I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the Hauraki Gulf Forum will be held on:
Date: Monday 26 March 2012 Time: 1:00pm Meeting Room: Reception Lounge Venue: Auckland Town Hall 301-305 Queen Street Auckland
Hauraki Gulf Forum
OPEN AGENDA
MEMBERSHIP Chairperson Mayor John Tregidga Hauraki District Council Deputy Chairperson Cr Christine Fletcher Auckland Council
Thames-Coromandel Cr Wyn Hoadley Mr Sean Goddard Minister of Conservation District Council Cr Jennie Hayman Waikato District Council Mr Shane Ashby Tangata Whenua Matamata-Piako District Cr Bob McGrail Mr Terrence Hohneck Tangata Whenua Council Cr Simon Friar Waikato Regional Council Mrs Pirihira Kaio, JP Tangata Whenua Mr Paul Downie Great Barrier Local Board Mr Paul Majurey Tangata Whenua TBC Waiheke Local Board Ms Liane Ngamane Tangata Whenua Cr Michael Lee Auckland Council Ms Jodi-ann Warbrick Tangata Whenua Cr Sandra Coney Auckland Council Ms Pauline Kingi Minister of Maori Affairs Cr Des Morrison Auckland Council Mr John Taunton-Clark Minister of Fisheries Cr Wayne Walker Auckland Council
(Quorum 11 members) Auckland Council is the administering authority of the Hauraki Gulf Forum Emma Joyce Committee Secretary
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Contact Telephone: (09) 373 6226 Email: [email protected] Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Note: The reports contained within this agenda are for consideration and should not be construed as Council policy unless and until adopted. Should Members require further information relating to any reports, please contact the relevant manager, Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson.
Alternates: Deputy Mayor Bruce Gordon Hauraki District Council Cr Paula Southgate Waikato Regional Council Cr Lionel Petersen Waikato District Council Cr Jan Barnes Matamata Piako District Council Mayor Glenn Leach Thames Coromandel District Council Mr Greg Martin Minister of Conservation Shannon Tyler Minister of Fisheries Mr John Kirikiri Hibiscus and Bays Local Board (Auckland Council) Mr Chris Darby Devonport – Takapuna Local Board (Auckland Council) Mr Jim Hannan Waiheke Local Board
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ITEM TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 1 Apologies 7 2 Declarations of Interest 7 3 Confirmation of minutes 7 4 Petitions 7 5 Public Forum 7 5.1 Ngati Whatua Deed of Settlement - New Zealand Defence Force Land at Narrowneck 8 5.2 Tamaki Reserve Protection Trust - Mr Michael Pritchard 8 6 Extraordinary Business 8 7 Notices of Motion 9 8 Hauraki Gulf Forum Manager's Report 11 9 Agency Responses to State of the Environment report Issues 81 10 Waikato Regional Council - Our Part in Helping the Gulf 119 11 Tikapa Moana / Hauraki Gulf Marine Spatial Plan Governance Options - Report to Auckland Council's Auckland Future Vision Committee 121 12 Constituent Party Reports 141 13 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
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Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000
Section 15 –Purposes of Forum
The Forum has the following purposes:
(a) to integrate the management and, where appropriate, to promote the conservation and management in a sustainable manner, of the natural, historic, and physical resources of the Hauraki Gulf, its islands, and catchments, for the benefit and enjoyment of the people and communities of the Gulf and New Zealand:
(b) to facilitate communication, co-operation, and co-ordination on matters relating to the statutory functions of the constituent parties in relation to the Hauraki Gulf, its islands, and catchments, and the Forum:
(c) to recognise the historic, traditional, cultural, and spiritual relationship of tangata whenua with the Hauraki Gulf, its islands, and, where appropriate, its catchments.
Section 17 – Functions of Forum
1) To promote sections 7 and 8, the Forum has the following functions in relation to the Hauraki Gulf, its islands, and catchments:
a) to prepare a list of strategic issues, determine a priority for action on each issue, and regularly review that list:
b) to facilitate and encourage co-ordinated financial planning, where possible, by the constituent parties:
c) to obtain, share, and monitor information on the state of the natural and physical resources:
d) to receive reports on the completion and implementation of deeds of recognition:
e) to require and receive reports from constituent parties on the development and implementation of policies and strategies to address the issues identified under paragraph (a):
f) to receive reports from the tangata whenua of the Hauraki Gulf on the development and implementation of iwi management or development plans:
g) to prepare and publish, once every 3 years, a report on the state of the environment in the Hauraki Gulf, including information on progress towards integrated management and responses to the issues identified in accordance with paragraph (a):
h) to promote and advocate the integrated management and, where appropriate, the sustainable management of the Hauraki Gulf, its islands, and catchments:
i) to encourage, share, co-ordinate where appropriate, and disseminate educational and promotional material:
j) to liaise with, and receive reports from, persons and groups having an interest in the Hauraki Gulf and business and community interests to promote an interest in the purposes of the Forum:
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k) to commission research into matters relating to the functions of the Forum.
2) When carrying out its functions under subsection (1), the Forum must have particular regard to the historic, traditional, cultural, and spiritual relationship of tangata whenua with the natural, historic, and physical resources of the Hauraki Gulf, its islands, and catchments.
Section 18 – Powers of Forum
(1) The Forum has the powers that are reasonably necessary to carry out its functions.
(2) The Forum's powers include the powers—
(a) to consider issues related to its purpose; and
(b) to receive reports from constituent parties; and
(c) to make recommendations to constituent parties; and
(d) to advise any person who requests the Forum's advice; and
(e) to commission or undertake those activities that are necessary to achieve its purpose.
(3) The Forum must not—
(a) appear before a court or tribunal other than as a witness if called by a party to proceedings; or
(b) take part in a decision-making process under any enactment other than to advise when requested to do so.
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1 Apologies
At the close of the agenda no apologies had been received.
2 Declaration of interest
Members are reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision making when a conflict arises between their role as a member and any private or other external interest they might have.
3 Confirmation of minutes
3.1 Meeting minutes Hauraki Gulf Forum, 12 December 2011
4 Petitions
At the close of the agenda no requests for petitions had been received.
5 Public Forum
Reference: Hauraki Gulf Forum: 28 March 2008
“That the Forum hold an open public forum session at the beginning of each meeting”. Section 46(a)(7A) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 tends to limit the Forum’s ability to deal with items of general business. The Act states: “(7A) Where an item is not on the agenda for a meeting, - (a) That the item may be discussed at that meeting if – (i) That item is a minor matter relating to the general business of the local authority; and (ii) The presiding member explains at the beginning of the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public, that the item will be discussed at the meeting; but (b) No resolution, decision, or recommendation may be made in respect of that item except to refer that item to a subsequent meeting of the local authority for further discussion.” To enable the Forum to hold an open forum session and still remain within the constraints of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act the Forum may hear any speaker who wishes to address it, however any issues raised by the Forum or a formal resolution must be referred to a later meeting. It is also not appropriate to re-litigate resolutions already passed by the Forum during the course of the meeting. In addition, to facilitate the efficient processing of the business it is recommended that any party who wishes to raise an issue in the open forum section advise the Forum Manager in advance of the meeting, where possible. Secondly a time limit of 5 minutes per speaker is recommended, which is in accordance with the NZ Standard Standing Orders.
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5.1 Ngati Whatua Deed of Settlement - New Zealand Defence Force Land at Narrowneck
Executive Summary Chris Darby, Chairperson of the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board, will make a presentation to the Hauraki Gulf Forum with regards to the Ngati Whatua Deed of Settlement, in particular the Board’s concern with regards to New Zealand defence force land at Narrowneck.
Recommendation a) That the presentation from Chris Darby on behalf of the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board be received.
5.2 Tamaki Reserve Protection Trust - Mr Michael Pritchard
Executive Summary Michael Pritchard, Chair of the Tamaki Reserve Protection Trust, will make a presentation to the Hauraki Gulf Forum on the New Zealand Defence Force Land (NZDF) at Narrowneck, its inclusion in the Ngati Whatua Deed of Settlement as an “economic asset”, and the potential removal of all the land on Takapuna point from the protction of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act.
The Tamaki Reserve Protection Trust led a successful action in the late 1990s against the sale of the land by the NZDF. At that time, the High Court determined that the Government was unable to sell the land and it should revert to public reserve, should it no longer be required for NZDF purposes.
Recommendation a) That the presentation from Michael Pritchard on behalf of the Tamaki Reserve Protection Society be received.
6 Extraordinary business
Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:
“An item that is not on the agenda for a meeting may be dealt with at that meeting if-
(a) The local authority by resolution so decides; and
(b) The presiding member explains at the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public,-
(i) The reason why the item is not on the agenda; and
(ii) The reason why the discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting.”
Section 46A(7A) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:
“Where an item is not on the agenda for a meeting,-
(a) That item may be discussed at that meeting if-
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(i) That item is a minor matter relating to the general business of the local authority; and
(ii) the presiding member explains at the beginning of the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public, that the item will be discussed at the meeting; but
(b) no resolution, decision or recommendation may be made in respect of that item except to refer that item to a subsequent meeting of the local authority for further discussion.”
At the close of the agenda no requests for extraordinary business had been received.
7 Notices of Motion
At the close of the agenda no requests for notices of motion had been received.
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Report Manager's GulfForum Hauraki • • • • • • • • • Summary fromthepreviousmeetingfollow: points Fishing issues the meeting. meeting andthatareportbackbeprovided consideri At theDecemberForummeetingitwasrequested thatdecisionitemsbe broughtto thefrontof the Agenda formulation Follow uptolastmeeting Background Thatfuturemeetingsbestructured toenablediscussion and decision makingof Thatthereportbereceived. b) a) Recommendations relevance undertakensincethelast meeting. deliveryfollow upactionsfrompreviousmeetings, ofstatutoryrequirements,andother mattersof This report updates the HaurakiGulfForum(theForum)ondeliveryofannualwork planprojects, Executive Summary Hauraki GulfForumManager'sReport 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf File No.: Strategy Standard Revision1,MinistryStrategy Standard ofFisheries June2011 shown inthe followingfigurefromOperationalGuidelinesfor NewZealand’sHarvest The relationship between ecosystem conservationandshort termfinancialconsideration is was proveninthecourtsrelationto kahawai. Recognition of therelevance oftheHaurakiGulf Marine ParkActinrelationtostocklevels increased to drivethesnapperstock down tothatlevel. If thedefault targetofBMSY isusedtoestablishtheTAC,catchlevelsare likelytobe to setanewTAC. An empiricalmeasureofactualsnapper stock is scheduled for thisyear,andwillbe used Kahawai andsnapperstocks are currently increasingandare likelytobe above BMSY. BMSY. The default policy positionistoset total allowablecatchata level whichproducesthe Sustainable Yieldcreates the (BMSY)infisheriesMaximum management. oftheconcept The Decembermeetingemphasisedtheimportance Biomassthat fish thestock tothelevelsetby Minister. over largegeographical areas. Oncecatchlevelsaresetownersofquota have therightto Ca (TACC) undertheQuotaManagementSystem. The MinistersetstheTotal Allowable Catch(TAC)andTotal Allowable CommercialCatch the Gulf. Fishing activityisasignificantof the determinantconditionenvironmental and integrityof prioritised strategic issues andsubstantive CP2012/03483 matters arising from previous meetings. arisingfrommatters previous ng theissuesraised in thepresentations at tch levelsaresetforstocksof species
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Item 8 Item 8 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf Report Manager's GulfForum Hauraki • • • • follow: Summary points By-catchBlack Petrel (Attachment A). Park,followingitspresentation at themeeting HaurakiGulfMarine Seafood Industryinthe Appended isareportreceived fromtheNorthern • • Great Barrierandnational conservation organisations, hasbeen formed. A BlackPetrelActionGroup, madeupofNgatiRehua,anumbrellaconservation groupon a rateof1.8 %peryear. Land-based researchat blackpetrel breedingcol have beenkilledeachyear intheperiod 2003to2009. observer coverageoffishingboats, estimatesbetween725and1524blackpetrels may A recentlypublished Ministry ofFisherie fisheries. breeding black petrelsand theirvulnerabilitytoby-catchinsnapperand bluenoselong line Researcher DrElizabethBelloutlinedtheecology ofGreatBarrierandLittleBarrier- fishers tomanage their catch. at thelastmeeting-there isstilla“race to recreational and customaryusers.Asaresult– explained in GarethMorgan’spresentation When introduced didnotassignrightsof theQuotaManagementSystem ownership to fishing atBMSY. there aremoreinthesea, leadingto anetreturnthatisgreater thanyouwouldobtainby economic yield.This is based onthe assumption thatthecost ofcatching fishislowerif isthe biomass BMEY,which thatproducesthe An alternativetoBMSYis maximum fish”, with noreal incentive for recreational Inshore Fisheries Management Company on the onthe Inshore FisheriesManagementCompany s’ riskassessment,extrapolatingthe limited onies indicates thespecies isdecliningat Page 12
Report Manager's GulfForum Hauraki interventionlogicisshownbelow: The principleofsettinglimitsandapplying onthesereformsareappended Summary notes (AttachmentC). of thecurrent reforms. alimits- Councils willberequired toimplement managed. There areimportant national-levelinitiatives to which willaffect thewayfreshwaterresourcesare Setting limits directionand consider Government its relevance to ourwork. Commissioner Thisprovided fortheEnvironment. agood opportunitytocatch up oncurrent Agriculture andForestry, andOfficeofthe DepartmentofConservation Parliamentary conferences onfreshwaterandcoastal management.Ialso met withseniorstaffof the Ministryof Last month,IwasinvitedtopresentontheForum’sworkandStateofourGulf Feedback fromWellingtonmeetings the support of theHaurakiGulfForum issought (See AttachmentB). Follow upcorrespondence fromtheBlackPetrel ActionGrouphasidentified severalareaswhere 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf based regimeforfreshwatermanagementaspart report at national atnational report Page 13
Item 8 Item 8 McDowell, Senior Scientist, Chair 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf Report Manager's GulfForum Hauraki outcomes. functions in one agency creatingopportunities for greater integrationinachieving environmental The creation Industriesbrings ofaMinistryPrimary together agriculture, fishingand aquaculture that: research. and Itwasnoted Gallacher,responsible forfisheriespolicy,management Forestry, Scott ofAgricultureand Director GeneraloftheMinistry In Wellington,Deputy Ibriefedthenew Fisheries engagement From: in Scientific Lakes, Universityof
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Report Manager's GulfForum Hauraki Gulf’s resident population ofBryde’swhales. highlightedresearch of diving behavior(Attachment G).This thevulnerabilityandthreatsto the was shipstrike. Researchershavealsobeen abletofittagswhalesandcompleteinitial twodeadBryde’swhalesunderwentOver summer, autopsieswhichrevealed thecause ofdeath Whales andshipstrike the Auditor-General. PCE officersexpressedinterestinthisworkand system. management This officeacts asanindependent watchdogof performancewithinNewZealand’senvironmental (PCE). objectives with senior staff ofthe Officeof the Parliamentary Commissionerforthe Environment While inWellingtonI also discussedauditing inrelation ofagencyperformance toHGMPA schedule an auditwithin its currentwork programme. Correspondence withLyn appended (AttachmentsEandF). Provostis TheOffice isunable to Office ofthe2012/2013 workprogrammeoftheAuditor-General. in theofficial Marine ParkAct(HGMPA) of the HaurakiGulf the inclusion oftheobjectives itwasresolvedthatthe At theDecembermeeting Auditing spatial plan being consideredfortheHaurakiGulfMarinePark. It isanticipated thatsuch toolsexplore potential marine protected areas aspart of themarine processes. information andfacilitate theexaminationofoptions through consultativedecision-making ofdeci PlanBlue alsoincludesthedevelopment environment. robust information onthemarine that decision-makers (withinandoutsideDOC)have integrity andunderstandingpressures inthemarineenvironment.AfocusofPlanBlueisensuring marine conservation.Ithasthreeworkareas,relating tomarineconservationplanning, ecosystem frameworkforim PlanBlue isanewstrategic department’s currentfocusofworkto supportmarineconservation. PlanBlue,the DepartmentofConservation(DOC)staffon bysenior In Wellington, Iwasbriefed Protected areaspolicy arranged forMarch15.Abriefingnote preparedforthatmeetingisAttachment D. A meetingbetweentheForumChairandMinisterof PrimaryIndustriesHonDavid Carterwas difficult, butconfirmed. key appointmentswithintheMinistryhavenowbeen presentations anddiscussions with the MinistryofFisheries.Recentrestructuring hasmadethis the subjectof passed resolutionspublicationsaskingthat The Forumafterapprovingboth theybe andtheHaurakiGulfMarineParkAct. management identified the potential for greater alignment between theapplication offisheries policyand intheGulf: policy and management The Forumhasproduced twosubstantive reportsanalysing fishing activityandtheapplication of 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf Fishing the GulfandStateof our Gulf proving thetools,knowledge andprocesses for undertook to explore synergy with the Office of with theOfficeof synergy undertook toexplore sion support toolstoenablethesynthesisof Chairman writetotheAuditorGeneralseek Chairman . Fishing theGulf Page 15
Item 8 Item 8 park seminarannually. Hauraki Gulf MarinePark. Presentationofan awardcould be introduced with anexpanded marine torecognizeanindividual’scontributionthe Award Holdaway broadening thescopeofJim The ChairandDeputyhavesuggestedto consider theForum maywish itsinterest in forhisworkpresented to TrevorStones onMotutapu. Outstanding AchievementinConservation.TheinauguralJim HoldawayAwardfor awardwas Discussion with theDeputy ChairrevealedthattheMotutapuRestoration Trustlast yearinitiated a contributions totheHaurakiGulfMarineParkin Jim’s memory. The Chairmanhassuggested thewishtoconsiderForum may anannual awardtorecognise by histhoughts. had beendeeplytouched (AttachmentL),sayingthefamily ForumChair receiving aletterfromthe ca very sincerephone a manager received The Forum Attachment K). years andisconsidered bymany inrecent organizedbytheForum oftheevents attended many Jim HoldawayinJanuary.has thedeathof weresaddenedbynewsof members andthebroaderconservationcommunity Forum Jim Holdaway speech isAttachmentJ. Seaweek atAucklandZoo ofConservation. onMarch5,attended Acopyofthe bytheMinister thekeymessagesfrom Chairman delivered The Forum The posters were afeatureofSeaweekactivities. been madeavailableforotheragenciesuse in theireducationalprogrammes. The postersandeducationalresource distributed schools havebeen toallAuckland andhave around coverpublished by theHeraldfordistribution tonon-subscribinghouseholds. An associated educational “discovery challenge”wasproducedaspart ofapromotionalwrap 20, 21,22. HeraldonFebruary GulfposterserieswasdistributedwiththeNewZealand Changing The Our Gulf Our Changing H. Apressreportfollowingthemeetingisshown as AttachmentI. identified to seeking resolutiontotheworkshopisincluded issue.Asummaryofthe asAttachment response islikelytorequirevoluntaryactionsby While there arelegislative frameworkstorequire therouting orslowing ofships,anurgent organisations. solutions withexamine possible invitedstatutory agencies,ship operatorsandinterested Auckland – jointly organised aworkshoponMarch2to communicate theresearch findingsand In response, interested parties – the Forum,the EnvironmentalDefense Societyand University of 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf Report Manager's GulfForum Hauraki Enables reviewandauthorisation of proposed actions bytheForum. Significance ofDecision between theForumand theForumManager. Receipt ofthereportaids accountabilitytheannual forthedeliveryof work planandotherduties Decision Making posters as the father of theHauraki GulfMarine Park(See obituary as shipping interests. A series of actions were shipping interests.Aseriesofactionswere ll from Jim’s widow Anne immediately after widow Anneimmediately ll fromJim’s State ofOurGulf report at alaunchof report Page 16
Report Manager's GulfForum Hauraki TimHigham–Hauraki Manager Gulf Forum JanisMcArdle–Manager:Environmental Services Authorisers Authors Signatories L K J I H G F E D C B A No. Attachments future Forummeetings. Progress in these areaswillbe discussed with the Technical OfficersGroupandreported backto Implementation Issues the HGMPA,itsgovernancestatementandworkplan. The proposedactions are consistent withthe roleandfunctions ofthe Forumestablished under Legal andLegislativeImplications The arenonewfinancial orresourcingimplications arising out ofthisreport. Financial andResourcingImplications Relevant localboardshavesitonthe appointedmembersto Forum. No consultation withAucklandCouncillocal boards isrequired forthepreparationofthis report. Local BoardViews The reportwaspreparedbytheForumManager. Consultation For informationonly. Maori ImpactStatement 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf
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ongoing, slow decline, fromaverylowbaseline. ongoing, slowdecline, It suggestsbusinessas usualbycouncils, The StateofourGulfreport isawakeupcall. disappearance overtime. thingswhich, We havetoalertgraduallossof improvement onsomeofourislandsandmarine reserves. signs ofcontinuingdeclineinaslow Our reefsandestuarieshave But overallthemessageisclear. Report Manager's GulfForum Hauraki It answeredsomeimportantquestions. the MinisterofConservation,arequirem Last yeartheHaurakiGulfForumcompletedit Hauraki GulfMarinePark. I wanttosharewithyousomethoughtsaboutwhat isTurningtheTide. The themeofthisyear’sSeaweek AucklandZoo,March 5,2012 Launch ofSeaweek, Speech Notes Mayor JohnTregidga, Chairman oftheHauraki GulfForum 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf . Therearesuccesses.Kahawaiandsnapper 4. . Overall,mosttrendsshowslow,ongoing 3. . ThehistoricalchangestotheGulf 2. TheGulfisoneofourbeststudiedmari 1. organisations. to theworkofDepar growing networkofrestor tocontro levels. Wehavesomegoodrules beaches fromsandtowardsmud. accumulating inAuckland’sharbours.Over a percentyearbecauseofdairyfarmi now exceedsnaturalinputsfromtheopenocean,enrichingGulfandincreasing natural levels. fish stockshavebeenreducedandarecurrent hard bottomtomud.Vastmusselbedswe know enoughaboutitsstateto changed considerablyfromthei ckland Council and voluntary andvoluntary tment ofConservation,AucklandCouncil ed islandsandflourishingwild but steadyway.Thereareearlysignsof make goodmanagementdecisions. ent undertheHaurakiGulfMarineParkAct. havebeenprofound.TheFirthhasgonefrom departments andministries ng intensification. Heavymetalsare s thirdstateofthe ne environments.Scientiststolduswe ifwearenotcareful,canleadtotheir decline. NitrogenfromtheWaikatorivers re dredgedoutofexistence.Commercial re l sedimentfromearthworks.Thereisa time sedimentscontinuetoturnour stocksareincreasingfromverylow itwouldtaketotu ly heldataboutaquarteroftheir r naturalstates,andshow life aroundtheGulf,thanks environment reportfor rn thetidein will mean continued willmeancontinued Page 75
Attachment J Item 8 Attachment J Item 8 Thank you. are onthepathtoprotectingandenhanci I lookforwardtobeingablereportindicators tackle theissuesthataredetermi Where thereisawillway,andIam Fullers andtheTindallFoundation, Herald, andwithgeneroussuppo The setofpostersyouseedisplayed identified thestartegic environmental issuessuchaplanmustaddress. basetoguidethisprocess and The HaurakiGulfForumhasproducedtheevidence into acollaborativeprocesstoprepareit. principle -toproduceaspatialplanforthemarineparkandinviteallinterestedgroups It ishearteningthatministersandcouncillors issues positively,giveabit,getcreativeandfocusonsolutions. Instead offightingoverslicesthereisa Three thingswouldneedtochangedothat: oftheHaurakiGulfMarine enhancement economies throughhighvaluetourism If wewanttomakeAucklandtheworld’s business fromarereliantonaGulfoperatingaboutfifth In otherwords,allthethi out of10ifweare percentofitsnatur perhaps 20 The leadauthorsandcontributors 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf Report Manager's GulfForum Hauraki . Weneedmoreprotectedareas.Let’srepeat 3. Weneedtoletsnapper,kahawaiandotherfish 2. Weneedtokeepsediments,nutrientsand 1. us, whetherwearefishers,recrea area. Moreabundance,moredi is percent ofnaturallevels international andnationalconsensusthatle term thinkingtofishourinshorefisher the Gulfasaconvenientdisposalunit. honest withourselves. ngs weenjoy,takeforgrant al abundance, diversity, functionality and resilience. Atwo andresilience. diversity,functionality al abundance, ning forthestateofourGulf. rt fromAucklandCouncil,D good forbusinessandtheenvironment. to ourreportsuggesttheHaurakiGulfMarine Parkis help communicatethisstory. here tonight,produced versity, healthierwatershasgottobegoodforallof and foodproduction,thenprotection better wayifwearepreparedtoengageinthe most liveablecityandgrowourregional tional, touristorbusiness users. ng theHaurakiGulfMarinePark. Park isaverywiseinvestment. ies toabout20percent.Thereisgrowing have signalledtheirsuppor confident wehavethewillinthisroomto thatshowwehaveturnedthetideand chemical onland,ratherthantreating tting fishstocksrecovertoatleast40 the island success storyinthemarine theislandsuccess ed, findsolaceinandgenerate stockcontinuetorecover.Itisshort epartment ofConservation, with theNewZealand of itspotential. t -atthisstagein Page 76
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Report Manager's Gulf Forum Hauraki Hauraki GulfForum Chair J PTregidga, JP MNZM Yours sincerely generations toenjoy. protect ournativeheritageis I trustyouandyourfamilycantakesomecomf forgotten. ensure thathisinvolvementintheformati and ofJim’scontribution meetingacknowledgement Forum thenext to I willbepresenting wasfirstformed. had whenit now seen somemajorprogressandIbelieveitis Although theForumtooksometime became areality. and workingwiththemanyGovernmentagenciesthatHaurakiGulfMarineParkAct Hauraki GulftheForumwouldnotbeinexistenc There isnodoubtthatwithoutJim’spassion to youandyourfamilyattherecentpassingofJim. On behalfofthememberstheHaurakiGulfForumIwould Dear Ann AUCKLAND Northcote 35 OceanViewRoad andFamily Mrs AHoldaway 24 January2012 Ref: 840762 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf
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File No.: reportIssues theEnvironment toStateof Responses Agency ofaresponse wereidentified:Five elements and identity”a“vibranteconomy”. kaimoana”, whichhasa “richdiversityoflife”and whichsupports a“sense ofplace, connection vision ofa place which is“celebrated andtreasured”,whichis“thriving withfish, shellfish and The reportidentifiedthe componentsofamanagement Marine ParkAct’srequirement forprotectionand enhancement. effect totheHaurakiGulf progress onprioritised,strategic issues togive andmake management It highlighted thegap between currentanddesired states andthe need tofurther integrate continuing to belostor suppressed at environmentallylowlevels. concluded that thegulf isexperiencing ongoing environmentaldegradation, and resources are analyses the stateof the gulf in both historical and broad, system-wide terms.Thereport The reportdrewonthebiophysicalindicator availablefromcontributing sets agencies and In June2011 theForumapproveditsthirdState oftheEnvironmentreport. Background Thattheactionstakenby agencies be noted. Thatthereportbereceived. b) a) Recommendations strategic issuesidentified inthe2011 StateoftheEnvironmentReport. responses anticipatedenvironmental fromsuch including theirstatutory programmes, timeframesandthe mandates, within implementation Report. Itrequestedeach agencytoreportbackonthe goals, environmental strategies and impactsindentified in adverse environmental the 2011Hauraki Gulf State ofthe Environment 2011,theHaurakiGulfForumpassedaseries ofresolutionsseekingIn September toaddressthe Executive Summary Issues Agency ResponsestoStateoftheEnvironmentreport 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf CP2012/03509
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Item 9 Item 9 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf reportIssues theEnvironment toStateof Responses Agency The papernotedthat: presented by authorDrShane Kelly SOERlead afollowuppaper 2011theForumreceived In September Section 7.11.1 Stateof the Environment Report 2011, page146 areas. longer beexpanding intonew intertidal fisheries productivity. Mangroves willno juvenile fishthereby contributing to also provide safe nursery areas for and arich fauna ofbirdlife.Theywill They willsupportthri will behealthy andteeming withlife. limits. TheGulf’sharbours andestuaries and levels do notexceed ecological contaminants totheGulfisminimized, sediment, nutrientsand other management will ensure thattheinputof the land: Sediment and contaminants kept on opportunities. thriving low-impact business diverse recreational opportunities and caring forthe Gulf andwill support focus ofcommunity engagement in strengthened.network willbethe The resilience ofthese area is enhanced and wherethe health andthe marine productivity of biodiversity thrives,where theecological network will provideplaceswhere areas within themarine area.The sanctuaries and protected, regenerating The Gulfhas a network ofrestored island A flourishing “green-blue network”: andvalues. resources with resulting protection and enhancement traditional knowledge and tikanga findapplication inthewayresources are managed, whenua indecision making backedbysettlementsof historic treaty claims,and connectedness between humans andthe natural world, strengthened roles fortangata management practice: Tangata relationships areacknowledgedwhenua and reflected inresource outcomes ongoingtechnical and developmentswill createfurther opportunities. technicalperspective,arangeoftools are alreadyavailable“From a toachievethese Effectivecatchment natural systems is ving shellfish beds ving shellfish There is growing appreciation oftheMaori world view of
of culturally importantenvironmental and implemented. the services theyprovide, are developed and restoring marine ecosystems, and of naturalresources. Ways forprotecting growth while haltingtheserial depletion identified, which provideforsustainable generations. Economic opportunities are beingpassed tofuture activities the environmental costs of current therefore focuses on ways ofpreventing need over long period oftime.Research range ofbenefits thathumans want and ecosystems can provide thecomplete framework: an eco-system-based management Knowledgeoccurs generation within recreational harvests. provide for cultural, subsistance and local fishingindustry, andgenerously fish stocks that support aprosperous outcomes, whilealsoproviding thriving implemented to improveecosystem sustainable yieldaremore widely damaged. Alternatives tothemaximum and ecological processes are not that important marine species, habitats activity iscarefullymanaged toensure Enhancement offisheries .
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• • • • In response to thisreport theForumpassed following resolutions(September 26,2011): benefits for society.” and encourage apositive cycleof investment inhi aimed atrestoringthenaturalvalues oftheGulf management thatare setof goals agreed timeframe.havingaclearandcommon However, continuing environmental declinewithout anintegrated action plantoreverse those trends over an Failure todevelop such aframework willinevitably result in a similar analysis tothis year’s report: It isanticipated thatthis process will encourage the: implementation, andthe use ofperformance indicatorstotrack progress and outcomes. Achieving these outcomes thereforedepends onintegrated goal setting, strategic planning, reportIssues theEnvironment toStateof Responses Agency This isan information reportonly. Decision Making For instance, itis known: and economicconsiderations. Consequently, most obstaclestoimproving environmental outcomes relatedtosocial,political are 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf was developed,following discussion attheTechnical (February Officers 9,2012). Groupmeeting To assistreporting backtheappended template,basedonthe managementresponseelements, • 2) developmentofa common setofgoals that address the strategic issues identified inthestate 1) facilitation ofjointplanning spatial planning process,currently That thisaction-orientated andintegrated approachbeadvocated withinthecollaborative response framework basedonagreedgoalsand joint plans. That theHaurakiGulfForum reviewstheseproposed approaches todevelopanintegrated 2012 byagencyandissue. That thisbe reportedbacktotheHaurakiGulfForumatitsmeetingscheduledforMarch the Environmentreport. initiatives that arecapable ofaddressing the strategic issues identified inthe2011 State of mandates, includingtimeframes andtheenvironmentalresponsesanticipatedfrom such goals,strategiestheirstatutoryenvironmental programmes,within and implementation back totheHaurakiGulfForumon That eachagencyberequestedtoreport of theenvironment report constraining urbandevelopment willlimit theextentofstormwater contamination. a varietyof controls are effective at reducingsediment runoff; andcontaminant conservation andenvironmental outcomes; marinethat reserves,predator control, re-vegetation, andre-introductions produce good development intheundeveloped orsparselydeveloped coastalareas; high naturalcharacter,landscapeand ecosystem valuescanbeprotected byprohibiting loss; degradation and magnitude ofactivities thatsuppressmarine populations, andthatcausehabitat that theecologicalconditionbeimproved byreducingtheextentand oftheGulfwould Gulf; what hascaused(andiscontinuing tocause) theenvironmental issues identified inthe
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Item 9 Item 9 Significance ofDecision 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf reportIssues theEnvironment toStateof Responses Agency TimHigham–Manager:HaurakiGulfForum JanisMcArdle–Manager:Environmental Services, Auckland Council Authorisers Authors Signatories E D C B A No. Attachments progress inthese areas. The recommendationscreateafocusforactionsandexpectationsongoingreporting on Implementation Issues Park Act. will Recommendations assist agencies inmeeting theirobligations under theHaurakiGulfMarine Legal andLegislativeImplications There arenodirectfinancial implications forthe Forum arisingfromtherecommendations. Financial andResourcingImplications Relevant localboardshavesitonthe appointedmembersto Forum. No consultation withAucklandCouncil local boards isrequired forthe preparation of thisreport. Local BoardViews taken account ofitsown processes for consultation inthepreparation ofthe appendedresponses. developed throughthe Technical OfficersGroup.Itisacknowledged that each agency wouldhave guidance oftheForumand prepareditsresponsetotheresolutions agencyhas Each member Consultation Forum. Gulf /Hauraki Moana ofTikapa the management Consultation withMaoriwasnotrequired forthe preparation ofthisreport. Iwiwith an interest in Maori ImpactStatement defined inSection 17of the Hauraki Gulf MarineParkAct(Seeagendacover). action-orientated response frameworktoprioritised, strategicissues, as required bythe functions The report back byagencies is expected to assist theForum indevelopingan integrated and
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26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf reportIssues theEnvironment to State of Responses Agency Timeframe M outcomes Anticipated environmental Programmes S Defined Goals Appendix Strategic Issue: Land‐based pollu urn Pand Potential Planned Current Agency response (AC, WRC, TLAs) management” Effective management response (f Forum’s high‐level goal (from vi HGMPA statutory requirement: “Protection, and where appropriate t e r a a t s e u g r i e e s s
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26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf urn Pand Potential reportIssues theEnvironment to State of Responses Agency Planned Current Timeframe M outcomes Anticipated environmental Programmes S Defined Goals Agency response (MAF) Effective management response (from SOER): “Enhancement of fish Forum’s high‐level goal (from vi HGMPA statutory requirement: “Protection, and where appropriate Strategic Issue: Fishing affects t e r a a t s e u g r i e e s s
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2. Protectedandregeneratingareas limits through effectivecatchmentmanagement” response(from SOER):“Sedi Effective management quality” Forum’s high-levelgoal(fromvisionstatement):“Optimalwater and requirement:“Protection, where appropriate,enhancement”HGMPA statutory toxic contaminants) reportIssues theEnvironment toStateof Responses Agency 1. Land-basedpollutants Issues HGF Strategic 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf considered. each setout goals,timeframes responses andenvironmental as relevanttothematters These areasofworkaresummarisedbelow.The relevantplans,strategies andprogrammes effectiveness oftheseactions willbe assessed through ourresearchand monitoringactivities. enhancement.Theon-going our workwiththecommunityonwaterwayandbiodiversity significant areas willalso resultfromenhancements toourparks network, biosecurity actions, and Watercare Services.Significant impacts onreducing land-based pollutants andprotecting workon system. Complementary stormwater that reduceland-basedpollutants willincludeplanning andasset managementtoenhance the will include the proposed marinespatialplanand the localarea spatialplans. Worksand services developed andwillreplace Auckland’s existingRMA policies and plans.plans New non-regulatory council activities. Theprincipal regulatory toolwillbetheunitary planwhichiscurrently being The Auckland Planwillbe implementedthroughabroaddiversityofmechanismsacross all to befinalised andwillrecognise the importanceofmaintainingandenhancing our environment. The strategic direction for thefutureofAuckland willbesetout intheAucklandPlan which issoon education and advocacy. district council. Thesepartnerships, includepolicyandplanning,assetmanagement,community issues. The council is a unitary authorityandhasthefunctions ofbotha regional council anda The Auckland Councilhas manydifferentrolesand activitiesthat contribute toaddressingthese regenerating areas. noted asbeingofparticular concernto theforumare:landbased pollutants andprotected and strategic issuesidentified inthe2011 StateoftheEnvironmentreport. The twostrategicissues responses anticipatedenvironmental fromsuchinitiativesthat arecapable ofaddressingthe programmes,withintheirstatutory includingthe implementation mandates, timeframes and The forumhasrequested eachagency toreportbackonthe goals, environmental strategies and Summary response(from SOER):“AflourishingEffective management blue-green network” Forum’s high-levelgoal(fromvisionstatement):“thriving,richdiversity,linkinglandto sea” and requirement:“Protection, where appropriate,enhancement”HGMPA statutory
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Attachment B Item 9 Attachment B Item 9 Unitary Plan andDecember2011.Itisexpectedin November thattheplan willbefinalised inMarch 2012. A totalof1700 submissionswerereceivedonthe planandhearings wereheldoverseveraldays Auckland Plan PolicyPlanning and 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf reportIssues theEnvironment toStateof Responses Agency springs, and betweenthedifferentlevels ofplanning documents. Integration will beenhanced betweendifferent parts ofthe region, across meanhigh water Statement (2010)andtheNational (2011). Policy StatementforFreshwaterManagement thenewrequirementsofNewZealand CoastalPolicy provide agoodstarttoimplementing plan willrevise thecurrent plansbybuildingon what isworkingwellandrest.Itwill improving the update ofthe existingplans.Thiswillinclude for Auckland’s coastal environment.The developmentoftheunitaryplanwillinclude a reviewand The planis a significant integrated andeffectiveRMAplanningprovisions opportunity toprovide that theplan willbenotified forpublicsubmissions inearly2013. inDecemberPlan totheOperations Committee 2012.ItisexpectedRegional Development and The plandevelopmentisanticipated process to deliver adiscussion draft oftheAuckland Unitary physical resourcesofthe region,includingthecoastalmarinearea. rules about how peoplecanuseand developland,andhowpeoplecan use thenatural and exception oftherecentlyapprovedHaurakiGulfIslands District Plan).It will contain guidance and statement, districtand regional plans city,districtandregionalcouncils(withthe fromtheformer The Auckland Councilis developing aunitaryplanthatwillreplace theexistingregional policy Some relevantdirectives ofthedraft planinclude: our blueand greennetworkstoAuckland’surban form. onAuckland’s ruralanddevelopment naturalenvir qualitycompactcitydue totheimpactof strategy oftheplanincludesacommitmentto areas) willbe addressed throughmanyaspects The HaurakiGulfForum’sstrategicissues(landbased pollutants, protected andregenerating 2010. plan isrequired undersection79of (Auckland theLocalCouncil)AmendmentAct Government city. ItwillidentifydifferentpartsofAuckland howwilldevelop,andwhenthismightoccur.This Auckland that willsupport theMayor’svisionfor Auckland tobecometheworld’smostliveable The Auckland Plan(alsoreferredtoasthespatialplan) is abroad-based30-yearstrategyfor • • • • • spatial plan for theHaurakiGulf. 5.12 –ensure integrated and sustainable managementthroughpreparationofamarine development or significant marinehabitatsandrecreationalimportance,fromofland-based theimpacts 5.11 –protect coastal areas, particularly thosewithhighvalues,specialnatural character significant and degradedareas 5.9 –protect significantfreshwater 5.7 –setappropriate limitsonpollutants development, andcontinue torestoredevelopment, andimprov 5.4 –protect areasofsignificant indigenousinappropriate biodiversityfrom useand
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protection and enhancement coastal ofvarious uses andvalues. matters, theseplanswillidentifyactionsandas spatial plan. Eachareaplanwillcover thegeographicareaof alocalboard. Amongstother The localarea spatialplans willtranslate downto alocalarea thekeyactionsof Auckland Local Area Spatial Plans at alatermeeting. Manukau andKaiparaharbours, deferredconsideration ofprojectgovernance forclarification on scoping of projectcosts andtiming,furtheradviceonthepotentialfor similarinitiatives forthe The committeeresolvedtosupporttheinprinciple, HGMSPproject and sought further information council’s Auckland Future VisionCommittee inFebruary2012. potential marinespatial planning exerciseforthe HaurakiGulf.Thiswork wasreportedtothe Council staff havebeencoordinating withthoseinotheragenciestoprogress thescopingofa healthofimportantmarineecosystems.and improved andaidthemarine area,toreduceconflict,assistdevelopment, continued avarietyof functioning A marinespatialplanwillprovidezoning tocater forimportantvaluesandusesofthe coastal and long-term approach toensurefuture needsare anticipated andprovidedfor. the economic,cultural,socialandenvironmentalgoal competinguseswithinthehelps provideforcomplementaryand coastal marine area,andtomeet activities should takeplacewhere,andwhatareasshould be protected. Marinespatialplanning todecidehowenvironment tobestusemarineresourcessustainably,includingplanningwhich Marine spatialplanning is aprocess that bringstogether multipleusers of thecoastal and marine reportIssues theEnvironment toStateof Responses Agency Local Board Plans Local Boards the eastcoast. Consultation forthis plan isexpected totake place inmid 2012. One ofthefirstlocalarea spatialplans tobedevelopedwill fortheHibiscusand Baysareaof Marine SpatialPlanning spatial information isalsobeinggathered toidentify furthersignificant sites forprotection. The planning regimeforeachofthese topicswillbereviewedandupdated. Insomecases,new stormwater, wastewater,dredging,disturbanceand activitiesinthe other coastal marinearea. landscape protection, earthworks, vegetationremoval,stockexclusion from sediment, waterways, protected areas oftheGulfinclude the m Unitary plantopicsofparticular relevance totheofland-basedpollutantsmanagement and 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf Key projectsorinitiatives intheWaiheke IslandPlan include: plans forWaiheke Island andGreatBarrierIsland arenoted below asexamples. and enhancingtheenvironmentofgulf.Some key Hauraki Gulforitscatchment, andeachplanincludes actions thatwill contribute tomaintaining proposing to enhancethe localarea. Seventeen ofthe21local boardareas overlapwiththe behalf.Eachplansets localboardout keyprojectsandprogrammescommunity’s the is years andbeyond,providesthelocalboard with The localboard plansset outtheaspirations and forthenextthree priorities for the community
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Attachment B Item 9 Attachment B Item 9 Stormwater Key projectsorinitiativesintheGreatBarrierIsland Planinclude: The draftobjectivesare: feedback on theproposed direction is currently being sought. objectives, and proposed actionstoachieve thoseobjectives, havebeendeveloped.Political assess legacy projects, and consider themosteffectivewaystoworktogether.Adraft listofeight Work isbeing undertaken toidentifyresponsible people andteams, understandourobligations, Staff havesetupaninternal structure forworkingtogetherled byasteeringgroupof managers. of thecouncil. many parts theresponsibility forbiodiversityisfragmented across strategically andeffectively.However, and landownerresponsibilities, Auckland’s providesanopportunity biodiversity tomanage more The establishmentoftheAucklandCouncil asa unitary authority,chargedwithmultiplestatutory 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf reportIssues theEnvironment toStateof Responses Agency ofbiodiversityforAucklandCouncil Integrated management Biodiversity zone ofinfluence andsub-catchments withinthearea.waterfront /CBDrevitalisation sub-catchmentsCASI arethe withintheWatercareServicesCentralInterceptorProjectStage1 discharges stormwater intothesouthern partof the WaitemataHarbour.Thepriorityareaswithin Auckland. This coversan areafromtheWhauEstuarytoStHeliers,includingCBD,which services for a sub-setof catchments in theproblematic andstrategically importantcentralareaof Initiative (CASI).Thisisaprogrammeofprojectstodeliver stormwater integrated and improved A keyprojectofimportancetoreducingcontaminationthe gulf istheCentral AreaStormwater expected tobefortheWaitematanetwork. enhancements forlarge-scalecatchments.Thefirstmajorconsentapplicationunder theNDCSis activities across thecouncil andprovide astrategicapproachtoplanning stormwater the NetworkDischarge Consent Strategy(NDCS).Thesewillenhance integration of stormwater Planand Plans whichImplementation arecurrentlyunderpreparationincludetheStormwaterUnit stormwater network. networks, ongoing catchmentplanning,newprojects The council’sstormwaterservicesinclude: operations andmaintenance of thestormwater • • • • • • Port Fitzroyrubbishbarge. oflocalwaste andrecyclingfacilitiesImprovement attheClaris landfill, and retentionof the ofbio-securityandpestmanagementprogrammes Development strategyforGreatBarrierIsland develop anenvironmental Creation ofanenvironmentalsub-committeelocalboard ofthe whichwillconsultwidely to Wetland restoration/creation/ protectionprogramme. practicesmanagement education programmethecontinuationofcost-effective andenvironmentallysafe and Enhanced weedmanagement,including increased infrastructure, increased servicelevelsandadequate watertesting including improvements, the progressiveupgradeofessentialStormwater stormwater ecosystems andsequences. 1: Conservethegreatest numberandmostdiverse rangeof Auckland’s indigenous
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Community Programmes andPartnerships Programmes Community Pollution ControlandWaste Management of therelevantactivities Gulf. Some include: The council’sbiosecurityactions contribute toprotec Biosecurity Environmental Programmes implementation willbeundertaken in cooperationwithourcommunity partners. engagement willbeundertakenCommunity once political endorsement is gained and andstakeholderswillbeinvolvedint The community of relevancetotheGulfinclude: focused environmental programmes Some ofourcommunity effects people canhaveontheenvironment. element whichprovides long termenvironment values oftheGulforits contributing catchments. The council coordinates programmesandpartnerships which worktoprotectthe many community
reportIssues theEnvironment toStateof Responses Agency 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf • • • • • • • • • • • Education and informationresources suchas signs,leaflets, mediacampaigns. incursion response kits), collectively referredtoastheTreasureIslands campaign. Biosecurity monitoringatwharves,marinasandairports(eg rodentsurveillanceand pest events suchCommunity asweedamnestydays. Waiheke Islandgoateradication. Strategy. oftheRegionalPestImplementation Management Beach andstreamplantingdays. Beach andstreamclean-upevents. groups and schools. Wai Care-Awaterqualitymonitoring,education andaction for community programme Community shellfish monitoring. Stormwater and earthworksindustry Stormwater training. Grants andfundingforenvironmentheritage projects. mandate. ofcouncil statutoryresponsibilities tosupport 8: Improveimplementation our biodiversity integration inbiodiversity management. 7: Achieveincreasedinteragency, crosscouncil, cross boundary andcrossdiscipline and manageiteffectively. andunderstanding ofbiodiver6: Improveknowledge community 5: Achievegreaterunderstanding,valuingandguardianship of biodiversitywithour the social, economic and culturalwellbeing of Maori. 4: Sustainthe mauriofnaturalandphysical resources inwayswhichenable provision for way thatsupportsindigenous biodiversity. 3: Maintainandenhancethegoods and services includes the AucklandRegion. greatestnumber ofthreatenedspecies ofthe whoserange2: Achievelong-termrecovery
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Attachment B Item 9 Attachment B Item 9 Monitoring and Research Monitoring Activities whichareplanned orunderconsiderationinclude: and theecologyofharbours, estuaries andreefs as chemicalsinsediment environment; The council monitors coastalwater quality asa broad indicator ofwhatisgoingoninthe activities Some current onparksofrelevance totheGulfinclude: protecting critical habitats. oftheseareasManagement canmakeasignificant contribution toreducingcontaminantsand The Auckland councilhas manyparksandreserves Parks andReserves to befinalisedinJunethis year. Minimisation andPlan. Submissions onthedraft WMMPclosedinJanuary. Theplanisexpected Litter andwastegeneration isminimisedthrough actions under theWaste Managementand legislation whennecessarytoprotecttheenvironment. the workofpollution response team toinvestigatereported pollution incidents and enforce The council undertakes action toaddress theinput ofpollutants andlitter tothegulf. Thisincludes 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf reportIssues theEnvironment toStateof Responses Agency • • • • • • • • • • • • • • All newbrochurerunsfor coastalparks referencingtheHGMPanditsvalues. interpretation ofitsvalues) on coastalparksPromotion oftheHGMP(welcoming people totheHGMPandproviding boaties can take toprevent spreadof pests Promoting responsible boating through signson boatrampswithinformation aboutactions this intheir interpretation andeducation programmes. BayontheHGMPsothat theycaninclude YMCA campatShakespearandMERCLong Providing informationtorecreationproviders/ (policy 13.6.1.5 plan) oftheregional parksmanagement Promotion andenforcementoftheregional parksbanonset netting fromregionalparks Litter anddog signage,andofdogfaeces). bylawenforcement(egremoval Installation and upgradingofcoastal protection structures. gardens and sedimentretentionponds. General stormwatersystems Waitakere. such as Oakley CreekandTwinStreamsin Riparian improvementprogrammes, Beach groomingprogrammes. Park atMahurangi. Additional land recentpurchase acquisitions ofTe thatadjointheCMAe.g MuriRegional that ensure excess nutrientsarenot discharged inthecoastal marinearea(CMA). Utilising sustainable land managementtechniques andorganic fertilizers ongrazedparks, animal andplantcontrolprogrammes. (including removal ofstockfromriparianedges),restoration of naturalwaterways,andpest treesperto re-vegetationprogrammes (80,000 year),wetlandprotection andenhancement planpolicieswithrespect oftheregional Progressive implementation parksmanagement to reducethe impactoflitteronpark values andthewiderenvironment. Promotion of‘rubbish-free parks’and regularvolunteercleaning ofparks and coastlines
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understanding ofhowthe HaurakiGulfworksand feedintothe marinespatialplan. three ecosystemgood and servicesbeingmapped.. Theoutputwillassistwithimproving our The researchwillutilise availablebiophysicaldatafortheregiontoproduce themaps,withupto Hauraki GulfDatasetsMapping The resultof thismapping willcontribute tothedatasets noted below. and services. Thetypesofservices beinginvestigatedinclude: researchtoPart ofthis producea work involves geospatial representation ofecosystemgoods marine spatialplan. incorporated intoaweb-baseddecisionsupporttool inthe toassistinvolvement with community uses ofthe Gulf. Theaimistodevelopregionallyconsistent geospatial datasets that can be cover arangeoftopics including biophysical resour investigating theoptionsofadditional information.Thesedatasetsavailable fordevelopment Waikato RegionalCouncil, DepartmentofConservation)arecompiling key datasetsand As partofthe marinespatialplanning process,a consortium of agencies (Auckland Council, There arethreekeycomponentsofthe mappingwork: map intertidalandshallowmarinehabitats. habitats underwater. Amongothermethods,theuseofsatellite imagery isbeinginvestigated to are gapsinthe informationdescribing thetypes,breadthandrangeofmarinehabitats, particularly and Whangateau)buta largescale, regionwideapproachhas beenlacking.Consequently, there marine habitats havebeenprovidedforindividuallocationsMaps andinventoryof (e.g. Kaipara reportIssues theEnvironment toStateof Responses Agency Broad scale mapping ofmarineecosystems ecosystem healthinour harboursand estuariesonaregional scale. integrating which assessesseveral The BenthicHealthProgrammeisan programme elements of reportsandenvironment totheHaurakiGulfstate ofthegulf reports. getting better orworseremainingstable.Italso feedsinto regularAucklandstate ofthe shape ourmarinemanagementdecisionsandpolicies enables usto detect ifthings are integrated they provide from theseprogrammesis (i.e. pelagic sea-bed(i.e.benthicenvironment);and,foreshore.environment); Whenthedata andinparticularthe:water column the environmentalqualityofAuckland’smarineenvironment, ecosystems. Togetherthese consistent, monitoringprogrammesprovide long-term on information 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf • • • - - - services Social andculturalServices–Cultural values;Recreation;Tourism; Provisionofwellbeing formation;Climateregulation cycling; Biodiversity; Habitat Regulating and Supporting Services–Nutrient fisheries. Provisioning Services–Primaryproductivity; long-term changesandprediction offuture changes inhabitat distributions. distributionssediment regimeetc).Thiswillallow intheGulf(exposure, interpretationof Forecasting -Investigate environmentalandanthropogenic correlates ofcurrent habitat historical imagery(whereavailable) Historical reconstruction -Investigate long-termchangesinkeybiogenic habitats from habitats inthe Hauraki Gulf. Mapping andmonitoring -Useavailable imagery
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Attachment B Item 9 Attachment B Item 9 Antifouling contaminantsatmarinas specific control ofcontaminant effectspotentiallythroughthe unitaryplan. significance andvaluethatshould be protected orenhanced.Theactionsrequired mayinclude In combination, this process will allow forthe identification ofareas ofparticular ecological 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf reportIssues theEnvironment toStateof Responses Agency (egtheWaitemataHarbour). environment aspect of the workwill be tomeasuretheexport ofcopper frommarinasto the wider coastal effectsonenvironmental aquaticbiotafromcopperinthe water columnofmarinas.Thefinal marinas thathavebeenpredicted throughmodelling. It willalso investigate the likelihood of at portsandmarinas.Theresearchwillattemptvalidatethecontaminantconcentrations to The council is undertakingresearch intomarinecontaminationduetovesselantifouling activities
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26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf reportIssues theEnvironment to State of Responses Agency Defined Goals DOC Agency Response Strategic Issue: Protected andregenera • • • Effective management response (fromSOER): Forum’s high-level goal(from visionstatement): “t HGMPA statutory requirement: “Protect they delivernow and forthefuture waters and species forthe benefits 6. Holding public conservation lands, working with others. treasured natural heritage through 5. Maintainingorrestoring locally iconic NewZealanders consider nationally native species thatthemajority of 4. Maintaining andrestoring the nationally iconic. majority ofNewZealanders consider landscapes and seascapes) thatthe natural features (landforms, 3. Maintaining andrestoring the persistence. native species to ensure their 2. Conserving nationally threatened state. ecosystems to ahealthyfunctioning 1. Conserving afullrange of
Intermediate outcome1: Thediversityof our ion, andwhereappropriate, enhancement” “Aflourishing blue-green network” hriving, richdiversity, linkingland tosea” communities, habitatsand landscapes and water, natural processes such as nutrient and marine ecosystems wherenative species, no There willbe a comprehensive, representative and Anticipated environmental outcome soil stability andfertility, andcarbon storage). Zealanders, particularly intheformofecosys monitoring will protected ensure andbenefits thatnaturalheritage are delivered is to New the aboveareas offocus, and aretherefore managed lessintensively. Coremanagement and This concerns theareasof public conservation prepared tocontributethe work. and wherelocals, betheytangata The focusis onnaturalheritage that localpeople populations if necessary, withtheoverall aimbeinglong-term persistence is designed tomaintaintheir populations iftheyarecommonor restore and recovertheir This is additional tothe workonnationally threatened species. Management ofthese species enforcement where necessary. incursions, andincreasing publicawareness ofprotection needs through advocacy andlaw include reducing firedamage, reducing impacts frominvasive species, preventing biosecurity The focusis onretaining or improving natural species thatnaturallyoccur inNew Zealand. The focusis onachieving security from exti ting areas (criticalhabitats inpoorenvironmental condition)
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and species. Thecore concept is inrelation toecosystems performance DOC has asuiteofindicators toassess management. and contributions to,natural heritage others, tosupport wider participation in, government, privateland owners and groups, tangata whenua, local Engaging with businesses, community and habitats. protect examples ofcoastal ecosystems (MPA policy) as ameans to feasibly Areas PolicyandImplementation Plan Giving effecttotheMarine Protected To helpmanage naturalheritage. NHMS –a suite oftoolsand techniques Natural Heritage Management System bycatch ofprotected marine species avoiding, remedying ormitigating encourage a collaborative approach to and thecommercial fishing industry to Working with the Ministryof Fisheries system. biodiversity monitoring and reporting Progressively implementing the Statement of Intent urn 1 er Planned and potentialyear 5-10 period yearsCurrent 1-4 ecosystems. Implementation of the system for Implementationofthesystem ecosystems. although further work isunder waytodevelopappropriate indicatorsformarine species and These indicators apply across terrestrial, fr management programmes. Providing training, information andassistanc the Ng Supporting biodiversity protection onprivate land, can address some ofthelimi ensuring appropriate marine areas receive thepr make inthelegislative and policyframeworks for marine protection inNewZealand, andin spatial planning fortheHauraki Gulf,led by councils, DOCand MAF. Thereare improvements to Government has endorsed. Othercollaborativ delivering more balanced marine protection reco approach oftheLand and Water Forum) ofallsectors has ledtothefirsttwoforums successfully introduced collaborative planning approach tomarine protection, involvingforums (similartothe and local communities throughregional marine protection planning forums. Therecently The MPAwork willbeprogressed withtheMinistry ofFisheries, localauthorities, tangatawhenua and ofecosystems listwillbeginin2012-2013 prescriptions over thenextfouryears.Implement Zealanders.implementi DOChassettargetsof target efforts at theplaces and species that An important component ofthiswork models is developing thatidentify conservation priorities to techniques and devices. commercial fishing industry, andencouraging more Disseminating the lessons fromresearch onby planning and decision support. region andecosystem/habitat type.Development of 'ecosystem representation'-to enable reporti includesThis continuingtodevelopspecific marine ConservationNew ManagementStrategies ā WhenuaR ā hui, BiodiversityCondition and Advice,and Nature Heritage Funds. tations ofthecurrent Act. eshwater and marine ecosystems and species, willdeliver themostconservation forNew ng onmarine protected areas by biogeographic e withequipment, and operating shared pest e processes are under way,including marine measurement oftheindicators-the Biodiversity catch of protected marine species tothe ng 300 species prescriptions and 400ecosystem mmendations over thelast18months, whichthe otection theyrequire. TheMarine Reserves Bill ation ofthespecies listwillbegin in2011-2012 in particular through supporting thedelivery of indicators-such asimproving the indicatorfor widespread adoption ofeffectivemitigation datasets tounderpin marine conservation Page 106
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reportIssues theEnvironment toStateof Responses Agency strategic issuesis issuestoagenc environmental beaddressedbythe ofkeystrategic MonitoringReportfor the HaurakiGulfidentifiedanumber Environment The Stateof Wastewater andStormwaterenvironmentalobligations. coastal waters. Planswithin Asset theCouncil’sLongManagement Term PlansaddressesCouncil’s have thepotentialto create adverse effectswhichimpactupon wetlands, waterways,estuaries and authorities is theDistrictPlanwhichcontrols land useincludingdevelopmentandsubdivision which with theRegionalCouncil. Themain Act(RMA)instrumentforterritorial Resource Management for themaintenanceand enhancementofthequality ofwaterinbodies and coastal water rests rivers, such as theWaihou andPiakoRiversthatfeedintothe Firth.Whiletheprimaryresponsibility Hauraki Gulfinvolvestheimpactofsediment runoff; nutrients andnitrogen landinto fromthe issuethatenvironmental Territorial Authorities c Waikato DistrictCouncilstotheState oftheEnvironmentReport ontheHauraki The Gulf (SOE). This report is a collaborative response bythe Executive Summary sediments, toxic contaminants) Land-basedpollutants (increasingand/oraccumulatingStrategic Issue: litter,wastewater,nutrients, 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf
will ensurethat theinput ofsediment,nutrientsand othercontaminants totheGulfisminimised. This Timeframe Measures outcomes environmental Anticipated Programmes Strategies Defined Goals Generic Across TLAs • • • within limits through effective catchmentmanagement” Effective managementresponse(from SOER): quality” Forum’s high-levelgoal(fromvisionstatement):“Optimalwater and requirement:“Protection, where appropriate,enhancement”HGMPA statutory TLA AGENCYRESPONSE Sediment andcontaminants keptonthe land:
Planned and Potential 10yearperiod. Resource Consent Monitoring - - Wastewater & Stormwater each TAsresponse inthis report. the Hauraki Gulfas outlined in contaminants thatdischarge into A reduction in sediments and Plan Administration. District Plan & AssetManagement Regional Council. kept on land, together with the sediments and contaminants being Council’s Plansthat support To incorporate controls into for Wastewater andStormwater. Plan &Asset Management Plans Objectives &Policie urn Planned&Potential Current Compliance. Measures. Annual Plan Performance Date: 9 March 2012 s of the District Matamata-Piako, Hauraki, Thames-Coromandel and Matamata-Piako, Hauraki, Thames-Coromandel and an contribute towards resolving that affects the ies involved with the Forum. One of the key Oneofthe ies involvedwiththeForum. “Sediments andcontaminants kept onland, response inthis report. response Hauraki GulfasoutlinedineachTAs contaminants thatdischarge intothe A reduction in sediments and Reviews District Plan &Asset Management Plan To incorporatecont for Wastewater andStormwater. District Plan & AssetManagement Plans Objectives &Policiesof theProposed with theRegional Council. contaminants being kept on land, together Plans that support sediments and - Resource Consent Monitoring - Wastewater andStormwater Long Compliance. Term PlanPerformance Measures Effective catchment management rols into Council’s Page 109
Attachment E Item 9 Attachment E Item 9 reportIssues theEnvironment toStateof Responses Agency Figure 1below. andthemechanismstodeliverdesiredoutcomes.See policy inrelationtotheenvironment district's natural andphysicalresources. Ahierarchyofplanninginstruments servestosetRMA adutyThe RMAplaces oncouncilstosustainably forpresent andfuture manage generations their on thefollowing basis: thefollowing responsesoutlininghave provided someofthetheirworktoaddressthisstrategic issue an agencyresponseto To provide this oneissuethefourDistrictCouncilsin Waikato Region sediments, toxic contaminants. includes: Land-based pollutants such asincreasing and/or accumulating litter,wastewater, nutrients, 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf Background Background Annual Plansincollaboration withthe Regional Council and the Forum. Authorities suchgoals and strategiesPlansongoing willneedtobeincludedintheirLongterm To ensure tothecommitment HaurakiGulf goals Forum SOE environmental bytheTerritorial • • • District Plan implemented to improve thestormwaterdischarges toimprove intheir implemented District. Stormwater Stormwater wastewaterdischarges toimprove in theirDistrict. implemented Wastewater address runoff andstormwater discharges. Figure 1Coverage of theresource management policy andplanningframework. – How each Counciliscurrentlyaddressing each thisissueisbeing –How andwhat – The controls in place in each District Plan or Proposed DistrictPlanto –ThecontrolsinplaceeachDistrictPlanorProposed - How each Counciliscurrentlyaddressingthisissuebeing andwhat each - How Page 110
Landscape Protection: biodiversity andenhancestheirrole in waterandsoilconservation. intheseprotection of isessential whatremains environments tohaltthe decline of NZ’sindigenous on theplanning mapsandarelisted inthescheduleasSignificant NaturalAreas(SNA).The nationally recognisedcriteria.in theWaikatoRegionalPolicyStatementand Thesitesareidentified determining significantindigenousvegetationand protected andunprotectedsitesofecological value.Thesiteswereassessedusing thecriteriafor District Council in conjunction with the Waikato Regional Council has undertaken a fullreviewofall Biodiversity provisionswithinthePlan reducethe levelofsedimentrunofffromtheland.TheHauraki Riparian Planting The following controlshave alsobeenenhanced intheProposedPlanfrom thecurrentPlan: and developmentintheseareastoreduce sedimentrunoff. adversely affectvisualamenity. provisions These andtheKarangahakeenvironment Gorge Zoneis seeking to ensurethat changesinlanduse do not The CoastalZoneprovisionsrecognise thelegislativ degraded naturalfeatures andlandscapes. environment. Council will also seek toencour controlling the land of subdivision,useandwithin these development areas,includingthecoastal integrity andtheaestheticintrinsicvaluesof outstanding natural features andlandscapes and by The ProposedPlanidentifies Landscape Protection Areas(withinthe Ruralzone) toprotect the Earthworks which havebeenidentifiedforthetaking ofEsplanadeReserves. protection of riparianmarginsalong theeasterncoastlineand ofkeystreamsandrivers anumber aquatic and adjoiningterrestrial habitats. Council hasadopted atargetedapproachtosecuringthe coastal water tomaintain orenhance natural character, indigenous biodiversity, waterquality,and The Planprovides for Riparian Plantingto sustainably managethe margins of water bodiesand adverse offsiteeffects bylimiting thescale and To ensureearthworksassociated with landuseandsubdivisionactivities avoid,remedy ormitigate reportIssues theEnvironment toStateof Responses Agency Biodiversity Provisions: Sedimentation andcontaminants in the ProposedDistrictPlaninclude: Gorge areawasaspecific Policyarea.Additionalcontrols proposed toaddress theissues of The current DistrictPlan onlyincluded afew Significant Natural Areas(SNA)andtheKarangahake features suchastheFirth ofThames. significant changes from theexistingPlanto enhanc 2010, and hearing of submissions nearly completed.The Proposed District Plan hasanumber of The HaurakiDistrictPlan isunderreview withtheProposedDistrictPlanpublicly notified inAugust Review DistrictPlan 1. Hauraki DistrictCouncil requires TLA’s to“giveeffect”itthrough their district plans. The HaurakiGulfMarineParkActastatus ofaNational(HGMPA) has Policy Statement which 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf
age therestoration and enhancement ofexisting propose greater restrictionson vegetationremoval significant habitats of indigenous faunacontained e the protection given toimportantenvironmental location ofearthworks to minimise theriskof e imperativefortheprotection ofthecoastal Page 111
Attachment E Item 9 Attachment E Item 9 Management ofWaterSupplyCatchments Management are avoided. ensuring that therisks to thecommunityasaresu To dispose of stormwaterinamannerthatis co Stormwater Disposal system, butonlyinamannerthatprotectsthewater andland fromcontamination. public sewerage residential inthoseareaswhicharenotservicedbya and otherdevelopment Domestic andnondomesticeffluent iscontrolled tocomplywithRegionalCouncil rulestoallow reportIssues theEnvironment toStateof Responses Agency Effluent risk ofpotential flooding or reducethe functionof pondingareas, overlandflowpaths, and spillways. instability anddamagetootherproperties, network utilities and theenvironmentnotincrease the 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf community. takes into account the sensitive natureofthe catchment andthe roleit plays inservingthe To ensure subdivision, useor development locatedwithinacommunitywatersupplycatchment,
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reportIssues theEnvironment toStateof Responses Agency Franklin Plan ChangesfortheKaiauaArea 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf the Stormwater Asset Management Planwascarriedoutinthe StormwaterAsset preparationManagement fortheDraft 2012-22Hauraki Plansareinplaceand afullreviewof processes.Asset Management provide guidanceonmonitoring consents stipulatethe monitoring andenvironmental Reviewperiods.Theseyears, withfiveyearly 2003 foratermof20 Council forallurbanareas inMay The Councilwasgranted comprehensive stormwaterdischarge consents bythe Waikato Regional eventually dischargetoeither theWaihouatributary,orvialanddrain. orPiakoRiversvia stormw All residents, propertytheenvironment. and Kerepehi, Whiritoa,Mackaytown,Karangahake, Waikino andKaiauafortheprotection of the Waihi, Ngatea,Turua, ofPaeroa, the urbanareas systems in stormwater The Councilmanages 3. treatment plantupgrades. Nitrogen of 40%has been seen in monitoring results since2007 as aresult of thewastewater discharges have been achieved. An averagereducti rivers andstreams feedingintothe Hauraki Gulf hasshown thatreductionsinkeycomponentsofthe monitoring resultsoftheReviewing dischargeswastewaterplantswhichdischarge to from Council’s system andthishastreatm improved overall Kerepehi WastewaterTreatmentPlant.Thisinvolved theinstallation of floatingtreatment wetland system hasbeeninstalledatWaitakaruru. ThisCouncilhasjustcompleted theupgradefor compliant withdischargeTurua tobeconsentconditions.Anewwastewatercollectionandtreatment renewals and upgrading ofwastewater treatmentplantsatPaeroa,Waihi,Ngatea, Kerepehiand In thepast 10 years,the Hauraki District Council has completed a major programmeofconsent details the period. maintenance renewalandcapitalexpenditureover a10year programmes monitoring and reporting onthe performance of assets. The Plan itemises and categorises assets and The Wastewater SupplyAssetManagementPlandet 22 Hauraki Long TermPlan. WastewaterAssetManagementPlanwascarriedreview ofthe outinpreparation for thisDraft2012- planning is in placefor theCouncil’s core assets, Asset Plansare prepared. Management A full To ensuresound forthecontinuedbenefitoffuturegenerationscommunity. environments The Wastewater activityisfocussedonsustaining publichealthand thequality ofthereceiving flow lines. pump stationstoassist the flowof wastewater w Waitakaruru andWhiritoa -towhich6,152propertiesareconnected.The sewernetworkincludes 47 The Counciloperates seven treatmentplants- located at Kerepehi, Ngatea,Paeroa, Turua, Waihi, 2. Wastewater along thecoast, whichcouldadverselyaffectcoastal, natural, cultural, landscape and amenityvalues. Council currently continues withthose Planprovisions to control subdivision, use and development Value". FranklinPlan changes currently underappeal,includethisarea andthe HaurakiDistrict interms Environment" of itscoastal landscape, andisalsoan"Area ofSignificant Conservation stretches for wadingbirds andthearea hasalso beenidentified asa"Regionally SignificantCoastal Thames coastline,from Miranda totheWaihou River isoneofNewZealand'smost important coastal Since November2010theKaiaua area isnow included withinthe HaurakiDistrict.TheFirth of Stormwater
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Attachment E Item 9 Attachment E Item 9 reportIssues theEnvironment toStateof Responses Agency erosion prone soils). character areas, historicheritageresources,natural hazards andsoilresources (high quality soils, ground. Information hasbeencollected onDistrict landscapes, significantnatural areas,natural provisions to bedeveloped andcustomised accordi In thelead-up totheDistrict Planreview alargeamountofinformationhasbeencollectedto enable undertaken to informthe DistrictPlan review. ofallrelevant legislation,includingbeen theHGMPAandNZCPS,has Ananalysis environment. time, ensuringthatthe focus is upon appropriately managingthe effectsof activities on the whilst, atthesame Plan of theDistrictPlanisbeing undertakentostreamlinethecurrent The review Planwillreviewed District bepublicly notifiedaroundJuly2013. available for publicfeedback until theendof January2013.Itisanticipated that theproposed District Plan. Itisanticipated thatapre-notification draftwillbereleasedOctober2012and by DistrictCouncilThe Thames-Coromandel iscurrently undertakingafull review andrestructureof the Review DistrictPlan 1. Thames-Coromandel DistrictCouncil discharges are nothavingapooreffect onthereceiving rivers. the discharge points.Thisisindicativein thestreams.Thecurrentstormwater oflow water quality scores of the receiving waters are indicative of tofair poor conditions at sitesup and downstreamof both autumnandspringtheMCI MCIscoreswereinanarrowbandofbetween 70and90.Themean significant differencesin quality Macroinvertebrate Monitoring resultsupand downstreamofdischargestothereceivingwaters(WRCrivers)showno neutrality in infill development (detention,ground soakage). settlement ofcontaminants),swalesurfacedrains include Council’s quality improvementareas detent appears tobe generallyofreasonablequalityandwithnodetrimentaleffect. withintheWaitakarurutypical stormwateroutfalls Waihi,Whiritoa,Paeroa,Ngatea,Turuaandareas consent conditions are undertaken. Thismonitoringhas shown thatthedischarge fromselected 2003, monitoringandtestingasperdischarge weregrantedtothisCouncilinMay the stormwater compliance withconsentconditions. Afterthefourresourceconsents forthe comprehensive comprehensive stormwaterdischarge consents forallurban areaswhichcurrently indicate full discharges stormwater have nonegativeeffectsonthe fromthelastfiveyearsshowthaturbanThe monitoringregimeisunderreview, butresults to minimisepotentialriskstheenvironment withstormwaterdischarges. associated Council aimstomanagethestormwatersystemin standards. period toensurecontinued compliancewithdischargeconsentconditionswaterquality tomaintain year overa10 assets and and capitalexpenditureprogrammes details themaintenance,renewal monitoring andreporting ontheperformance of stormwater assets. The plan itemises and categorises Long TermPlan.TheStormwaterAssetManagementPlandetailsthe systemsinplaceformanaging, 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf an environmentally responsive and robustmanner anenvironmentallyresponsive Community Index(MCIscores).InCommunity recentyearsin which improve quality, andrequiringhydraulic whichimprovequality, ion ponds (attenuating flowsandprovidingfor ng to the environmentalvaluespresent on the health ofthereceiving waters.Councilholds Page 114
reportIssues theEnvironment toStateof Responses Agency entities. Implementationwillbe via the co-governance bodies constituted bystatute. Details of these such oftheMana fortherestoration recognise andprovide that strategies and workprogrammes anticipated that theDeedofSettlement andtheassociated settlement legislation willresult in entities such astheWaihou-Piako-Ohinemuri Peninsula. rivercatchmentsandthe Itis Coromandel Hauraki Collective)indeveloping co-governance structures inrelation to significant natural resource district councils within the roheofHaurakiIwi,are the involvedwiththeTreatyPartners(Crownand Thames-Coromandel DistrictCouncil,together with HaurakiTreaty Settlement 4. developed tomaintainstandardsand upgradeinfrastructure as required. stipulated andimprovementplans, by management Engineering CodeofPracticefor is alsoenforcedbytheTCDC developments.Stormwater unconsenteddischarges.encompass anypreviously The The conditionsoftheseconsents are avastincreas consistent approach management across thedistrict forall significant stormwater dischargeactivities. the regionalcouncilfor the maincentresof district. These consents areintended toprovidea This Councilhasin the past yearhave obtainedcomprehensivestormwaterdischarge consents from 3. Stormwater for thedischarge oftreatedwastewaterwillonlyincrease overtimeasnewconsents are granted. parameters tominimisetheimpact on thereceiving environment. Indicationsarethat the standards previously inplace.Theresourceconsentsfor thes from standardthananything Whangamata withthedischarge theseplantsbeingofamuchhigher has beenafocusforthemostrecentlyconstructedtreatmentplantssuchasWhitianga,Pauanui and dischargetowaterwayswiththeremain TCDC operate plants wastewatertreatment place.Approximately halfofthe previously in was quality thanwhat Recently obtainedwastewater dischargeconsentshave more stringentconditions inregards to component oftherates burden forthePeninsula's26,000ratepayers. coastline). millionwhichconstitutesThe finalcostoftheplantsisinvicinity$80 aconsiderable eastern (coastalPeninsula's receiving watersofTeTaiTamahine theCoromandel and Whangamata. Performancetodateexceedsdesign parameterswhichwillbebenefit the Seaboard WasteWater Plan Project. Theplants servethecommunitiesofWhitianga, Tairua/Pauanui waste waterplantsaspartoftheEasternCouncil hasrecentlycommissionedthreestateoftheart 2. Wastewater administered bytheWaikatoRegional Council. havebeenrefined inlightand exemptions ofex Earthwork provisionshave asimilar approach to those in the currentPlan butthe permitted standards 'continuous forest cover'wherebyloggingisofa selectivenature. encourage the fencing and restoration of streams andrivers.Councilis also lookingtoencourage catchments, wherethereareunder-represented ecosystems, therewillbe'bonuslot'provisions to of restoration 'corridors' Range. between theseaand Itis Coromandel envisaged thatin some whichrelatetothecreation arecurrentlybeingdeveloped legislation andregionalpolicy.Provisions proce being consideredthroughthePlandevelopment upon theHaurakiGulf/TikapaMoanaareThe impactoflanduses,including forestry, farmingand 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf theWaikatoRegionalCouncilandother e activities are extensive with manydischargee activitiesareextensivewith e over any previously heldconsentsand also e overanypreviously the conditions of consent, are currently being pert adviceand todovetailwithstandards ing plantsdisposingtoland. Nutrient reduction ss - andinline withdirectionssignalled via consents promote low impact design, consents promotelowimpact which Page 115
Attachment E Item 9 Attachment E Item 9 to ensurethat adequate wastewatercollection, treatment anddisposal facilities are provided forthe are CommunityPlan.They Term Council are setoutintheLong The Council’sgoalsfor wastewater example, wereatlevels of 20–130g/m³ priortotheupgrades,andlessthan 3g/m³after. suspended solids, Ammonium-N,BOD5andfaecalcoliforms, tominimallevels. Suspended solids, for filtration,this hasmeant reductions included in membrane 2007 and2010respectively,which Regional Council’sresourceconsentconditions. The fivewastewatertreatmentplantsinthedistri ct arecurrently beingupgraded,tomeettheWaikato 2. Wastewater has thestatus ofaNationalPolicy Statement. Policy Statementandwillensurethat effectis given totheHaurakiGulfMarineParkAct2000 asit transportation andutilities. Through this processCouncilwill consider the Proposed Waikato Regional withengineeringrequirementshas commenced andruralsubdivision, withthenexttopicsbeing byindividualplanchanges, ratherare reviewed thanreviewingthewholeplanat once.The review The Councilis currently undertaking a‘rollingreview’ reportIssues theEnvironment toStateof Responses Agency Kaitiaki Zone 1. District Plan Matamata-Piako DistrictCouncil Crown. bodies and how theywill workare subjectto the negotiation process between ManaWhenuaand the 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf District Plan Review areas alreadyzone. farmedinthe existing userights.Theseusesrightslimit Act1991anditsamendmentsprovidesunderSection10for pasture. TheResourceManagement Much ofthe areazoned Kaitiakialong thethree mainriversiscurrentlyusedforfarming andisin data onstream waterquality. Monitoring oftheeffectivenesswaterways. ofthese policies is currently basedonregionalcouncil andPolicy3.3.2.1.3–toavoidanypotentialforsoilerosionor stormwater, and sedimentation of ontheintrinsicvaluesoflandfromdisposalwaste anyeffect along withPolicy3.3.2.1.2–toavoid land resource–toenableactivitiesthat donotthreatenthelifesupporting capacityofsoiland water, contaminants totherivers,isObjective3.3.2.1onsustainableactivities: maintainandenhance the The relevantobjectivefor this zone inthe District Plan, in relation to any discharge ofsediment or the Kaitiaki Zone. that farmingisapermittedactivitywithintheRuralZone,whereasitnon-complying within stringent activity statusfor activities or developmentthatcan occur in the zone.Anexample ofthisis most cases requiring amore byin level ofprotection theseareasahigher The KaitiakiZoneaffords Waihou, Waitoa andPiako, toawidth ofapproximately20metresonboth sides. The Mamaku Ranges. KaitiakiZone alsoextendsalongthe district’s three mainrivers,namelythe major outstanding natural featuresand landscapes suchasthe KopuataiPeatDomeandtheKaimai- The District Planincludes aKaitiaki Zone(Conservation Zone)whichencompasses the district’s
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reportIssues theEnvironment toStateof Responses Agency ensure complianceisachieved. is revegetated. Conditions onresource consents are measures areputinplacetocontrol all sediment erosionforthe duration of theactivity oruntilthesite Through theresourceconsentprocessall soil disturbing activities are required toensureappropriate consent. Hauraki GulfCatchmentArea,regardless ofthe scaleof the activity,require discretionary landuse particular scalerequire discretionary landuseconsent. generation. Theseactivitiesarerestrictedby theDistrictactivitiesofa Planwhereearthmoving vegetation clearance are activities thatcan adverselyaffectwaterqualitythroughsediment andcultivationoflandor such assoildisturbancethroughsubdivisionandlandusedevelopment area andincludes corresponding rules inthe Rural,CountryLiving,Paand Coastal Zones. Activities identifies the HaurakiGulf CatchmentAreaas a policyarea overlayovertheHaurakiGulfdrainage water qualityincluding the qualityofwaterinHaurakiGulf.Forthisreason the District Plan water quality,theWaikatoDistrict Plan hasa role inmanagingland uses thatcanindirectly affect drainage area. Although theWaikatoRegional inclusion ofspecificrules intheDistrictPlanrelatingtosoildisturbing activities in the HaurakiGulf The Waikato District Councilgives effectto the Hauraki Gulf MarineParkAct2000 through the 1. District Plan Waikato DistrictCouncil and disposal. regional council consent conditions, theincreasinguse and inthelongtermthrough of onsitestorage Plan specifies thatdischargeofcontaminatedst onsitebysoakageexcept approval.of stormwater TheLongTermCouncilCommunity specific Council hasestablishedmanagement astormwater There hasbeen nochange inrecent years tostormwaterdischarges. not tosmotherbenthicorganisms. fall below80% ofsaturation; pHnottofallbelowalevelofnine;and suspended sixorexceed solids discharged, effectonthereceiving in termsofthe the RegionalCouncilin 2005. Theyintroducedrequirements ontheamountofsedimentthatcouldbe systemsThe fourstormwaterdisposal inthedistrictobtained resource consentsfor dischargesfrom 3. Stormwater consents. Specific direction intermsofdischarge qualityand wellbeing of thepublic, andtoensure responsible management inoperationand maintenance. 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf reduce subdivision ofrural andcoastal landinto rural residential sizedlots. new objectives,policies and rulesaim torestrict notonlysubdivision on elite soils but tosignificantly District Plan relatestorural andcoastalsubdivision andis currently proceeding through appeals. The the district or theHaurakiGulfCatchment Area.PlanChange2tothe PartlyOperativeWaikato outstanding nature,andwithnoconsequences fortheeasterncoastlineof appeals, mostlyofaminor 2011 theproposedWaikato DistricttherearetenOn 16July Plan becamepartlyoperative.Currently District Plan Review
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Attachment E Item 9 Attachment E Item 9 reportIssues theEnvironment toStateof Responses Agency with resourceconsents and theengineeringstandards andguidelines of council is monitored. effects are minimised intoreceiving coastal and other waters.Togiveeffect tothis policy compliance Waikato Districtisalsoconcerned so thatdischargewith thequalityofsurfacerunoff from roads adverse effects. encourages theprotectionofdistrict'snatural assets, landforms, wetlandsandfrom waterways Waikato Districtpromotessustainable In itsLongTermPlan,growthinappropriatelocations and 3. Stormwater theprovisionsin to complywith WaikatoRegionalPlan. WDC districtandwhereonsitewastewater treatmentanddairyeffluentdooccur,theseactivitieshave There areno wastewatertreatmentplants in any oftheHaurakiGulf catchment basins within the 2. Wastewater Hauraki GulfMarineParkAct2000. are subject to resourceconsent.Thisgiveseffecttherelevantsections(section 7andsection8) catchment tohaveanegativeimpactonwaterquality that flowintotheHaurakiGulf.Asthereis potentialforanysoildisturbing activities in this than 200metres along the Gulf,Waikato Districtdoesconsist of a portion of thecatchmentbasins appropriate controls are inplaceto reduce sediment The Waikato DistrictCouncilisaware oftheneedtoprotectcoastal areas anditisimportantthat 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf into theGulf.WhileWDCcoastlineisless and thereceiving coastalenvirons andassuch Page 118
File No.: theGulf -OurPart in Helping Council Regional Waikato -CommitteeSecretary,AucklandCouncil Emma Joyce JanisMcArdle–Manager:Environmental Services,Auckland Council Authoriser Author Signatories That thereportbereceived. Recommendation Therefore, theForumisrequestedto formallyreceivethereportonly. the Environmentreportissues includedinthisagendaas Item 9.(Thereportis Attachment C). informationnotedintheHowever, the reportis encaptured in theAgencyResponsestoState of such, theForum isrequiredtoreceiveitatthismeeting. from thepreviousmeetingofHaurakiGulf Forum (theForum)heldon12December2011.As The attached report–‘WaikatoRegionalCouncilOurPartinHelpingtheGulf’-wasdeferred Executive Summary -OurPartinHelpingtheGulf Waikato RegionalCouncil 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf CP2012/03229 Page 119
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PartyReports Constituent OFCONSERVAT DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT CENTRAL • • • • • • • • • • addresses. The strategicissue areas, definedby theForuminAugust2008, are: The left-hand column of thefollowing tablesnotesthe strategicissueswhicheachactivity facilitating communication,co-operation andco-ordination among itsmembers. strategic issues oftheForum. This report isaregular meansofmeeting theForum’spurpose of This reportdescribesrecent activitiesconstituent undertaken byForum partieswhichaddressthe Background That thereportbereceived. Recommendation clarification about, reporteditems. Hauraki GulfForum(theForum).Thereport For from constituentpartiesofactivitieswhichaddressmattersrelevanttothe A compilationofreports Executive Summary Constituent PartyReports 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf File No.: Climate change Coastal hazards Cultural heritage(includes relationships withtangata whenuaandcommunity) Access (includes recreation andtourism) Natural characterandlandscape Biological diversity (includesnatural heritage, biosecurity, fisheries andaquaculture) Water quality (includesconsideration ofsoilerosion andsedimentation) Pataka (storehouse offood andknowledge) Gulf Moana –Hauraki Raising awareness,understanding andrecognition ofthenationalsignificance ofTikapa Integrated management character Natural diversity Biological awareness Raising management Integrated Issue Strategic HGF CP2012/03522 establish objectivestointegrate ofnaturaland themanagement are currentlypreparingthe draftCMSdocument whichwill originally programmed notification for inJune2012). We notified forpublic submissionsin late 2012 (itwas September andthe draftCMSwillnowbe have recentlybeenextended withNorthlandand Strategy (CMS)(together Waikato) for reviewoftheAucklandTimeframes Conservation Management Review ManagementStrategy Conservation PolicyPlan Development,Regulationand Compliance and ION – AUCKLAND CONSERVANCY ION –AUCKLANDCONSERVANCY
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Item 12 Item 12 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf PartyReports Constituent Access landscape and character Natural diversity Biological management Integrated heritage Cultural Access landscape and DOC isconcerned about thenumberofBryde’s whales dyingafter site. Representatives ofNgati Paoablessedthewhaleandburial bulldozer that wereonMotuiheforroad building work. Bay afterthenecropsyusing twoearthmachinesand movinga have beenstruckbyavessel.The whale wasburiedatCalypso The necropsyshowedthatthewhalewasalivewhen itappears to are noarchaeological sites. for thenecropsy asitsrarely usedbyvisitorstoMotuiheandthere island towhere theferriesberth.It was chosen as asuitable site necropsy wasperformed.Thebayisattheopposite endof the rangers towedittoCalypsoBayonMotuiheIsland wherea The deadwhalewasseen floatingnear WaihekeIslandand DOC endangered population of thesewhaleslivingin theHaurakiGulf. ‘ship strike’ and theimpactthis is having onthecritically The deathof aBryde’swhaleinFebruary highlightedtheissueof Bryde’s whale released and arenotexpectedtobreed untilthey reachthree. The twobreedingpairof Takah locations right acrossMotutapu and can beheard callingat night. transmitter withitsown unique signal. Theyhavebeentrackedat August 27haveEachbird settledinwelltotheirnewhome. has a The fourcriticallyendangered Takah both islands. Rangitoto. Thesenoted songbirds are beingheard byvisitorsto Motutapuand20atthe summitof released aton Home Bay both islands. Thechickshavebeenbanded.TwentyTiekewere mark thepestfreedeclaration havebreedandhatchedchickson The Tieke(saddleback)released on Motutapu and Rangitototo pest freeislandsincluding Motuihe,Rakinoand Motukorea. they willalsoestablishing breedingpopulations on neighbouring provides anidealhabitat forthemtofeedandbreed.Itishoped 3. Thereareonlyabout200Tuturuatuinthewild andIslington Bay Trust atPeacockSprings inChristchurch werereleasedonMarch A further15TuturuatubredbytheIsaacConservation andWildlife February 19. Wairarapa werereleasedatIslingtonMotutapu on Bayon BruceWildlifeCentre in Tuturuatu raisedincaptivityatPukaha/Mt Conservation thattheislandsarefree ofanimalpests.Seventeen Islands following theannouncement bytheMinisterof threatened nativebirdtobereleased onMotutapuandRangitoto Critically endangered Tuturuatu(shore plover)arethelatest Species releasesonRangitotoandMotutapu Investigations andMonitoring Thames. Takapuna historicreserves, marinereservesandtheFirthof significant presence (e.g. GreatBarrier),NorthHeadandFort theDepartmenthasa managed bytheDepartmentorwhere required. Within theHGMP,thiswillinclude islands also include place chapters wherefurthermanagementdirectionis historic resources managed byt ē he Department.ThedraftCMSwill weretwoyearsoldwhen ē released on Motutapu
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PartyReports Constituent 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf landscape and character Natural diversity Biological management Integrated the twonewpopulations. each island direct fromHauturutoincreasethe genetic diversity of Inaddition20W next fiveyears. 100 Wē both Tiritiri than Matangi andMotuora.Itisplannedtomore move aim istoestablish self-sustaining populations of W December 25 W December 25 werereleasedontopest freeMotuoraIsland. Butterfly Creek In Barrier. InSeptember2010thefirst group ofW Butterfly Creek inAuckland withW Butterfly Creek is veryriskysoacaptive breedingprogrammewas established at there. Buthavingtheentirepopulationofaspeciesinone location eradicating Kiore ratsensured W Little Barrier IslandorHauturu. MakingHauturupestfreeby native forestssawthewetapungapopulation shrinktooneisland, and onislands intheHauraki Gulf.The pestsand destruction of such asrats andstoats, they livedthroughoutNorthland,Auckland punga areNewZealand’slargestinsect.Beforethe arrivalofpests in securing the survivalofourthreatenednativewildlife.W crucial role pest freeislandsinthe Hauraki GulfMarinePark play reserve historic Access fromCheltenham beachtoNorthHead historic Mansion House on Kawauat acostofaround $600,000. completed planningiswell advanced foramajorrestoration ofthe Park. Withthe CopperMineEngine House worksuccessfully also aniconicimageforpeopleboatingintheHauraki GulfMarine walking thetracks that lead totheengine house. The chimneyis opening. Around50,000 peoplevisit with many Kawau everyyear been useto replace erodedblocks at masonry the chimneyentry blocks used in itsconstruction. Newsandstone blocks havealso using large sandstone blocks which are thesameasoriginal action. The eroded west wallhasbeen repaired and restored wall toprotect thebase of thestructure fromdestructivewave A barrierwallhasbeen built infront of theengine house’swest rain. mark andhadbeenbadlyerodedovertheyearsbysea,wind in NewZealand.Builtfrom softsandstoneitsitsatthehightide from whatisbelievedtobethefirstunderground miningoperation national historic importanceasitwas builtin 1854 topumpwater south western coasthasbeencompleted.Thisisastructure of EngineHouseonKawau’s protect the157-year-old CopperMine is progressingwell.A$230,000contract torepair,restoreand A IslandHistoricheritageKawau restorationprojects The release of W W hitting andkillingthese criticallyendangered whales. taken totryandreducethe riskof ships andother largevessels workshop in Aucklandto discussthe issue andwhat stepscan be department isfundingresearch intothe issueand attendeda being hitbyshipsandother largevessels in the Hauraki Gulf.The Operations and Asset Management and AssetManagement Operations major programme torestoreheritage buildings majorprogramme onKawauIsland ē tā punga release on Tiritiri Matangi pungareleaseonTiritiriMatangi t ā pungabredatButterflyCreekontoeach island overthe ē ē t ā t ā pungawerereleasedontoTiritiriMatangi.The pungaonTiritiri Matangi highlightedthe ē ē t ā t ē ā pungawillbe transferred to t pungawereabletosurvive ā pungatakenfromLittle ē t ā pungaraisedat ē t ā pungaon ē t ā
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Item 12 Item 12 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf PartyReports Constituent Access landscape and character Natural diversity Biological heritage Cultural awareness Raising management Integrated complete. The workis expected totakealittle over threemonthsto selected to complete Stage2ofthe Coastal TrackonNorth Head. by mid-March.Consentshavefinallybeenissued andacontractor was developed.Workisexpectedtobecompleted underway and substantial setofconcrete stepsthat visually fitsinwiththe site DOC andCounciladesignby ajointteamfromfor consent issues ofbuilding intheCoastalMarineAreaweretackled overtheyearsso damaged bystormevents planning and Head HistoricReserve.Aseriesof wooden stepshavebeen been implementedforaccess from CheltenhambeachtoNorth In cooperationwithAucklandCouncilalongterm solutionhas Council staff; awalktothe summitof Rangitoto;andabriefing on other scientists; aseminar onsedimentationled by Auckland Restoration Trust; rocky shore speciesidentification withDOCand Clean UpTrust;mothplant eradicationwiththeMotutapu clean-up at withtheWaitemata Administration Bay;Motutapu included: waka ämaatOkahuBaywith NgatiWhatua;abeach Aurere andAotearoaOne(sailingwaka). Other highlights A highlight was travelling outtoIslington Bay,Rangitotointhe Te releasedin Report August last Gulf Environment year. off. Thesewereidentified intheHaurakiGulfForum’s Stateofour sedimentation, fishing levels, marinedebrisand stormwaterrun intheHaurakiGulfMarine Park-nitrification,environment The programmefocusedonkeyissuesimpacting onthe withDOC inpartnership AucklandCouncil.Centre (MOEC)runby Marine campheldatthefourth MADMotutapuOutdoor Education Leader camponMotutapuIslandfrom to26.Itwasthe January 24 region attended theMAD(MakeaDifference)MarineYouth Thirty ninestudentsfrom25secondary schoolsin theAuckland Make ADifference(MAD)Marineprogramme agencies and NGOs. groups, museums,aquaria,tangata whenua, government schools, communities, families,businesses, industry anduser to celebrate and learnfrom thesea.Activitiesthis yearinvolve Education (NZAEE). event’sgoalistoinspire The NewZealanders ZealandAssociation forNew Zealandbythe Environmental sustainabilitymean inthemarineworld.Itisco-ordinated mightin from theseaandtodevelopinganunderstanding of what Tai. nö te takakino? Tai aTangaroa-Hekaharawa is: Seaweek 2012runsfrom 2012.The themethisyear 3–11March gave anaddressonthe state ofthe Hauraki Gulf. also spoke and ChairoftheHaurakiGulfForum at theevent.He Seaweek. JohnTregidga,Hauraki Mayorofthe District Council the morethan120eventstakingplace acrossthe countryduring New Zealanderstogetinvolvedinmarineconservationthrough Auckland ZooShegaveaspeechurging onMonday5March. The MinisterofConservationKateWilkinsonlaunched Seaweekat Sea Week2012 Education andCommunication OneOcean–TooMuchLove?-TurningtheTide.Ngä Seaweekistheonly nationwideeventdedicatedtolearning
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Investigations andMonitoring Firth ofThames. Peninsulaandassociatedoffshoreisland, the Coromandel and conservation assetswithin theHaurakiGulfMarinePark,including the teamiscurrentlypreparingpolicydirectionfor public 2012 asoriginally planned. TheCMSisinthedrafting phase, and notified forpublic submissioninSeptember 2012,insteadof June be beenextended,andtheCMSwillnow Strategy (CMS)have for reviewoftheWaikatoTimeframes ConservationManagement Management –CMS Strategy Conservation PolicyPlan Development,RegulationandCompliance and Frogs was unrestraineddogs. Peninsula.threattothe birdsthisseason Coromandel Themain productive as lastyear,approximately100chicks fledged onthe While the New Zealanddotterelbreeding season was notas and WaikawauBay. withthemainflocksitesatPortgreater thanpreviousyears, Charles Peninsula.Flocknumberswereslightly around theCoromandel A Patekesurvey wasundertakenin lateJanuaryandearlyFebruary Birds over 25kg. Wellington. Velvet isnowover80meterslongand weighsin at together andthefinaltuna tapestrywillbedisplayed atTePapain pieces from participating schoolsand groupswillbejoined add to"VelvetthetravellingTuna".Oncompletion ofthetour, all to piece, depictinghealthyfreshwaterandmarineenvironments, The project encourages schools and groupstodesign atapestry (longfin eel). creative waytoeducate young peopleaboutthe plight ofTuna TunaTapestryTour,isafunandStephanie JoBowman,the Zoo from1 conservation, VelvettheTravellingTunaTapestry visitedAuckland In celebration ofworldwetlandsdayandinsupport oflongfineel World WetlandsDay Students TotallyAgainst MothPlants. campaign againstoneof theworstweeds,“STAMP”– College and PakurangaCollegestudents whoareleadinga AnexampleofthisistheBotany Downs and communities. conservation programmestheywouldsetupbackintheir schools The students werealso challenged to developactionplans for and theTreasureIslands biosecuritycampaign. the pesteradication and restoration of RangitotoandMotutapu,
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Item 12 Item 12 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf PartyReports Constituent AUCKLAND COUNCIL REGIONAL GOVERNMENT MINISTRY OFAGRICULTUREANDFORESTRY(MINISTRYFISHERIES) raising Awareness Issue Strategic HGF No reportreceived. heritage Cultural landscape character and Natural diversity Biological awareness Raising management Integrated Coastal heritage Cultural Access landscape character and Natural diversity Biological Water quality Pataka awareness Raising management Integrated
opened tothe publicjust prior toChristmas. and thearchwasre- Scaling workwascompletedinearlyDecember Cathedral CoveScalingWork ran afreeguidedcommunitysnorkelcommunity, dayon10March. ReserveTrust,andthelocal Friends ofTeWhanganui-A-HeiMarine The HaurakiAreaOfficealongwith Experiencing MarineReserves, Sea Week Education andCommunication Area. ongoing with allocation of freedomcampingsites intheHauraki Investigation intothenational process forfreedom campingis &Signs Campgrounds/Huts/Tracks Port Charles. around Patekeflocksites including Bay,and Big Bay,Waikawau rats andpossumsinthe andcatkilltraps ‘rat block’on MtMoehau, Work continues withbait stations containing diflacinone targeting Pest Control and AssetManagement Operations March, withachangefrommonitoring tonight daymonitoring. hochstetteri) Archey’s (Leiopelma archeyi • • Environmental Programmes Environmental Services part ofnational Seaweek (3-11March)isunderway. Beach Ongoing liaisontosupport Aucklandas marine-themed events reported inthe reportlater HGFannual thisyear. Island. Theinformation gatheredby the programmewillbe Marina), WhangateauHarbour, MahurangiHarbourandMotutapu Harbour Beachlands,Bay (nearPine KawakawaBay,Green February toAprilschool groups willundertake surveys at sitesin the monitoring surveysat13 Hauraki Gulf.During There isongoing workto supportthe annual community shellfish frog monitoringisto be undertakeninTapu during ) andHochstetter’s( Leiopelma Leiopelma
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PartyReports Constituent WAIKATO REGIONALCOUNCIL 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf Issue Strategic HGF Water Quality Management Integrated Management Integrated management management Integrated Policy Statement commencedonFebruary 13and willcontinue into The hearing ofsubmissionstotheProposed Waikato Regional Proposed WaikatoRegional PolicyStatement PolicyPlan Development, RegulationandCompliance and programmes towardsthose priorities.programmes andtomoreeffectivelytargetwork management, stormwater manner. Thiswillenable theStormwaterUnittoidentifypriorities for and streamsinits catchment, andtoidentifycauses inan integrated providing opportunitytoconsiderall effects onthestormwater Harbour entire catchment oftheWaitemataHarbourreceiving environment, intention oflodging itin August 2012.Theapplication will cover the Discharge Consentapplicationforthe WaitemataHarbour,withthe Auckland Council’s ispreparing StormwaterUnit aNetwork ConsentApplication Discharge Waitemata HarbourNetwork • • • • • • • • Stormwater Stormwater and plantmaintenance activities. as seedpropagation, plantmulching, artinstillations, workshops contract organizations for theperiod. Thisincluded activitiessuch stream-related actionand education through the and community Over thislastperiod2,252 volunteerswereinvolvedinPTS groups and contractors, as wellongoing arts projects. weeds,whichisundertakenenvironmental bybothcommunity There ishowever stillasignificant amount managing ofwork holidays there isreduced capacityto engagewiththecommunity. andwiththeChristmas September, planting season ofMayto No plantingisundertaken atthistime ofyearoutsidethestandard 2012 quarterhasbeena relativelyquietperiodfor theproject. and commercialcontractors. toJanuary TheNovember2011 Council staff, partnerships withfourkeycommunityorganisations, Project TwinStreams(PTS)isdeliveredthroughacombinationof Creek. basin (Papakura) aswellweeding atsiteson the LowerMeola riparian plant caresessionsatMcLennanParkandSlipperyCreek Fifty-one peopletookpart infourWai Careaction eventsincluding and localdivers. with WaihekeSeaSportsAcademy programme Work continues onthedevelopmentofapilotreef monitoring website. developing the“rate-my-beach”mechanismonEcoevents Thishasincluded beaches and theirmarineenvironment. issues and captureperceptionsofthe health/condition ofgulf Forum’s educationalresource toraiseawarenessofcoastal Input hasbeen providedtothedevelopmentofHaurakiGulf launch ofthe Mayor’sSchoolsTree Planting Programme. Awardstobehostedin JulyaswelltheJuneEnvironment Preparations arealsounderwaythebiennial for Sustainable been developed. and content for thewebsite’snewsletter andSeaweekpagehas cleanup guidelinesonthe Ecoeventswebsitehave beenupdated Page 147
Item 12 Item 12 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf PartyReports Constituent character and and character Natural management Integrated quality Water diversity Biological management Integrated Access landscape character and Natural diversity Biological hazards Coastal heritage Cultural Access landscape and character Natural diversity Biological quality Water Pataka management Integrated management Integrated
hazards andneeds. community applications such as nutrient dynamics, waterquality, coastal stages ofthe modelaretobroaden itsscopeinto awiderange of effectsofenvironmental marinefarms.The intentions for later be completed late2012. Itwill simulate watercurrents and Solutions Ltdmodelling work.Themodelwill forthehydrodynamic been awardedtoCawthronInstitute whosubcontractMetOcean modelfortheFirthof management Thames and HaurakiGulfhas of thefirststageamarine The contractforthedevelopment Marine Management Model Investigations andMonitoring 2012. completed bytheendofSeptember regard. Thedeveloperaimstohavethemarinaphysicalworks plansinthisare presentlypreparinganumberofmanagement its intention to commenceconstruction worksin April 2012and they Courttograntconsent.Environment Thedeveloperhasindicated Conservation. TheMinisteraccepted therecommendationof restricted coastal activities hasbeenMinisterof madebythe A finaldecisiononthose aspectsof the proposal that were Tairua Marina Consents partners’ baseline workistofollow. monitoring baselinedataset andreport, ontheirpart. Theother effectiveness. WRChaverecentlycompletedtheireffectiveness Another partoftheBlueprint Monitoringsystemconcentrates on its 2012. is currently being prepared togo the Blueprint PSGinJune the Blueprintmonitoringreportfor partners.Animplementation this foot inthevariousstatutory andoperationalplans andstrategies of Blueprint adopted 2010 toset and iscurrently beingimplemented years withinclusionof both landand sea.Thedistrict-wide Conservation, andHaurakiWhaanui.Itenvisagesthenext20to50 Council, Thames-Coromandel DistrictCouncil, of Department sharedbetweenCoromandel, fourpartners:WaikatoRegional PeninsulaBlueprintThe Coromandel isastrategy forthe PeninsulaBlueprintandLocalAreaBlueprints Coromandel services are alsobeing determined. goodsand being discussed.Methodsofmappingenvironmental The typesofzonesand activities to be partofthe spatialplan are Spatial PlanningfortheHaurakiGulf on Council’swebsiteafter eachhearing day. tabled itemsandsoundfiles foreach dayofhearingsareavailable proceedings, The are beingheard byasix-membercommittee. bydeliberationsduring JunetoAugust.May followed Submissions management optionsformanagement BuffaloBeach,Whitianga. started aprojectWRC have toprovideTCDC and long-term beach Whitianga CoastalFutures community leaders incommunity December 2011presented the different
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PartyReports Constituent THAMES-COROMANDEL DISTRICT GOVERNMENT 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf Management Integrated hazards Coastal heritage Cultural landscape character and Natural diversity Biological quality Water landscape and character Natural quality Water diversity Biological hazards Coastal heritage Cultural Access quality Water management Integrated landscape and character Natural diversity Biological Awareness heritage Cultural Access landscape technical and monitoringworkincluding: The reviewprocessisbeinginformedbypreviously completed comment inOctober2012. and Plan whichisintendedtobereleasedforinformal feed-back isdraftinganinitial Review team public consultation versionofthe full reviewandrestructure ofits District Plan. TheDistrict Plan DistrictCounciliscurrentlyundertakinga The Thames-Coromandel Review District Plan Key activitiesinclude: Wharekawa (Opoutere)andnowTairuaHCMPs. oftheWhangamata,Work isongoing fortheimplementation Management Plans Catchment Harbour and in preparation. A consultant reportonthe different beach managementoptionsis functions and theinfluence oftheharbour currentswaspresented. optionsthat neededtomanagement bescoped. Howthebeach this regard. hasbeen have agreedtoattendmediation;however nodate setin have joinedtheappeals. Theappellantsandconsent authority Forest and Bird andbytheapplicant. Anumberofs274parties The decision hasbeen appealed to by the EnvironmentCourt allowed fortheMoanaanuanuarmofharbour. no removalin decision made bytheCommissionerswasconservativeand The amountappliedforintheapplicationwas38 hectares. The on25November2011. Harbour Whangamata mangroves from Resource consentwas of 22.57hectares granted fortheremoval Mangrove Consent Whangamata Operations and Asset Management and AssetManagement Operations • workTechnical stream: • • • • • • • • DISTRICT COUNCIL DISTRICT district landscape assessment district landscapeassessment Coromandel Zone. Coromandel conservation andrestoration works across the 50landownersareinvolvedinsoil Approximately with landowners. Riparian andwetlandrestorationpromotion andworks Weed control incabbage treeforest atHikuai management investigationMangrove forTairua Sedimentation investigation –Tairua Harbour Salt waterpaspalumcontrol –Waahi TapuStream on Wharekawa mainchannel Willow clearance, erosion controland riparianprotection better monitorchangeover time Catchment assessments forallthree catchmentssoto • Monitoring work Monitoring stream: settlement strategy Page 149
Item 12 Item 12 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf PartyReports Constituent to beprogressedaspart ofoverallDistrictPlan review. but putonhold following issues around technicalinformation. Now Initially included aspartof'draft'Plan Change4:DistrictLandscape intended Plan Change3:NaturalHazards-Flooding Other DistrictPlanworkstreams: decisions versionofthe Plan in2015. Following thehearingsofsubmissionsitisproposedtoreleasea notified forpublic submissioninJuly2013. used toamendandrefine aProposedPlanwhichwillbe formally Feed-back receivedfromand comment the2012publicrelease will Peninsula BlueprintProject. theCoromandel aspartof area blueprintsthatweredeveloped The processisalso leveraging offinformation containedinthe local Plan Change4:District Landscape part ofoverallDistrictPlanreview. further technical/scientific information. Nowtobeprogressedas but separated fromthe flooding issue dueto the needto obtain 3: NaturalHazards Change Initially included aspartof'draft'Plan Plan Change3A:NaturalHazards- CoastalSetbacks Court. Environment appeal havingbeenreceivedbythe Commissioner's decision hasbeen released with twonoticesof lateJune2011.The CommissionerCooney in Paul Planning washeardbyindependent submissions. Thematter February 2008andattracted 103 submissions and25 further The proposedVariation/Plan Changewaspublicly notified in maps andpolicyprovisions. • • • • • • • • • plan plan structure Kopu toThames assessment archaeological setbacks coastal development review noise assessment design and form,density urban historic herita district soilsassessment assessment areas natural significant assessment character natural to refine and update theexistingDistrict Planflood hazard ge assessment
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PartyReports Constituent 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf hazards hazards Coastal 2012 and2013. communities tobeaddressedwill be TairuaandPauanuiduring eastern CoromandelPeninsula communities. Thenext two The Whitianga"process"willguide similarexerciseswith other • • • work todateincludes: focussing effectsthecontinental shelf. ofMercuryBayand Project beaddressedisWhitiangaThe firstcommunity to -duetothe Coast. Peninsula's East plansformanagement thecommunitiesofCoromandel Waikato) are jointlyworkingondevelopingtsunami risk District Council (assistedScienceand byGNStheUniversityof The Waikato RegionalCouncil and theThames-Coromandel East CoastTsunamiProject week endwhichfocussed on: Community opendayswereheldovertheQueensBirthday endorse and adoptafinal planearlyin2012. Year period.The agenciesChristmas -New arelookingto public comment opendayheldinthe 2011 priortoacommunity planformanagement the town.A draft planwas released for withtheobj community feed-back has beenformed toconsiderthe technicalinformationand NZ FireServiceandthe NZPolice, a communityworkingparty including Committee, Whitianga the Emergency Management the Community Boardand Mercury Bay Supported bythe team. large bodyofusefulfeed-back was received by theproject good mediacoverageandahighlevelofpublicinterest, a wellattended, inpartdueThe opendayswereparticularly to local tsunami source. asthemostlikely Tonga-Kermadec trench system-identified tsunami andthedynamicsofsubduction zones such asthe this workhas beenrefined asa result of therecent Japanese Numerical modellingwhichhasidentified specific riskzones - o o o Long-term landuseplanning strategies. planning options;Emergency and material Dissemination oftsunami relatedpublicinformation ect offinalising atsunamirisk Page 151
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management ofthestormmanagement waterdischargeactivities. townships within the district. This willassist inthesustainable comprehensive stormwaterdischargeconsents across the addition to thiswork,therehasbeentherecentgrantingof disposal upgrades and therenewalofresource consents. In include twowastewatertreatmentplant upgrades, treatment Theseworks,amongothers, effects onthenaturalenvironment. the tominimise systemsand assist inthe efficientmanagementof areundertakento storm watersystems.Theimprovementworks and workscontinueonthewastewater District wideimprovement WorkProgramme Infrastructure Operations and Asset Management and AssetManagement Operations April. those submissionswhichareexpectedtofinish by theendof Regional PolicyStatementwhichhasnowstartedhearingof This Council’sisone ofthe submitterstotheProposed Waikato Regional PolicyStatementSubmission Waikato and HaurakiDistrictCouncils). on behalfof the threesuccessor Councils (AucklandCity, relating tothe outstanding appealsare currentlybeingprepared forthe staffreportshearing nowonthe21May2012.Evidence but theyarescheduledfor appeal’s theEnvironmentCourt Subdivision methodsinthisPlanChange areyettoberesolved, completed in August2012. and additional treatmentcapacity,and isexpected tobe Treatment Plant,which will provideahigherquality treatment Work hascontinued ona majorupgradeoftheKerepehi Water Plant Kerepehi WaterTreatment end ofJune 2012. for Waihi.The dateforlodgementhasbeenprogrammedthe at Waitawheta Riverastheadoptedsupplementary watersource necessary for lodginga consent application for the Upper A consultant hasbeenappointed to carry outtheworks Waihi SupplementaryWaterSource Franklin PlanChange:- released later intheyear. the decision versionoftheProposedDistrictPlan willbe hearing ofsubmissions by theendofMarch.Itisexpectedthat significance to Maori.TheCommitteewillhavecompletedthe provisions in Waihi;ruralsubdivision, ruralamenityandareasof of theProposedDistrict Plan relating toNaturalHazards,Mining In recentmonthstheDistrictsubmissions PlanCommitteeheard Review District Plan PolicyPlan Development,RegulationandCompliance and
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PartyReports Constituent issues There arenoimplementation arising fromthereport. Implementation Issues There arenolegalorlegislative implications arising fromthereport. Legal andLegislativeImplications The arenonewfinancial orresourcingimplications arising out ofthisreport. Financial andResourcingImplications Relevant localboardshave sitonthe appointedmembersto Forum. No consultation withAucklandCouncillocal boards isrequired forthepreparationofthis report. Local BoardViews is assumed to haveimplementeditsowninternalconsultation processes. Each constituent partyisrequestedto providereporting information within astandard format,and Consultation The purposeofthepaper istofacilitate sharing of information. Maori ImpactStatement ofprojects. implementation encourage integratedfinancial planning, alignmentoflegislative approachesandjoint operation and co-ordination amongitsmembers.Exchangeofinformationisexpectedto This report is a mechanismtosupport theForum’s purpose offacilitating communication, co- Significance ofDecision No decision is required. Decision Making No reportreceived WAIKATO DISTRICTCOUNCIL No reportreceived DISTRICTCOUNCIL MATAMATA-PIAKO 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf
residential properties and business. household questionnaire hasbeenproduced and delivered toall protection measurestoalleviate thestreamflooding.A beachfront to outfallsanddevelop improvements possible flood Consultation withtheKaiauaresidents hasbeeninitiatedto CatchmentProtection–LandDrainage Kaiaua Area wastewater. wetland isgrowing wellandwillimproveoveralltreatmentofthe The upgradetothisplant withthenewfloatingtreatment Plant Kerepehi WastewaterTreatment
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Item 12 Item 12 Attachments 26 March2012 Forum Hauraki Gulf PartyReports Constituent Technical GulfForumofficers, Manager compliedbyTimHigham,Hauraki Authoriser Authors Signatories There arenoattachmentsforthisreport. Janis McArdle–Manager:EnvironmentalServices,Auckland Council Page 154