On 19 June 2025, Greater Wellington Regional Council voted to end farming at Belmont regional park!

Farming in Belmont began in 1860

From “Future-proofing farming” (2015) to “Removing farming?” (2020) — what changed?
plant just 20% of our 1,000-hectare public farm
The farmed area, in particular, holds historical and cultural significance that should be preserved for future generations. Belmont Regional Park was the first park in New Zealand to combine land for recreation, conservation and farming purposes.
The park is, as stated by GWRC chair Fran Wilde in January 2015, “A new farm hub constructed at Belmont Regional Park will assure the viability of farming on the park into the future and provide a new point of interest for visitors”. In 2020, Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) received just 390 submissions when it proposed a new network plan to remove farming from all eight regional parks. In contrast, in 2023 the Preserve Belmont Farm Park petition alone has drawn 1,392 submissions — a clear sign of the strong public interest and concern specifically for Belmont’s farmed landscape.
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10 points of entrance into Belmont regional park

map of the PARK

01: petone entrance
02: Maungaraki entrance
03: stratton st entrance
04: normandale entrance
05: belmont entrance
06: kelson entrance
07: HAYWOODS ENTRANCE
08: Pāuatahanui ENTRANCE
09: EAST PORIRUA entrance
10: TAKAPU ROAD entrance
11: HOROKIWI ENTRANCE
This is a image of the farmer and his working dogs. Such amazing views! Dogs are not allowed in the 1000 hectare farm, but the surrounding 2292 hectares of the park you are able to take your dogs on many bush walks.paragraph to your block, write your own text and edit me.
Click on the images below to enlarge, see the great views of the entire Wellington region.
Looking out to Kelson.
The top of Transmission Gully.
Views of Lower Hutt and Eastern hills.
From the farm woolshed you get great views of Plimmerton.
Great views of Porirua.
Looking out to Mana.
Views out to Pāuatahanui.
Looking out to Wellington Harbour.
let's all support this wonderful park for future generations
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