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MANGAWHAI PROGRAMME Community Advisory Panel JULY 2017 Input to Development of the Mangawhai Community Plan 1 MANGAWHAI PROGRAMME EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 VISION STATEMENT 4 SUSTAINABILITY 5 - 6 COASTAL VILLAGE LIFESTYLE 7 - 8 CONNECTIVITY 9 - 14 GROWTH 15 - 18 WATER 19 - 21 HERITAGE 22 OPEN SPACE 23 - 24 PANEL RECOMMENDATIONS 25 - 28 GREATER MANGAWHAI MAP 29 MASTERPLAN 30 APPENDICES 31 - 36 2 Figure 1: Geographic Area of the MCP EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The development of a Mangawhai Community Plan provides the opportunity to foster a vibrant and active coastal village lifestyle founded on sustainability, connectivity and good design. This report paints a picture of how Mangawhai will be a place where people ‘grow well’. It shows how a well-connected community is a cohesive community. It shows how sustainability will ensure growth does not impact adversely on the environment. Good design will enable effective use of space and improve the look and feel of the built environment. Council has the opportunity to facilitate and help drive appropriate new urban design development with fit for purpose and fit for future solutions. This will require a different way of thinking that challenges solving the same problems with the same ideas, including new ways of funding. The Community Advisory Panel has aimed to lift the bar on community expectations and to look at growth through the lens of the community at large as well as of the individual. We urge the Council to take the principles of cohesiveness, connectivity, sustainability, safety and good design and use them to guide the development of the Mangawhai Community Plan. Community Advisory Panel, July 2017 3 VISION STATEMENT Our vision is that Mangawhai will be the leading New Zealand coastal village where people can grow well. To achieve this vision Mangawhai will need to become a more connected community, one which is sustainable and has a well thought out future plan. This needs to build on a strong foundation and provide direction for the future whilst acknowledging and building on the present. OBJECTIVES · Protect and enhance public access and the public realm, including enjoyment of the harbour and beaches; · Manage and plan growth to retain the special character of Mangawhai; · Promote affordable and sustainable infrastructure that protects and retains a sense of openness and informality - ‘beach atmosphere’ This document aims to apply an urban design approach to the Mangawhai Community Plan (MCP) discussion. An urban design approach will ensure a cohesive integration of the community objectives. 4 SUSTAINABILITY Sustainability can be defined as WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE meeting the needs of the present URBAN DESIGN? without impacting the ability for future generations to meet their needs. Sustainability will be an underpinning principle to Mangawhai growth. From water harvesting, low impact design stormwater management, recycling of greywater and wastewater to planting of trees and shrubs and supporting biodiversity, sustainability will inform the development of Mangawhai as it grows. Mangawhai will meet the needs of the present without impacting on the ability of future generations to meet their needs. The future led thinking for this approach is a biosphere reserve. Every biosphere reserve shares 3 objectives: WHAT IS A BIOSPHERE RESERVE? · CONSERVATION - In terms of genetic resources, species and ecosystems · SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - Economic, environmental and human and cultural · LEARNING - Research, monitoring, environmental education and training. RE HE SP IO B ATMOSPHERE LITHOSPHERE BIOSPHERE ATMOSPHERE HYDROSPHERE LITHOSPHERE HYDROSPHERE The challenge is for Mangawhai to be the leading example of a biosphere in New Zealand. 5 SUSTAINABILITYSUSTAINABILITY -- BIOSPHEREBIOSPHERE CLARIFICATIONCLARIFICATION TheThe United United Nations Nations Educational, Educational, Scientific, Scientific, CulturalCultural OrganisatioOrganisationn (UNESCO) (UNESCO) is is a a world world recognisedrecognised global global organisation. organisation. One One of of their their high high profile profile prograprogramsms is is called called Man Man and and the the THREETHREE ZONESZONES BiosphereBiosphere (MAB). (MAB). Established Established in in 1977, 1977, it it promotes promotes an an interdisci interdisciplinaryplinary approach approach to to research, research, 1. 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A A M S -- Biosphere Biosphere reserves reserves are are sites sites that that demonstrate demonstrate innovative innovative approaches approaches to to conservation. conservation. TheyThey share share their their experience experience and and ideas ideas regionally, regionally, nationally nationally and and internationally internationally within within a a global global networknetwork of of biosphere biosphere reserves. reserves. -- Biosphere Biosphere reserves reserves go go beyond beyond confined confined protectedprotected areasareas to to where where sustainable sustainable economic economic MANGAWHAIMANGAWHAI HEADS HEADS SAND SAND DUNES DUNES S developmentdevelopment is is made made possible possible through through partnerships partnerships with with local local pe people.ople. YN W Y R R E A D -- Biosphere Biosphere reserves reserves are are about about developing developing quality quality economies economies based based on on local local community community U N T Y R actionaction and and entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship, sound sound science, science, public-private public-private sect sectoror partnerships partnerships and and networking. networking. S B E -- Biosphere Biosphere reserves reserves also also provide provide living living laboratories laboratories to to experiment experiment with with and and showcase showcase variousvarious approaches approaches to to sustainable sustainable development development that that are are cultural culturallyly relevant relevant to to local local communities.communities. ESTUARY BRYNDERWYNS ISSUESISSUES + + RECOMMENDATIONS RECOMMENDATIONS ESTUARY BRYNDERWYNS (M NE AZ) DS ZO UN O Y R IT G V I P T M C A A C PARK OOL AI CH H S W Y A R G A N M I A R M P 6 EADS CONCEPTUAL MAP I H A H W A G WELCOME TO MANGAWHAI SIGN N N EW A MAI N R M O UT E T O B EA CH E OUT R ASS P Y K B R A P I A CONNECTIVITY H WOOD ST W A G FERRY N MANGAWHAI PARK A M AL TR EN C I A H W A ‘CROSS OVER’ T G C NE N A ON LTERN A C A M TIVE ROUTE I NTO VILLAGE E G A L L OLD WHARF REBUILD I V I MANGAWHAI VILLAGE A H W A G N A M COASTAL VILLAGE LIFESTYLE DENSITY AND THE MANGAWHAI LIFESTYLE Changing lifestyles are influencing the way we live. Mangawhai has a mix of permanent and non-permanent population, with approximately half the population being non-residents. This leads to different expectations on housing style and amenity leading to alternatives to past density models. Accommodating a mix of densities is part of supporting a rich and diverse community. Good design must underpin development, irrespective of density. Council can assist this through good design guidelines. Feedback from the community is that poor urban design in some recent subdivisions has contributed to a loss of character and amenity in Mangawhai. Examples referred to include poor pedestrian connections, inappropriate fencing, poor location of building platforms, garages, above-ground water tanks, large areas of concrete and removal of vegetation. In many