2023/24 Green Flag Award winners
26 New Zealand parks have won the international Green Flag Award® for 2023/24.
What is the Green Flag Award®?
The Green Flag Award® recognises and rewards parks and open spaces providing high-quality and innovative recreational experiences for our communities. The award sets a benchmark standard for recreational outdoor spaces worldwide. Parks are awarded based on a criterion marked by experienced Green Flag Award® judges throughout the country.
The Green Flag Award® winning parks for 2022/23 are
- Whenua Tapu, Porirua City Council
- Queen Elizabeth Park, Masterton District Council
- Henley Lake, Masterton District Council
- Thompson House Park, Horowhenua District Council
- Te Awahou Riverside Cultural Park, Horowhenua District Council
- Driscoll Reserve, Horowhenua District Council
- Holben Reserve, Horowhenua District Council
- Te Maire Park, Horowhenua District Council
- Jubilee Park, Horowhenua District Council
- Te Mata Park, Te Mata Peak Trust
- Flaxmere Park, Hastings District Council
- Frimley Park, Hastings District Council
- Cornwall Park, Hastings District Council
- Havelock North Village Green, Hastings District Council
- Pukekura Park, New Plymouth District Council
- King Edward Park, South Taranaki District Council
- Randwick Park, Randwick Park Sports & Community Trust and For A Cause Limited
- TECT Terrain, Western Bay of Plenty District Council and Tauranga City Council
- Huharua Park, Western Bay of Plenty District Council and Tauranga City Council
- Waimate Cemetery, Waimate District Council
- Gore Public Gardens, Gore District Council
- Ambury Regional Park, Auckland Council
- North Shore Memorial Park, Auckland Council
- Totara Park, Auckland Council
- Arataki, Waitakere Ranges, Auckland Council
- Maungawhau / Mount Eden, Tūpuna Maunga Authority, Auckland Council
The 26 winning sites will be gifted green flags to fly in their respective parks.
More information
Visit the Green Flag Award® website to find out more about the programme, the winners, and how to get your parks involved: https://www.greenflagaward.org/.