Services & Facilities

Parks & Reserves

Welcome to the Horowhenua District Council's Parks & Reserves page.

There are more than 80 reserves in the Horowhenua District with many purposes to fulfil community needs.

"Out and about in Horowhenua" - your guide to parks and reserves

Horowhenua District Council has a handy “glovebox guide” to the District’s Parks and Reserves which you can download below, either by clicking on the image or the pdf link.

A limited number of these booklets are also available at Council offices and libraries.

Guide to Parks and Reserves (PDF, 1 MB)

Purpose of Facilities

The purpose of these facilities is:

To provide space for people to pursue active and passive recreational activities for their social, spiritual, mental and physical well-being
To provide the landscape setting for the towns.
To ensure the protection and maintenance of history (ecological and human) and character of the area, including the protection of bush areas, beaches, estuaries, wildlife habitats, wahi tapu and historic sites.\
To ensure that those environments that are essential to the existence of plant and animal species (including humans) are maintained.
To protect public access to significant landscape features and recreation areas.

Parks and Reserves With Play Equipment

The District's parks and reserves with children's play equipment are as follows:

Stuart Donnelly Park, Avenue Road, Foxton
Holben Parade Reserve, Holben Parade, Foxton Beach
Gladys Taylor Park, Queen Street, Levin (outside the Horowhenua Aquatic Centre)
Jubilee Park, Bath Street, Levin
Muaupoko Park, Lake Horowhenua Domain, Queen Street, Levin
Solway Park, Solway Street, Levin
Weraroa Reserve, Oxford Street, Levin Vincent Drive, Levin
Maire Street Reserve, Maire Street, Levin
Hokio Beach, Tawhiti Street, Levin
Hyde Park, Whittaker/Grey Streets,
Shannon Rua Avenue Domain,
Rua Avenue, Waitarere Beach
Holmwood Park, Park Avenue,
Waitarere Beach Waitarere Beach Domain, Waitarere Beach Road, Waitarere

Skate Parks

Skate Parks can be found on the Village Green in Salisbury Street, Levin, and also in Shannon Domain in Shannon. There are smaller facilities at Kennedy Park, in Kennedy Drive, Levin, Holben Parade at Foxton Beach, and Waitarere Beach.

For a full list of parks and reserves please contact Council.