Campaigns:
Introduction
Welcome. The Wellington Green Map, is part of a globally connected network which promotes community sustainability. The Wellington Green Map gives you information on environmentally and ecologically significant sites in the Wellington region—places of natural beauty, green businesses, environment centres, ecologically-designed buildings, bike and walking paths.
Contents
The online map comes in four sections for the City Map, four sections for the District Map, plus the Regional map. Click on the section below you’d like to view, or make a selection from the menu on the left.
To receive the Sustainable Wellington newsletter which includes environmental and site news, send an e-mail to swnnews-subscribe@egroups.com.
What is the Green Map System?
The Green Map System (GMS) extends around the world, from Africa and Asia to Adelaide and Wellington, there are over 50 maps in various forms—both online and printed. Most maps base their icons on the GMS font (including the Wellington Green Map), and everybody links back to the GMS.
For more information and to take a virtual environmental tour of cities around the globe, visit the Green Map System at <http://www.greenmap.org/>; or e-mail <mailto:info@greenmap.org>.
Hamilton is in the initial phase of creating a Green Map. If you’d like more information on their map, contact Debra Emmett.
Future Plans—Stage 1
- Make the maps clickable, so clicking on an icon takes you to the description.
- Add more sites
- A print run of around 1,000 copies.
- Have a contact list for when more copies are available.
- Add environmental ‘Black Spots’—e.g. Ōwhiro Bay Quarry?
Future Plans—Stage 2
- More green businesses listed, possibly with advertising.
- Topographical map—which increases the number of print colours?
- Larger map—more text included and possibly covering larger area.
- Bigger print run.
Credits
Sustainable Wellington Net would like to thank the following people for being involved in the creation of the Wellington Green Map. With the exception of Critchlow’s who provided their work at a special rate, all other people listed have generously provided their time and skills free of charge.
In approximately chronological order, credits go to:
Wendy Brawer and the award-winning global Green Map System which inspired this whole project.
Tina Gehrke for conceiving and developing the Wellington Green Map concept and organising a mockup.
Jim Robinson, Nikki Slade-Robinson, and Mike Mellor for layout and content advice.
Doug Self for finding somebody who could cheaply provide us with a base electronic map.
Critchlow’s for providing the original base map.
Sabrina Mazzoni for generating further iterations of the base map.
Ray Ahipene-Mercer for cultural advice on the Māori sites and checking the spelling and descriptions.
Cam at Neogine for advice on printing the map.
Mike Ennis and Tom Robinson for supplying the majority of the sites and descriptions and bringing continuity to the project by being continually involved.
Mike Ennis for investigating funding for the printed version.
Tom Robinson for placing all the icons on the map, and bringing it to the web.
Copyright
Information valid at time of publication to the best of our knowledge. While every effort has been made to provide accurate information, this map and accompanying text is a guide only, and no liability will be accepted for errors or changes.
The Wellington Green Map is copyright (©) Tom Robinson and Mike Ennis. The map(s) may be printed or saved for individual/private use only; in all other cases please contact us before reproducing the map in any form—we’re friendly to talk to and have spent a lot of time developing them!
Green Map Icons © Modern World Design 1996-9. All rights reserved.
Bibliography
- Elizabeth Viggers, Around and About Wellington, 1987
- A.W. Reed, The Reed Dictionary of Māori Place Names, Third Edition
- P.M. Ryan, The Reed Dictionary of Modern Māori, Second Edition
- Let’s Do It! Your Guide to the Outdoors. Wellington-Wairarapa
- Wises Maps: Wellington, 9th Edition
- Department of Lands & Survey, NZMS 260, Sheet R26, Paraparaumu
- Department of Lands & Survey, NZMS 260, Sheet R27, Wellington
- Department of Conservation, Papa Atawhai, Catchpool Valley
- Department of Conservation, Papa Atawhai, Colonial Knob
- Department of Conservation, Papa Atawhai, Mangaone Walking Track
- Department of Conservation, Papa Atawhai, Somes Island Reserve
- Wellington City Council, Tumeke Pōneke, Capital City Cycle Guide
- Wellington City Council, Tumeke Pōneke, City Directory 2000/2001
- Wellington City Council, Tumeke Pōneke, Eastern Walkway
- Wellington City Council, Tumeke Pōneke, Mountain Biking in Wellington City
- Wellington City Council, Tumeke Pōneke, Northern Walkway
- Wellington City Council, Tumeke Pōneke, Skyline Walkway
- Wellington City Council, Tumeke Pōneke, Southern Walkway
- Wellington City Council, Tumeke Pōneke, Te Ara o ngā Tupuna
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- Wellington Regional Council, Kaunihera ā Rohe o Te Whanga-Nui-a-Tara, Butterfly Creek
- Wellington Regional Council, Kaunihera ā Rohe o Te Whanga-Nui-a-Tara, Cannons Creek Lakes
- Wellington Regional Council, Kaunihera ā Rohe o Te Whanga-Nui-a-Tara, Eastern Bays Tracks
- Wellington Regional Council, Kaunihera ā Rohe o Te Whanga-Nui-a-Tara, Walking in Wellington Regional Parks and Forests
- Wellington Regional Council, Kaunihera ā Rohe o Te Whanga-Nui-a-Tara, Wellington Regional Parks
- Kathy Ombler, Discovering Wellington’s Regional Parks, Forest & Bird, 2000-11.
- Te Papa Tongarewa, The Museum of New Zealand, <http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/> (Accessed 2000-11-03)