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Submission to Horizons Regional Council Community Biodiversity Fund Submission to Horizons Regional Council Community Biodiversity Fund Joint application by Horowhenua District Council/Waitarere Beach Progressive and Ratepayers Association (WBPRA) June 2021 HRC’s vision with this Indigenous Biodiversity Community Grant Programme is: • ‘Empowering communities to reconnect with, and improve biodiversity” This joint submission aims to fulfil these aspirations with a collaborative programme of biodiversity delivery which will involves both Horowhenua District Council staff and contractors, the WBPRA and also the wider Waitarere Beach community. The work programme seeks to both align with, and build on, the following documents: • Restoration Plan for Waitarere Sand Dunes and Wairarawa Stream, Wildlands 2011 • Restoration Planting on the coast from Hawera to Paekakariki, a guide to the Waitarere Ecological District, Wild for Taranaki 2017 A significant aim of this project is to practically advance the dual benefits of both improved biodiversity, as well as adapting to climate change impacts in this coastal township. Pertinent quote regarding biodiversity: Restoration of an ecosystem is an on-going process, and key ecosystem types cannot be re-created with one initial planting. They are dynamic systems that require enrichment with mid to late successional species as they develop. - Professor Bruce Clarkson, Waikato University (2014) 1. Background: This joint submission between Horowhenua District Council and the Waitarere Beach Progressive and Ratepayers Association (WBPRA) brings together the biodiversity aspirations of both parties: a. For HDC, there has been a districtwide approach to pest plant management over the last 2 years, as well as a programme of the coastal planting of spinifex and pingao; b. For WBPRA, in recent times this community have communicated clearly to Horizons Regional Council that biodiversity, particularly as it relates to the coast, is very important to its residents. The collective approach to date has been a targeted rate by Horizons Regional Council for Waitarere Beach ratepayers, for pest management work on a distinct dune section of this coastline. This is to target pest plant species acacia, lupin and yucca only. Any funding contribution from this HRC biodiversity fund will look to greatly boost biodiversity in this coastal settlement, utilise and harness the passion of this community to achieve biodiversity improvements, and build on existing programmes of work by HRC noted in b), and by HDC noted in a). 1 | Page This submission includes: • Strategic context • How it meets HRC criteria for this biodiversity fund • Co-funding • Restoration approach • Project Plan, including budgets • Project monitoring and data capture 2. Strategic context The Waitarere Beach Township has the following statistics (from Census 2018): • A population of 2142 residents This is a fast growing coastal township, with an engaged community which has a strong focus on environmental sustainability. There are four main areas of benefit that this proposed programme of works seeks to aim for: • Significant biodiversity improvements within Waitarere Beach over the next three years (and, depending on funding, beyond the three years); • Building of coastal resilience through an improved coastal dune environment, as well as significant biodiversity improvements • Greatly enhanced collaboration between HDC, the Waitarere Beach community, active ratepayer and ecological groups (like WBPRA), and other agencies like the Department of Conservation; • Education and raised profile of the importance of biodiversity on this part of the coast. This work is intended to compliment the pest plant control works that in recent years have been undertaken by HRC and their contractor, through the targeted rate approach. The work, to be delivered through a mixture of contractor engagement and WBPRA/community volunteers, includes: • Pest plant control by contractors, that goes wider than the current scope included in the targeted rate (acacia, lupin and yucca only) • Dune revegetation planting, both for the foredune and the top/rear dunes • Log loading of blowouts on the foredune • Beach clean-ups This proposed work programme contained within this submission has also been compiled in the context of a number of national, regional and district level strategies that provide an overarching direction. These include: At a national level: • New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement 2010 At a regional level: • Horizons Regional Council 2 | Page o One Plan o HRC Regional Pest Management Plan • Wellington Regional Growth Strategy At a district level (Horowhenua): • Waitarere Beach Community Plan (adopted 2020) • Horowhenua District Council Long term Plan • Horowhenua District Plan • HDC Open Space Strategy • Community Infrastructure Activity Management Plan Further, the following document is also seen as a key strategic (and operational) guide to shape delivery in such a way as to ensure that all works follow best practice, as well as are appropriate for that local environment. • Restoration Planting on the coast from Hawera to Paekakeriki (a guide to the Waitarere Ecological District) This document was put together for community groups who want to restore ecosystems by planting native species that best suit their site and conditions. This includes excellent information on: o Getting started o Geological, climate, soils and landscapes of this part of the region’s coast o Landscape and vegetation types o Plant lists o Taonga species etc Although this project is a joint delivery between HDC and FBRA, this guide is a great reference document for this community-driven approach, as well as a roadmap for driving collaboration between all parties. Further detail of the strategic drivers is documented in Appendix One. 3. HRC criteria for this Biodiversity fund: HRC has set out a number of criteria by which submitters to this fund will be assessed. The following section addresses these individual criteria directly, as they relate to this submission. Place How unique or special is the project? This project represents a significant opportunity for the Waitarere Beach community, as well as statutory agencies like Horizons Regional Council, Department of Conservation and Horowhenua District Council to: 3 | Page • Put in place a comprehensive plan for ecological improvements within this coastal community • Build resilience in terms of stability within this coastal space, as well as increasing its ability to adapt to climate change • Protect and enhance environments within Waitarere Beach, which is home to a number of rare dune plant species, as well as rare animal diversity • Leverage this project work to underpin the development of a comprehensive future coastal management plan within Horowhenua, and potentially other coastal areas of the region How does the project contribute to restoring and/or maintaining the full range of indigenous ecosystems within the region? This project seeks to undertake a comprehensive program of biodiversity improvements, including: • Plant pest control • Dune revegetation planting • Coordination with Horizons Regional Council staff regarding pest animal management May include how the project involves Iwi – cultural values, interests, and associations, the relationship of Maori and their culture and traditions with land, water, sites, waahi tapu and other taonga including fauna and flora. HDC and WBPRA will look for opportunities to include and involve local Iwi during year one of this program of works, and depending on the Iwi willingness to be involved, their input and involvement will be incorporated into work programs in years two and three. It should be noted that WBPRA and Ngati Huia have a Memorandum of Understanding which provides guidance and substance to their relationship. It is envisaged that this work programme will offer further opportunities to collaborate between all parties to achieve the biodiversity outcomes that all parties are aiming for. There are also significant opportunities to also incorporate informational signage to highlight the works, and any important features that Iwi or the community feel are worthy of doing so. Biodiversity Outcomes • Is there a clear benefit? There are three clear benefits that can be noted in relation to the project plan being outlined in this application: • Collaboration between a number of organisations, maximising the efforts of all to achieve outcomes of which ‘the sum becomes greater than the parts’ • Biodiversity improvements for fauna, flora and also ensuring that the trend is to a more obvious equilibrium between existing development (houses, structures etc) and the natural environment of this coast • Climate change adaption and coastal resilience • What is the size of that benefit in relation to the size of investment? A level of investment set at $30,000 per annum for year one, and $20,000 for years two and three, will realise a number of benefits: 4 | Page • Greatly improved biodiversity for the Waitarere Beach area • A level of improved coastal resilience which is incredibly cost effective compared to other alternatives of building coastal resilience, such as hard structures etc • An increased ability for the coast to adapt to rising sea levels, as well as one-off storm events, through a management approach which includes substantial spinifex and pingao plantings on the foredune (new, or enhancement of existing foredune vegetation) • A clear need for the project Dune management at Waitarere Beach has been relatively sporadic and fractured to date. At
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