Tanera Park, also known as Ohiro Park, is off Ohiro Road on Brooklyn Hill, Wellington, New Zealand. It runs roughly parallel to Central Park, on the left-hand side of the road going downhill to Aro Valley.
Quick Info
- Large with plenty of space
- Hilly and grassy
- Trees
- Off-street car park
Access for wheelchairs, and pushchairs
- There are several access points — from the top, by the sports ground, from Ohiro Road and by steps from Epuni Street. Pushchairs could probably use all except the steps; wheelchairs may be better using an Ohiro Road access point. If you can help us with this detail please leave a comment below.
Facilities
- Rubbish bins: yes — at the top end by the car park area
- Toilets: no
- Seats: yes
- Lighting at night: unknown If you can help us with this detail please leave a comment below.
Description
The off-leash portion is a large, hilly grassy area between the carpark outside the sports ground at the top, and running down to the Community Gardens at the bottom.
The grassy area has several ‘levels’, with trees and banks scattered around.
It is large with plenty of space for small and large dogs to run.
This is area #28 on the City Council map: Tanera Park (118Kb PDF).
Terrain
- Driveway and path from the top to the off-leash area; paths and steps from the pedestrian access points
- Grassy
- Water: none
Delights
- If you can help us with this detail please leave a comment below.
Dangers
- No Brodifacoum poison signs were visible in January 2009.
Cautions
- This park is not enclosed, so dogs could run out to the road, but paths between the roads and the park are fairly long.
- High voltage power pylons and lines nearby
Road access
Road access with parking for a couple of dozen cars outside the sports ground is off Tanera Crescent (downhill end) just off Ohiro Road. The parking area is below the power pylon and power lines that go to the Brooklyn Hill sub-station.
Pedestrian access is available from several points, including a couple of spots on Ohiro Road, and Epuni Street.
Geolocation (see the map)
- Latitude: -41° 17′ 53.56″ (-41.298211)
- Longitude: +174° 45′ 58.46″ (174.766238)
Map
See Tanera Park on Google Maps. Note: the area marked on Google Maps as Tanera Park is a sports ground where dogs are not allowed. The dog exercise area starts north of the power pylon next to the sports ground and runs downhill to the Community Gardens.
Photo album
Sorry, but thanks to a current flood of spam comments are temporarily closed. If you have a genuine comment please use the Contact form.
Loading ...