THE KAITUNA RIVER DOCUMENT SUMMARY

kaituna.org.nz MOEMOEĀ – OUR VISION

The Kaituna River is in a healthy state and protected for current and future generations.

What is this about? What area does the document influence? Te Maru o Kaituna River Authority has prepared and approved Kaituna, he taonga tuku iho - a treasure handed down which The river document covers the Kaituna River and its tributaries guides the management of the Kaituna River and its tributaries within the Kaituna co-governance framework area, which is into the future. It is a statement of partnership and co-governance shown on pages 5 – 7. The area starts at the top of the Kaituna and builds on community energy and commitment that was River and includes the Kaituna, Mangorewa and Paraiti rivers and previously given to the Kaituna River and Ōngātoro/Maketū more than 24 tributary streams. Estuary Strategy.

It represents the culmination of input from the Kaituna community and is a signpost for local government, and Who is Te Maru o Kaituna the wider community, including existing river users and other River Authority? stakeholders, to collaborate in achieving our collective vision, objectives and outcomes. The document balances competing Te Maru o Kaituna River Authority (TMoK) is the co-governance environmental, social, cultural, recreational and economic partnership set by the Tapuika Claims Settlement Act 2014. interests while ensuring the mauri (life force) of the river is maintained, which requires collective action and support. The partnership is made up of iwi representatives from Tapuika Iwi Authority Trust, Te Kapu Ō Waitaha, Te Pumautanga o Te This summary highlights the vision, objectives and desired Arawa Trust, Te Tāhuhu o Tawakeheimoa Trust, Ngāti Whakaue, outcomes to promote the restoration, protection and and council representatives from the Regional enhancement of the Kaituna River and its tributaries. Council Toi Moana, Lakes Council, Western Bay of Plenty District Council and Tauranga City Council. It is a permanent joint committee of the four councils.

Our purpose is to promote the restoration, protection, and enhancement of the environmental, cultural and spiritual health and well-being of the Kaituna River and its tributaries.

2 NGĀ WHĀINGA – OUR OBJECTIVES

Ngā Piringa me ngā Herenga Te Mauri me te Rēto o te Wai Iwi Relationships with the River Water Quality and Quantity

Objective 1 Objective 3 The traditional and contemporary relationships that iwi Water quality and the mauri of the water in the Kaituna River and hapū have with the Kaituna River are provided for, are restored to a healthy state and meet agreed standards. recognised and protected. Objective 4 Objective 2 There is sufficient water quantity in the Kaituna River to: Iwi-led projects which restore, protect and/or enhance a Support the mauri of rivers and streams. the Kaituna River, are actively encouraged, promoted and b Protect tangata whenua values. supported by Te Maru o Kaituna through its Action Plan. c Protect ecological values. Desired Outcomes d Protect recreational values. a Access for tangata whenua to the Kaituna River and identified sites of significance are provided for. Objective 5 b Pou and other appropriate markers are erected adjacent to Water from the Kaituna River is sustainably allocated and the Kaituna River where considered appropriate by iwi, to efficiently used to provide for the social, economic and indicate sites of special significance. cultural well-being of iwi, hapū and communities, now and for c Priority restoration, protection and enhancement future generations. projects are identified by Te Maru o Kaituna in their Action Plan. Desired Outcomes d Te Maru o Kaituna members promote and take into a Limits for contaminants in the Kaituna River are established account priority projects in their long-term and annual to ensure the water: plan processes. i Is clean and safe for swimming in locations where e Information on the environmental state of the Kaituna River people wish to swim, with specific locations identified and is regularly exchanged between iwi and relevant agencies. recommended by Te Maru o Kaituna. f Appropriate sites along the Kaituna River are identified ii Provides safe drinking water sources. and set aside for taunga waka (traditional waka iii Is suitable to sustain plentiful kai awa (food sourced from landing places). the river) and kai moana (food sourced from the sea) g Iwi and hapū associations with the Kaituna River within the Maketū Estuary which is safe to eat. Tuna are strengthened through recognition of iwi/hapū (eels) are of particular importance; and management plans in the management of land use, iv Is suitable for cultural ceremonies. access to the river and protection of cultural heritage. b Mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) is acknowledged and used as a credible tool alongside science, to support the objectives of The Kaituna River Document. c Abstraction of groundwater from aquifers is sustainably managed to: i Protect puna (spring) flows. ii Meet the relevant objectives in The Kaituna River Document.

3 NGĀ WHĀINGA – OUR OBJECTIVES CONTINUED...

Mahinga Whenua Ngā Herenga o Te Maru o Kaituna Land Use Te Maru o Kaituna in Collaboration with Iwi and the Community Objective 6

The environmental well-being of the Kaituna River is enhanced Objective 8 through improved land management practices. Te Maru o Kaituna in collaboration with iwi and the wider Desired Outcomes community enable environmental, economic, social, a An appropriate mix of rules, incentives and industry educational and cultural aspirations for the restoration, leadership is used to improve land management practices. protection and enhancement of the Kaituna River. b Rural land management is improved over time by adopting Desired Outcomes best practice techniques, taking advantage of technological a Environmental education programmes are promoted by and information advances and through more efficient use Te Maru o Kaituna. of inputs such as fertiliser, stock or crop quantity and/or outputs such as discharge quality and quantity limits. b Economic development opportunities for iwi and hapū which respect the cultural associations they have with c Consented activities for agriculture, forestry, horticulture, the Kaituna River; promote greater understanding of industry, urban development, including the disposal of those associations; and restore, protect or enhance the stormwater and wastewater are managed so that the well-being of the Kaituna River. ecological and cultural health of the Kaituna River is maintained or improved. c Support collaborative relationships that foster and enable sustainable industry and business practices to d Kaitiakitanga (guardianship) and rangatiratanga (autonomy, actively enhance the Kaituna River. authority, and ownership) are integrated into the management of land use, access to the river and protection d Recreational activities along the Kaituna River do not of cultural heritage in specific locations in the catchment. compromise safety or priorities of Te Maru o Kaituna for the restoration, protection and enhancement of the Kaituna River.

Te Oranga o Te Pūnaha-hauropi Ecosystem Health

Objective 7

Ecosystem health, habitats that support indigenous vegetation and species, and wetlands within the Kaituna River are restored, protected and enhanced.

Desired Outcomes a Identify, maintain and improve ecosystems that support and sustain indigenous flora and fauna. b Explore opportunities to create, increase and enhance the extent and quality of wetlands in the lower Kaituna catchment. c Promote the removal of pests. d Priority restoration, protection and enhancement projects are identified by Te Maru o Kaituna in their Action Plan. e Te Maru o Kaituna members promote and take into account priority projects in their long-term and annual plan processes.

4 What area does the document Motiti Island cover? Legend 2 29A Pāpāmoa Marae Location Tauranga Co-governance Area District Urban Areas Territorial Boundary Manoeka Whakaue Kaipapa State Highway Kaituna R iver Hāraki Maketū Landcover 2 Moko Agriculture Te Puke

am Indigenous Vegetation re St ra Tūhourangi ou ik Forestry a W Horticulture Te Awhe o Te Rangi W a m ir m The co-governance area approx. apuk a ao Stre e a 2 am r e 2 t r Paengaroa S t 582 km , is co-governed by the i S r a oe Stream ia e h a m statutory body Te Maru o Kaituna a W a p u a n (The Kaituna River Authority). r e a h p m w a a a R r e Tia There are other marae outside the co-governance r a t P m S a area which have associations with marae inside Ohui Stream e a r t g S it but have not been shown here. n i a k m a a a g p re n i Tapuika t K k S a a e a a n P o o i r k h a Ō t a a o 0 2.5 5 h n W u Tawakepito i KILOMETRES St rea m Stream iri Stream ar oi am gat m Makahae an ta M O am 33 Stre tream r ga u S e en ur v er a i Te R oong k R po U a n paua Stream u ata it m er au iv a T R K am iti Stre K ra epapa iwi Pa Tor St m Western Bay of rea a m m re ea t Plenty District tr S S ia to a para Strea a n am hau m Ru O e O hi Stream tr ri S ka m i a ru ip e u angorewa R P r r Rotorua M iver t u S H

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5 Increasing residential population Coast Care programme to support Maketū Wildlife Management adjoining the existing urban restoration of the dune environment Reserve and PapahīkahawaiMotiti Island areas of Pāpāmoa East, Te Puke BOPRC, TCC and WBOPDC Island and Paengaroa 2 Maketū Ōngātoro 29A Pāpāmoa 10km cycle/walking path Wetland Society (MOWS) connection from Paengaroa to Tauranga community conservation District Bell Road near Pāpāmoa group programme

Pāpāmoa Hills Kaituna or Kaituna Wetlands and further Regional Park Te Tumu Cut wetland creation – investigation Maketū of future lower Kaituna sub- Kaitun a Riv Regional Park er

2 Land zoned for industrial and Te Puke residential growth around Te Puke m ea Kaituna River re-diversion tr S ra u and Te Awa o Ngātoroirangi o ik a / Maketū Estuary Tramping tracks link Pāpāmoa W Hills to Ōtānewainuku summit Enhancement Project Proposed Rangiuru via Ōtawa Scenic Reserve W Business Park a irapukao S tream Paengaroa 2 m a m Ōtānewainuku Scenic Reserve – a re Str t re oe eam S t h i S virgin forest that is a habitat for a r a p ia e a a m Kiwi and Kōkako r W a a u p m n a a e R e h r w t a m S a r Ohui Stream a e SmartGrowth Eastern a r Ōtānewainuku Kiwi Trust P t g S n i corridor with transport a k community based conservation m a a a g p re n i links to the Eastern Bay t K k and pest control S a a e a a n P o o i and Rotorua r k h a Ō t a a o h n W u TECT All Terrain Park - 1650ha i St rea m Stream of land currently comprising iri Stream ar oi am forestry and native bush gat m 33 an ta M O am Stre tream r ga u S e en ur v er a i Te R oong k R po U a n Kaharoa Conservation Area paua Stream u ata it m er - 819ha of Kōkako habitat au iv a T R K am iti Stre K ra epapa iwi Pa Tor St m Western Bay of rea a m m re ea t Plenty District tr S S ia o a t n m upara Stream m a a ha a Ru O e O e tr r S St m Pipi i a ru karih e u What isang obeingrewa R r r Rotorua M iver t u S H

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around the river? e a Legend Kaharoa m people per year pay to raft down the rapids at Ōkere 36 Urban Growth Area Agriculture Ōtaramarae Forestry Ōkere Lake Rotoiti Horticulture 30 Indigenous Vegetation 33

Information shown is intended as a guide Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes Strategy only and is subject to change. See relevant covers the Rotorua Lakes including iwi management plans, Treaty Settlement 5 legislation, and council and other agency Lakes Rotorua and Rotoiti websites for further information. The co- governance area is defined by legislation.

5 30 Lake Okataina 0 2.5 5 KILOMETRES 6 Original mouth of the What makes our Owairakei Stream Motiti Island Wetlands throughout river a treasure lower Kaituna pre-1950s 2 Legend 29A Pāpāmoa Tauranga Flax Mills operating Swimming spots District in early 1900s Habitats for significant indigenous species Pāpāmoa Pā Landing place of Te Arawa waka Geothermal resources Kait una R Cultural use of streams iver Maketū Information shown is intended as a guide only for rituals and baptisms and is subject to change. See iwi management 2 plans, Treaty Settlement legislation, council and other agency websites for further Te Puke

information. The co-governance area is am re defined by legislation. St ra Traditional bathing ou Te Matai ik a in geothermal water W southwest of Maketū 0 2.5 5 KILOMETRES W a ir m apukao S a trea e m 2 m r a t e Paengaroa S r i t r S e Stream ia a ho a e a W m p a 3 a u r n River flow is 36m / a e h Ōtānewainuku, 640m – highest p m a a w second at Te Matai R e a r r point in the Kaituna catchment t a m S P a Ohui Stream e a r t and a Maunga of great significance g S n i a k Significant traditional m a a to several iwi, including Tapuika, a g p re n i t K k S a sites for mahinga kai Waitaha and Ngāti Rangiwewehi a e a a n P o o i 33 r k h a Ō t a a o h n W u i St The Kaituna River is around rea m Stream iri 53km in length, plus there are Stream ar oi am gat m over 1100km of tributaries an ta M O am Stre tream r ga u S e en ur v Water takes 24 hours to make er a i Te R oong k R po U a its way down the river from n paua Stream u ata it Ōkere to the Kaituna Cut m er au iv a T R K am iti Stre K ra epapa iwi Pa Tor St m Western Bay of rea a m m re ea t Plenty District tr S S ia to a para Strea a n am hau m Ru O e O hi Stream tr ri S ka m i a ru ip e u angorewa R P r r Rotorua M iver t u S H

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36 The Kaituna is known by local iwi and hapū as the Ōkere Ōtaramarae River in the upper reaches Ōkere Lake Rotoiti The Kaituna River is lake 30 fed by Lakes Rotorua and 33 Rotoiti, which are outside the co-governance area

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Lake Rotorua

5 30 Lake Okataina

7 What does it mean for me? How do I get involved in the action plan? If you live in the Kaituna River catchment, The Kaituna River Document will have an impact on you. Local authorities and community groups are investing a In the future, council planning documents will recognise and significant amount of time, effort and money over the coming provide for the vision, objectives and desired outcomes of 10 years to help care for land, water and wildlife in the Kaituna/ the river document, which could mean changing the way we Maketū catchment. do things to take better care of our river. It is likely that the There is more work for us all to do. Te Maru o Kaituna is document will result in changes to the Regional Policy Statement developing an action plan for local government, iwi, hapū and and regional/district plans. Any future changes to rules in these the wider community including existing river users and others plans, which may directly affect the way you use your land, to collaborate and partner together in achieving our common will follow a separate consultation process under the Resource vision, objectives and desired outcomes. It will prioritise our Management Act 1991. collective actions to restore, enhance and protect the Kaituna. Until this occurs, councils will have regard to the vision, We are keen for you to be involved. objectives and desired outcome, where relevant, when making For more information about The Kaituna River decisions on resource consents. Document and to view the full document please Councils must also take them into account where relevant to visit www.kaituna.org.nz decisions they make under the Local Government Act 2002. There are parts of Kaituna, he taonga tuku iho - a treasure If you are keen to be involved or understand more, handed down that can be implemented quickly through an email [email protected] or call Anaru Vercoe or action plan. Jo Watts on 0800 884 880

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