Parks and Recreation

Descriptive Data

TypeAgencyDate Range1978-1991DescriptionIn June 1978, the Parks and Reserves Department changed its name officially to the Parks and Recreation Department.

Ian Galloway was Director and remained in the position until his death in 1986. Richard J Nanson was then appointed Director in 1986.

A shift in direction occurred towards the late 1980s when Parks and Recreation became an umbrella for more services. The department was no longer concerned with just the horticultural needs of the city, but the development of the city from a cultural standpoint. The Parks and Recreation portfolio extended to the Summer City recreation programmes, community arts, cemeteries, libraries, the Art Gallery and the Michael Fowler Centre.

In 1988, Parks and Recreation was organised into the following sections:
-Administration branch (responsible for records, wages, accounts, reception, secretarial, training, personnel)
-Parks Section (managed parks, reserves, street trees, cemetery, nurseries, zoo gardens)
-Recreation, Playing Fields and Swimming Pools Section (managed playing fields and swimming pools, organised recreation programmes and responsible for promotion and publicity for the entire department)
-Planning Branch (responsible for forward planning, town planning, property development and oversight)
-Landscape Section (responsible for preparation of landscape plans, town planning conditional use, draughting, designing/sketching).

Series

WCC, Parks and Recreation Department files

WCC, Feeling Great Leisure Guide

WCC, Parks and Recreation Department Posters, various

WCC, Parks and Recreation Staff Cards

WCC, Ōtari-Wilton's bush, Curators diaries, outwards correspondence and plant lists

Agency or Organisation

Culture and Recreation Division

Parks and Reserves

Place

Lady Norwood Rose Garden

Controlling Agency or Organisation

Controlling Agency or OrganisationWellington City CouncilControlling Agency or Organisation Date Range1870-

Related Agencies

Predecessor Agency or OrganisationParks and Reserves

Relationships

Related PlaceLady Norwood Rose Garden

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