owned by
44:. The inner strip, the town belt, is an elongated U-shape. It was set aside by the city's founders in 1840. It is now about two-thirds of its original area. Portions have been repurposed for various mostly-public purposes, including 317: 288:, Quoted in Walter Cook, ‘Wellington’s town belt – a people’s park and a heritage for everyone. The 1991 Ian Galloway Memorial Lecture.’ Horticulture in New Zealand 2, no. 2 (Winter 1991), p.15. 76:
At the time of British settlement of Wellington immigrants came from areas with overcrowded cities and it was seen to be important that all citizens should have access to green spaces. The
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The outer strip of some 5,000 hectares includes some private land. It was first proposed in 1976 to protect the skyline, wildlife and remaining native forest. Some sites included are:
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purchased the 268 Ohariu Valley Rd property adding much of the ridge line overlooking
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is a pair of strips of tree-filled wilderness spaces near and around central
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The strip runs from Mount Victoria south to Mount Albert, which is between
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Te Ahumairangi Hill
Wellington
capital city
Wellington Hospital
Victoria University of Wellington
Government House
Wellington Zoo
Wellington College
Wellington Botanic Garden
New Zealand Company
Wellington City Council
Stellin Memorial Park
Northland
Te Ahumairangi Hill
George Denton Park and playground
Highbury
Zealandia
Te Ahumairangi Hill
Thorndon
Polhill Reserve
Brooklyn
Tanera Park
Central Park
Mount Albert
Melrose
Mount Alfred
Hataitai
Mount Victoria

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