Te Komiti Whakahaere Ngātahi i Ōmaru Ōmaru Joint Management Committee

This committee allows Ngāti Pāoa Iwi Trust and the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board to manage the Ōmaru Recreational Reserve.

Ōmaru Recreational Reserve

Ōmaru is the traditional name for the area covering the Point England (Kaino) Reserve.

As part of the treaty settlement under the Ngāti Pāoa Claims Settlement Bill:

the Crown will return 40.6 hectares of land at Ōmaru / Point England to Ngāti Pāoa ownership
the land will be called Ōmaru Recreational Reserve.

We expect the bill to pass in 2025.

The public can continue to use the reserve.

Committee responsibilities

Responsibilities include:

all functions, duties and responsibilities necessary to manage the reserve
developing and adopting a reserve management plan
monitoring progress of the plan and the effect of changes made to the land
ensuring maintenance works are carried out according to the plan.

The Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board Reserve Management Plan will set out how to manage:

public activities on the reserve
ecological rehabilitation of Ōmaru Stream
improvements to the public sports fields and recreational facilities.

Committee members

The committee will be made up of:

three members from the Ngāti Pāoa Iwi Trust
three members from the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board.

Read the joint management committee terms of reference

Ōmaru Joint Management Committee Terms of Reference

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Meetings of the Ōmaru Joint Management Committee

The committee will meet at least twice a year.

For meeting details, agendas and minutes, visit Co-management committee meetings.