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This Kaipara District Council (KDC) team has been awarded a Green Flag for its commitment to Pou Tu O Te Rangi Harding Park. From left: Bernie Shannon (Downer Contracting), Selena McMinn (KDC), Jason Searle (Downer), Joy Wedgwood (Museum Representative), Jo Macfarlane (KDC), Sadie Cogan (Time To \/ Kaipara Cycling), Jane Rawlings (Museum Representative).\u00a0 Photo \/ KDC<\/p>\n
Smith said, \u201cThis award highlights the exceptional standards across Aotearoa\u2019s parks and recognises those who care for and maintain these vital community spaces.<\/p>\n
\u201cParks sit at the heart of our communities. They are places for connection, recreation, play and learning. They are also spaces that can hold significant cultural meaning,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe Green Flag Award helps applicants show their success, gain constructive feedback, and share knowledge with industry experts. It supports continuous improvement and showcases the outstanding work happening in parks across the motu,\u201d Smith said. <\/p>\n
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The playground at Kaipatiki Reserve, in Parakai. Photo \/ Auckland Council ![\"Te]()
Te Piringa \/ Cascade Kauri track in the Northern Waitakere Ranges. Photo \/ Auckland Council<\/p>\n
The other four New Zealand parks to feature this year were all in Auckland: North Shore Memorial Park – a previous Green Flag Award recipient – was again recognised for its high standards in management, sustainability, and visitor experience; Kaip\u0101tiki Reserve and Te Piringa \/ Cascade Kauri, Wait\u0101kere Ranges Regional Park earned the international recognition for the first time. <\/p>\n
Randwick Park in South Auckland has once again been recognised with the Green Flag Community Award, highlighting the long-standing commitment of RPSC Trust, For A Cause Ltd, and the local community. <\/p>\n
Smith said, \u201cRandwick Park continues to stand as a flagship example of community-led stewardship in Aotearoa\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Green Flag Award scheme recognises and rewards well-managed parks and green spaces, setting the benchmark standard for the management of recreational outdoor spaces across the United Kingdom and around the world.<\/p>\n
Sarah Curtis is a news reporter for the Northern Advocate, focusing on a wide range of issues. She has nearly 20 years\u2019 experience in journalism, most of which she spent court reporting in Gisborne and on the East Coast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The park spans approximately 15.67ha and offers numerous attractions, facilities and natural features, including mountain bike tracks, and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":156583,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[12796,10779,1558,18940,129,1437,2518,103646,7568,1019,111,43,139,1067,24926,69,90,8143,1860,13235,103645,30394,103647,8690,223,1961,84590,810,6202,102,1530],"class_list":["post-156582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-approval","tag-awards","tag-been","tag-flag","tag-gaining","tag-global","tag-green","tag-harding","tag-honour","tag-international","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-northland","tag-northlands","tag-nz","tag-on","tag-park","tag-pou","tag-prestigious","tag-rangi","tag-seal","tag-stamped","tag-te","tag-the","tag-this","tag-tu","tag-up","tag-wins","tag-with","tag-years"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156582\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}