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Rhoda Mcgregor Mow, it's not rocket science!!!
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Hauraki District Council Thanks for your comment Rhoda, it will be considered with other feedback before the final plan is adopted ~ Paula
Manage Like · Reply · Commented on by Paula Trubshaw · 3w Elizabeth Mouat Mow. Some people are quite happy to mow their verges, others are not. Gilmour St eg would look like a patchwork quilt.
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w · Edited Elizabeth Mouat Another thing to consider is streets with open drains in the verges. eg Wilson St, Gilmour St has a small open drain, twice now I have nearly tripped as it is not easily seen.
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Hauraki District Council Hi Elizabeth, thanks for sharing your view, it will be considered with other feedback before the final plan is adopted ~ Paula Manage Like · Reply · Commented on by Paula Trubshaw · 3w Ann Cooper Stockmans mile.....get sheep
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Marian Greet Keep mowing it.
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Grant Stewart Mow it yourself - think of it as your cardio workout Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Jill Lyons Buy a goat...just kidding
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Marian Greet We do mow it. No cardiovascular. Ride on Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Grant Stewart Fossil fuel = bad. Push mower = harmony for the planet. Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Marian Greet I am all for fossil fuel with an acre that needs mowing Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Marian Greet In fact I am a fossil Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Grant Stewart Sheep = mower = fertilizer = food = win win. Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Marian Greet Poo = yuk. Already done 19 plus goats. I hate mutton Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Grant Stewart Dress it up like a lamb then! Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Marian Greet Haha. Good answer. Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Grant Stewart Notice no names were mentioned! Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Marian Greet Mmmmm Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Grant Stewart Mmmmmmarian I would never... Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w
Tamar Terry I say now as too many people won’t do it otherwise as are quite wise verges. And we want the town to look tidy.
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Sharon Leigh please keep mowing I am disabled and unable to do mine which is very wide in Silverton Rd
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PAGE 452 · Reply · Message · 3w Hauraki District Council Thank you everyone for your awesome feedback - it's great to see our community voice. All of the feedback will be considered by the Council before a final decision is made on berm mowing in
Waihi. We'll keep you updated with our progress on this right here on our Facebook page. ~ Sarah :)
Manage Like · Reply · Commented on by Sarah Holmes · 3w Letisha Pentecost Mow, there will be a lot of people that won’t mow it. One pet hate of mine is messy lawns!
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Sandra Taylor They need to be mowed by council their are many out their that don't consider mowing lawns as a priority , at least it gives a feeling that our town takes pride. They expect the council to mow it, yet they want to contribute nothing towards it , cost money to pay the contractor ,he has his overheads fuel, maintenance on mowers wages liability insurance and the general overheads of any business. I mow my own regardless .
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Michael Reehal Hi team. Please keep the berms mowed in Waihi as we have a great looking town. I even mow the empty section next to the Subway Building to keep Waihi looking beautiful, even though the owner is from out of town. We also need a loading zone on Morsbey A...See more
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Julie Atkinson I totally agree Michael
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Lyn Ron We mow ours Its not a problem what is a problem is I thought we were saving the council money, So as to help keep the rates DOWN. Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Peter Rogers Mow please and pick up the leaves on tga rd from the oak trees. From daffidol dairy south
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Malcolm Mathers Keep mowing...... but h.d.c don't forget to take in the replacement cost for the Kubota mowers every say 4500- 5000 hrs u need to be trading them in while they are still in good condition & update to newer ones not run them into the ground like some of the mowers u have & being a front line machine they take a absolute hammering with rocks & rough ground etc....it's economic sense to pay off a new 1 & u work out the area mowed in hectares thru out the year & it will be huge !!!! ...... Keep up the great work "fin" u do a fantastic job of making our town look nice & tidy
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w · Edited Karen Shreeves The town relies a lot on tourists so needs to look good. We pay rates you mow berms. Not everyone is anal Neuf to keep their lawns perfect some of us have jobs and families my lawn gets done when and if I get time not everyone is financial enough to pay to get it done or physically able.
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Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Sandra Spence-Silberer Can you tell me why some get mowed and others are deliberately not mowed by council despite looking like a hayfield?
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Hauraki District Council Hi Sandra, different areas are mowed with varying frequency, and sometimes mowing is delayed due to weather etc. When we have weather that encourages growth, we might find it hard to keep up! If you have specific spots that you think should have been done but are looking shabby, you can lodge a service request here: http://www.hauraki-dc.govt.nz/ser.../service-request-online/ ~ Sarah :) Manage Like · Reply · Commented on by Sarah Holmes · 3w Sandra Spence-Silberer Hauraki District Council well Sarah - this statement leaves us in a bit of a conundrum as we have witnessed on more than one occasion the council mower man come up the street and deliberately miss a property! For well over a year now the council has refused to mow this particular berm and on Gladstone rd it is a sizeable one. In fact the mower man himself admitted he had been told NOT to mow 2 properties on this street???? We are talking about a 72 yr old pensioner who has to now pay extra for someone to mow them when the rest of the street gets this service for free???? To make matters worse there is a daycare (which he council allowed!) Who use one of the berms for parking making a nasty pugged up mess during wet months. Consequently when she asked council what could be done about this matter her berms stopped being mowed by council! Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w
Tim Doyle Rates won't go down tho will they Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w
Hauraki District Council :( Hi Tim, if we reduce berm mowing then all Waihi ratepayers (whether they get their berms mowed or not) will see a saving of $12.50 on their rates bill. But you're right, rates won't go down overall , as we have a lot of things we have to pay for. Th...See more Manage Like · Reply · Commented on by Sarah Holmes · 3w Jo Moriarty Maybe only mow the ones that aren't being done. Could save a little that way
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Kelly Allen Mow! 12.50 is a small price to pay for a tidy town. They do a great job on our street.
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Bebee Dawson Of course mow the lawns shouldn't even be an issue. Charge freedom campers $2 per night that should cover the cost of mowingand lower our rates. Food for thought HPC
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PAGE 454 Sue Shepherd Wow - not part of your area but this is awesome communication with rate payers. Well done and if any of you in council would like to move to Tauranga and replace some of the muppets we have you get my vote
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Jeanette Wilcox Mow them please, because so many property owners won't! Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Lauren Bartram Grow don't mow. Allison Leonard I have 2 huge road sides. Luckily one is Barry Rd and council say they will continue to mow, but the other is just as big and if I'm mowing council land you can bet I will be invoicing the council. Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Max Panirau Well I’m Kaiaua most of the open spaces are over run with freeloading freedom campers, but rate payers are being charged to mow it, why not let these freeloaders bring their lawn mowers and they can pitch in for a change
Video 3 – How smooth should our roads be? Posted 6 April – boosted $100. Viewed by 12,000 people
Rachael Hall Sure smooth roads are more dangerous than those with a bit of grit?
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Peter Rogers Shiney black smooth roads are lethal on a motorcycle. Id rather ride on a metal road than a road with no stone chip on it.
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Max Panirau Roads have been rubbish for years in the plains area. Usual story just put up another sign saying uneven surface
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Hauraki District Council Just to clarify - when we say 'smooth' in this video we're referring to smoothing out the bumps and dips with more regular resealing, rather than the specific roughness of the surface. To read more about this issue go to https://weneedtotalk.hauraki-dc.govt.nz/maintaining-our... ~ Paula
Manage Like · Reply · Commented on by Paula Trubshaw · 3w · Edited Brydon Prout I’m ok with the gentle bumps - it’s the ones that feel like they’re going to rip your suspension out that bother me. Here are some Paeroa examples: - at the flood barriers on Te Aroha road - the Criterian bridge potholes - the inside corner by Shell Paeroa - the bridge over the H Drain on old Netherton road
Great job on fixing the one at the bridge outside Christiansen Landscape Centre 👍🏽
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PAGE 455 · Reply · Message · 3w Matthew Kaka On the 80 km/h sign heading into Paeroa from Tirohia.dip in the road thats murder on truck suspension.And a few places on Hauraki Rd.. Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Beau Evan Pont I don't care, as long as your paying down debt. I'd love hauraki district to make history as nz's only debt free council. I don't care how you get there.
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 3w Jacques Kisling I had to swerve out for rabbits in the road the other day but it wasn't a rabbit it was a horse stuck in a pot hole
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Max Panirau Sounds about right
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Hauraki District Council Hi everyone, thanks for sharing your awesome thoughts and comments. They will be considered with all the other feedback before a final plan is confirmed. If you'd like to read more about this issue and get more involved in the conversation you can go to https://weneedtotalk.hauraki-dc.govt.nzManage We need to talk - Hauraki District Council Long Term Plan WENEEDTOTALK.HAURAKI-DC.GOVT.NZ Like · Reply · Remove Preview · Commented on by Paula Trubshaw · 2w Kris Iversen Are you testing the water for a circa 10cpl+gst fuel surcharge to fix the roads? Manage Like · Reply · Message · 1w Peter Hanley If they did a better job in the first place no one would be in this position
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 1w Murray Hotten You are right they are looking at a fuel surcharge supposedly to fix roads but will be spent on the wealthy areas an trips abroad on fact finding missions junkets
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 1w Andrew Wharry I live on Wharry Road in Waihi which is only 3 km from the post office in the centre of town. Our road is still metal (unsealed ) and in very poor condition. At present there’s course base rock exposed in places to the surface because of the lack of ma...See moreManage
Like · Reply · Message · 1w Hauraki District Council Hi Andrew Wharry, I'll find out where this is at on our roading schedule and get back to you once I know more ~ Paula
PAGE 456 Manage Like · Reply · Commented on by Paula Trubshaw · 1w · Edited Andrew Wharry About 8 years ago, it wasn't on HDC 25 year Roading Plan.
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 1w Hauraki District Council Hi Andrew if you private message me a contact number I'll ask our roading manager to give you a call about this Manage Like · Reply · Commented on by Paula Trubshaw · 1w Andrew Wharry No ask the roading manager to come and inspect the poor condition of Wharry Road over here in Waihi.
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 1w Hauraki District Council Hi Andrew , no worries, an inspection has been organised. Have a great day ~ Paula Manage Like · Reply · Commented on by Paula Trubshaw · 6d
Post – Paeroa, Wharf Street go, or Wharf Street no? Posted 11 April 2018. Not boosted. Organic reach 3006 people
6 shares Comments Rhoda Mcgregor How about fixing up the cracked footpaths so the elderly can get out an about with there walkers etc without falling, cleaning the creeks around town.theres many things that could be done other than this ,how many people actually use wharf street other than a short cut???
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w · Edited Heather Pont Yes! Wharf st and outside the old post office should be the main hub of our town for gatherings
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Elizabeth McMurray Yes. Please continue to improve along the lines already partially implemented. Eventually make riverbank use possible too.
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Ngaire Tissingh Yes yes yes should have done this ages ago to enjoy the walkway the water front . Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Beau Evan Pont How about paying off the debt first?
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PAGE 457 Rhoda Mcgregor There's a footpath now along the riverbank,how many use it??? Except those that take there dogs up there. Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Kirsty Stevens Having just looked at the proposed projects on the council's website I think the Skate park should definitely continue to have things done as it is well used by so many young people. However for the improvement of the walkway from Primrose Hill to Olga...See more
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w · Edited Richard Foster We are already facing a rate rise without the imposition of further costs on households in the Paeroa Ward. My opinion is that if any improvements are to be made that this should come out of the current rates being collected.
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Fairlie Blake Needs to update its appeal as a vibrant country town in tune with the times'
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Raewyn Pennell It will never be that as part of its beauty is to stay the same. If it is not broken do not try and fix it Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w
Janet Hall No, you should focus on updating some of the trashy shops that line the Main Street... The bright yellow/pukey green colors are the worst...Definitely a huge eyesore in my opinion... Paeroa, my home town could do way better just getting some of the businesses to be a little more classy...Just saying...
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Geoff Griffiths Hell yeah
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Daisy Graham upgrading domestic footpaths would make more sense. Elderly people struggle to use them.
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Annie Buxton Would be good if you could implement changes that would encourage business to offer employment that pays a decent wage ... Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Brydon Prout I think it’s a great idea. Open the town up to the river. Develop the riverfront and people will come. Open a cafe down there and it’ll be away 👍🏽
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PAGE 458 Marise Carey I think basic infrastructure needs to be upgraded for today's people and get rid of old antiquated sewerage systems that don't work because they are broken, I would be then happy to pay your extra $14.
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Jan O'Brien Has there been any thought to beautifying and perhaps making the area next to Woods appliances and behind the refinery, into a grassed area with seating ?? it's such an eyesight in an otherwise pretty town
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Lisa Williams I agree, but I suspect it maybe privately owned.
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Hauraki District Council Hi Jan O'Brien and Lisa Williams, yes, the section you describe is privately owned ~ Paula Manage Like · Reply · Commented on by Paula Trubshaw · 2w Jan O'Brien Hauraki District Council what a shame Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w
Sue Austen Wharf Street originally connected the river to the Main Street. Back in the day, Paeroa was the flash place to visit and people would come in from surrounding areas on boats. They would get off at a wharf, on the appropriately named Wharf street, and walk down to what was the movie threatre across the road. In those days the building was quite spectacular, and had a light show based on the Northern Lights that went from the foyer into the main street. If you stand at on Wharf Street and look towards the building that was the old picture theatre, you can see that they "line up", and the building was built to be imposing and impressive to the visitors coming for their glamorous evening in Paeroa. I love that Wharf street may again offer an inviting welcome visitors to Paeroa, and hope that this development goes ahead :-)
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Hauraki District Council Thanks for your interesting insight into the town's history Sue Austen, sounds awesome, would have loved to see that light show! ~ Paula Manage Like · Reply · Commented on by Paula Trubshaw · 2w Sue Austen It would be interesting to know the statistics on how many Rail Trail users come through from other areas and don't come and visit Paeroa's main street. A few bike racks on Wharf Street and an attractive- looking streetscape to encourage cyclists to ditch their bikes and come explore and spend in our town would be pretty awesome. Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Kirstyn Dobbs $14.90 every quarterly bill equals $59.60, at an estimated average, which of course would depend on the ratepayers property valuation - so less for some and more for others. The 'nice to have' projects page states $14.90 will be the annual increase, however realistically it will be added to every bill. While a bit of 'lipstick and rouge' to beautify an industrial area used by few sounds attractive, the rates increase does not and would hardly seem justified, based on the predicted increase just for a few plants and a bit of concrete. What annoys me in reading this is we have cracked and uneven footpaths in need of repair, and in addition, an antiquated storm water system, especially in the Thames Road and surrounding streets, of which council has
PAGE 459 failed to address for years, however still expects residents to cough up the costs all the while providing a substandard service. Rates are apportioned to cover these services and yet year after year, they fail to be addressed. Myself and fellow neighbours are still waiting for council to complete storm water repairs, of which we were advised would be completed in July 2017. But by all means, tack on some more fees for services we don't actually need. We don't mind if our properties flood for another year so Wharf Street can look pretty
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w · Edited Hauraki District Council Hi Kirstyn Dobbs, to clarify, the $14.90 you describe is definitely an annual increase, not a quarterly increase so the extra amount on each quarterly bill works out to be about $3.70. Also, thanks for your feedback on footpaths and storm water, particularly the lack of repairs in your area. I’ll forward your comments on to the team and keep you updated ~ Paula Manage Like · Reply · Commented on by Paula Trubshaw · 2w · Edited Marise Carey Heard Kennedy street has problems with stormwater and sewage too, over Junction road ways I know a few properties have issues as well. Shame council just doesn't raise its hand and admit there are problems with very old infrastructure and actually commit to a plan of up grading, if they did this first, then I wouldn't have too much of a problem with their cosmetic fixes.
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Hauraki District Council Hi Kirstyn Dobbs and Marise Carey, good news - we're aware this infrastructure needs attention and a substantial amount has been allocated towards sewer pipe renewal and stomwater upgrades in Paeroa in our proposed long term plan, I’ll note your support of this in the feedback for consideration. Kirstyn Dobbs, in terms of the specific storm water repairs due for completion in 2017 – would you be okay to private message me a contact number so someone can give you a call about this? ~ Paula Manage Like · Reply · Commented on by Paula Trubshaw · 2w Marise Carey Hauraki District Council awesome news Thankyou very much Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w
Kerry Olsen Making the town a little more visually attractive down the main street may be one way of attracting more people, but perhaps a wasted attempt when the local council does ‘zero’ about the local business people who continue to park daily on the main road...See more
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Raewyn Pennell That is hilarious someone to get morning tea what are there hands and feet for? Do the want to be soon fed it as well? Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Hauraki District Council Hi Kerry Olsen and Raewyn Pennell, this sounds nice but, unfortunately the reality here is get-your-own instant coffee and tea with an occasional shared morning tea of home baked contributions supplied by staff. Much like most work places I would say. The job advertisement you describe was for someone to keep our staff-room supplied with basics like instant coffee, sugar and milk, and it has been filled by an awesome local person who is doing a great job ~ Paula
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PAGE 460 Sue Austen HDC staff living it up on their instant coffee aside, another benefit of the proposed Wharf Street development is that it may take some parking pressure off the main street. On Marshall street, just a little down from Wharf Street is a car park that ou...See more
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w · Edited Kerry Olsen Sorry if my reply wasn’t clear. Yes I was referring to the job advertised for somebody to stock up on coffee and milk. You can appreciate how that looks to ‘joe public’ when a job is created to do this - rather that the way the majority of businesses ...See more
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Debbie Bjarnesen No Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Raewyn Pennell No go. It is great the way it is. I often use it to avoid the main street. Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Hauraki District Council Hi everyone, thanks for sharing your awesome thoughts and comments. They will be considered with all the other feedback before a final plan is confirmed. keep `em coming!If you'd like to read more about this issue and get more involved in the conversation you can go to https://weneedtotalk.hauraki- dc.govt.nz/.../projects-in... Manage Like · Reply · Commented on by Paula Trubshaw · 2w Lisa Williams Hi HDC, does the council care about the cracks in the footpaths? Who do I need to talk about this topic? Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Hauraki District Council Hi Lisa Williams if you private message me a contact number I will ask someone to call you about this. Or, if you let me know the specific area/s of cracking I can forward your comments to the team as a service request. You can also go on to our website and lodge a more specific service request yourself if you would prefer. Let me know what would work best for you ~ Paula
Manage Like · Reply · Commented on by Paula Trubshaw · 2w Lisa Williams Thanks, I’ve put a service request in.
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Kay Brydon Ngatea Gardens could use a much needed upgrade. Two years ago there were beautiful white roses then ‘whoever’ decided to rip them out & put boring green shrubs that have mostly died (on Benner/Kaihere corner anyway) Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Nirmala Lal Hello there I am Nirmala Lal am responding to the news letter I have received regarding the cost of looking after our roads
PAGE 461 and upgrades. I am unemployed which means I am unable to afford any extra cost . I am not able to pay sorry For saying this ...See more
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Hauraki District Council Hello Nirmala Lal please don't apologise, this is exactly the kind of feedback we need to hear. You may already be aware of this, but if not, rates rebates are available and can make a big difference for people on lower incomes. You can find out more about this at www.hauraki- dc.govt.nz/services/rates/rates-rebates or call us on 0800 734 834 for a chat ~ PaulaManage Rates Rebate Scheme » Hauraki District Council HAURAKI-DC.GOVT.NZ Like · Reply · Remove Preview · Commented on by Paula Trubshaw · 2w Barry Parrish Shouldn't it be funded by the business in town .Not by residents who won't profit of it.
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Christopher Drinkwater No and promise me and all ratepayers that you wont vote yourselves another pay increase this year.. Thats my challenge to you all... Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Barry Parrish Shouldn't Hauraki rail trail put in money too Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w
Video 4 – What share is fair? Posted 12 April. Boosted $100. Viewed by 9,200 people
3 shares Comments Sarah Cavill These videos are such a wicked way of engaging with people, so down to earth, love them!
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Daisy Graham And what about safe footpaths
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PAGE 462 Post – Should we build a new library in Ngatea? Posted 13 April 2018. Not boosted. Organic reach 1547 people
1 share Comments Marise Carey Kaiaua public toilets absolutely yes, ngatea library option 5
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Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Alan Prince We didn't even need one in Paeroa. Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Jacqui Kennerley Leave as is! Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Kathleen Karl Option 5 sounds good if we can afford it. Do we have enough people using the library regularly to make it worthwhile?Meanwhile continue adding a variety of new authors for us to enjoy. Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Debbie Turlington No Manage Like · Reply · Message · 2w Hauraki District Council Hi everyone, thanks for your comments which will be considered with all the other feedback before a decision is made on this. Don't forget if you want to know more about this and other issues you can also visit our websitehttps://weneedtotalk.hauraki-dc.govt.nz/.../projects.../Manage District Funded Projects - Long Term Plan | Hauraki District Council WENEEDTOTALK.HAURAKI-DC.GOVT.NZ Like · Reply · Remove Preview · Commented on by Paula Trubshaw · 2w Natalie Williams If in partnership with the Haurakian Trust is there a conflict of interest with a councillor representing the trust and the council? If option 5 is your preferred option a Community Trust should be formed. Manage Like · Reply · Message · 1w Hauraki District Council Thanks Natalie, as you’ve mentioned, Councillor Gill Leonard is a Haurakian Trust member and the Plains Ward Chair. She has indicated to Council that due to this potential conflict of interest she will excuse herself from the decision making process when Council makes its decision on which option to choose for the new Library service in Ngatea. The Haurakian Trust is the current owner of the land that Option 5 is based on and they have highlighted to Council that if Council choose option 5 that they would prefer to see a new Trust formed, with members of the right skills to ensure this project and additional fund raising is successful ~ Paula Manage Like · Reply · Commented on by Paula Trubshaw · 5d Natalie Williams Thank you for your reply. I’m not in favour of option 5 but think that the present site of the council building could do with a revamp and modernisation. The proposed site would be a traffic nightmare. The Main Street gets congested down that end now. And that’s not even taking the safety of pedestrians into consideration. Maybe the Haurakian Trust could contribute to an upgrade in the spirit of Community.
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PAGE 463 Like · Reply · Message · 1d Kym Summers Totally agree Natalie - absolute waste of money, Council should do some maintenance on the Ngatea Council Building
Post – Ngatea, Streets ahead, or put it to bed? Posted 18 April 2018. Not boosted. Organic reach 2,252 people
3 shares Comments Daisy Graham And Paeroa?
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 1w Hauraki District Council Hi Daisy, a Wharf Street development is proposed for Paeroa - you can read more about all the projects proposed for Paeroa at https://weneedtotalk.hauraki-dc.govt.nz/.../projects-in... or pop into one of our offices and pick up a copy of our `We need to talk' booklet. Have a great day ~ Paula Manage Like · Reply · Commented on by Paula Trubshaw · 1w Margaret Nicholls - Vaimagalo Ngatea needs a proper bus stop, even just a shelter would be nice for our visitors and passerbys using the busses
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 1w Max Panirau How about working on flood protection? Manage Like · Reply · Message · 1w Gillian Bertling I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the footpaths now ??
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 1w Marie Harvey Does this ngstea upgrade mean you are charging all Plains businesses $600.00 per year for 20 years Manage Like · Reply · Message · 1w Hauraki District Council Hi Marie, Ngatea businesses would pay an extra $663 per property for Option 2, and an $2,495 for Option 3. Plains businesses that are not in Ngatea (includes businesses in Kerepehi, Waitakaruru, Kaiaua, Turua or in rural areas) would pay half this i.e. an extra $331.50 per property for Option 2 and $1,247.50 for Option 3. I'm not sure if this would be for 20 years, will double check and get back to you ~ Paula Manage Like · Reply · Commented on by Paula Trubshaw · 1w
Staceigh Paul Why does Ngatea need upgraded footpaths and parking? Were these not done not so long ago!
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PAGE 464 Hauraki District Council Hi Staceigh, the Ngatea footpaths were upgraded at least 15 years ago but large areas of the footpath and kerb and channelling have since deteriorated. Unfortunately, the soft nature of the Hauraki Plains soils means our footpaths don’t last as long as those built on firmer soils. ~ Paula Manage Like · Reply · Commented on by Paula Trubshaw · 1w Colin Lynch I thought that was part of the 'SH' system - - over to Transit NZ maybe??? Manage Like · Reply · Message · 1w Hauraki District Council Hi Colin, NZ Transport Agency is responsible for maintaining the road, but we are responsible for the footpaths, kerb and channelling and areas where vehicles park ~ Paula Manage Like · Reply · Commented on by Paula Trubshaw · 1w Mark Remnant Kaiaua could do with some footpaths. I would rather put my money towards that.
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 1w Pam Tipa Last I looked footpaths were fine, just an excuse to take more hard earned $$$$$ for another pay raise, if anything clean up one of the dirtiest rivers in nz, The Piako
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Manage Like · Reply · Message · 1w Hauraki District Council Thanks everyone for your awesome comments and keep `em coming. They will be considered with all the other feedback before a decision is made on this. If you're keen to read more on proposed projects in the Plains Ward you can go to https://weneedtotalk.hauraki-dc.govt.nz/.../projects-in... or pop into one of our offices and pick up a copy of our `We need to talk' booklet ~ PaulaManage Plains Ward Projects - Long Term Plan | Hauraki District Council WENEEDTOTALK.HAURAKI-DC.GOVT.NZ Like · Reply · Remove Preview · Commented on by Paula Trubshaw · 1w Johan Stapleton Fix whiritoa drainage problem so the housing dosnt get flooded every year Manage Like · Reply · Message · 1w Sandra Jackson What about a street light for Benner drive on Kaihere rd..... Manage Like · Reply · Message · 1w Andreah Larking Sandra Jackson the one by our place apparently cost around $10000 not sure why so pricy Manage Like · Reply · Message · 1w Sandra Jackson Seen two tractors lifting a light pole on there farm yesterday, were putting it in as extra width for a drain bridge , could have used that before farmer found it... lol Manage Like · Reply · Message · 1w
Shirley Barugh It’s not that long since they were done, why do you have to change what’s there. This is a of money when there’s nothing wrong with them as they are.
PAGE 465 Manage Like · Reply · Message · 1w · Edited Raywin Barnes I remember the big drains that used to be on both sides of the main street,,, Manage Like · Reply · Message · 1w Ryan Smith Yes do it
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 1w Kylie Engebretsen Are you are roading contractor by any chance? Manage Like · Reply · Message · 1w Ryan Smith Kylie Engebretsen hopefully Manage Like · Reply · Message · 1w Natasha MacInnes Ryan you'll need to get that darker shade of concrete Manage Like · Reply · Message · 1w
Tara Larking I'd like more done in the way of our waste being managed better and creating a circle to recycle into new projects. Focus on water, septic and recycling better.
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 1w Andreah Larking Road and parking was done not long ago taking away more parking and the trees and surrounds that weren't there that long. I as a commercial owner, don't want to be paying that price for something that doesn't need doing. I'm not on the main road either, rates are high enough without more going on Manage Like · Reply · Message · 1w Pam Tipa Its like Lego Town, build it up take it down all at the expense of real people who are trying to live normal everyday lifes the rate payer, concentrate on waste and clean water ways, because when visitors travel over the Ngatea bridge they see and smell your incompetence Manage Like · Reply · Message · 1w
Sarah Murdock How about fixing our floodgate that we have been asking to get fixed for the last four years as it doesn't work.... raising our stopbanks so we dont have to spend thousands on regrassing again after we had a visit from the sea (we pay nearly 3k a year for flood protection haha) .....or rubbish collection or recycling.... as rural land owners we pay the highest rate and yet we get the least services.... please!!!
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 1w · Edited Hauraki District Council Hi Sarah if you private message me a contact number I'll get someone to give you a call about this ~ Paula Manage Like · Reply · Commented on by Paula Trubshaw · 1w
Sarah Murdock I'll get Dan (husband ) to give you a call he knows the finer details
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Gail Thorburn Stop wasting our hard earnt money. The Main Street is fine so is the library. Let’s do recycling over the whole area. Council completely ignore small communities. What do Kopuarahi or pipiroa or some of the others residents get for their rates. No footpaths, no rubbish, nothing. Recycle
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 1w Nikayla Tawhiti How about looking past ngatea and fixing the Bailey bridge near waitak...the gateway to the coromandel. That bridge is a disgrace and an embarrassment and has been for many years.
Manage Like · Reply · Message · 1w · Edited MurrayandAngela Brewster How about some tar seal on Awaiti Canal RD .feels third world down here
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Option 2 Increase investment to get back on track (our preferred option)
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NGATEA LIBRARY Option 2 Improve existing library space
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KAIAUA PUBLIC TOILETS I do support the Kaiaua public toilets project
Comments: We need all toilets to be in good condition
NGATEA MAINSTREET UPGRADE Option 1 Don’t do an upgrade of the main street
Comments: It looks fine as it is
TURUA WALKWAY I do support the Turua walkway project
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WHARF STREET I do support the Wharf Street development
RAILWAY RESERVE SKATE PARK I do not support the Upgrade skate park at Railway Reserve
MARSHALL STREET CAMPERVAN CARPARK I do not support the Extension of Marshall Street campervan carpark
OLGA STREET WALKWAY I do not support the Improved Olga Street walkway
PAEROA DOMAIN ENTRANCE I do support the Paeroa Domain entrance and gardens
HUTCHINSON RESERVE I do not support the Development of Hutchinson Reserve
Paeroa Ward projects comments: Where is the hutchinson reserve?
BERM MOWING - Stop mowing berms on streets less than 20 metres wide (as per the rest of the district)
Comments: No reason to mow normal sized berms. Should be consistent across the district
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Can't be bothered reading all this. You should ask specific questions or none at all.
Stop wasting money on fancy looking consultation documents and you will have more to spend on the things you are consulting about.
The consultation is only lip service. You will do what you want to do not what the community wants. Spend money on what is needed only. Don't try to compete with cities who have lots more money to spend. We choose to live in small towns for a reason.
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2018 long term plan ‘drop in’ community event ‐ Whiritoa
Rates calculator doesn’t cover Whiritoa, as the bands are too low. Their values for the residential are higher than the high bracket. Discussion around Whiritoa properties paid for their own sewer system, but are now paying district rates towards other sewer systems. Flooding of the fire station, and then where is the next emergency centre if that is already flooded. Querying flood management within the Whiritoa area, if lagoon area becomes blocked and flooding therefore occurs. Tennis courts – queried ownership of the court itself, and who is responsible for maintaining this facility to a standard. Asphalt is cracking, how often to council do their maintenance inspections. Entry and exit to state highway – during heavy rain slips come down and block this area. Queried who maintains the highways to eliminate slips. Query as to whether there are height restrictions for trees. Better beach access by the park is required. Replace the ladders through dunes/sand to get to beach. Requested footpath on swordfish road, near the intersection, with a wheel chair ramp. Requested yellow lines in front of garages, as many people park in front of garages for properties. Rates rebate needs to increase to match increases in rates overall. Camera upgrade in Whiritoa, to be able to read number plates at night. Whiritoa community centre – noise within the hall is too great that you can’t hear. Acoustics need to be improved. Possibly install carpet. Given content of consultation document, how does this benefit Whiritoa? Civil defence, in the event of a power cut, what’s Council’s plans for the emergency management centre. This should be considered.
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Comments: Throughout this document you talk about rates going up and becoming unaffordable, then have a wish list which will only blow our rates even higher for no real reason. Have you considered the congestion this option will have? In my opinion this end of town is already quite congested without this. There would be a real lack of parking and therefore big problems for our older folk who I understand are the biggest user of our library.
Our existing council office has a great parking area and has been an icon for our council since it was built, it could be modernised if it was necessary at a minimal cost without spending 1.5 million that seems to be for the greater benefit of the college than to the districts rate payers and community.
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Comments: Again we are blowing our rates for no apparent reason, we are a busy traffic town and understand the need to calm the traffic but again $1.5 million is another burdern on the rate payer that we can not afford.
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Comments: Why should we be changing the way you share the rates burdern? If people carn't afford higher rates don't spend the money! By changing the rates to a capital basis will add it to the people that are the employers,who a being hounded by the regional council as well as the district for more rates at a time that we are being pushed in every direction on compliance issuses that are making it harder every year to make ends meet.
Surely if we all have to pay for public toilets or whatever else, we should all pay evenly! Just because some may have a higher capital value doesn't mean they have a higher need for community facilities.
Again in my business if we don't have the money to do a project or carn't justify the expence we don't do it. Please use this mindset in your decision making!
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Comments: Ensure the road drains and culverts are kept clean and clear, even when these run across private land twice yearly inspections-autumn and spring
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KAIAUA PUBLIC TOILETS I do support the Kaiaua public toilets project
Comments: with the bike trail starting and with campers using the area around the toilets, a shower could be included in the upgrade
NGATEA MAINSTREET UPGRADE Option 1 Don’t do an upgrade of the main street
Comments: talk to NZTA, is there any mention of a bypass due to traffic numbers
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Comments: as we see very little for our rates, apart from road and rubbish unless there is more done in the local area I do not feel we should be paying more in our general rates we have been told that any storm water requirements would be a targeted rate.
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PAGE 546 From: Alli Mitchell <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2018 1:48 AM To: info Subject: We Need To Talk Local Projects Feedback
Hi I support some of your projects but with considerations so prefer to email than fill out the online yes/no form. I am a ratepayer / resident in Waikino
Road Maintenance : I am wavering between Don't increase investment and your preferred option of Increase investment. I believe our vehicles will change soon to be cleaner (electric) , more robust, more efficient vehicles and we need to be pro active in being ready for any changes this will mean to the makeup of our roads. Mainstream is a little way away so maybe holding off until we can see what other alternatives / requirements are needed. We should be looking at other possible eco friendly materials for building roads - alternatives like recycled plastics etc. However we do still need to maintain our current roads to a suitable standard using quality methods
I support all your 'must do' projects in Waihi. I support not mowing the berms, However it means that residents must then be able to use / mow / plant / at their own discretion. Residents should be encouraged to grow food or trees or use the land to be productive or useful
I'm not sure if I get a say in Paeroa's or other towns projects but here is my 2 cents worth anyway.
I would like to see the Wharf Road development go ahead. However it could be in conjunction with other groups. For example fruit trees could be planted along the river walk. These could be maintained by a community garden club or garden centre or school horticulture group. The costs could be shared as way of labour input / maintenance by the council. Access from the rail trail is a good idea and so would be toilets/picnic and rest area. It is quite a detour to the Marshall St toilets from there if you are actually wanting to explore the shopping area.
I support the Skate Park upgrade. It is essential we engage with and encourage outdoor recreation and exercise to our youth and children. They need a safe and stimulating place to play.
I don't particularly support the Marshall St overnight parking site extension. There are already other excellent sites and facilities available at the R.V centre. I do support keeping it as it is and the toilets there well maintained for the general public. Perhaps a solar shower facility could be installed at a cost to the user. Where appropriate toilets that are manned and cleaned regularly are also less likely to be grafiteed / vandalised / desecrated and they add a safe, welcoming human interaction to a public facility. I also support implementing a food waste system at the campervan site as well. I have just been travelling with a friend in their campervan and was at a loss of what to do with food waste as I am an avid composter at home. There should be a worm farm at the campervan site , appropriately designed for ease of use and inaccessible to dogs/cats/vermin. It could also be managed / emptied by council gardeners for fertilising public gardens or by other community gardening groups.
I am not familiar with Hutchinsons Reserve so can not comment. I am not familiar with Olga Street walkway either.
1 PAGE 547 Unsure about Paeroa domain. It is a valuable resource and venue and should be maintained to a high standard..Perhaps the ammenity gardens could be sponsored privately?? I have not been there for a while so have not seen the condition it is in.
Yes to Kaiaua toilet upgrade. Yes to ALL toilet upgrades. We are very much in a through town /s and people stop to use the facilities and the state of the facilities reflect on the town , local people and businesses.. I have just visited Taranaki where i visited many public toilets on our journey and was impressed by the availability, cleanliness and welcome. It showed that there was a pride in presenting good clean services and it made me more likely to spend in the town (and I did) as it was a quality experience. I would like to see more toilets accessible for the public in the town and people on the Hauraki Rail Trail. We could also be installing composting and / or low water using toilets, powered with renewable (prob solar energy)where possible.
I'm not sure about the Ngatea library/ community centre as I do not go there and do not know what is needed. However if property and services can be shared among the community then they should be to be cost effective.
I see that you spend 2 cents of every $ on rubbish. I would like to see a recycling centre along the lines of the Seagull Centre. Ideally there should be one in every town but at the very least in Paeroa. This would save alot of material being sent to landfill (which we pay by volume), will also generate jobs, educate people on waste reduction (Reduce Recover Reuse Recycle Repurpose) and inspire community interaction. It also makes money for community groups and projects. Alongside this needs to be a place to take appliances and other things that need to be fixed. and or repurposed. It can be manned by volunteers/ experts who have the skills and are passionate about reducing waste.This is a hot topic globally and nationally at the moment and is the right time to start fixing our environment as our planet is suffocating under a mountain of consumer waste and pollution.
You spend 1 cent of every $ on cemeteries. I would like to see a new type of cemetery built. Or grown actually. A sacred place where people can be buried in natural caskets and have trees planted on top of them to create a forest of protected trees.Native and exotic. It would become a peaceful and natural environment of regeneration - a place where people can come and visit their departed by walking amongst nature . There would need to be a venue/ facilities / building for ceremonies and record keeping ie map of who is under which tree. Families would pay for the plot as they do now. There could be the option of being buried in a unprotected forest which is harvested for its timber as income to maintain the facility. This would be more sustainable, offset carbon emissions and require less maintenance than the traditional cemetery plot..
I would like to see Hauraki District be pro active in looking after our changing environment, future thinking and acting sustainably in its approach to managing our district for its people and future generations. This includes promoting organic growing of agriculture crops and businesses. It includes reducing our chemical pollution by finding clean green alternatives to using poisonous weedkillers on our road verges (hot water / steam treatments is one). It includes making businesses (and the council) responsible for the cleanup of any pollution or environmental destruction they create. I would also support Hauraki District to be GE free - banning genetically engineered and modified crops being grown and banning G.E animals being bred and banning any G.E biological chemicals being released into the wild.
Thankyou for putting this out to the public to have a say. I love living in this beautiful district and believe it has lots to offer the residents and visitors. I hope you listen, use and implement the feedback wisely.
Regards Alli Mitchell
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Comments: Support based on alliance with HCT Trust Deed i.e. supporting the community needs based on extensive survey of community needs undertaken by HPC.
Also financially responsible to join forces with HDC. Diligence to include how this project can be funded, owned and managed.
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PAGE 554 Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust Submission to Hauraki District Council Long Term Plan 2018-2028
Background Background The Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Hauraki District Council’s Long Term Plan (2018-2028).
The Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust’s (the Trust) purpose is to provide benefits to the communities within the Region by operating, maintaining, repairing, developing and facilitating the use and enjoyment of the Cycleway. This charitable purpose includes:
• leasing and/or licencing land from any of the Settlors or any other party for use by the Cycleway; • developing and constructing extensions and additions to the Cycleway including, without limitation: o An extension to the Cycleway from Kaiaua to Kopu; and o Additions and detours from the Cycleway to sites of interest close to the Cycleway; • maintaining all of the Cycleway; o ensuring that the Cycleway is developed and maintained to the standard required for it to be included in the Nga Haerenga/National Cycleway network; and o raising funds to carry out and complete any of these charitable purposes.
In 2012, the railway line between Thames and Te Aroha (and Waikino) was converted to a cycle trail under the Nga Haerenga New Zealand Cycle Trail Network banner. It is classified as a Grade One Great Ride, the easiest of the rides, with Grade 5 being the most difficult. Due to its easy nature, the cycle trail attracts riders from a range of demographics but is particularly popular with active retirees and family groups.
Infrastructure provides an important foundation for healthy, thriving communities and prosperous economies. The Hauraki Rail Trail is considered as an asset like roads, and water networks that requires constant maintenance to ensure it is fit for purpose. It is also an infrastructure that is a social asset such as are halls, libraries, coastal assets, parks and swimming pools. It is a fixed, long-lived asset and has an influence over the quality of life for people who live and visit the Hauraki district. The health benefits of users of the trail are estimated to be in the range of $4million per annum as assessed by MartinJenkins in 2017.
The cycle trail is also an asset that has potential to enhance the economic activity within the region through tourism and business investment initiatives. Economic benefits of the cycle
PAGE 555 trail are estimated to be in the range of 11.8 million per annum to the local economy, with planned extensions expecting to realise a further 13.2 million per annum.
In FY2018, the Trust has in conjunction with council staff, been successful in raising $3.4 million from Central Government to complete the cycle trail. Moving forward, additional investment will be required to bring sections B (Thames to Paeroa) and D (Paeroa to Te Aroha) up to the standards being set by the new builds. Across the Trail length key projects include:
• Interpretative signage • Removal/replacement of cattle-stops (approx. $150K) • Surface Improvements • Link development to economic centres ie Wharf Street and Waihi linkages • Supporting community initiatives such as art trails and Lions/Rotary Shelters. (as required)
The Trust is looking for opportunities to find base funding outside that of council sources that can be leveraged against the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employments MGR fund. There is also the opportunity to leverage existing work streams and budgets within Council without adding additional cost to the council’s bottom line. The Trust acknowledges and supports Hauraki District Council’s input into the development of the extensions from Te Aroha to Matamata and from Pūkorokoro-Miranda to Kaiaua. It is only with this collaboration beyond territorial authority borders that the Rail Trail will be able to achieve its full potential. We are hopeful that we can rely upon Hauraki District Council’s continued support for other initiatives that may come up in the future that may fall beyond the council’s borders. The Trust also acknowledges the contribution that Hauraki District Council has made to the Hauraki Rail Trail and the support it has provided to the Trust. We thank you for your ongoing support and make the following submission to the Hauraki District Council, as we take the journey from good to great.
PAGE 556 SUBMISSION Hauraki Rail Trail Ten Year Concept Plan In 2016, staff from Hauraki, Matamata-Piako and Thames-Coromandel District Councils identified several key projects that were identified as priority work for the Hauraki Rail Trail. Key projects identified for the Hauraki District included:
• Trail completion to Kaiaua – Central government funding approved; • Kaiaua Trail Head – Central government funding approved; • Physical trail improvements: o Vegetation Control o Landscaping o Ecological restoration planning and implementation; • Interpretative signage along length of existing trail; • Rest area development; • Cattle stop removal/replacement; • Surface improvements; and • Trail node connecting trail to Paeroa and Waihi townships
This plan was presented to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment in 2017 and forms the basis of prioritising projects of focus for the Rail Trail improvements. Generally, 50 per cent funding can be sourced from central government sources, with the balance of co-funding being raised through councils and/or other initiatives. The Trust is working on a targeted funding campaign to raise the co-investment, however requests that the Hauraki District Council reviews its Long Term Plan to include financial support for these priority projects, particularly where they sit within the Hauraki Rail Trail Funding Agreement as an obligation on Hauraki. Funding Agreement principle J reads:
“Above the strategic, overhead and proportionate costs, each settlor council will, where possible, contribute to and facilitate the enhancement and promotion of the Trail for their local areas (i.e. the local urban area defined as within the 70km speed zone) for example: car parking, signage, drinking fountains”
Asset Replacement The Trust wants to ensure that Hauraki District Council recognises that the Hauraki Rail Trail is a regional asset that requires care, attention and investment as any public amenity or roading project would. The Hauraki District Council does not fund depreciation on the Hauraki Rail Trail as it was assumed by the Council that the costs associated with replacement would not be borne by local government. The Rail Trail is now in its sixth year of operation, and co-investment from central government for extra-ordinary maintenance and asset enhancement and replacement is now starting to flow inwards. This however is based on a 50 per cent funding
PAGE 557 model. There have been no exceptions to this rule. Given that the completed Rail Trail asset is valued in the tens of millions, and the trail is now six years old, it is unrealistic to assume that community funds and other funding mechanisms could carry the replacement value of these assets as they start to approach their life-span of ten years. Hauraki District Council is currently contracted by the Trust to manage the maintenance of the Rail Trail. It is imperative that as Hauraki District Council sets these maintenance budgets, that these budgets accurately reflect the cost for the replacement of end-of-life assets. These overhead costs are shared between the three councils on a pro-rata basis. Kaiaua Toilets The Trust fully supports the development of toilets and parking at the northern end of Kaiaua. Through Central Government sources, the Trust has raised $185K of the contribution towards this development as this as an asset that directly benefits trail users. The balance of $184K detailed in the LTP is essential to ensure this project goes ahead in 2018-2019. Wharf Street Development The Trust fully supports the development of Wharf Street at Paeroa and its linkage to the Hauraki Rail Trail. As a potential trail head project that could be aligned to the Ten Year Concept plan developed in 2016 and approved by MBIE, there is the possibility of some contribution to the project by Central Government. Further discussion on these plans is welcomed by the Trust. Waihi Economic Centre Linkage The Trust would like to see a commitment from Hauraki District Council to link the Rail Trail from the Wrigley Street train station to Seddon Street. This is missing from the Long Term Plan and is a vital link for the local businesses to link to the tourism market. Economic Development The Trust supports the work undertaken by Hauraki District Council staff when reviewing its economic development strategy. The Hauraki Rail Trail offers opportunity for new business to develop alongside the trail, with direct and indirect benefits. The support that Hauraki is offering businesses to navigate the regulatory environment is commended. Advocacy is core to attracting new business into the region. We have seen clear examples throughout the rail trail network where businesses are finding it much easier to attract and retain trained staff as the local recreational infrastructure makes the region a great place to work, live and play. Some of these businesses are coming on-board the Hauraki Rail Trail as official partners, financially assisting us to resolve issues such as specific signage needs in their area. Future Approach The Trust supports prudent financial management. The Trust is in a position to leverage some of Hauraki District Council’s existing budgets. This leveraging from Central Government sources can fund improvements for increases in quality standards of key infrastructure on the Rail Trail at no additional cost to Hauraki District Council. This can be
PAGE 558 achieved through leveraging budgets that are targeted to (for example) car-parking in the Karangahake Gorge, that sits alongside the Trail to resolve issues such as cattle-stops, interpretive signage and rest areas between Waihi, Hikutaia and Te Aroha. For this to occur the Trust needs to meet with key staff to identify potential projects that can be leveraged. Speed Management Plan and Cycling Safety The Waikato Regional Transport Committee, of which your Council is a member, has confirmed that safety is one of two top priorities through the draft Regional Land Transport Plan (2018) (RLTP). The RLTP safety objective is “Land transport in the Waikato region is a Safe System working towards zero deaths and serious injuries”. Central Government is now signalling that safety is a top transport priority and has an expectation that Local Government will do its part by targeting funding to priority areas. The draft Government Position Statement on Transport (2018) sets an objective for a “Land Transport system that is a Safe System, free of death and serious injury”. The government is making speed management a top transport safety priority and has signalled that safe walking and cycling are also high priorities. Road safety and cycling partners are working collaboratively to reduce deaths and serious injuries on the region’s roads and to provide more, better and safer cycling across the region. This is occurring under the national guidance of the Safer Journeys Strategy and the regional guidance of the Waikato Regional Road Safety Strategy 2017-21 (WRRSS) and the Waikato Region Cycling Programme Business Case 20171. The Regional Speed Management Working group, which lies within the Waikato Regional Road Safety Forum, of which your Council is a member, supports a risk based approach to speed limit setting using the national Speed Management Guide. Speed management is one of two key priorities in the WRRSS, and Action 4.2.2 is: Waikato region RCAs to incorporate Speed Management Plans or funding to develop these during 2018-21, into their Activity Management Plans. The WRRSS states that “Cyclists represented in about 15 percent of urban casualties in the region between 2006-15, with an increasing trend 1.” The Cycling Safety Panel published its recommendations to make cycling safer and more attractive in 2014. The second key priority of this report was reduced traffic speeds.2 The Trust requests that you target increased investment through your Long Term Plan to:
• Develop and implement a Speed Management Plan for safe and appropriate speeds through and that this includes addressing the needs of those who cycle.
1 Cycling in Waikato Region Programme Business Case, Waikato Regional Council, May 2017.
2 Safer Journeys for people who cycle, Cycling Safety Panel final report and recommendations, December 2014.
PAGE 559 • Increase investment and resources for cycling infrastructure to reduce user risk, and cycle skills education to ensure those who choose to cycle have improved skills.
Wati Ngamane Chairperson Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust PO Box 15676 PAEROA 3640 P: 027 3 227 227
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I believe that GO Waihi does an excellent job of promoting Waihi and surrounds and should be well supported financially from District funds. To expect GO Waihi to get funding from other sources, it could mean that others like kindergartens, sports groups etc, miss out. Financial support from the organisations that benefit from GO Waihi should be continued in current form or even increased to provide more events to be promoted in the area.
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I would like to comment on the proposed cut in funding to Go Waihi. The organization does a fantastic job in promoting Waihi and without them there wouldn't be the activities happening in Waihi that we have now. The Beach Hop warm up party attracts huge numbers of people and generates income we wouldn't otherwise have. The annual trolley derby and Xmas Parade brings together our community. BA5 brings our retail operators together and I doubt there would be any small rural town in New Zealand that can boast the numbers we get attending. Go Waihi ticks all the boxes with regard to outcomes in our community with THRIVING WAIHI being the most evident. Unless we continue to promote Waihi through Go Waihi the town will die
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I do not want funding reduced for the GO WAIHI organisation.
Our small town and community thrives off events organised by GO WAIHI. It really helps put Waihi on the map and creates a town people want to stop and spend time in rather then drive through. If you reduce funding Waihi will turn into a drive through town rather than a destination. Local events have a positive impact for local businesses. Everyone wins.
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