Brooklyn, Tasman District

Brooklyn is a settlement and rural valley in the Tasman District of New Zealand's upper South Island.[1] It is located on the outskirts of Motueka, and is dominated by orchards.[2]

The Brooklyn Recreation Reserve, a flat, 4.6 ha grassed reserve, was donated to Tasman District Council in 1984. It includes remnants of lowland forest the council has deemed "significant", including a hillside of tawhai rauriki or black beech and regenerating native forest dominated by kānuka. The reserve has had limited weeds and no outbreak of wild pigs.[1]

Brooklyn is connected to Woodstock by a cycling trail. In 2018, Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis announced funding to upgrade the trail.[3]

The Blue Gum corner of Motueka River, just outside the village, is a river swimming spot.[4]

  1. ^ a b Sivignon, Cherie (19 February 2019). "Suggestions wanted for Brooklyn reserve in draft plan". stuff.co.nz. Nelson Mail.
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  3. ^ "$2.4m to extend and upgrade Tasman cycle trail". New Zealand Government. beehive.govt.nz. 28 February 2020. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  4. ^ "River Swimming In & Around the Abel Tasman". abeltasman.com. Abel Tasman. 26 February 2019. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2020.