Ian Galloway Park Dog Exercise Area

29/11/2025

24/11/2025

Thanks to Thomas our local WCC ranger for staking the 'challenged' pittosporums which are still fighting to survive around the western side of the fence, and give us some summer shade in the hotter months.

He has also staked the totara trees in the park raised beds which were kindly provided by Wellington City Council for the dogs to lay beside on the shady sides and owners to sit around.
In the summer months it will be important to water the trees in the raised beds and the pittis until they're "fighting weight" and aren't we lucky to have running water at the dogpark!

We will put some containers inside the entrance to fill up with water and spread around the trees soon but if anyone can think of a better idea, please tell us!

11/11/2025

Hey folks, just a heads up that we have our 2025 Capital Champs on Saturday 29th November. We'll be setting up from around 7am, and the event is likely to finish around 3.30pm. We have an event permit for parking on the top fields (subject to weather) so the normal Whitehead road carpark should still be ok for dog park users. let me know if you have any questions. Rgds, David Harkness / CBMX

18/09/2025

Hello we will be at the park tomorrow collecting old gear here is a poster for more information. Thank you to anyone who could make it down with some goods. Piper and Sylvie

23/08/2025

This is what the BMX Club call replanting then I think we're better off without it. Interesting how much care they took in their own planting of shrubs and space left around them. Our ones get ripped out, exposed to the air for days on end then shoved hard up against the fence and badly replanted it that

22/08/2025

Very disappointed today to see trees ripped out, which were kindly planted by Wellington City Council Rangers to give some shade to the dog park in the hotter months.
On calling WCC we were told the BMX group did this. WCC asked them to reinstate. They didn't. The trees are now dying.

23/07/2025

***𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐲 - 𝐈𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧***

Via WCC:

Tēnē Koutou,

Thank you for your ongoing interest in the future of Ian Galloway Park, Wilton Park and Appleton Park.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠?
Over the past few months, Council officers have gathered community insights to help inform the draft plan. We have also been documenting and analysing the parks constraints and opportunities to guide future development. This work feeds into the draft plan, which we are now seeking feedback on.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧
The draft plan has four key objectives: recover, diversify, enhance and connect. Within these objectives are key moves which outline the intended direction of change over time for these parks to achieve the objectives. Each key move lists initiatives that have been identified or suggested following early engagement with interest groups.

You can view the draft plan and analysis documents here
https://www.letstalk.wellington.govt.nz/ian-galloway-park-draft-plan

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤
The public can provide feedback online:

Online survey:
· 23 July – 12 August 2025

𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝

We would greatly appreciate your assistance in spreading the word about our engagement. You can help by:
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𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞...
https://www.letstalk.wellington.govt.nz/ian-galloway-park-draft-plan
Scroll down to the blue START THE SURVEY button

Questions please email any questions to our project team - [email protected]

Thank you for your support
Lauren Joyce
Sports & Clubs Partnership Advisor | Kaitohutohu Patuitanga Karapu Takaro
Parks, Sport & Recreation | Wellington City Council
E [email protected] | W Wellington.govt.nz

We are gathering feedback on the draft Ian Galloway Park Plan.

23/05/2025

Great to see the condition improving from a regular schedule of mowing and upkeep on the park
Thanks Wellington City Council

03/03/2025

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐨𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭

From WCC

We are still in the early stages of the Ian Galloway Park Project. The first step in our process is to undertake early pre-design engagement with key stakeholder groups in March. This will involve representatives from a range of parties including Capital BMX, dog park users, sports groups, other park users, leaseholders, residents' association reps etc. Stakeholder groups will receive details of the pre-design engagement shortly. Following this, wider community engagement on a draft design for the park will be undertaken in June 2025.

The project aims to work with the community and sport clubs to shape a shared vision for the future of Ian Galloway Park, and the neighbouring open spaces of Appleton Park and Wilton Park. The plan will guide future investment in the park and its facilities/assets over the next 20 years, by both the Council and the community.

Please note that the mooted relocation of the fenced dog park to enable the development of a new pump track is a proposal being advocated by Capital BMX – it is not a Council proposal, but it will have to be worked through as part of the project’s consultation and engagement process.

Project timelines:
Focused pre-design engagement, stakeholder groups: March 2025
Draft design and wider community engagement: April-June 2025
Plan completed (indicative): July 2025
Implementation: 2026 onwards

I encourage you to submit your feedback on the plan through the community engagement in June 2025. You can find further information and updates on the project via the webpage -

Find out about the Ian Galloway Park plan

21/02/2025

https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360585990/dog-days-over-wellington-park-users

A stoush is brewing between a group of dog owners and BMX riders over a proposal to turn a popular suburban dog exercise area into a pump track for riders.

18/02/2025

Find out about the Ian Galloway Park plan

16/02/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐃𝐨𝐠 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐌𝐗 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛.

This is the only fenced area for off leash dog walking in the western suburbs.

Please get involved and write to your local councillor about this if you want to save it.

The BMX club will be presenting to WCC on March 6th.
Anyone wishing to speak to the dog park staying needs to get involved and speak to that, in order to bring the need to keep this area for the thousands of dogs in the western suburbs.

For more information and to get involved please email the Wellington City Councillors asap.
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https://www.igpwheelshub.com/