Tūrangi Reserves Management Plan wins national award
Pictured above, from left to right: Senior policy advisor Kara Scott, Tūrangi Co-Governance Committee chair Te Wharau Walker Jr and Councillor Sandra Greenslade.
The Tūrangi Reserves Management Plan, a partnership between Ngāti Tūrangitukua Charitable Trust and Taupō District Council has won an excellence award at the Tuia Pito Ora New Zealand Landscape Architecture Awards 2026.
The award recognised the Management Plan’s strong focus on partnership, cultural restoration, mana whenua leadership, sustainability, and intergenerational stewardship.
Tūrangi Co-Governance Committee Chair Te Wharau Walker Jr thanked all those involved in the Management Plan.
“The Reserves Management Plan is more than just a management document,” he says.
"It is about strengthening the mana, identity and cultural connections of Ngāti Tūrangitukua, upholding our whakapapa and kaitiakitanga responsibilities, and building on the enduring partnership between Ngāti Tūrangitukua and Council. This includes reflecting our shared values in the care of our whenua and wai, and creating reserves that benefit the wider community and future generations."
“The management plan also built upon existing and new cultural values assessments to increase and share the historical context and importance of the reserves to Ngāti Tūrangitukua and the Tūrangi community. This award is an awesome recognition for all the hard work put in by many people over many months.”
