2 December 2019
LGOIMA No. 8140006027
(Please quote this in any correspondence)
Tom Austen
Sent by email:
[FYI request #11742 email]>
Dear Tom
Local Government Official Information And Meetings Act 1987
Visitor numbers, Fairy Falls track
I refer to your email on 26 November 2019 in which you requested information on the
number of visitors using the Fairy Falls track prior to the closure of the forested areas in the
Waitākere Ranges in May 2018.
Due to the number of tracks in the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park, not al tracks are
monitored. Visitor usage of the Fairy Falls upper track off Scenic Drive has been periodically
monitored and the numbers in the table below represent visitor numbers during the periods
where monitoring was carried out. This information should be treated as an indicator of
usage rather than an absolute count.
The numbers represent the number of visitors walking the Upper Fairy Falls Track and
presumes it is a return trip.
The table below shows visitor numbers for the period 2012-2018.
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
January
2125 2854 2426 3359
4909
February
1457 1456 1373 1752
2111
March
421.5 1247 1244 1204
834.5
April
1785 973
1440 2055
72
May
462.5 257
902.5 894.5
June
160
466.5 756.5 1049
3520
July
621.5 754.5 641.5 892.5
297.5
August
591
483
559.5 1070
149
September
674
737
170
688.5
October
1227 1433
1343
November
1058 1151
1738
December
819.5 1721 1729
1565
Average
938
1097 1199 1383
1328 1982
Auckland Council’s regional parks staff are currently exploring technology which wil provide
improved track count information and enable more regular monitoring across a greater
number of tracks.
If you feel that we have not responded adequately to your request, you have the right to
seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about how
to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802
602.
If you have any questions, please contact me on (09) 301 0101 quoting LGOIMA No.
8140006027
Yours sincerely
Joanne Kearney
Privacy & LGOIMA Business Partner
Democracy Services
The decision to release this information to you was made by Gael Ogilvie, General Manager,
Environmental Services
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