Magnolia Drive Reserve Track

Location: The reserves are located at the lower end of Magnolia Drive Legal description: Three land parcels Lot 36 DP 407545 - local purpose drainage reserve Lot 22 DP 10187 - local purpose street reserve Section 2 SO 448963 – local purpose drainage reserve Lot 27 DP 508206 - local purpose drainage reserve Size: 0.74 hectares Reserve status: Subject to Reserves Act 1977Reserve classification: Mix of local purpose drainage and street reserves Land ownership: NPDC owned land Overview Physical description:The reserves are located at the lower end of Magnolia Drive. Lot 36 and Lot 22 provide a pedestrianlink form Magnolia Drive through to Nash Street. Section 2 SO 448963 and Lot 27 form a pedestrianlink from Magnolia Drive through to Whakawhiti Street. The reserves have been acquired through subdivision. The reserves contain wetlands in the form of a swamp (Lot 36) and a stream (Section 2 and Lot 27).Tangata whenua:The reserves are located at the base of Whakawhitiwhiti Pā, which is included in the Historic Reserves Management Plan, and identifies that the area is of cultural and historical interest to Te Ätiawa and Taranaki iwi, and to Ngāti Te Whiti and Nga Mahanga-a-Tairi hapū.Historical overview:The reserves were acquired in 1970 (Lot 22), 2008 (Lot 36), 2016 (Section 2) and 2017 (Lot 27). Lots22, 27 and 36 were acquired through subdivision and Section 22 through negotiation.