Tanera Park is a Town Belt reserve in the Brooklyn suburb of Wellington, located off Ohiro Road on the western edge of the Wellington Town Belt. The park has a community playground, open sports fields and a community garden, and sits alongside the Tanera Gully — a native bush restoration area where local volunteers have been active since 2014 clearing weeds and replanting original species. It is a well-used local reserve that combines passive recreation with community-driven conservation work.
Practical Information
| Location | Ohiro Road, Brooklyn, Wellington — off the Town Belt |
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| Access | On-street parking on Ohiro Road; short walk from Brooklyn Village |
| Entry | Free |
| Features | Playground, sports field, community gardens, Tanera Gully bush restoration |
| Managed by | Wellington City Council (park); community volunteers (gully restoration) |
About Tanera Park
Tanera Park is part of the Wellington Town Belt — the ring of green space that surrounds the city’s inner suburbs. The reserve occupies a position on the edge of Brooklyn, one of Wellington’s higher-altitude suburbs with views across the city. The park is used by local families for casual recreation and by the Brooklyn community for organised activities and sport.
The Tanera Gully Restoration Project, run in partnership between Forest and Bird and local volunteers, has transformed the gully adjoining the park from a weed-dominated gully into a recovering native bush habitat. The restoration work uses the gully as a community environmental project, with regular planting days open to volunteers. The sound of native birds in the gully has noticeably increased as plantings have matured.
Brooklyn Community Context
Brooklyn is a suburban village that sits on Wellington’s western hills, known for its wind turbine — New Zealand’s first commercially operated wind turbine — visible on the ridge above the suburb. Tanera Park is a short walk from Brooklyn Village, which has a small collection of local shops and cafés. The park and the surrounding Town Belt provide walking and running routes into the wider Wellington green network.
Wellington City Council — Tanera Park covers the reserve’s facilities and access. Forest and Bird — Tanera Gully Restoration Project has information on the volunteer conservation work in the adjacent gully.
FAQ
Where is Tanera Park?
Tanera Park is on Ohiro Road in Brooklyn, on the western edge of Wellington’s Town Belt. It is a short walk from Brooklyn Village.
Is there a playground at Tanera Park?
Yes — the park has a community playground alongside a sports field and community garden.
What is the Tanera Gully Restoration Project?
A community-led native bush restoration project in the gully adjacent to the park, run in partnership with Forest and Bird. Local volunteers plant native species and remove weeds on regular planting days.
Is Tanera Park part of the Wellington Town Belt?
Yes — Tanera Park is a Town Belt reserve, part of the ring of green space that runs through Wellington’s inner suburbs.
Browse all Wellington playgrounds at Playgrounds in Wellington. Wellington Parks and Reserves covers the wider network of Town Belt and suburban reserves.