Rosie Bolt Reserve is one of many "hidden" reserves that appear to be part of the neighbour's property but are actually public land. Because local residents aren't aware that it is public space, it isn't used, and because it isn't used, they can be targeted for sale by Council bureaucrats.
Rosie Bolt Reserve is on the corner of Alfred St and Nelson Ave, and is named for former neighbour Rosie Bolt (wife of former Northcote Borough councillor Michael Bolt) who fought to keep the land as public open space in the 1980s. But unfortunately the process wasn’t completed which left the pocket park open to sale.
The Kaipatiki Local Board fought to keep the land and in September 2019 managed to formally declare the land as a reserve under the Reserves Act 1977. It can now be opened up and made into a more obvious park.
Background information (not required reading for locating the cache):
* Proposed land sell-off upsets North Shore local boards
* North Shore Reserve Land Investigated For Sale
* Rosie Bolt Reserve is finally safe!
NOTE: This is public property, so please don't feel intimidated by the neighbouring property. Recommended to enter via the open area near the wastewater station rather than bushbashing from the road. Please re-cover cache when finished.