FNDC Integrated Transport Plan Longlisting Workshop

Date: 12th November 2019 Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm Location: Council Chambers

Attendee Organisation Donald Chandler Our Lasse Pedersen Our Kerikeri Blair Houlihan Northern Edge = TIF Fund Manuwai Wells BOI Community Board Melissa Nathan-Patuawa Northland District Health Board Janet Planet Russell Business Association Chris Powell Northland Regional Council Martin Taylor NZTA Ann Court FNDC Darrell Sargent FNDC Rod Brown Vision Kerikeri Rolf Mueller-Glodde Carbon Neutral NZ Trust Arwen Page Bike Northland Adele Gardner Te Hiku Community Board Dave Wilson Fed Farmers Andy Finch FNDC Glenn Rainham FNDC Jane Johnston Residents and Ratepayers Association and Kerikeri Ratepayers Association Jaco Cronje FNDC Martin Taylor NZTA Franz Wagner FNDC / NTA Mark Seakins NTA Ravi Trivedi NTA (graduate) John Blackwell Fed Farmers Nick Marshall NTA Sandi Morris NTA Greg Wilson FNDC Shaun Clarke FNDC Malcom Francis Kawakawa Business and Community Association Jonny Wilkinson Tiaho Trust Alec Cox Kerikeri Ratepayers Association Roger Ackers FNDC Alicia Taylor NZTA John Gardiner Walking Access Commission (WAC)

Invitee (apologies) Organisation Makarena Dalton FNDC Sian Smith FNDC Jeffrey Devine NTA Trevor Green FNDC Mike Edmonds Kaikohe Hokianga Community Board Dave King Hokianga Ferry Liaison Group Jo Lumkong Vision Kerikeri Grant Harnish Focus Paihia Community Trust Diana Ellis Opononi and Omapere Ratepayers and Residents Association Cliff Colqhoun CBEC Lise Strathdee Hokianga Tourism Association Craig Johnston Business Paihia Association Peter Boyd Opua Business Association Shirley Williams Business Association Mike Kanji Kaikohe Business Association Jason Vokes Kerikeri District Business Association Sarah Curtis Business Association Eddie Aickin Doubtless Bay Promotions Inc Wayne Wallace NZTA Sue Reed-Thomas Department of Conservation Al Symonds NZ Police Irwin Wilson Far North Holdings Ltd Clare Davies-Colley Bike Northland Jude Thompson Northland Inc Ian Crayton-Brown Northland Road Safety Team Holliday Rudolph Far North REAP Angelene Waiohi Far North REAP David Senior Disability Action Group Blair Kapa Far North Youth Council Ian Broadhurst Horticulture (avocados) Adrienne Tari Twin Coat Cycleway Trust Manga Nathan-Patuawa Kiwirail Alistair Nicholson NZ Avocado Growers Association Lorraine Toki Te Rūnanga A O Ngāpuhi Pita Tupene Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Hine George Riley Te Rūnanga o Te Rarawa Tajim Mohammad-Kapa Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rehia Anaru Rieper Te Rūnanga Nui o Te Aupouri Trust Mereraina Piripi Te Hiku Development Trust Carol Berghan Te Hiku Development Trust

Meeting minutes

The Council is currently undergoing the preparation of an Integrated Transport Strategy (ITS) and Integrated Transport Plan (ITP) and as part of this process, a longlisting workshop with key stakeholders was carried out on Tuesday 12th November 2019.

A power point presentation was prepared by Commute and presented to the stakeholders. The presentation outlined the purpose of the ITP and the workshop, key problems, strategic responses and action plan areas identified in the draft ITS and the prioritisation process going forward. The presentation slides were sent to all invitees via email on Tuesday 12th November 2019.

The workshops primary focus was to draw up a longlist of transport project options addressing the key strategic responses under the 7 Action Plan areas identified in the draft ITS and to explain the process going forward. As part of this process, Commute and FNDC facilitated two group activities with the key stakeholders to gather ideas on possible transport solutions, which then stakeholders were given an opportunity to individually prioritise the transport solutions gathered.

The following summarises the possible transport solutions that were discussed and prioritised between stakeholders under each of the 7 Action Plan areas (Activity 1 and Activity 2).

Transport solutions prioritised by stakeholders: • Speed limits are too high for the quality of the road (compared to OECD), therefore either upgrade roads or reduce limits (speed limit reviews). Examples: o Wainui Road → Ratcliffe Bay incl Gamefish Club & boat ramp (Whangaroa) o Opito Bay → Rangitare o → Russell o Te Wahapu Road, Russell o Flagstuff and Tapeka Road o Otina Road, Moerewa o Bridges to widen due to driver behaviour (drive over centreline) • Unsealed roads strategy addressing fit for purpose widths and drainage

Safety • Pedestrianisation in urban areas → high quality footpaths / crossings • Schools: o Provision of safe footpath and cycle network o Pedestrian crossings • Provide consistent and fit for purpose shoulder widths and lane markings • Sufficient width on footpath to include cycle lanes • Engineering standards: o Footpaths o Pedestrian planning design guide o Crossings o Future modes o Future focus on urban from with high quality W & C infrastructure • Land use development → not urban sprawl • Barriers: o Removal of barriers to uptake active modes o Compliance checks / improve quality • Driver licensing o Easy access to training / testing facilities

o Improve standard of teaching o Reconsider costs • Provision of safe passing lanes / opportunities (warning signs) • Investigate alternative travel mode options to address drink driving issue • Cycle / shoulder for route treatments

Possible transport solutions: • Standard for new / existing roads for new developments • School patrol crossings • Lobby government for subsidy • Safety wire rope barriers • Driver education and enforcement Safety o Educate urban drivers on gravel roads • School children education (REAP) o Cycle skills / bike to school • SCRIM • Consistent road signage o Especially at bends o Share the road signs • Separation between active modes and vehicles • Improving sight lines/ visibility ie. Heritage Bypass • Increase frequency of cycle surface maintenance • Adequate road surface conditions / corridor treatments • Forgiving road network • Provision for foreign drivers on key routes: o Arrows o Signage (ie. at intersections) o National training • Roundabouts in place of T-intersections • Wandering stock – safety issue Transport solutions prioritised by stakeholders: • Parking bylaw review (esp Russell) and Parking management plan • Peripheral parking + info boards – ‘distance + time’ → active mode linkages, scooters for hire • Mobility scooter facilities – ramps etc

• Education initiative / marketing • Greater use of unformed roads Travel Demand • Urban planned W & C environments Management • Plan connectivity Possible transport solutions: • Vehicle regulation timing → HCV’s outside school times • Parking and facilities at tourist destinations (Shipwreck Bay, foreshore, Kaka Street)

• TDM problem areas → schools, Kerikeri, Kaitaia • Loop routes → for tourists and domestic, recreational, promotional opportunities • Town bypass for long haul as a fast route and HCV dedicated

• ONRC review for changing zone / environment • Data collection shared with communities (traffic/ped counters) • Barrier Removal Programme (AT) – Human Rights Commission Councils

• Relocation of community facilities Transport solutions prioritised by stakeholders: • Walking and cycling hubs in townships • Motor vehicle separation from active modes • Town entrance adjustments → slow speeds

• Pedestrianise Kerikeri Road • Footpath policy – add shared use within distance of CBD + width / Active (walking widen and cycling) • Walking buses for schools and alternative drop off zone

• Prioritise Road Cycle Network • Destination facilities → Bike parks • Accessibility – distance to parking

Possible transport solutions: • Off Road Cycle Network • Wayfinding Signage (TDC Role Only) for active modes • Bridleways – horse trekking – tourism + transport

Transport solutions prioritised by stakeholders: • Safe cycle routes for everyone (e.g. school children) • Direct cycle paths not necessarily following road network

• Absorbing school transport system into overall PT system in Kerikeri • School destination facilities for cyclists

• Park’n’ride facilities near PT services • Improving existing bus stop facilities (shelters, signs, timetables and lighting) and locations • Wheelchair accessible PT / shuttles • PT /ride share provision for medical / retail access for elderly

• Linking bus service with Intercity routes (ie. timetable and location of Public Transport / stops) • PT / Rideshare connection between Kerikeri and Waipapa Ride Share • Mobility accessible bus route: Paihia → Waipapa → Kerikeri → Kawakawa

• Subsidises for rideshare apps (for communities) • Community based operations (ie. ride share) o Borrow /leasing vans o Utilising existing school bus operations • Promotion of UBER for drink drivers

• Reducing the need for travel via private vehicles • Subsidise services transporting both people and freight/posts • Provision of taxi pick up / drop off areas in Paihia and Kerikeri

• Co-sharing funding on PT services with other governments • Improving access to driver licensing facilities /assisting vehicle warranting (REAP funding in Kerikeri)

• Total Mobility Scheme

o Community raised solutions to accessible transport o Subsidise shuttle services o Provide routes in the Far North • Partnerships with DHB and other organisations (schools, communities) o Ride share systems to medical facilities and Maraes • Provision of facilities o Sufficient bike parks, electric vehicle / bike charging stations

Possible transport solutions: • Proper / frequent PT services in Kerikeri (consider electric vehicles)

• Distribution centres • PT services near schools (ie. Kerikeri primary and high school) • Key routes in need of PT / ride share services: o → Whangaroa o Kaikohe → Moerewa Public Transport / o Between Hokianga, Kaitaia, Kerikeri, Kaikohe, Kawakawa, Ride Share Piahia • PT / ride share planning to address changing land use Consider aesthetics when determining PT routes • • Autonomous PT services / pick up services • Support infrastructure for PT / ride share services • PT mobile apps / online portal for locals and visitors o timetables / arrival times o easy payment /easy access to PT / ferries cycle routes o online incentives • Developing a night-time economy to bring people rather than cars and increase demand for PT • Electric scooters (provision of safe infrastructure) • Tourism / industries to have own subsidised worker shuttles • Trialling once a week type services on key routes • Intracommunity carpooling services

• Formalise informal ride share facility at Junction • Regular interim bus stops between CBD’s

• Council marketing • Regional bus card (senior citizen bus card) • Dedicated stop shelters for hitch hikers • Parking management plans to reduce attractiveness of driving individually with private vehicles

Transport solutions prioritised by stakeholders: • Forestry on seas → Doubtless Bay to Marsden Point • Security / CCTV at parking lots near wharfs

Harbour Possible transport solutions: • Increase subsidy for locals using Ferries (ie. Hokianga) • Opononi / Opua / Whangarora boat ramps congested → increase size of boat ramps to accommodate tourists during peak seasons • Provide pedestrian / cyclist Hokianga ferry service (Horeke → Kohukohu → Rawene → Omapere)

Transport solutions prioritised by stakeholders: • Encourage more walking around / inside townships (pedestrianalise) • Safe ped crossings at Waipapa • Tree planting / street trees

• Roundabout cyclist safety • Paihia + Kerikeri complete cycle route (long term vision)

• Matthews Avenue roundabout – reduce congestion

• Improve SH1 Kawakawa roundabout • Pak’n’Save roundabout too small + poor footpaths • Improve Kerikeri Countdown junction

• Mangakahia Road alternative route limit to only SH15 for trucks • Designated logging routes • Seal roads – prioritise heavy vehicle routes o Old Mill Road o Matawaia o Pokapu o Waiomio • Passing bays – review network for opportunities eg. 5km (ie. Waiomo to Kawakawa SH1)

• Flooding o Kawakawa / Moewera Road Network o SH11 spring tides o Taumere • Bypasses o Integrated of land use and transport o Development cul de sacs connected o Control adhoc development o Greater planning for future network • Widening / laybys / passing lanes for safety • Footpaths / cycleways need for o Wellington St, Flagstaff Hill o Te Araroa Trail o Haruru Falls o Bledisloe o Paihia o Opua o Watea o Taipa o • Low lying coastal townships – protection for climate change (Foreshore Road, Ahipara) • Secondary routes will be used more and requires resilience planning and investment in detours (Mangakahia Road, around Kaeo) • Kerikeri → Paihia, alternative route through Waitete Forest • Kaitaia → – provide alternative route

• Kaitaia / Northpark / schools poorly linked → better connectivitiy • Network connections eg. Ngawha industrial area, Kerikeri, Russell, Paihia, Waipapa • Population growth in Kerikeri – connectivity to affordable areas

• Kerikeri / Kaitaia / Kaikohe long term arterial planning • TCDR – Kaitaia to Kohukohu needs strategy (EES road standard)

• Future corridor protection (Maranui Drive problem) • Strategy to acquire land early • Alternative routes during crashes / short term detours • Mapping growth hubs + strategic planning • Liveable towns • 2007 Structure Plan → Long term Kerikeri Plan

• Link Waipapa and Kapiro Road (consider active modes)

• Early interventions to development strategy / plans

• Development contributions re-introduced • Introduce Rail

Possible transport solutions:

Adequate form + function of road • • Fit for purpose tourist routes / signage

• DOC campgrounds → maintain access roads

• Provision of rest stops at scenic points (TCDR) • Long beach pathway connect to beach • Transport in for peak summer periods o Shuttles, parking, cruise ships o Another terminal location that can accommodate cruise ships

• Replace ferries with bridges (long term plan for Hokianga) • Kerikeri → Kaikohe – high speed, 4 lane road Apply user hierarchy to ONRC road types by times of day Road Network • • HCV routes maintained to higher standard

• Ruapekapeka Road – high priority key detour routes • Detour routes fit for purpose – short response time • Mobile app showing road closures (FNDC + civil defence +NZTA) • Investigate effluent dump stations – Pakaraka SH1 • Seal prioritisation – improve access to local communities • Review submissions from all Ratepayer Associations and include projects from Community Plans • Subdivisions to vest roads as public for maintenance • Protect for resilience in rural areas – coast + main road both affected by slips • Gateways in sensitive locations eg schools • Improve Waiomio / SH1 intersection • Direct more traffic via SH15 / Twin Bridges / Murrays Road to Dargaville as detour + main designated route • Mangamukas SH1 bottleneck • Investigated funding subsidy for logging routes (esp Wekaweka north of Waipona Forest) • Overseas investment office opportunities • Agility to respond fast enough to problems and ensure network fit for purpose

Transport solutions prioritised by stakeholders: • Fit for purpose roads with appropriate shoulders with separation for cycleways / footpaths • Culvert replacements and graders blocking culverts when carrying out grading (Waiomio near SH1 – culvert sinking) • Stormwater treatment (both urban and rural)

• Greater use of unformed roads for off-road greenway walk / cycle • FNDC / Regional Council Plans to be tied into each other • Keeping important routes open during emergencies

• REG initiative and ONRC framework to be embedded into strategy and communicated to stakeholders (could show by spend per ONRC classifications) • Analyse insurance risk to map out where future investment should be (eg health care)

Asset • Capture data on maintenance activities • Plan and adapt transport network for climate change and sea level Management rise

Possible transport solutions: • Poor ground conditions of roads reduce design life • Chip loss on new reseals • Aggregated tracked onto sealed roads particularly at intersection • Aggregate loss on steep grades (due to run off) • Vegetation clearance important particularly on lower use roads

• Separation within urban areas between vulnerable mobility and vehicles • Provide pram crossings on footpaths to link up on other side (eg. Paihia main road) • Stock effluent disposal facilities required, also compliance of trucks carrying stock

• Communicate to public the ONRC plan and visual guide • Lack of historical data (in old contracts due to lump sum payments) • Limited funding for funding partners • Lots of roads in North Hokianga and other areas that are unstable → consider long term solutions and alternative routes

Please refer to Attachment A for detailed notes on the discussion summarised in the table above.

Post workshop:

Following the workshop, we have received further submissions from organisations on transport solution options, which are summarised as follows:

• Strategic planning and design to not promote car-dependence of the ~200ha block of land between the golf course, SH10, and Waipapa Rd and ~24ha 'Woodlands' block near Kerikeri Centre (Our Kerikeri) TDM • Incentivise collaboration and sharing and facilitate transport to Centre. Improve utilisation of existing parking areas such as Rugby Fields, Turner Centre, Baptist Church, Northtec, Packhouse Market, Kerikeri High School (Our Kerikeri)

• Beautify and pedestrianalise "superblocks" adjacent to Kerikeri Road (Our Active Modes Kerikeri)

• Buses to connect the Centre with park'n'ride locations such as Redcliffs Rd, Inlet Rd, Puererua Rd, Pungaere Rd (Our Kerikeri) PT / Ride Share • Absorb the Kerikeri school transport operation into a public bus service (Our Kerikeri)

• New loop road for Kerikeri Rd - connection from King St or Clark Rd to Butler Rd or Aranga Rd (Our Kerikeri) Road Network • New Bypass Road connecting Shepards / Inlet / Mill Lane area with SH10 or Kerikeri Road (well to the west of the Centre) (Our Kerikeri) • Kerikeri CBD bypass - Grid road system (Vision Kerikeri)

Attachment A – Activity 1 and Activity 2 discussion notes