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This reserve is 9.0193 hectares in size. It is located on Ngutumunga Road on the northern edge of the Waihou Township, approximately 5km to the west of Te Aroha. The reserve is bounded to the west and north by farm land, to the east by Ngutumunga Road, and to the south by residential property and Campbell Road.
Waihou Recreation Reserve is a large reserve, broken into 3 compartments by mature shelter belts that run in a more or less north to south orientation. The most western section of the reserve is leased for grazing.
The section of reserve closest to Ngutumanga Road contains several clubroom and storage buildings, as well as a carpark and sportsfield. A pedestrian access from Mackay Crescent leads to the reserve.
The Operative District Plan identifies the site as a Reserve in the Rural Zone. Most of reserve west of the western shelterbelt has been identified in the Operative District Plan proposed reserve (designation no. 159).
Users of the grounds include:
HistoryThe Piako County Council became interested in acquiring a reserve for the township of Waihou in 1960, and Part Lot 20 was vested in Council as a Recreation Ground in 1962. |
