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Cost of acquiring land

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From: Wellington City (Hataitai) Rate Payer

Dear Wellington City Council,

Please provide the cost paid to acquire *all* property associated with the Outer Green Belt since the initial concept.

For example, but not limited to, the following:

• Owhiro Bay Quarry (purchased)
• Most of the land purchased in the 1960s for the Southern Landfill is now Te Kopahou reserve.
• Reserve contributions around Panorama Heights
• The formerly inaccessible Karori Reservoir is now Zealandia eco Sanctuary
• The lower slopes of Wright Hill (ex Janaki property – purchased)
• From Wright Hill across South Karori Road into Makara Peak (ex Fletcher Housing property - purchased)
• Makara Peak (ex Miet land - purchased)
• Makara Peak (ex Ivanoff land - purchased)
• Makara Saddle (ex Dunbar land – swapped with land at Khouri Avenue to protect the ridgeline integrity)
• Otari Farm (part of the original Parkvale / Sky Farm around Johnston Hill – purchased)
• Kilmister Tops (purchased – two parcels) Otari (two smaller land areas – purchased)
• Top of Awarua Road (purchased) Old Coach Road (purchased)
• 268 Ohariu Valley Road (purchased)
• Churton Park Reserves (reserve acquisition)
• Airstrip land (purchased) Te Ngahere o Tawa (purchased)
• Larsen Crescent Bush (purchased)

Please summarise the total of *all* purchases, with and without the value of land swapped to get it or donated/provided by the city for it.

Yours faithfully,

Wellington City (Hataitai) Rate Payer

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