What do you value? Please list the values that are important to you for the Cardrona River and the Basin aquifer. (Where relevant, please include specific location and ORC is reviewing the Regional Plan: Water and Get involved time of year) wants to build on the great work your community did a few years ago to establish values for the ...... Cardrona River catchment area...... You said you value irrigation and viability of ...... farming, protection of aquatic ecosystems, ...... recreation and aesthetics, and protection of ...... the water resource...... We want to check that these values still reflect ...... what is important to you, and if you have any other values you want to contribute.

What would you like to see in the future for the You can tell us what you value: Cardrona River and the Wanaka Basin aquifer? 1. In person on 28 May 2019 at either 12.30pm (Where relevant, please include specific location and or 7pm at the Armstrong Room, Lake The Cardrona River time of year) Wanaka Centre, 89 Ardmore St, Wanaka. These sessions will start with a short ...... presentation followed by discussion around ...... currently identified and new community Be part of the ...... values. Please allow 1 to 1.5 hours for these meetings...... discussion about ...... 2. Online at yoursay.orc.govt.nz/cardrona-river until 7 June 2019. the future of water ...... 3. Or by filling in and sending the tear-off-slip ...... in the Cardrona and (left) to the Policy Team at ORC by 7 June www.orc.govt.nz Enter your details below if you want to be kept 2019. Wanaka Basin area up-to-date on this project: Private Bag 1954, Dunedin 9054 Name: ...... 0800 474 082 Email or postal address: ...... Sign up to our monthly newsletter On-Stream ...... by emailing [email protected] ...... Freepost Authority Number 

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