Christchurch · Online course

Nature Park Management in Christchurch

This online course will give you the tools you need to start a career in the management of Parks, Reserves, Zoos, National Parks, and the like.

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What you'll learn

The course is the same online course wherever you study from. Its modules:

1. Module 1 – Nature Park Management 1
2. Module 2 – Nature Park Management 2

See the full Nature Park Management course outline

Nature park management in and around Christchurch

Christchurch has several examples of natural areas managed inside or beside a city. Travis Wetland in Burwood is 116 hectares of former dairy farmland under an ecological restoration programme; it won the Urban Sustainability category of the Green Ribbon Awards in 2009, and the Travis Wetland Trust still publishes monthly updates on the site.

Riccarton Bush / Pūtaringamotu is a small remnant of podocarp forest with kahikatea up to 600 years old, kept open free of charge during daylight hours. On the Port Hills, a chain of public reserves with walking and mountain-biking tracks is linked by the Summit Road; the Summit Road Scenic Society was formed in 1948 to look after them, a long-running example of community-led reserve management.

Nature Park Management in Christchurch: questions

What natural areas are managed within Christchurch?

Examples include Travis Wetland in Burwood, a 116-hectare restored wetland on former dairy farmland, and Riccarton Bush / Pūtaringamotu, a podocarp forest remnant with kahikatea up to 600 years old that is open free during daylight hours.

Who looks after the Port Hills reserves?

The Port Hills have several public parks and reserves with walking and mountain-biking tracks. The Summit Road Scenic Society was formed in 1948 to maintain the reserves along the Summit Road.

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