PARTS STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AREAS ( ~Q CITY OF AUCKLAND - OPERATIVE DISTRICT PLAN HAURAKI GULF ISLANDS SECTION - 1996 Page 1 Part 5 - STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AREAS CITY OF AUCKLAND -OPERATIVE DISTRICT PLAN Page 2 HAURAKI GULF ISLANDS SECTION -1996 Part 5 - STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AREAS PART 5-STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AREAS CONTENTS ................................................................................................ PAGE OUTER ISLANDS STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AREAS 5.1 CAPE BARRIER ........................................................................................ 63 5.2 ROSALIE BAY........................................................................................... 67 5.3 TRYPHENA ............................................................................................... 71 5.4 MEDLANDS .................................· ....................... ... .-.................................. 75 5.5 OKUPU ...................................................................................................... 79 5.6 KAITOKE ................................................................................................... 83 5. 7 WHANGAPARAPARA ............................................................................... 87 5.8 BROKEN ISLANDS/BOWLING ALLEY BAY PENINSULA ...................... 91 5.9 AWANA ..................................................................................................... 95 5.10 HARATONGA .......................................................................................... 99 5.11 PORT FITZROY .................................................................................... 103 5.12 WHANGAPOUA .................................................................................... 107 5.13 KATHERINE BAY .................................................................................. 111 5.14/15 RANGIWHAKAEAAND MINERS HEAD ........................................... 117 5.16 RAKITU ISLAND ................................................................................... 119 5.17 LITTLE BARRIER ISLAND AND THE MOKOHINAUS ......................... 121 INNER ISLANDS STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AREAS 5.18 WESTERN WAIHEKE ........................................................................... 123 5.19 EASTERN WAIHEKE ............................................................................ 127 5.20 OTHER ISLANDS .................................................................................. 129 CITY OF AUCKLAND - OPERATIVE DISTRICT PLAN HAURAKI GULF ISLANDS SECTION - 1996 Page 3 Part 5 - STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AREAS I PART 5 - STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AREAS I the fact that the nature of the physical and natural landscape is the major element in managing the resources of the Outer Islands, natural drainage basins A most important part of the resource management (or catchments) are identified as the SMAs for the process used in the Plan is the identification of Outer Islands. appropriate resource management units. For the Outer and Inner Islands, Strategic Management Areas The nature and number of the Outer Islands SMAs (SMA's) have been identified. Strategic management (catchments) are described in detail in this section in areas can be broadly described as those geographic order to put the resource management process into a units which have a commonality (likeness) for reasons working context. The boundaries of the areas are related to elements of the physical and natural shown generally on Figure 6 (refer Part 4) and more environment, cultural and historical and settlement specifically on the Outer Islands Planning Maps (Foil patterns, existing development extents, transportation 1). There are 17 SMA's for the Outer Islands with and roading linkages and various combinations of all corresponding statements within this Part for each those factors. including a description, statement of resource management issues, resource management strategy and The Strategic Management Areas provide the means by objectives and policies. which integrated resource management can be achieved and brings together the resource management process Inner Islands for land units into an integrated and comprehensive The Inner Islands have been divided into three SMAs planning context. For the Hauraki Gulf overall, the covering Western Waiheke, Eastern Waiheke and the major outcome must be the integration of management Other Islands. The nature of each area for the Inner of the parts so that a coherent whole structure emerges. Islands are described in detail in this section in order to put the resource management process into a working Without the strategic integration at a strategic context. The boundaries of the Western Waiheke and management area-wide level, insufficient recognition Eastern Waiheke areas are shown on Figure 7 (refer would be given to the impact of one land unit and the Part 4). The Other Islands include all the inner islands, activities therein upon another land unit. apart from Waiheke, Rakino and Pakatoa. Each Strategic Management Area is composed of a Each area includes a description and identifies resource variety of land units. The combination of different land management issues. A resource management strategy units within different areas creates a different set of specific to each Area is outlined and this leads to the resource management issues for each strategic formulation of a number of objectives and policies. management area and accordingly a different resource This enables those matters which need to be addressed management strategy for each. The interaction in the particular rules relating to the area (or parts of it) between land units therefore has led to different to be identified. The issues, objectives, policies and objectives and policies at the strategic management strategy for the Hauraki Gulf Islands overall outlined in area level as a result of recognition of the interactions this plan need to be considered in conjunction with the between the land units. strategic management area statements. The last part of Outer Islands each catchments documentation is the relevant maps Because of the nature of the land contained within the which are necessary to understand the catchment-wide Outer Islands, the large areas held under the context. management of the Department of Conservation; and CITY OF AUCKLAND -OPERATIVE DISTRICT PLAN Page 4 HAURAKI GULF ISLANDS SECTION -1996 ;rr.i CAPE BARRIER (IQo· ::c (1 C)> -I- STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AREA 1 Tryphena Harbour I = ;,:;'Tl~6 Mulberry Grove - )> I N G) C t i C C1 a r;,:; J ~>en z { >CJ Taylors Bay ) Z'ao - en -c en m J m~ \. (1 -I -I - \ ' -<Om z CJ I - '- '\... ..>. CJ) Ross Bay <O -I <O ;o CJ> -(1 \ -I "' "C J >z Cecilia Sudden Bay ( "C I).) IC (1) For specific definition of Management Area boundaries refer Plannlng Maps Notto scale 0, Part 5 -STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AREAS STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AREA 1 : CAPE BARRIER The Cape Barrier SMA is a relatively small catchment area incorporating several small valley systems The resource management strategy for the Cape Barrier draining to the exposed southern coast of Great Barrier SMA is based on a recognition of the potential for land Island. These areas are largely in forest or use activities to directly affect the adjacent marine regenerating shrubland although there are some areas environment due to the nature of the small coastal of pastured farmland. There is no main settlement in catchments which form the Cape Barrier SMA. The the area. A number of dwellings are dispersed through strategy also acknowledges the need to provide for the area. appropriate land use activities and opportunities on Most lots within the area are within the 1-10 ha size existing privately owned lots, that will have no adverse range. Virtually all of the Cape Barrier SMA is held in effect on the natural and physical environment. private ownership. The strategy therefore aims to limit those activities A single road provides access to the area from within the area, that are likely to have an adverse effect Tryphena. There are a number of lots that have no on the natural environment and the adjacent marine formed access. environment. This can be achieved through controls on activities such as vegetation clearance, earthworks, The Cape Barrier area has some important vegetation quarrying or other disturbance to the landscape, features and is a significant habitat for a number of particularly in areas immediately adjoining the coast wildlife species including kaka and other forest species and on steeper slopes. The strategy also acknowledges and blue penguin on the coast. The SMA contains a the importance of key vegetation features within the particularly important feature, Mt. Ruahine (Mt Isaac). area by seeking to conserve those features through That landmark dominates the visual environment and district Plan rules such as scheduling the feature for is of great significance. protection. Despite the relatively small size and unmodified state of much of the catchment, there are some significant Is.1.3.1 OBJECTIVE resource management issues arising from development pressure within the Cape Barrier SMA. The significant To protect and preserve significant areas of resource management issues for the area are as follows: vegetation, ecosystems and wildlife habitats in order to maintain and enhance the intrinsic • Protection of the adjacent coastal environment. values of the natural environment and to ensure • Visual amenity and prominence of the southern the quality of the coastal environment is not coastline. reduced. • Protection