Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve

Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve
Aorangi Forest Park within the reserve
LocationWairarapa, New Zealand
Nearest townMartinborough
Area3,665 km2 (1,415 sq mi)
Designated2023
Governing bodyWairarapa Dark Sky Association
Websitewww.wairarapadarksky.nz

The Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve is an International Dark Sky Reserve in the Wairarapa region in the southern part of the North Island of New Zealand. The reserve was designated by DarkSky International in January 2023. It was the second dark sky reserve to be certified in New Zealand (after the Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve was recognised in 2012). The area covered by the reserve is 3,665 km2 (1,415 sq mi) and includes the Aorangi Forest Park, and the South Wairarapa and Carterton Districts.[1][2]

The reserve is certified as an International Dark Sky Reserve, requiring a dark "core" zone that is surrounded by a populated area where policy controls protect the darkness of the core. For the Wairarapa reserve, the dark core is the entire area of the Aorangi Forest Park in the south of the reserve.[2] All measurements of night sky luminance in the core area are darker than 21.3 mag/arcsec2 (corresponding to Bortle scale 3), and in places are as dark as 21.8 mag/arcsec2 (Bortle scale 1). Large parts of the Wairarapa region outside the core of the reserve exceed the minimum value of 21.2 mag/arcsec2 required for the core. Measurements taken in the town of Martinborough show that although it is located in the periphery of the reserve, it almost meets the minimum requirements for the core.[3]

History

Proposals for a dark sky reserve in the South Wairarapa District were initially developed in 2017 and presented to an initial public meeting in Martinborough.[4] In 2018, consultation about the proposals included the Carterton and Masterton districts. At that time, the mayor of Carterton stated that their lighting already complied with the standards, and that they would join with the South Wairarapa District in making an application for designation.[5]

An application for Dark Sky Reserve status was submitted in December 2022.[3] The certification by DarkSky International in 2023 was the result of 5 years of volunteer work by the Wairarapa Dark Sky Association Incorporated (a registered charity in New Zealand),[6] and the South Wairarapa and Carterton district councils, together with other local interested parties.[7][8]

In 2023, the Masterton District Council, governing an area of 2,298 km2 (887 sq mi) adjacent to the designated reserve, began planning and consultation for potentially expanding the Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve to include the Masterton District. The work involved in making an application includes dark sky measurements and photos, a plan for lighting, and reductions in artificial lighting including changes to types of lighting and installation of shields.[9]

References

  1. ^ Bunny, Sara (21 March 2023). "Wairarapa becomes official Dark Sky stargazing reserve". NZ Herald. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve (New Zealand)". International Dark-Sky Association. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b Application to International Dark Sky Association For Reserve Status. Wairarapa Dark Sky Association. 14 December 2022.
  4. ^ Fuller, Piers (5 October 2017). "Dark sky reserve proposed for South Wairarapa". Stuff. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019.
  5. ^ Fuller, Piers (13 November 2018). "A Wairarapa dark sky reserve would be world's largest". Stuff. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Charity Summary: Wairarapa Dark Sky Association Incorporated". Charities Services. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024.
  7. ^ Fuller, Piers (19 January 2023). "New Zealand's newest dark sky reserve gets international sign off". Stuff. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve Becomes New Zealand's Second International Dark Sky Reserve". International Dark-Sky Association. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  9. ^ Judson, Kate (22 May 2023). "Eyeing 'dark sky' spend". Wairarapa Times-Age. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.

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