2023 Parks and Open Spaces survey

Overview

Welcome to Council’s Parks and Open Spaces Survey of 2023! 

We want to know what you think about Hamilton’s parks and open spaces – your likes, dislikes, and what you want to see in future. 

Our parks and open spaces are special pockets of the city that allows us to explore, get creative with play, be active, and escape into nature. They’re also important to our ecology, providing a home for our native plants and animals. 

Parks and Open Spaces can generally be split into three areas: 

• green space (parks, playing fields, gullies, playgrounds) 
• blue space (river corridors, wetlands, lakes)  
• grey space (walkways, streets, town squares).  

It should only take around 10 – 15 minutes to give your feedback and your answers will help us understand how Hamiltonians view and use our parks and open spaces. 

So grab a cup of tea, park yourself for a bit and don’t be reserved – tell us your thoughts! 

We’ve used feedback from last year’s survey to: 

• Draft the Open Spaces Strategy. This strategy aims to help Council create a well-connected network of high-quality, inclusive, safe, and fun community spaces that are a taonga (treasure) for current and future communities to understand. 
• Updated our website to make it easier to find a specific park or playground that has the facilities and services you need. 

After submissions close

Following our reporting on the survey feedback in late April, we’ll share some statistics on Facebook around our parks and open spaces, including some fun facts about our spaces and how Hamiltonians use their parks. Keep your eyes peeled!