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Belmont Regional Park

Belmont Regional Park was the first park in New Zealand to combine land for recreation, conservation and farming purposes.
  • Maori and Pakeha cleared the land.
  • Belmont Regional Park opened 2nd April 1989.
  • In 2005 the entire area was secured in public ownership to be managed by Greater Wellington Regional Council.
  • During World War ll the public works department built 62 concrete ammunition magazines, to store army munitions spread across 1000 acres, the idea was to resemble a poultry farm from the air.
  • The farm was managed by Landcorp up until seven years ago and has been leased to a private company generating a nice income for The Wellington Regional Council since.
  • Kilmister track has old Maori sites that now have been left to go to gorse.
  • Farm has had water testing and has been shown to be very clean.
  • The farm takes less than 39% of the total land area of the park. It has been managed and farmed to a high standard we should all be proud of. This lease runs out in January 2026, then what will replace this income in the future? Also the loss of 210,000kg of beef and lamb per year (approximately), this farm can feed a substantial amount of people per year.
  • The farm offers veterinary students a 3 week practical sheep/beef farm experience. School students up to 10, once a week with Primary ITO (23 NCEA credits). Kindergartens have regularly visited giving the children a rare insight into a working farm.
  • Kilmister block is owned by Hutt City Council, HCC tried to sell it back in 1999 but was not successful. It was revoked by a strong public opposition. The land was to be retained in Belmont Regional Park and available for public use. Managed by The Greater Wellington Regional Council.
  • The classification for the Kilmister Block is a recreation Reserve. Such reserves are administrated or managed by a local authority based on a management plan prepared through public consultation process.