KAIPARA SPATIAL PLAN - KEY URBAN AREAS Adopted | 27 May 2020

DARGAVILLE | MAUNGATŪROTO | KAIWAKA KAIPARA SPATIAL PLAN - KEY URBAN AREAS Adopted | 27 May 2020

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North Island: Contact_ Gary Marshall Contact_ Joao Machado +64 21 591 279 +64 272 950 386 [email protected] [email protected]

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Resilio Studio | AR + Associates Limited | May 2020 KAIPARA SPATIAL PLAN_KEY URBAN AREAS FOREWORD

It is my pleasure to present the Kaipara Key Urban Areas Spatial Plan, our guide for how we plan for growing the historic towns of Dargaville, Maungatūroto and Kaiwaka.

This is planning of a shape, size and scale never undertaken before in Kaipara District. Thanks to all who have contributed to the collaborative engagement approach of this spatial planning process. For some this has been an ‘eye opener’ on how to locate where appropriate development could occur and what are the important parts we cherish in each of the towns; it's given us new ways to see our familiar places. With these spatial plans we now have a solid blueprint for sustainable development in each of these towns, so that we can create space for future jobs, attractive homes, great community facilities and connections like new and exciting walking and cycling trails. Through this, we will grow and nurture our communities with resilience through challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

This is what has been needed for a long time, and has extra relevance especially as we plan and pursue our recovery from the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic. Kaipara is a safe haven for companies to establish and is set to continue to serve as the Food Bowl for New Zealand.

This document sends a clear signal to our community that Kaipara’s key towns are ready for town centre improvements, have the space available for new commercial and industrial endeavours, and are open to attracting a variety of people to energise our workforce and enliven our historic communities. However, the Council cannot afford to lead development alone. We need to attract commercial enterprises to play a key part in developing quality design in keeping with the Community Design and Te Aranga Design Principles discussed within this document. We will need to encourage our infrastructure partners in the Northland Transportation Alliance (including the New Zealand Transport Agency), Northpower, Chorus and others to assist with aligning their forward investment strategies to enable the right development to prosper here in Kaipara District.

The next step will be to convert the intent of this spatial plan into statutory plan changes in the Kaipara District Plan. The Council recognises the importance of these plan changes to legally provide the appropriate conditions for quality development to occur. It also needs to consider alongside the plan changes infrastructure upgrades to key intersections, water supply, wastewater, stormwater and stopbank protection. This aligned infrastructure strategy will all be released early next year to show what needs to happen, when, what the cost is estimated to be and how it is intended to be funded.

This spatial plan is an important first step to how we encourage the towns of the Dargaville, Maungatūroto and Kaiwaka to enter a new chapter in their history and grow to benefit each of these communities and the wider Kaipara District, helping fulfil the promise of abundant wellbeing of ‘Kaipara te Oranganui’.

Nga mihi nui ki a koutou katoa

Dr Jason Smith Mayor of Kaipara District

Resilio Studio | AR + Associates Limited | May 2020 KAIPARA SPATIAL PLAN_KEY URBAN AREAS CONTENTS

Part 5 | Land-Use & Infrastructure Alignment

Resilio Studio | AR + Associates Limited | May 2020 Part 1 | The Spatial Framework Overview KAIPARA SPATIAL PLAN - Spatial Framework Overview 1.0 | Introduction

The Kaipara District Council (the Council) wishes to enable sustainable development for the communities of Dargaville, Maungatūroto and Kaiwaka through spatial planning. This spatial plan is a holistic approach to facilitate and improve each town to enhance future social, economic, cultural and environmental wellbeing. The wellbeing indicators for each of the towns is proposed to be measured annually and every 3 years through Council resident surveys, health data, environmental monitoring and economic information.

The Kaipara District has seen a relatively fast paced growth in the last 5 years driven mainly through a significant amount of rural living subdivisions and sustained growth in the Mangawhai urban area. Unfortunately historical decisions around the Mangawhai Treatment Plant resulted in years of high Council debt levels thus preventing very little infrastructure investment in these key urban towns. This effectively pushed residential and industrial activities to the rural areas where it was easier and cheaper to develop. The availability of zoned land for appropriate development in the towns was also not available.

Navigating through the Spatial Plan

This Spatial plan is set out in five parts. Part One - ‘The Spatial Framework’ provides an overview of the spatial plan framework including project objectives, outcomes, background and history providing the overall context for how the spatial plan has reached the recommended direction and supporting key moves required to achieve the desired growth for these three key urban areas in the Kaipara District. Parts Two, Three and Four focus on the town centres and growth nodes of Dargaville, Maungatūroto and Kaiwaka respectively. In each of these sections, the towns are divided into neighbourhoods within a spatial framework to guide the future outcomes and necessary infrastructure required to sustainably achieve the collective visions for Kaipara District. Bringing it all together, Part Five - ‘Implementation’ signals the further work needed to achieve the vision for each of these three towns and supporting key moves.

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Setting the direction - Key Urban Areas

The preferred option for each key urban area is a result of the five phases which looked at the constraints, challenges, insights, and opportunities, as well as responding to the rich engagement from workshops and community open days. The first five phases looked at the big issues that each town needed to face to enable ongoing sustainable development, environmental enhancements and community wellbeing.

This spatial plan for each town enables Kaipara District Council to now consider new areas for housing, commercial and industrial type businesses and community infrastructure like parks and trails for each town. The Council will work closely with potential developers (big and small) to align their development intentions with the necessary infrastructure upgrades required for each town. Each development or project be it private or Council driven needs to be judging its success back to whether the town vision and Te Aranga / Community Design Principles is being achieved through this enterprise.

Future Implementation

This spatial plan will be used as a tool to review the Kaipara District Plan policies and zones for the three towns. It is proposed that the Council will undertake the District Plan review in one comprehensive review process, or alternatively release a staged or rolling District Plan review through multiple plan changes. This spatial plan, the Mangawhai Spatial Plan, and the upcoming Sub Regional Spatial Plan will guide the Council, in particular the policy and infrastructure teams, to what areas will be considered in the first tranche of District Plan changes (or the comprehensive review with a draft district plan issued for consultation) - this is scheduled to be released for initial feedback in June 2021.

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| Project Outcomes | Project Objectives | A Living Document | Development Potential

The purpose of the spatial plan is • Assess the key constraints, This spatial plan has a 30-year This spatial plan attempts to indicate to create a framework for future challenges and opportunities for planning horizon to not only align where appropriate sustainable land development in these three urban development within the with Council’s 30-year Infrastructure development could take place in the Kaipara District towns and to help district including environmental Strategy (2021-51) but allows the future. The process of rezoning land and landscape values; leverage growth and development land use changes to evolve in a does not necessarily result in the • Balance the cultural, social, staged and considered manner. type of land development happening opportunities associated with the environmental, and economic This spatial plan is intended to be on the ground. It is a complicated overflow of the Auckland region’s drivers in each centre; monitored, reviewed and updated investment model where often growth and the latent tourism • Address the needs and as required to ensure it remains factors outside the control of Council potential. This spatial plan will enable aspirations of the community, current and continues to provide influence development. Simplifying and support Māori organisations and council and partners for how community and decision makers with this in to four main ingredients of a other agencies in health, education growth and regeneration can be the information required to make successful land development project, and business to provide the right accommodated and leveraged; informed decisions about these the right conditions are considered services at the right time. The spatial • Engage with project partners, Kaipara centres. The relationship to be: plan intends to support the future stakeholders and the wider and integration of this adopted wellbeing of existing residents and community to understand, document with other planning 1. Operative land zoning that future residents who may make evaluate and consider all views; processes is described below in enables development to occur the choice to live in these centres, and digram below. It shows the inputs under specific policies and rules including those who have not been • Provide a level of certainty ( i.e The Sub Regional Spatial 2. Being infrastructure ready - the for infrastructure providers, bulk infrastructure is in place at born yet. Plan) and the outputs (District communities and potential Plan review) from this spatial the time when developers are developers while allowing enough plan process. It also shows the ready to hook in and there are no flexibility to respond to changing alignment and close relationship with delays demands and circumstances. infrastructure planning and delivery 3. Land developers who have the to enable the key upgrades required experience and the funding to be to implement the spatial plan. able to undertake the subdivision or building enterprise 4. The customer who takes the property or building and invests to make a house or operate a | Relationship to Infrastructure + Economic Strategy + Long Term Plan business.

SPATIAL PLAN ECONOMIC DISTRICT PLAN The success of any property (MANGAWHAI DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (WHOLE OF PLAN REVIEW OR ROLLING development is about de-risking KEY URBAN AREAS REVIEW THROUGH PLAN CHANGES) each stage, be it; consenting, land SUB-REGIONAL SPATIAL PLAN) STRUCTURE PLAN remediation, upgrading infrastructure (URBAN CENTRES) and construction, so that the land becomes investment ready. Most land subdivision developments do LONG TERM PLAN INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICING PROJECTIONS (STRATEGY) not turn a profit until the final stage (PRELIMINARY) LONG TERM PLAN of development which is often (AND 3-YEARLY ANNUAL PLANS) INFRASTRUCTURE multiple years from the original land FINANCIAL STRATEGY purchase.

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The Kaipara District sits between two large population centres in Whangārei (as the largest of

Northland's centres) and Auckland, Mangonui New Zealand's largest city. This 1 map aims to show the significance of Auckland's economic base and Kaitaia the big and small projects that Ahipara will influence the Kaipara District over the coming decades. The Twin Coast Discovery Kerikeri upgrades to the North Auckland Lake Omapere Paihia Rail Line ($94m), addition of a Kaikohe Marsden Industrial area spur train Poor Knights Island / Pou Herenga Tai Trail Tawhiti Rahi & Aorangi line and road upgrade and additional capacity roading upgrades to SH12 Fibre Upgrade State Highway 1 will all make the 12 1 transport connectivity that much Tane Mahuta more efficient and attractive. The (Waipoua Forest) think big proposal to transfer some Maunganui Bluff of Ports of Auckland freight activity NorthPort Kai - Iwi Lakes 14 to Northport ís also an exciting Whangārei Vision for Growth proposition for Kaipara businesses Waoku Coast Road especially those that are export (Hokianga Connection proposed) driven. Dargaville 1 12 Great Barrier Island Mangawhai / Aotea Legend Maungatūroto Kaipara District Kaipara District Kaiwaka

Tinopai Little Barrier Island Main Trunk Rail Line Wellsford / Hauturu Pouto Main Highway connections Warkworth Point

Metal Poutō Road 16

Cycle Route 1 Twin Coast Discovery Helensville Twin Coast Discovery Detours

Major Port Auckland

Airport

Industrial Centre

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Opononi 1 This map shows the main towns and centres that surround the key urban areas. It also shows the plans Tane Mahuta for cycle trail projects which are an 15 aspirational goal to secure more Waoku Coast Road Hokianga Connection of the tourism pie by encouraging Waipoua Forest domestic and international visitors to proposed Trounson Kauri stay longer and spend more. It also Whangārei provides the opportunity to connect Park Kaihū settlements and villages that are not Kaipara Catchment 15 currently connected other than by a Maunganui Bluff State Highway. Kaipara District Kai - Iwi Lakes 12 Dargaville 1 Twin Coast Discovery 14 Waipu Kaihu Valley Rail Trail Caves (proposed)

Baylys Beach

Mangawhai Legend Piroa Falls Te Kōpuru Maungatūroto Brynderwyns Ruāwai Main Arterial Road (SH 1, 12, 14, 16) 12 Secondary Roads Paparoa Kaiwaka Twin Coast Discovery

Proposed Kaihu Rail Cycle Trail

Puhoi to Warkworth Motorway Upgrade

Dargaville Branch Line (Closed) 1 Wellsford Kaipara Dargaville Branch Line (Open) Harbour North Auckland Line (Freight Only) Poutō Scale: 1_700 000@A3 Okaihau Branch (Track Uplifted) Northhead 16 Warkworth 0 5 10 20km Marsden Point Link (Proposed) Auckland Kawau Island

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$+ Matatina Baylys Beach $+ Pananawe

$+ Te Houhanga Tutamoe Dargaville

Waikarā $+ Donnellys Crossing

Tama te Uaua $+ Ōtūrei $+ $+ Topia Whanau (Rangikurukuru) Kaihu Waikaraka $+ Tutamoe Ahikiwi $+

Taita Mangawhai $+

Tangiterōria $+ Baylys Beach

Te Houhanga $+ Dargaville

Mangawhai Topia Whanau Ōtūrei (Rangikurukuru) $+ $+ $+

Kāpehu $+ Maungaraho Glinks Gully

Rīpia $+

Naumai $+

KAIPARA SPATIAL PLAN - Spatial Framework Overview Ruawai

Parirau $+ 1.2 | Purpose of the Paparoa Otuhianga Te Kōwhai Marae Spatial Plan $+ $+ Matakohe

Pahi Maungaturoto

Rāwhitiroa $+ Dargaville This spatial plan sets out a The towns of Dargaville, | Subdivision Map Legend Waihaua (Arapaoa) $+ framework for future development Maungatūroto and Kaiwaka have had Subdivisions 2000 to 2019 - Kellys Bay $+ Lot Size (Ha) Matatina $+ Baylys Beach in these three Kaipara District small subdivisions but these have Pananawe Ngā Tai < 1ha Whakarongorua $+ Kaiwaka towns. This framework will help generally been on the outer edge, Waiotea Te Houhanga Ōtamatea Mangawhai $+ Waiōhou$+ (Tinopai) $+ Tutamoe 1 - 2 ha $+ Te Pounga leverage growth and development with large 1200m2 sections. Refer to $+ Dargaville Tinopai

Waikarā 2 - 4ha opportunities associated with the subdivisions map from 2000 to 2019. $+ Donnellys overflow of the Auckland region’s Crossing 4 - 10a growth and the latent tourism As a result of this trend, the 10 - 20ha Waikāretu (Pōuto) Ōruawharo potential. The Kaipara District also additional capacity in the 20 - 50ha $+ $+ Pouto Point

offers an attractive living opportunity infrastructure to support growth Tama te Uaua > 50ha $+ Ōtūrei $+ $+ Topia Whanau (Rangikurukuru) Kaihu Waikaraka in small communities, which may in the towns has not been created. $+ Tutamoe Ahikiwi be seen to provide a safer and This cyclic effect unfortunately has $+ (C) Crown Copyright Reserved. $+ Data sourced from Land Information New Zealand Data Service. Licensed for re-use under the Creative more resilient living option in a caused potential subdivision activity Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence. Care was taken in the creation of this map; however, Kaipara District Council and its contactors cannot accept any responsibility for errors, omissions or positional accuracy. Not to be used for navigation. post Covid-19 pandemic world. This within the towns, in recent times, to Taita Mangawhai $+ Created by Spatialize.co.nz on 29/07/2019 planning will also enable and support be turned down. N other agencies in health, education SUBDIVISIONS FROM 2000 TO 2019 and businesses to provide the right

Tangiterōria services at the right time. $+ Baylys Beach

Te Houhanga $+ The spatial plan intends to support Dargaville Dargaville the future well-being of existing

residents and future residents who Mangawhai Topia Whanau Ōtūrei (Rangikurukuru) $+ $+ may make the choice to live in these $+ $+ Matatina centres, including those who have Kāpehu $+ Baylys Beach $+ Pananawe not been born yet. Maungaraho Glinks Gully

Rīpia $+ What is the problem we are Te Houhanga $+ Naumai Tutamoe attempting to fix? $+ Dargaville

Waikarā Subdivisions that are occurring Ruawai $+ Parirau Donnellys are often on the edge of the urban $+ Paparoa Crossing Otuhianga Te Kōwhai area and present difficulties with Marae $+ $+ integrating into a future urban form Matakohe Pahi Maungaturoto

and pattern. Rāwhitiroa $+ Legend Waihaua (Arapaoa) $+ Subdivisions 2000 to 2019 - Kellys Bay In the past 9 years, the development Lot Size (Ha) Ngā Tai < 1ha Whakarongorua pattern in the Kaipara District has $+ Kaiwaka Waiotea Ōtamatea Mangawhai Waiōhou$+ (Tinopai) $+ 1 - 2 ha $+ Te Pounga $+ been centred on the growth of Ōtūrei Tinopai Tama te Uaua $+ Topia Whanau (Rangikurukuru) $+ Mangawhai (Heads, village and $+ 2 - 4ha Kaihu Waikaraka 4 - 10a $+ countryside) and in rural land 10 - 20ha Waikāretu Tutamoe 20 - 50ha (Pōuto) Ōruawharo Ahikiwi subdivisions. $+ $+ $+ Pouto Point > 50ha

(C) Crown Copyright Reserved. Data sourced from Land Information New Zealand Data Service. Licensed for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence. Care was taken in the creation of this map; however, Kaipara District Council and its contactors cannot accept any responsibility for errors, omissions or positional accuracy. Not to be used for navigation. Created by Spatialize.co.nz on 29/07/2019 N Taita Resilio Studio | AR + Associates Limited | May 2020 Mangawhai SUBDIVISIONS FROM 2000 TO 2019 11 $+

Tangiterōria $+ Baylys Beach

Te Houhanga $+ Dargaville

Mangawhai Topia Whanau Ōtūrei (Rangikurukuru) $+ $+ $+

Kāpehu $+ Maungaraho Glinks Gully

Rīpia $+

Naumai $+

Ruawai

Parirau $+ Paparoa Otuhianga Te Kōwhai Marae $+ $+ Matakohe

Pahi Maungaturoto

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4 - 10a

10 - 20ha Waikāretu (Pōuto) Ōruawharo 20 - 50ha $+ $+ Pouto Point > 50ha

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| Building Consents & Industry BUILDING CONSENTS FOR NEW RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS IN KAIPARA TABLE Employment

This table shows a quick analysis LOCATION 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 TOTAL of the recent Building Consents for new residential dwellings in Kaipara Mangawhai 100 144 159 146 127 676 (in the town and rural areas). This 16 36 66 56 55 229 has been taken directly from Kaipara Mangawhai Heads District Council’s consent system. Kaiwaka 14 30 24 31 33 132 Dargaville 9 13 12 15 22 71 The data shows that, over the past 7 12 12 13 14 58 five years, Mangawhai has nearly Maungatūroto two-thirds of the district’s residential Baylys Beach 2 1 7 15 11 36 building consents. However, Kaiwaka, Paparoa 1 5 7 7 7 27 Dargaville and Maungatūroto have bubbled away at an average of 26, Remainder 28 47 50 40 25 190 14 and 12 building consents per year, (45 areas) respectively combining to nearly 20% of the district’s development. INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT COUNT IN KAIPARA DISTRICT TABLE ANZSIC06 Total Measure Industry Employee Count Area/Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Kaipara District 4450 4650 4900 5100 5100 5300 5500 5500 5600 5500 5400 5400 5400 5300 5500 5700 5900 6100 6600 Kaipara Coastal 470 510 550 660 640 670 680 700 710 740 660 670 690 660 620 640 640 630 680 Maungaru 320 390 430 420 450 440 460 470 460 430 400 420 410 430 460 440 450 430 510 Dargaville 2100 2000 2050 2050 2100 2050 2150 2100 2250 2250 2250 2300 2200 2150 2200 2200 2250 2300 2450 Maungatūroto 500 550 520 580 560 590 700 700 540 520 540 560 520 390 520 510 500 540 610 Kaiwaka 230 290 300 310 320 360 380 390 390 370 330 320 350 330 370 400 440 480 490 Ruāwai-Matakohe 440 470 530 540 530 550 540 550 610 560 530 510 520 570 580 530 580 560 510 Otamatea 170 160 180 160 140 190 210 210 220 170 170 190 190 180 200 230 230 240 240 Mangawhai Rural 55 40 50 65 90 100 90 70 80 80 80 65 90 140 140 300 280 280 420 Mangawhai Heads 85 120 130 140 140 150 160 150 170 170 190 200 200 210 210 220 240 300 350

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| Development conditions upgrades in future years - this is Realising the areas’ economic part of enabling new or improved being addressed through the Long potential including, local infrastructure in the district, but a There are limited spatial guidelines Term Plan (10-year plan) and Kaipara production, industry and tourism wider strategy and tourism provider outside the Kaipara District Plan District Infrastructure Strategy (30- collaboration is needed (which could policy and rules that encourage year plan). Dargaville needs to secure The three towns that are the focus be community- or sector-led). quality residential and business a quality water source that does of this spatial plan are some of the development. One of the prime not compete with other agricultural main employment drivers in the There are environmental, cultural reasons for this spatial planning uses. Maungatūroto needs a staged Kaipara District. Mangawhai has and community concerns about exercise is to investigate what upgrade of its wastewater treatment been growing faster in the past eight development – where it could occur, development conditions and plant and potentially more space years, but these three urban towns the type of development that might enabling infrastructure will be for treatment. It also needs to account for over half of the jobs in occur and the change this could required to turn the rural land investigate increased capacity with the Kaipara District. Collectively they bring. subdivisions development trend its water supply. Kaiwaka does not have grown by 720 jobs between from dispersed to one where have a public water supply which is 2000 and 2018, with Kaiwaka development is attracted to the critical to creating a safe and resilient consisting of the highest growth “The secret of change is centres. By attracting the right type future community. rate with an annual rate of 4.3% to focus all your energy of development and/or growth to per year. There is limited industrial the centres, this can reinvigorate Stormwater catchment management zoned land within all three towns not on fighting the old them with quality housing and more - If all three towns are to develop with many industrial businesses in business opportunities. By having the sustainably, then a thorough the Kaiwaka area choosing to locate but on building the new” clear spatial and design guidance for stormwater catchment analysis their business in the rural zoned - Socrates residential, business and community is required to ensure that future land. This could be for a variety of spaces, people who are wishing development does not propagate the reasons, however anecdotal evidence to invest will be able to realise the current siltation problems that are suggests that industrial land being Everyone deals with change current potential and the future occurring in the Kaipara Harbour. offered in Wellsford and outside differently. For smaller community’s District Plan direction. Whangārei is becoming a more dramatic change can be difficult to State Highway policies viable option for certain types of adjust to. It is therefore important There is an appetite to develop - The New Zealand Transport Agency businesses. Refer to the Industry that clear communication channels in these areas, but investment is (NZTA) is the road controlling Employment Count in Kaipara and transparent processes are constrained by infrastructure at authority for all State Highways in District table on the previous page. established and used to engage capacity for four waters, state New Zealand. All other roads are and involve people with key highway policies and existing either managed by territorial councils Kaipara District at present does not decisions about their place. The land use zoning. Public - Private or are private. All three towns have its own Economic Development first engagement exercise was very Partnerships (through infrastructure have a State Highway traversing Strategy or Tourism Strategy and important to start to build trust, development agreements) through their centre. Dargaville and is relying on the government and find out where the environmental can be successfully pursued Kaiwaka have proposed and adopted Northland Inc. Te Tai Tokerau - and community sensitivities are and and implemented in a local township plans designed to manage Northland Economic Development use the knowledge of partners and neighbourhood small-scale context the effects that the state highway Strategy (and subsequent action stakeholders to shape the spatial where large landholdings in common traffic has on them. Landowners who plans). It therefore does not have options. The engagement themes ownership can be developed in a wish to develop in Maungatūroto and a tailored strategy and associated are covered in each of the centres comprehensive manner. Kaiwaka have experienced difficulty promotions of infrastructure to section further into this paper. The in gaining access from NZTA in the harness and connect the domestic engagement themes are covered in The four waters infrastructure past. Maungatūroto has a distinctive and international visitors to the many each of the centres section further - Water supply, wastewater, near 90-degree bend on the gateway hidden charms and experiences that into this paper. stormwater and drainage (stop to the town’s mainstreet from the the district has to offer. The progress bank) management are all needing western side, which is problematic of the wharf and cycle trail Provincial significant upgrades through for large freight vehicles and poses Growth Fund bids (as part of the renewals and treatment plant a perceived risk to mainstreet safety Kaipara Kickstart programme), is and amenity.

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| Public Participatory Spatial The public participatory spatial Planning planning approach has been summarised in the graphic below The Kaipara District Council has which shows each of the steps taken. undertaken a public participatory style of spatial planning with involvement with each of the communities and the elected members at each critical decision INDICATIVE TIME-LINE point. By incorporating additional touch points than a more traditional approach, the community is able to PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3 PHASE 4 PHASE 5 PHASE 6 PHASE 7 input into the key changes especially Project Constraints, Setting the Option Review Prepare and Present and in testing the options and firming up Initiation: challenges and direction development, feedback and present draft produce the an agreed vision for Kaipara’s key opportunities Initial testing and agree changes: Spatial Plan: final Spatial assessment: evaluation Plan: urban and civic centres. This gives Engagement Options more confidence that the statutory - Early Insights Assessment planning phase will run more - Consultation smoothly with community support Targeted Document Engagement and understanding. This can lead to With Marae less adversarial litigation through – Te Aranga the public hearings phase and Design for Te subsequent appeals phase. Houhanga

By adopting this approach, Kaipara JUNE JULY JULY - AUGUST SEP - NOV DECEMBER FEBRUARY 2020 APRIL 2020 District Council will strive to progress more efficiently towards an operative plan, with overall less cost to council Confirming project Analysis of Setting the vision, Generate Collect and agree Generating draft Finalise the Spatial and the community who partakes brief, programme, key context plan principles, development the changes to the Spatial Plan for Plan following in that future process. It is often deliverables roles including site and key performance options for each draft Spatial Plan review through feedback from difficult to engage with smaller and responsibilities environment, indicators/targets centre, evaluate using themes and decision making previous phase. societal, culture, using agreed options structure communities to keep them energised economic criteria and interested in the future planning and enabling and test with for their place. However, the infrastructure governance groups, experience in this process is that the project partner, stakeholders and communities in each of the towns wider community have been highly engaged which has resulted in council and its partners finding a balance between economic and financial market dynamics, environmental concerns, and cultural and social considerations for sustainable development. ENGAGEMENT

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A hui with Kaipara settlement iwi, 1 | Overview hapū and marae representatives, Kaipara District Council staff and • The engagement event supported an honest exchange the spatial planning project team was held on Tuesday 30 July 2019 • The engagement has opened the door for new and ongoing relationship with hapū/Mana Whenua at a marae level at the Dargaville War Memorial • It is important to get the engagement process right that supports authentic relationships and partnerships Hall. The background and purpose of the Kaipara Spatial Plan in key • This is the start of something exciting and marae representatives look forward to furthering engagement urban areas and its role to assist decision making surrounding the • More information and understanding are needed on the District Plan, its policies, objectives and what the review future development of Dargaville, holds for Mana Whenua Maungatūroto and Kaiwaka was discussed initially. The floor was • Marae engagement will be an extensive process that will require greater resourcing beyond current Kaipara Spatial then open for Mana Whenua to Planning – Dargaville, Maungatūroto and Kaiwaka speak and outline their concerns and aspirations. • A summary of the hui/forum was presented to the Kaipara District Council on Thursday 1st August 2019

Kāpehu Marae

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The conversation was wide ranging, Aspirations Aspirations Aspirations rather than a verbatim record of the discussion, this section attempts to • Iwi and hapū would like cultural • Kaipara Māori aspire to be • Warm, healthy and affordable distill the key themes that emerged: input into all levels of governance comfortable in their own rohe. housing - Provision for within the Kaipara Spatial Plan • Create a process and systems papakāinga and kaumātua • Developing and fostering project that are for Māori by Māori which housing relationships • Inclusiveness to affirm partnership are also inclusive and effective for • Increasing housing choice, status with council – create non-Māori. improving existing housing so • Brining our people home stronger, fairer, and more inclusive that they are warm & dry and relations with marae entities Considerations employment for residents and • Papakāinga and warm and dry • To see images that are important returning whanau - supporting homes to Māori reflected in Kaipara • Mana Whenua were initially Ahi Kā (keeping the home fires Spatial Plan imagery – showing a unclear what a spatial plan was. burning) • Marae – restoration, appropriate consciousness of the partnership On explanation, Mana Whenua zoning and infrastructure recommended a spatial plan or Considerations Considerations masterplan be developed for • Education Kaipara Marae. This would be an • Pathways to develop Papakāinga • Earlier notification of any further important and fruitful exercise to are considered arduous and • Industry and workplace engagement expectations with assist local iwi and hapū’s own discouraging - involving opportunities pre-meeting reading package growth and development. complicated multi levelled land- where possible use rules and regulations, funding • Visit marae for further guidelines and infrastructure engagement – important to challenges. This can be frustrating reach out to whole iwi or hapū when attempting to progress as opposed to only making initiatives in and around the contact with iwi chairperson and marae. Mana Whenua would associated entities like to include in the Spatial • Understand and consider Māori Plan a framework that assists “Lore” – legends and traditions with the process of developing specific to the Kaipara District Papakāinga. The spatial planning • Speak to Māori in clear framework could potentially uncomplicated language to avoid provide the basis for a future misunderstandings regulatory framework to be considered through the district plan review.

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Whenua | Land Mātauranga | Knowledge and Mahi | Work and Employment Taiao | Environment Education Opportunities Opportunities

Aspirations • Mana Whenua do not want to Aspirations Aspirations see Kaipara being regarded as a • Self-sufficiency on own land. testing ground for experimental • Formulation of educational • Become the food basket of the • Protect the Northern Wairoa development and become a programmes and opportunities North with a focus on; River edge and adjacent fertile dumping ground for failed that are directed towards young • Fishing and kai moana industries land from the effects of climate infrastructure. Māori men and returning whanau, • Market garden industries change i.e. increased potential of • Issues surrounding areas of based on Kaipara kaupapa and • Waipoua forest, cultivation extreme flooding. Dargaville being located on low- tikanga. opportunities • To keep culturally and lying, flat, flood-prone land and • Tourism opportunities to environmentally insensitive the demand for landowners to Considerations showcase authentic Māori development away from Māori remedy situation i.e. Rising water experiences land and water ways i.e. concerns table surrounding Te Houhanga • Increase signage written in Te reo • Create more industry and over the adverse effects (known marae and the requirement to - road, park, interpretive etc. workplace opportunities from a and unknown ones) of the fund connection to the public • Enquire into the Rangatahi voice Māori perspective proposed turbines in the mouth reticulated system as a septic - discover their aspirations. of the Kaipara Harbour, and system is no longer workable. • Populations with high percentage Considerations conflicting land-use establishing of Māori generally consist of a in (or in the vicinity of) culturally high number of young people. • Tinopai was professed as the sensitive areas such as water centre of the universe - a locally bodies, maunga and around Māori devised resource management land / Marae. plan has been created to advise • Make things visible so it can development in the area. be seen and monitored, not • The hui missed hearing voices of underground and/or underwater. Rangatahi and employed workers due to the time of the day hui was Considerations held.

• Ensure Māori land is zoned properly i.e, appropriate to use/ Māori lore. • More attention to land-use and protocols surrounding spatial relationships between various zones adjacent to Māori owned land and areas of significance to Māori. • Support with issues surrounding impoverished marae, in particular noting those under threat of flooding and needing infrastructure servicing solutions.

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After this initial hui, it was identified that further hui were needed with Kaipara Moana (Harbour) taken from the Waikaretu Marae ground Kaipara settlement iwi, hapū and marae representatives in their own space, at more applicable times for them and through the tikanga of their marae. The Kaipara District Council invested in this opportunity with the desire to honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and respect the responsibility of being in Rangapū - partnership. It was not possible to visit all Kaipara marae, however, under guidance, panui were sent to Te Houhanga Marae, Ahikiwi Marae and Kapehu Marae to capture the widest range of hapū involvement as possible. These follow up hui were held in the week of the 9th - 13th September 2019. In addition, further hui opportunities were captured through the Kaipara Wharves Feasibility Study between January and March 2020, which provided further learnings that enriched the Key Urban Areas and Sub-Regional spatial planning projects.

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Early in the engagement process Following discussions and filling out places to eat, fun places to gather Westmount School feedback it was considered vital to gather a the surveys, students were separated and areas to be active both indoors summary thorough perspective from all ages into small groups and given an and outdoors, like bowling alleys and of the community to uncover an interactive, 3-dimensional landscape cinemas. They want to go on cycle Six groups of two-four students understanding of what their needs ‘board’ as well as buildings and and walking adventures and are into were asked to build their own town and aspirations were for their towns. a range of other urban design renewable energy. They are not really in a layered approach. The main In order to hear the youth voice it elements such as key infrastructure interested in higher density living difference between this group of and amenities like parks and arrangements however, there was students and others was their strong was necessary to engage with them community facilities. Students were some appeal for apartment living. focus on business activities with the in a different way than public open asked to design their visionary town, students introducing a gondola / days. keeping in mind the landscape form While the town design ‘board luge attraction. The groups differed presented on their board, such as game’ activity was used, a slightly in their household choices with many On the 9th, 10th and 13th of hills, rivers, plains and coastal edges. different survey was delivered to groups thinking about pedestrian September 2019, a series of youth This design activity captured a the students of North Tec as their friendly areas away from vehicles. engagement workshops were range of densities, from rural lifestyle age bracket was generally above held at Otamatea High, Dargaville blocks through to apartment living 18 and included young adults and The discussion that followed the High, Ruāwai College, North Tec and explored the interconnections adults who had gone back to study activity and survey centred around Polytechnic and Westmount School between these different settlement after leaving school sometime ago. how to grow Maungatūroto in an in Maungatūroto. A selection of patterns. The variety of ideas and The purpose of the survey was to economically sustainable way by students from all ages and courses information gathered from engaging get an understanding of how higher unlocking key parcels close to the were invited to participate in the with Kaipara youth was a valuable education could be further enhanced town centre which at some stage workshops. part of the Spatial Planning process. or expanded. may even support public transport services to other nearby towns and Otamatea High School - NorthTec Dargaville_ Summary Whangārei or Auckland. The workshops involved discussions Maungatūroto and Kaiwaka of feedback from Education and about what spatial planning is, what feedback summary Training Survey Ruāwai College feedback summary Kaipara District Council’s role is and its influence through the District Youth in Maungatūroto and In the general discussion that The general theme from the Plan. A survey was distributed at the Kaiwaka would generally like more preceded the session it was evident survey and discussion following workshop and also circulated around recreational things to do and more that the North Tec re-structure was the board game exercise was that the wider school community through places to go and eat. They would like having a significant effect on the young people felt there was limited an online format. Students were to have more communal public areas future of the campus in Dargaville. activities to keep them entertained given the opportunity to envision and public events that are open at With limited leadership and low in Ruāwai and that the majority were their perfect town and asked to appropriate times for teenagers to numbers for some courses the likely to leave next year for education share what activities they like to do, participate. They are also interested campus courses are at risk of being courses outside the district. There what places they like to go to and in maintaining a native and natural transferred to Whangārei. There is was also a concern around climate what facilities they feel are missing in landscape environment. also a disconnect between the large change and the impact of flooding manufacturing firms needs in Kaipara events on the town. They did not their towns. Dargaville High School feedback District, and types of courses being like living in wet housing and the summary supplied by North Tec. potential health effects caused by that environment. The general theme gauged from Dargaville youth was that they would like a vibrant refreshed town that has good shops with a variety of

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Design principles help to guide 1 | Core Māori Values the possible future development of Dargaville, Kaiwaka and • Rāngatiratanga - Self determination • Wairuatanga - Spirituality • Mātauranga - Māori world view Maungatūroto. The Design principles are organised under two headings, • Kaitiakitanga - Guardianship • Kōtahitanga - Unity Te Aranga Design Principles and • Manaakitanga - Hospitality • Whānaungatanga - Kinship Community Design Principles.

2 | Te Aranga Design Principles

Mana Rāngatiratanga Taiao Ahi Kā

Whakapapa Mauri Tū

Tohu Mahi Toi

3 | Community Design Principles

Kaitiakitanga / Guardianship /Stewardship

Engagement Legibility Treasured

Diversity Accessibility Safety

Integration of uses Resilience + adaptation Revitalisation

Connectivity Celebration Feasibility + viability

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The key objective of Te Aranga with guidance and involvement from Māori Design values and principles Mana Whenua. Te Aranga Principles is to enhance the protection, can be implemented in a number of reinstatement, development and Kaipara District projects such as new articulation of Mana Whenua cultural bridges, gateways, cycle and walking landscapes and to enable all of us paths, public squares, parks, facilities (Mana Whenua, mataawaka, tauiwi such as public toilets, and public and manuhiri) to connect with and to buildings such as new libraries. deepen our collective appreciation of ‘sense of place’. The following core Māori values have informed the development of the outcome oriented Te Aranga Māori Design Principles:

• Rāngatiratanga - self determination • Kaitiakitanga- guardianship • Manaakitanga - hospitality • Wairuatanga - spirituality • Kōtahitanga - unity • Whānaungatanga - kinship • Mātauranga - Māori world view

While Te Aranga Design Principles are well recognised throughout Kāpehu Marae New Zealand, it is important to note that in keeping with the principle Mana Rāngatiratanga, it should not be assumed that Mana Whenua want to use these principles to inform their contribution to the spatial design process. Whether to use this framework or not, should be confirmed as part of the initial engagement with the relevant iwi authorities.

Through engagement and detailed discussion with Mana Whenua, Te Aranga Principles have been adopted for this project. A range of opportunities have been identified and as the spatial plan develops these will be prioritised and refined

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Mana Rāngatiratanga Whakapapa

The status of iwi and hapū as Mana Te Iwi o Te Roroa Māori names, Tūpuna, narratives and Hold workshops that highlight the Whenua is recognised and respected Recognise our Mana Rāngatiratanga customary practices are celebrated history of the hapū and Iwi and the and appropriately addressed in the over our natural, physical, spiritual and honoured to enhance the sense early pioneers to see how names design environment. and other taonga/resources of place connections. could be designated for areas of including our knowledge/Matauranga significance along with appropriate Attributes: of the natural world (cycles, plant Attributes: summaries of the associated events. sourcing, whenua etc). • Provides a platform for working We should always be included in any • Recognises and celebrates the Te Iwi o Te Roroa relationships where Mana Whenua planning, especially if it concerns significance of Mana Whenua Reclaim historical areas within the values, world views, tikanga, land, water, sea and air. ancestral names. Kaipara District through changing cultural narratives and visual • Recognises ancestral names as names and places back to their identity can be appropriately entry points for exploring and traditional/original names. expressed in the design honouring tūpuna, historical environment. narratives and customary • High quality treaty based practises associated with relationships are fundamental to development sites and their the application of the other Te ability to enhance sense of place Aranga principles connections.

Examples Examples

Dargaville | Dargaville | Mana whenua working in partnership Apply dual naming to Dargaville / to with Kaipara District Council. reinstate traditional Māori name. Kānohi ki te kānohi - regular, in Present and promote dual naming person, in the flesh hui. for signage and location names. Te reo name for spatial plan / Mana Whenua Feedback district plan which reflects a māori worldview approach to a long term Te Houhanga Marae local plan. Mana whenua work with autonomy Rename places of significance. on our land. Mana Whenua Feedback Te Uri o Hau Settlement Trust Involve Māori at the very beginning, Te Houhanga Marae pre -design of ‘how to engage Rename Station Road to reflect the with Māori’. For example, provide traditional / cultural narrative of Te education surrounding spatial Houhanga marae. planning and to workshop with how engagement could be designed and Te Uri o Hau Settlement Trust implemented - ‘allow us to deliver to It is important to those that live us in a way that is meaningful to us, within te rohe o Te Uri o Hau, that with guidance from Council’. they know who maintains Ahi Kā and exercises manawhenua. Extensive research needs to be undertaken to locate former names.

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Tohu Taiao

Mana Whenua sites and cultural awareness when resource consent The natural environment is protected, Develop this into a botanicals/ landmarks are acknowledged, applications are made. revitalised and/or enhanced to levels nutraceuticals business managed, protected and enhanced, Adopting Tohu has potential to where Mana Whenua harvesting opportunity utilising mana where appropriate, to reinforce a develop unique tourism experiences is possible and native ecosystems whenua with Callaghan sense of place and identity. of an educational & spiritual nature, restored to clean and acceptable Innovation Research and New that could result in a tourism levels. Zealand Trade & Enterprise for Attributes: destination that connects into a global network connections network of destinations both tangata Attributes: • Acknowledges a Māori world whenua and other. Te Iwi o Te Roroa view of the wider significance of • Sustains and enhances the natural Working in partnership to tohu / landmarks and their ability Te Iwi o Te Roroa environment. identify and assist with design to inform the design of specific Raise Pou around the District. • Local flora and fauna which are elements that will compliment/ development sites. Erect a lunar calendar in Dargaville familiar and significant to Mana enhance a site before and after • Supports a process whereby and Kai Iwi Lakes to enable the Māori Whenua are key natural landscape development. significant sites can be identified, world view, historical events and elements within urban and / or managed, protected and connections to be showcased. modified areas. enhanced. • Natural environments are • Celebrates local and wider unique protected, restored or enhanced cultural heritage and community to levels where sustainable Mana characteristics that reinforce a Whenua harvesting is possible. sense of place and identity. Examples Examples Dargaville | Dargaville | Stream side planting of Wairoa and Development of interpretive signage Kaihū waterways to improve water for sites of cultural significance. quality and ecological connectivity. Native planting is incorporated into All sites of significance are streetscapes, parks and reserves. recognised and protected through Work with Mana Whenua to develop the district plan, including significant planting plans for the revitalisation of view-shafts, neighbouring properties stream and native ecosystems. This and adjacent land holdings. could include flora that is familiar Take stock of not only land plots and significant to Mana Whenua and and their fit for purpose, but also native species eco-sourced from the adjacent land uses and how to zone Kaipara area. them for compatibility. Support the development of Mana Mana Whenua Feedback Whenua interpretive signage strategy. Te Houhanga Marae Produce a masterplan that assumes Mana Whenua Feedback a worst case scenario

Te Uri o Hau Settlement Trust Te Uri o Hau Settlement Trust Cultural Landscape could provide Building capacity for our Kaitaki and for protection of tapu sites and give whanau around scientific approaches to enhance and maintain the mauri of te taiao is key.

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Mauri Tū Mahi Toi

Ecology, water and soils are explore and support. Potentially Iwi / hapū narratives are captured recognised and protected. The Council could use the term and and expressed creatively and quality of wai, whenua, ngahere and explore how mana whenua can be appropriately into the design by iwi hau takiwā are actively monitored, empowered through the use of rahui. mandated design / art professionals. and community wellbeing is Establishes our mana whenua to the enhanced. general public. Attributes:

Attributes: Te Iwi o Te Roroa • Ancestral names, local tohu Identify future projects in which and iwi narratives are creatively • The wider development area and Māori can contribute matauranga reinscribed into the design all elements and developments to raise the Mauri of the natural environment including landscape; within the site are considered areas within the planning and design architecture; interior design and on the basis of protecting, phase. public art. maintaining or enhancing mauri. • Iwi / hapū mandated design • The quality of wai, whenua, professionals and artists are ngahere and hau takiwā are appropriately engaged in such actively monitored. processes. • Community well-being is enhanced. Examples

Examples Dargaville | Create cultural markers at the Dargaville | entrance to town (gateways) by local Productive soils are recognised and artists. protected. Support for local iwi artists to present a unique local body of work. Mana Whenua Feedback Development of a Dargaville cultural art strategy. Te Houhanga Marae Investment in artistic representation Net zero energy - passive design of sites of cultural significance. & solar energy for lighting, space heating, water heating and Mana Whenua Feedback appliances. Net zero water - water sensitive Te Uri o Hau Settlement Trust design, water harvesting and Mahi Toi is the embodiment of our filtration and ecological waste water identity. systems. Productive landscapes - e.g. mara Te Iwi o Te Roroa rongoa, mara kai, pā harakeke Allow for input at the planning and (medicine, food, fibre). design phases to ensure that Māori Shared / community food systems. presence and narratives are part of the project/development. Te Uri o Hau Settlement Trust The value of a rahui, a Māori concept to forbid, for whatever reason, Is a mechanism that the Council could

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Ahi Kā

Iwi / hapū have a living and Mana Whenua Feedback enduring presence that is secure and valued within their rohe - this Te Uri o Hau Settlement Trust can be through customary, cultural The heart of Ahi Kā is the marae, it and commercial dimensions and is a place we will return to when we delivered through kaitiaki roles. have finished living, working and playing. The infrastructure for our Attributes: marae, due to the remoteness, has been undeveloped. • Mana Whenua live, work and play within their own rohe. Te Iwi o Te Roroa • Acknowledges the post Treaty of The mauri of nature will mirror in the Waitangi settlement environment mauri of the people it attempts to where iwi living presences can sustain. include customary, cultural and commercial dimensions. • Living iwi / hapū presence and associated kaitiaki roles are resumed within urban areas

Examples

Dargaville | Information centre and highlight the cultural, historical and living presence of Mana Whenua in this rohe. Employment opportunities for local Mana Whenua. Upgraded public toilets to encourage greater use of public space for locals and visitors. Camping to encourage structured and well maintained spots for visitors and locals to enjoy the natural surroundings. Education opportunities for Mana Whenua are enabled through the spatial plan. Papakāinga housing is recognised and provided for in the spatial plan.

View over Kaipara Harbour from Poutō Point

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Kaitiakitanga / Guardianship / Safety Connectivity Resilience + adaptation Stewardship Kaipara centres provide a safe Connect the Kaipara centres to Kaipara centres are responsive Local residents and community network of paths, facilities and open their landscapes, embracing their to and have strategies in place to groups are encouraged/supported spaces consistent with the Ministry distinctive features. A connected adapt to unforeseen / unexpected to lead community wide initiatives of Justice’s Seven Qualities of Safer network of walkways, cycleways and events including issues relating including but not limited to Spaces: access; good surveillance streets will allow for easy movement to sea level rise, extreme weather community planting groups, citizen and clear sightlines; clear and into and through the towns and the events, changing market conditions, science programmes, cycle safety logical layout; a mix of activity; a surrounding landscape. economic contraction and changes events etc. sense of ownership; high quality in demographic trends. environments; and where necessary, active security measures. Legibility Engagement Celebration Create a network of streets, Work with the public throughout Revitalisation parks and civic spaces that are Places and spaces are provided the development of the Kaipara understandable and contribute to for community and cultural Spatial Planning project process Recognise the importance of Kaipara the visual character and legibility of activation including activities such to ensure the public understands centres heritage, conservation and the townscape. as community events, markets, and the complexity, constraints and landscapes, improving function and cultural and seasonal celebrations. challenges associated with their quality of life for local residents, community and so that their whilst reinforcing the town's Accessibility concerns and aspirations are distinctive sense of place and Treasured consistently understood and community. Create barrier-free environments considered. that enhance social interaction. The stories, unique elements Kaipara centres become accessible and local identity are revealed, Feasibility + viability to as wide a user group as possible, maintained and/or enhanced within Diversity including children, elderly and the design and aesthetics of the The spatial plan provides value people with health conditions or townscape. Work towards developing a healthy, for money outlining a wide impairments. diverse and ‘complete’ community range of realistic development that allows all members to live, work, opportunities and regeneration play and learn within the community projects with multiple pathways for as they choose. implementation.

Integration of uses

Ensure that uses are integrated together (rather than separated) to ensure that complemented uses are co-located and the town centre can become an appealing destination that encompasses the economic and social needs of residents and visitors.

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Housing in the Kaipara District Live - High Density Work - Mixed Use tends to be traditional and stand- alone. We are used to large sections and houses with plenty of space. With social, demographic, financial and environmental changes, there is likely to be greater demand for more urban-style accommodation Apartment Retirement Village with a wider choice of housing options. This could include additional semi-detached houses, Work - Main Street townhouses, duplexes and mixed use developments including retail, office and living in the same block and Town Housing Terrace Housing building, with easy access to high quality open spaces and facilities. A greater choice of housing options - Live - Medium Density size, cost, maintenance requirements - also provide a more accessible housing market for generational growth within the communities; as people move through each stage Work - Industry Learn - Schools of their lives, from individuals or couples, to young families, to empty- Duplex Housing Papakāinga nesters, and retirement.

The images adjacent show a range of housing choices, and different types of land zonings to promote business activities that we may consider for the future. The important public Single family house on a smaller section Small lot Small House spaces and institutions that support Live - Low Density Play - Recreational the community are also represented.

Single family home on large sections Countryside Living

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Kaipara District’s geographical | National Policy Statements - The new NPS-Urban Development | Regional directions location between Auckland and national directions is intended to replace the existing Whangārei and spanning across both National Policy Statement on Urban As a regional authority, Northland west and east coasts, places it in an National Policy Statements (NPS) Development Capacity 2016 and Regional Council must amend economically and environmentally are set by the New Zealand central to broaden its reach. As with the its regional policy statement and strong position to grow and support government to provide direction existing NPS, local authorities for regional plans (air, land, water and its communities. In order to promote to local government and decision- urban areas experiencing high coastal plan provisions) to deliver the sustainable growth for the Kaipara makers regarding matters of growth will be required to produce outcomes prescribed in the various District, consistency with national national significance which align Future Development Strategies and NPS’s. The Northland Regional and regional policy documents is in meeting the purpose of the Housing and Business Development Policy Statement (NRPS) identifies fundamental so that an appropriate Resource Management Act 1991. In Capacity Assessments. The new those areas of regional significance planning framework is put in place producing this spatial plan, extensive Future Development Strategy which must be protected - including to enable the balance to be struck consideration was given to the provisions are designed to achieve ecologically significant areas, between growth potential, economic outcomes and objectives of the better spatial planning, including sensitive riparian margins and development opportunities, and relevant NPS, including in particular: by identifying locations for future rivers, as well as coastal and rural protection of natural and cultural intensification, locations where urban landscapes. values. • The New Zealand Coastal Policy development should be avoided, Statement 2010 and infrastructure requirements to | Kaipara - local directions Once adopted, this spatial plan can • National Policy Statement for adequately service that growth. be considered when deciding on Freshwater Management 2014 As a local authority, the Kaipara a resource consent application as (amended 2017) Of particular relevance to Kaipara District Council is legally required providing strategic direction as an • National Policy Statement on District is how the NPS-Urban to update its own policy documents 'other document' under s104 of the Urban Development Capacity Development also includes measures and district plans to give effect to Resource Management Act 1991. This 2016 to support growth in existing urban the NPS. This is achieved through the is particularly useful in a transitional areas by recognising that amenity district plan review and additional period between now, when the Furthermore, the spatial plan has values can change over time and by-laws the council deems relevant spatial plan is confirmed and sets out been prepared having regards to enabling a range of dwelling types to fulfill its obligations to the higher the future direction for these centres, proposed national policy statements, and locations. Furthermore, the order regional and national policy and when the new planning rules, including in particular: NPS-Urban Development will sit documents. Further - decision- policies and zones are introduced alongside the proposed NPS on makers on plans, policy statements, to the new Kaipara District Plan • Proposed National Policy Highly Productive Land and the resource consents and other matters enabling the outcomes identified in Statement on Indigenous proposed NPS on Indigenous must consider the NPS as part of this spatial plan. Biodiversity Biodiversity. The interaction their process. • Proposed National Policy between the three national policy Statement on Urban Development statements will be of interest, in (NPS-Urban Development) particular the balance to be struck • Proposed National Policy between growth potential, economic Statement for Highly Productive development opportunities for rural- Land production economic based districts such as the Kaipara, and protection of natural values.

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This diagram shows all the inputs and outputs for this spatial plan National Policy Statement on including what documents it will Urban Development Capacity influence in the future or function New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement alongside with. Proposed NPS Highly Productive Land 2017

NRC Regional Plan & Regional Policy Regional Infrastructure Statement Plan NZTA, MBIE, NRC AUG 2019

Kaipara District Plan Kaipara District Council 2021 - 2031 Long Term Plan 2021 - 2031

Mangawhai Structure Spatial Planning for the key KDC Asset Management Plan Review Plan Review 2020 urban areas of Dargaville, 2020 Maungatūroto & Kaiwaka APRIL 2020 Dargaville Township KDC Wastewater and Plan & Twin Coast Water supply model for Discovery Route PBC all reticulated Towns Implementation 2019 AUG 2019

KDC Walking & Cycling Dargaville Placemaking Strategy Plan 2017 2015 KDC Parks and open space strategy 2006 Maungatūroto Kaiwaka Township Kaipara Kickstart Action Plans Improvement Plan Programme 2016 2016 2019-2020

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Dargaville is located, north of the Kaipara Harbour, on a bend in the Northern Wairoa River, the largest river in Northland. The Kaipara Harbour is one of the world’s significant harbours by the size of its coastline. The Iwi of the Dargaville rohe is Te Roroa. Te Houhanga Marae and Rahiri whare (built in 1914) is the marae of hapū Te Kuihi and Whānau a Parore and is located on the north western edge of Dargaville.

The Kaipara District has a population of approximately 23,000 residents (2018 Census). The District has both a western and eastern coastal boundary with a strong relationship to the Kaipara Harbour. Dargaville is the largest settlement in the District, with a population of approximately 5,000 people. There was a 4.6 percent decrease in population between the 2013 and 2006 Census. However, as of the 2018 Census, this has increased by 12 percent. The median age (half are younger, and half older, than this age) is 44.1 years for people in Dargaville (2018 Census). The median age in Kaipara District is 46 years (2018 Census). 25.7 percent of people in Dargaville are aged 65 years and over, compared with 22.2 percent of the total Kaipara District population (2018 Census). 19.5 percent of people are aged under 15 years in Dargaville, compared with 19.3 percent for all of Kaipara District.

Dargaville is home to the Kaipara District Council (65 employees) and the Silver Ferns Farms processing factory (200 employees).

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In pre-european times Dargaville Ara, 2015). Steamer services ran Nowadays, farming and horticulture was known as Kaihūby tangata from 1885 until 1942. Boats such continue to comprise a major part of whenua. The 80ha Tunatahi block of as the Minnie Casey and the Kina Dargaville’s economy, as evidenced land was purchased by one Joseph offered trips to various settlements by its valuable kumara industry. It is Dargaville, a timber merchant and throughout the harbour, such as aptly known as the Kumara Capital politician in 1872 (Te Ara, 2015). The a Helensville-Dargaville service of NZ, as the area around it is used town was subsequently renamed (Ryburn). Timber which was railed for cultivating one of New Zealand’s after him in 1878 (Ryburn, p58). The from Kaihūwould be loaded onto largest kumara sources. settlement which was once known as ships for export (Ryburn, p117, p165). Opunake (roughly 30km northwest of Dargaville) was concurrently As well as the British, the Northern renamed to Kaihu. Dargaville sought Wairoa saw a large influx of Croatian to create a planned community immigrants – the Dalmatians. which was distinct from the other Dalmatians steadily arrived in New towns which had developed with the Zealand from the 1890s (Fordyce, arrival of the English Albertlanders 152), prompted by a series of (Dargaville NZ, 2019). turbulent political factors from the historical region of Dalmatia in Along with the rest of the Northern Croatia (Ulrich, 2015). The Dalmatians Wairoa, the town of Dargaville were drawn particularly to the kauri rose to prominence in the late 19th gum trade, and their populations century and early 20th century in were centred primarily around the midst of the kauri timber and Dargaville (Ryburn, p165). Nowadays, kauri gum industries (Dargaville NZ, their descendants comprise the large 2019). By the 1880s, its population Croatian population of Dargaville. had reached 600 (Ryburn, p62). By 1892, Dargaville had become a By the 1920s, the timber and gum key town in the Northern Wairoa. It resources of Kaipara had dwindled prospered in its role as a terminus significantly, prompting residents for the Kaihūrailway as well as to turn to farming as the primary steamer services travelling across economic activity, supported by the the harbour, making it an important village’s rich soils and favourable population and transportation climate. This was the deciding factor hub. During this time, transport in in the growth of towns and villages Kaipara was predominantly water- around Kaipara. Centres which were based, focused around the Kaipara timber and gum towns, or ports on Harbour. Naturally, the Wairoa River the harbour, faded away. Dargaville was an important means of access did not undergo this declination, to and from Dargaville, both from as it was not an explicitly exclusive settlements further inland along timber and gum town (Ryburn; Te the river, and those from across the Ara, 2015). As such, the population harbour (Dargaville NZ, 2019). The had reached 2370 by 1926 (Ryburn, long, winding Wairoa River allowed p162). Dargaville then continued to access to the abundant native forests grow until the 1960s, cementing itself which once covered Northland (Te as one of Kaipara’s major towns. Source: http://www.kauricoast.co.nz/history_gum_ diggers.cfm

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Aspirations shared by Dargaville | Summary of residents Feedback

• Food bowl of New Zealand - Kai for Kaipara

• Create a destination rather than a gateway

• Connect the town centre and wider community with the Northern Wairoa River Mixed Vegetable Harvest Wild Native Forestry • Tertiary institution - more choices Production Grazing

• Build on our successful industries

This diagram represents the Renewable EnergySports Fields feedback of aspiration themes Skate Parks received from the various community engagements and surveys which River Parks were carried out at the beginning Mixed Use Development of the Spatial Plan development Walking process. Tracks Urban River Walks Libraries Rural River Walks

Retirement Village Cycleways

Single Family Homes

Mountain Bike Trails

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Vision: The spatial plan for Dargaville • Urban and industrial development envisions: located to the north east on rural land and SH14 and will avoid • Mana Whenua will be engaged, sensitive ecology and productive kānohi ki te kānohi (face to face), soils. as a partner and Māori values "In 2050, Dargaville respected and incorporated into • New roading and shared walking areas of planning and design. and cycling paths to provide is the epicentre better permeability in Dargaville • To strengthen the town’s core, and will better link residential, of Kaipara food enabling a more vibrant, people- industrial and recreational areas production & focused, busy town centre to the heart of the town. technology, a visitor • Raising the existing stop bank to • Working with existing landowners provide further protection of the to instigate riparian planting hub for our natural town centre from flood events alongside rivers/streams in rural and also support infrastructure and new urban areas and work and cultural tourism to build a shared pedestrian and with them to help create shared cycle path linking the riverfront to access in and around Dargaville. attractions and a the wider areas of Dargaville.

place where our • Upgrading and revitalising the streets and main entrances into history and the Dargaville’s town centre. community are • Existing residential areas close to celebrated" the town centre will be intensified through a combination of infill development and allowances for smaller lot sizes.

• Additional housing is provided for through intensification of existing and new housing developed on the periphery to the north east.

• Medium density papakāinga housing and retirement village located close to hospital and good transport routes to town centre.

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We learned from early and ongoing | Key Stakeholder Development engagement with Dargaville Proposals and Land Suitability stakeholders, residents and youth that there is a lot of concern surrounding the low water table and KEY the flood prone nature of Dargaville Community Development Proposal + Land Suitability impacting on the growth potential of the town. Feedback centred around finding suitable flood-free land for INDUSTRIAL residential and industrial activities Area where community located near transport routes and proposed industrial development that necessary infrastructure. coincides with land MORE suitable for People were also concerned about development Area where community how the council is going to manage Road stopbanks and drainage to mitigate proposed industrial Connection/ development that Shortcut 14 the impacts of climate change coincides with land LESS Nice Public Toilets and the cost of dealing with these suitable for development

infrastructure challenges. People Area not proposed by were worried that these challenges community more suitable would force some businesses out of for development town. The lack of tertiary education 12 choices provided by Northtec and RESIDENTIAL Second Airstrip lack of youth activities were also Area where community seen as a constraint to encouraging proposed residential Develope & development that Train Station upgrade young people to stay in Dargaville. Bike hire Better Walk/ Seal Runway coincides with land more Cycle Access suitable for development to Bridge This diagram displays community Or Future Relocation ideas, received during key Area where community away from centre proposed residential 12 stakeholder engagement, about development that Roundabout coincides with land less Improved Pedestrian where potential development Bridge access to Bridge suitable for development & Road Connection DCDB opportunities are in Dargaville. (Dargaville Community Development Board) Area not proposed by community more suitable Walking/ Cycling for development River Loop

INFRASTRUCTURE 12 Walk/Cycle Bridge Rail Station

Road Connections

Cycle Connections

Walking Connections

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The options development phase was a critical part of the spatial planning process. This is where all the findings from the initial background research work including the targeted and community engagement sessions held in August 2019, were collated and converted into a shortlist of options for testing and evaluation. Three options were presented to the community to ascertain their thoughts and opinions.

Option 1 | Focus on the River Option 2 | Building Resilience Option 3 | Extend the Perimeter + Awakino Point Business Hub

14 14 14

12 12 12

Legend

Road Network Train Connection Cycle Connection Proposed Industrial Proposed Proposed Low Proposed High Waterways Future Road Commercial Density Residential Density Residential Connections Rail Network Road Connection Māori Site Intensified Ecological Commercial Intensified Proposed Medium Mixed Use Improvements + Future Walking and Airport Walking Connection Intensified Industrial Residential Density Residential Development Passive Recreation Cycle Connections

• Make the town centre more active and vibrant by encouraging mixed use development • Upgrade Hokianga Road in a staged manner, refocusing the main street away from the • This option envisions an enlarged town centre, with a second main street on Normanby close to existing central business district. lower part of the central business district. Street (SH12) with beautification of the street with trees. • Extend residential development to higher ground to the north, north east and to the • Enable varying density residential development in existing areas and extend low • An enlarged town centre would see a mixed use zoning extended to the Cranley, south west. density to the north, around the hospital and further along Awakino Road. Awakino to Victoria Street block. The southwest residential area would utilise Harding • Develop new industrial area on SH12 on higher ground above the KaihūRiver • Awakino Point (outside the floodplain) would host a new light and heavy industrial Park as the major reserve. business hub which would cater for activities with easy access to the State Highway • In addition it enables residential development in the high ground in the north and and rail line. southwest, some infill housing in the existing residential zone and one large industrial area off State Highway 14 towards Whangārei. ‘Neighbourhood shops’ would need to be enabled in both the north and south growth areas to support local activities

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The spatial planning process The feedback from the online survey the property market, and a good Dargaville Preferred Option for Dargaville was founded on for Dargaville was not conclusive way of settling new residents”. 50% public participatory consultation towards one singular option with Tangata Whenua also expressed a 43% / 35% / 22% split between the strong desire to ‘bring our processes. The process started 45% with the vision and enquiry into Options 1 - ‘Focus on the River’ , people back home’, which requires Option 3 - ‘Extend the Perimeter’, adequate infrastructure for the the high-level aspirations for the 43% 40% communities connected with and Option 2 - ‘Building Resilience whole community - housing on 1. Focus on the River and Awakino Business Hub’ (in land suitable for development and Dargaville and followed through to 35% order of the indicative preference). serviced by adequate infrastructure, 35% discussions surrounding a shortlist 3. Extend the Perimeter Overall, people felt most strongly education, business and job 30% of options that were consulted on about protecting the existing town opportunities. between 8-29 November 2019. On centre against potential flooding, 25% 18 November 2019, the Kaipara especially the heritage buildings The consensus around where other District Council held an open day and places of cultural significance, future residential areas should 22% 20% at the Dargaville Town Hall, where and wished to see the town open up be located was split between Awakino Point Business Hub 2. Building Resilience and the community had the opportunity more towards the water. In addition, encouraging more compact/smaller 15% to learn from the project team and it was suggested that new residential properties close to the town centre council officers about the options housing opportunities could be and expanding to the north. People 10% and why they had been proposed. provided within the existing urban liked the idea of more houses on 5% Simultaneously, the community had area and on land free from flood the north-end of Hokianga Road, on risk and but still connected with the easy, elevated land away from flood the opportunity to share their views 0% and aspirations for Dargaville with existing town centre. risk. They also liked the vision of developing mixed density residential the project team through written and People also wished to see the housing around the hospital and the verbal commentary recorded on the industrial development extension top end of town, where the land is event and subsequent submissions. proposed at Awakino Point elevated and stable and near the progressed as it would enable more majority of the existing residential businesses to come to Dargaville, in area. This direction is consistent flat, dry land that has good access with vision to “strengthen the town’s to Whangārei via State Highway 14 core”, enabling a more vibrant, and the Dargaville branch rail line. people-focused and busy town This was the preferred location for centre for Dargaville. expansion of the industrial activity hub and business park area as it redirects heavy vehicle movements and avoids the need to traverse through the main centre.

Having more people living in the existing residential areas - People also preferred the opportunity to intensify their existing properties and believed it would “create affordable housing and an opportunity for young New Zealanders to get into

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• Mana Whenua will be engaged, kānohi ki te kānohi (face to face), as a partner and Māori values respected and incorporated into areas of planning and design

• Raising the existing bund to provide further protection of the town centre from flood events and also support the infrastructure to build a shared pedestrian and cycle path linking the riverfront to the wider areas of Dargaville

• Upgrading and revitalising the streets and main entrances into Dargaville’s town centre

• Existing residential areas close to the town centre will be intensified through a combination of infill development and allowances for smaller lot sizes

• Additional housing is provided for through intensification of existing and new housing developed on the periphery to the north east

• Medium density papakāinga housing and retirement village located close to hospital and good transport routes

• Urban and industrial development located to the north east on rural land and SH14 and will avoid sensitive ecology and productive soils

• New roading and shared walking and cycling paths to provide better permeability in Dargaville and will better link residential, industrial and recreational areas to the heart of the town

• Working with existing land owners to instigate riparian planting alongside rivers/streams in rural and new urban areas and work with them to help create shared access in and around Dargaville

• Encourage Kaipara businesses to support NorthTec with a clear pipeline of employment opportunities and course curriculum that sets up graduates for the workforce

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Legend Live | Work | Learn 14 School / Special Land Use

Existing Residential Intensified

New Low Density Housing

New Medium Density Housing

New High Density Housing

Intensified Commercial | Mixed Use

New Commercial | Mixed Use

Intensified Industrial State Highway 14

New Industrial Awakino River

Māori Land Parcels 12 Montgomery Ave Dargaville Te Houhanga Marae Highschool Jervois Street Awakino Road Selwyn Dargaville Area of Cultural Significance Primary Intermediate

Grey Street Environment | Public Space | Productive Landscapes Hokianga Road

Rural Land | Productive Land Jervois Street Dargaville Victoria Street Open Space | Public Access Primary

Proposed Ecological Network | Riparian Buffer

Waterways

Movement | Connectivity Normandy Street Wairoa River

State Highway 12 Proposed Road Connections

Upgrade Existing Streets

Dargaville Primary School

KaihūRiver State Highway 12 + Selwyn Primary School River Road

Colville Road Dargaville Intermediate + Dargaville Highschool Murdoch Street

Wharf

Cycle | Walk Connections River Road

Possible Future Cycle | Walk Connections (Further Investigation Required)

Airport 12

Train Station

Rail Line

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1 | Green, Blue and Brown Network 2 | Mana Whenua Values 3 | Celebrate the 3 Rivers and Gateways

Mana Rāngatiratanga Tohu (Wider Cultural (Authority) Landscape)

Whakapapa (Names & Naming) Ahi Kā ( Living Presence)

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Awakino River Awakino River Awakino River

12 12 12

Wairoa River Wairoa River Wairoa River

KaihūRiver KaihūRiver KaihūRiver

12 12 12

Rural Land | Productive Land Proposed Ecological Network | Area of Cultural Significance Māori Land Parcel Gateway Locations Riparian Buffer - Mahi Toi (Creative Expression) Open Space | Public Access Waterways Te Houhanga Marae Tohu (Wider Cultural Landscape)

Green + Blue Network Mana Rāngatiratanga • Identify and highlight the main entrances to Dargaville • Identify, establish and protect green and blue networks as part of new developments • Establish formal governance and decision-making processes • Create artistic gateways that celebrate the three waterways of Dargaville and reflect to protect waterways, create ecological connections and stabilize steep and erodible • Regular kānohi ki te kānohi hui to build a true partnership between Mana Whenua and the towns sense of place slopes Kaipara District Council • Ensure Mana Whenua narratives are captured and expressed creatively and • Work with existing landowners to instigate riparian planting alongside rivers/streams in appropriately rural and urban areas and work with them to help create shared access in and around Whakapapa - Where appropriate: Dargaville • Apply dual naming of Dargaville|Takawira on council signage • Maintain and enhance areas of existing native vegetation to provide habitat corridors • Re-introduce original Māori names of sites and cultural landmarks, i.e relocate and that link ecological areas and create biodiversity corridors upgrade the representation of Rainbow Warrior mast to the riverfront

Soils Tohu • Protect productive soils from urban and industrial expansion • Recognise, protect and where appropriate celebrate all sites of cultural significance to • Investigate central government initiatives currently in place to assist in preventing Mana Whenua through the district plan (including significant view shafts, neighbouring soil erosion and vegetation clearance: The Afforestation Grant Scheme (AGS) and properties and adjacent land holdings) Permanent Forest Sinks Initiative (PFSI) • Evaluate land uses adjacent to sites of significance to Mana Whenua to ensure land is zoned appropriately and reverse sensitivity is avoided Key Move 1. aligns with Mana Whenua values and the following Te Aranga Design Principles: Ahi Kā Taiao (Natural Environment) Mauri Tū (Environmental Health) • Explore opportunities for papakāinga housing in areas of medium density such as the Onslow Ranfurly neighbourhood

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4 | Intensification of Existing Residential 5 | New Housing on the Periphery 6 | Intensify Commercial + Industry to the East

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Awakino River Awakino River Awakino River 12 12 12

Wairoa River Wairoa River Wairoa River

KaihūRiver KaihūRiver KaihūRiver

12 12 12

Intensification of Existing Residential Low Density Housing Development High Density Housing Development Intensification of Existing Industrial Intensification of Existing Commercial

Medium Density Housing Development New Industrial Development

• Intensify existing housing in central, north and south Dargaville through a combination • Housing is located in areas most suitable for residential development with regard to • Intensify commercial development within central Dargaville by utilising existing vacant of infill development and planning allowances for minor dwellings (A minor dwelling land stability, access to existing infrastructure, avoiding floodplains and productive soils commercial land is a secondary unit to the principal dwelling built on an existing title of land to a and with regard to underlying ecological networks. • Reinforce the area west of Hokianga Road by upgrading and expanding commercial, maximum gross floor area of 65m2) • Outer Dargaville is appropriate for new low - medium density residential development. retail, civic and residential development • Balance minimum house lot sizes with increased infrastructure requirements Houses are typically be detached and set on larger sites • Locate industrial area to the north east along side of the rail line and SH14, while • Allow for medium to high density along Hokianga Road and near the town centre, • Awakino River and Dargaville Outer Plateau is appropriate land for new medium - high avoiding open space network and productive soils and land introducing more people, more variety and more vitality into the centre of Dargaville density residential development. Houses are typically smaller, more than one story, • Encourage more industrial style businesses to locate in existing industrial areas, such as often attached and set on compact sites east Dargaville, and maximise the use of existing vacant space • Investigate a variety of medium - high density building typologies that suit Dargaville’s • Integrate water sensitive design devices such as rain gardens to improve water quality environment and housing needs including the development of papakāinga housing into street environments and industrial activities • Onslow Ranfurly neighbourhood is appropriate for high density residential and consolidated growth. High density is typically multi floored attached forms of housing • Investigate a range of housing and care choices for elderly people and those requiring care or assistance, on greenfield areas adjacent to the local hospital

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7 | Greening the Highway 8 | Connecting Collector Roads 9 | Walk + Cycle Connections

14 14 14 C

A C A A B

Awakino River B Awakino River Awakino River 12 12 12

C Wairoa River Wairoa River Wairoa River

KaihūRiver KaihūRiver KaihūRiver

D E

12 12 12

Greening Of State Highways 12 & 14 Primary Road Connections Primary Cycle / Walking Connections

Secondary Proposed Future Road Proposed Future Connections (Further Investigation Required) Connections (Further Investigation Required)

• Green the segments of SH12 and 14 that pass through the centre of Dargaville, by A Construct a new road along the Outer Dargaville ridgeline connecting the top of A Develop a new pedestrian cycle path, alongside the rail corridor, connecting Awakino transforming them into a tree lined boulevard, slowing traffic, improving amenity and Hokianga Road to Awakino Road reducing the need for local drivers to use the State Road residential area to SH14, looping back into the town centre via Victoria Street local identity Highway for local trips B Retrofit existing streets to accommodate a shared pedestrian and cycle path • Reorganise parking and improve environmental performance of the SH12 and SH14 B Investigate extending the new road from Awakino Road along the northern rail line C Create shared path alongside the river and stream networks • Investigate opportunities to integrate water sensitive design devices such as rain intersecting with SH14, Including a cycle and pedestrian path along side D Extend a shared pedestrian and cycle path along the Wairoa River, connecting to the gardens into streetscape environments C Construct a link between Meadowpark Drive and Paritai Place, completing an Dargaville Museum - Te Whare Taonga o Tunatahi additional east-west connection in North Dargaville E Investigate the potential of creating a pedestrian and cycle connection South over the SH12 bridge

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The key moves proposed for Dargaville town centre involve:

• Development of a revitalised and accessible public open space alongside the river to bring a new positive focus on the Wairoa River, providing the people of Dargaville further opportunity to engage and enjoy the river Legend environment and embrace it as an unique element of their town Hokianga Road centre • The creation of new pedestrian Proposed State Highway 12 focused streets that are safe and Greening easy to navigate and enjoyable River Front Road public spaces to be in • Upgrading and expanding Proposed River front Road Connection development around Hokianga Lots to Intensify Road creating a more intensified

commercial / civic area in Flood Line Dargaville that also utilises and

highlights Dargaville’s unique built Bund heritage Wharf Revamp

Ferry Path

Intersection Upgrade

Open Space | Public Access Wairoa River

Main Street

KaihūRiver

*Boundaries are indicative only *The focus of the ‘Key Moves’ is based on land form, not current property or zone boundaries

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1 | Embrace the River 2 | Reinforce the Edge 3 | Retrofit the Wharf

Gladstone Street Gladstone Street Gladstone Street

Portland Street Portland Street Portland Street Parore Street Parore Street Parore Street

Hokianga Road Hokianga Road Hokianga Road

Victoria Street Victoria Street Victoria Street

Poto Street Poto Street Poto Street

Station Road East Station Road East Station Road East

Totara Street Totara Street Totara Street

Normanby Street Normanby Street Normanby Street

Edward Street Edward Street Edward Street

Victoria Street Wairoa River Victoria Street Wairoa River Victoria Street Wairoa River

KaihūRiver KaihūRiver KaihūRiver

Open Space Boundary Two way New Connection Bund Edge Wharf Upgrade Access From Centre

Existing Road Converted to Two-way Ferry + Boat Paths

• Upgrade Parenga Street and create a new riverside street for the town to front onto • Increase the height of the existing bund to provide the town with a robust defence • Retrofit the existing wharf with a pontoon to provide all tide access • Convert the car park into a high-quality public greenspace against rising water and storm events • Create visual connections to the wharf and increase its visibility from the Hokianga • Landscape the new public space to create comfortable outdoor spaces that balance • Improve visibility of, and access to, the wharf from the town centre Road intersection views and provides access to the river with shade and shelter from the wind. • Investigate relocation of Rainbow Warrior mast from Harding Park to new waterfront park (and allow for more appropriate representation on Māori land)

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4 | Reinforce the Heart 5 | Celebrate Heritage 6 | Enhance Hokianga Axis

Gladstone Street Gladstone Street Gladstone Street

Portland Street Portland Street Portland Street Parore Street Parore Street Parore Street

Hokianga Road Hokianga Road Hokianga Road

Victoria Street Victoria Street Victoria Street

Poto Street Poto Street Poto Street

Station Road East Station Road East Station Road East

Totara Street Totara Street Totara Street

Normanby Street Normanby Street Normanby Street

Edward Street Edward Street Edward Street

Victoria Street Wairoa River Victoria Street Wairoa River Victoria Street Wairoa River

KaihūRiver KaihūRiver KaihūRiver

Heart of the Town Lots to Intensify Heritage Sites (Recognised and yet to New Axis along Hokianga Street Points of Focus along Hokianga be Recognised)

• Focus new development around a central core to create a pedestrian friendly heart • Identify and preserve Dargaville’s unique and varied built heritage • Upgrade Hokianga Street to improve amenity, improve pedestrian safety, and reinforce • Develop spaces between buildings to create linked pedestrian networks through the • Establish an archive/register of Dargaville’s heritage buildings connection to the Wairoa River town centre and to the Wairoa River • Where appropriate, retrofit heritage buildings to reclaim their value and occupancy by • Introduce cycle paths along both sides of Hokianga Road as part of the ‘Dargaville • Experiment and test different arrangements and uses, including markets, through a incentivising building owners in retrofitting and strengthening projects Loop’ cycle path series of temporary demonstrations and interim designs • Trial transforming Hokianga Street, between the intersection of Normandy Street and • Council leads by example with a joint venture with Northland Regional Council to build the riverfront, through experimenting and testing different arrangements and uses, a new office space and co-locate other office based businesses. Council strengthens its including markets, through a series of temporary demonstrations and interim designs existing office building and investigates repurposing as a town library and community meeting space. • Ensure new development responds sensitively to Dargaville’s built heritage

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7 | Improve Pedestrian Connection 8 | Greening State Highway 12 9 | Optimise On-Street Parking

Gladstone Street Gladstone Street Gladstone Street

Portland Street Portland Street Portland Street Parore Street Parore Street Parore Street Hokianga Road Hokianga Road Hokianga Road Victoria Street Victoria Street Victoria Street

Poto Street Poto Street Poto Street Station Road East Station Road East Station Road East

Totara Street Totara Street Totara Street

Normanby Street Normanby Street Normanby Street

Edward Street Edward Street Edward Street

Victoria Street Victoria Street Wairoa River Victoria Street Wairoa River Wairoa River

KaihūRiver KaihūRiver KaihūRiver

Intersection Upgrade Planting Along Highway Parallel Parking Along Highway

Section of Highway to be Greened Perpendicular Parking Down Streets

• Upgrade the SH12, Hokianga Street intersection to slow traffic and increase vehicle and • Also see Dargaville Wide Key Move 7 • Undertake parking strategy to investigate where it would be possible to reorganise pedestrian safety • Transform SH12 into a tree lined boulevard to slow traffic, improve amenity and parking in the town centre • Investigate introducing a signalised intersection to improve pedestrian safety and local identity, improve environmental performance of the street and to help reclaim • Reduce medium strips to accommodate changes as required encourage walking to the town centre Normandy Road as part of Dargaville’s town centre • Investigate implementing perpendicular parks along the southern edge of SH12, • Investigate opportunities to integrate water sensitive design devices such as rain between Edward and Gladstone Streets, to significantly increase the amount of on gardens into the streetscape environment street parking with direct access to the town centre.

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The preferred option evolved from evaluation of the public consultation Land Use Yield Estimate therefore combining supported elements from the Option 1 - Enabling new industrial land (gross lot areas created based on • Awakino Point = 184ha (creating approximately 920-1840 lots) ‘Focus on the River’ and Option 2 minimum lot sizes ranging between 1000-2000sqm) on existing rural • Dargaville East = 24ha (creating approximately 120-240 lots) - ‘Building Resilience and Awakino zoned land: • South Dargaville = 10ha (creating approximately 50-100 lots) Business Hub’. The land-use changes proposed are outlined on the table " • Outer Dargaville = 173ha (creating approximately 3460 lots) Land Use & Yield Estimate". Enabling new medium density (gross lot areas created based on • Awakino River Block = 50ha (creating approximately 1000 lots) minimum lot sizes of 500sqm) housing on existing rural zoned land: The preferred option has 9 key • South Dargaville = 26ha (creating approximately 520 lots) moves in the wider township and 9 key moves for the town centre to integrate the new development and harness this to improve the offerings • Outer Dargaville = 49ha (creating approximately 1633 lots) for existing and new residents. Enabling new high density (gross lot areas created based on minimum • Onslow Ranfurly Neighbourhood = 9ha (creating approximately lot sizes of 300sqm) housing on existing rural zoned land: ** note that yields are provided under the 300 lots) following assumptions: brownfield sites (intensified areas) use gross calculations (100 percent developable), while greenfield sites use a net calculation based on a 20 per cent road reserve requirement (80 percent developable). Commercial yields have not yet been calculated at this point. Reviewing zoning provisions for existing residential zoned land to • North Dargaville = 195ha (creating approximately 5571 lots) allow for medium to high density development (gross lot areas created • Dargaville Town Centre = 22ha (creating approximately 628 lots) based on minimum lot sizes of 350sqm) provisions so that mixed- density housing options are enabled for infill and brownfield housing • South Dargaville = 131ha (creating approximately 3742 lots) redevelopment • Dargaville East = 62ha (creating approximately 1771 lots)

Reviewing zoning provisions for existing commercial zoned land to allow for intensified mixed density opportunities (residential, retail and • Dargaville Town Centre = 78ha office use) to promote a stronger, more vibrant, people-focused town centre core.

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Dargaville - Residential Yield TABLE OF LOW MODERATE HIGH Dargaville - Business Land Yield VARIABLES GROWTH GROWTH GROWTH

Low Density 1800 Residential 1250m2 1000m2 750m2 minimum lot area 1600 Medium Density 1400 Residential 1000m2 750m2 500m2 minimum lot area 1200 1200 High Density Residential 600m2 450m2 300m2 minimum lot 1000 1000 area Industrial 1000 1000 minimum lot 3000m2 2000m2 1000m2 area 1000 Number of lots yielded 1000 Residential Intensified 1000m2 800m2 400m2 minimum lot 1000 1000 area Number of lots yielded Industrial Intensified 1000 1000 3500m2 2500m2 1500m2 minimum lot area 1000 1000 Greenfield Low Growth Moderate Growth High Growth Low Growth Moderate Growth High Growth developable 70% 70% 70% land Brownfield Brownfield Greenfield developable 100% 100% 100% land Based on an assumed density limit At a 'moderate' growth scenario, the For new commercial opportunities, at Subdivision provision varying in take-up between new areas of residential zoned land a 'moderate growth' scenario some uptake rate 30% 50% 70% (brownfield 'low', 'moderate', and 'high growth' could result in some 1,500 new lots - 3,000 new commercial sites could be sites only) markets, the overall potential (plan- or dwelling units. For the brownfield enabled within the town's extended enabled) new residential lot yield development (infill housing) yield, urban boundaries. This is principally relies on greenfield development further work is required through driven by new commercial land at the of newly zoned land. Having said infrastructure planning and 'Awakino Point' industrial business that, there is a substantial amount formulating the district plan zone park neighbourhood. of latent capacity for infill housing provisions themselves to identify within the existing residential a more accurate number. This Further work is required through area where sites are free of flood would involve discounting existing neighbourhood-specific structure constraints. development for infill housing and plans or town-wide strategic better assessing new redevelopment development framework plan sites for full demolish - rebuild to better inform infrastructure options. requirement and land development density provisions.

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A study of Dargaville's existing neighbourhoods and adjacent 7 rural areas was undertaken to Awakino River fully understand which areas or neighbourhoods would be most suitable and feasible for expansion and growth. This involved a number of site visits, assessments and discussions surrounding landform 6 5 and potential land use, connection to existing and future transport routes, proximity and access to the town centre and community facilities State Highway 14 and infrastructure requirements to

Awakino Street accommodate growth. A set of new Kaihu River 3 and existing neighbourhoods were 4 identified where new growth could 2 be successfully facilitated through a series of key moves.

1. Dargaville Town Centre Hokianga Street Wairoa River

9 2. Dargaville East 1 3. Onslow Ranfurly Neighbourhood

4. North Dargaville

5. Awakino River Neighbourhood

Kaihu River State Highway 12 6. Outer Dargaville Plateau

7. Awakino Point State Highway 12

8. South Dargaville 8 9. Dargaville Airport

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1. Dargaville Town Centre

2. Dargaville East

3. Onslow Ranfurly Neighbourhood

4. North Dargaville

5. Awakino River Neighbourhood

6. Outer Dargaville Plateau 1 2 3 7. Awakino Point

8. South Dargaville

9. Dargaville Airport

4 5 6

7 6 5 3 4 2

1 9

8 7 8 9

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1 | Dargaville Town Centre | Outcomes | Infrastructure

The Dargaville Town Centre is the heart of the town centre. Here is Mixed-use residential and Reticulated sewage and drinking ‘Civic Services’ hub for the central where crucial facilities such as the commercial activities within the water supply is necessary to and western parts of the Kaipara Dargaville Primary School, and new ‘Intensified Commercial / Mixed establish good urban form and District. This is where the regional education institutions, can establish Use’ land as well as new housing density in this neighbourhood. The and district council offices, better and thrive supporting further opportunities through the ‘Existing 3-waters networks in this area are resourced library, cinema, and other community growth. In time, mixed Residential Intensified’ areas. The performing as per the current level of services such as medical centres, use (residential and commercial) existing residential area is suitable service in terms of what is required banks and education facilities are buildings will become the for infill housing opportunities to service existing household and consolidated and can be further predominant built form in Dargaville or brownfields redevelopment businesses. However, in order to keep invested in to support Dargaville as a Town Centre neighbourhood. (demolish and new build) continuity of service here, substantial thriving urban centre with supported Existing transport infrastructure residential development. Future network renewals expenditure surrounding rural and coastal - rail, road and river transport growth in this neighborhood can needs to be undertaken as pipes communities. The town centre is infrastructure - merit further be enabled through mixed-use are reaching replacement time. This where urban spaces are created for investment to activate a currently development enabling planning will be addressed in the Long Term people to meet, conduct businesses, dormant multi-modal transport node. regulations. This would be on the Plan and Asset Management Plan or congregate at the central square basis of redeveloping individual budgets. Having security of water or waterfront esplanade. Heritage buildings and the centre’s sites OR by way of comprehensive supply in response to climate change connection with the Wairoa River redevelopment through the is a high priority when planning for The Hokianga Street mainstreet waterfront provide a distinct local amalgamation of multiple sites. growth. Stormwater reticulation public realm upgrades provides character and identity where existing options to be explored further a north-south axis connecting commercial activities can thrive ‘Existing Commercial’ land further through a site-specific structure plan the existing ‘North Dargaville’ further and attract new investment; intensified along Victoria, Normanby process or as part of the council's neighbourhood with the new with the town centre comprising Street (SH12), and Hokianga Road. infrastructure asset management residential areas to the north and predominantly of fine-grain retail The Wairoa River waterfront and strategy for Dargaville. west of the existing urban area. and offices, with industrial land in the Victoria Street mainstreet pedestrian The Hokianga Mainstreet upgrades vicinity of the railway and towards mall has the potential to be further integrate seamlessly with the SH12 the Kaihū River riparian margins. invigorated over the coming corridor along Normanby Street, years, specially with the planned justifying the merits for further (unfunded) waterfront esplanade investment in the Normanby and upgrades and civic / commercial Hokianga Streets intersection at the opportunities linking up with the wharf redevelopment.

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2 | Dargaville East | Outcomes | Infrastructure

The central suburb with riverfront ‘Existing Residential Intensified’ Reticulated sewage and drinking amenity and associated woes housing opportunities suitable for water supply is necessary to - this diverse neighbourhood infill or brownfields redevelopment establish good urban form. The contains some of Dargaville’s (demolish and new build) residential servicing networks in this area are oldest residential and commercial development. Future growth in performing as per the current level buildings, other than those in the this neighborhood can be enabled of service, though to keep continuity Town Centre and South Dargaville through individual site infill of service here, there will need to neighbourhoods. There is strong development OR comprehensive be substantial network renewals presence of ‘heritage’ and ‘historic redevelopment through the expenditure. This will be addressed character’ buildings in this amalgamation of multiple sites, in the Long Term Plan and Asset neighbourhood, representative of with the target density provisions Management Plan budgets. Having Dargaville’s european colonisation enabling development at 400- security of water supply for growth period, as well as various sites of 800m2 sections with multiple and protection of low-lying areas of cultural significance to Mana Whenua dwelling units per site. land are high priority to allow for the / Tangata Whenua in particular in recommended development density relation to the Wairoa River and the ‘Existing Commercial’ land further in this neighbourhood. Stormwater meeting of the Kaihū, Wairoa and intensified along arterial routes reticulation options to be explored Awakino Rivers. and within the ‘Countdown further through a site-specific supermarket and Warehouse block’ structure plan process or as part located between the Wairoa River of the council's infrastructure asset waterfront and Victoria Street. management strategy for Dargaville. Further opportunities for open space improvements exist along the Wairoa River waterfront extending from the Grey Street (State Highway 12) gateway bridge into Dargaville through to the town centre waterfront esplanade.

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3 | Onslow Ranfurly Neighbourhood | Outcomes | Infrastructure

This neighbourhood has been New ‘High Density Housing’ Reticulated sewage and drinking identified as a suitable site for suitable for a comprehensive water supply is necessary to retirement house expansion within residential development. Through establish good urban form. The the context of a ‘High Density a comprehensive integrated servicing networks in this area Housing’ environment. development plan mechanism, this are performing as per the current neighbourhood could benefit from level of service, though to keep a market-driven ‘no-density limits’ continuity of service here, there set of provisions for high density will need to be substantial network housing opportunities. renewals expenditure. This will be addressed further in the Long Term Plan and Asset Management Plan budgets. Having security of water supply for growth and protection of low-lying areas of land are high priority to allow for the recommended development density in this neighbourhood. Stormwater reticulation options to be explored further through a site-specific structure plan process or as part of the council's infrastructure asset management strategy for Dargaville.

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4 | North Dargaville | Outcomes | Infrastructure

One of Dargaville’s established ‘Existing Residential Intensified’ Full reticulated services, 4-waters existing residential neighbourhoods, housing opportunities suitable for including stopbanks infrastructure, this part of Dargaville is well infill or brownfields redevelopment is necessary to establish good urban connected to the town centre, (demolish and new build) residential form and the desired density in motorways, supermarket and other development. Future growth in this neighbourhood. The networks town-based facilities. Its elevated this neighborhood can be enabled in this area are performing as location positions it well to be free of through individual site infill per the current level of service, flooding risk while benefiting from a development OR comprehensive though to keep continuity of gentle slope suitable for intensified redevelopment through the service here there are significant brownfields redevelopment. amalgamation of multiple sites. network renewals expenditure that need to be undertaken. This will be addressed further in the Long Term Plan and Asset Management Plan budgets. Having security of water supply for growth and protection of low-lying areas of land are high priority to allow for the recommended development density in this neighbourhood The further investment and upgrades for 3-waters servicing can be investigated further through the council's infrastructure asset management strategy for Dargaville.

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5 | Awakino River Neighbourhood | Outcomes | Infrastructure

Located at the north-eastern New ‘Medium Density Housing’ Reticulated sewage and drinking perimeter of Dargaville, this area providing for mixed-density 450- water supply is necessary to of new residential land is well 750m2 site sizes, with one or more establish good urban form and connected to the existing urban dwellings per site. Buildings can be density in this neighbourhood. The area of Dargaville via Awakino Road. stand-alone or terraced leading to adjoining networks in the existing Views out to the Awakino River and efficient use of land for residential urban area are performing as per rolling hills predominantly in rural- purposes. the current level of service, though productive use are enjoyed from this significant network renewals neighbourhood. expenditure is required in those areas in order to keep continuity of service and to allow for additional residential development to be serviced in greenfield areas. This will be addressed further in the Long Term Plan and Asset Management Plan budgets. Having security of water supply for growth and protection of low-lying areas of land are high priority to allow for the recommended development density in this neighbourhood. Stormwater mitigation options to be explored further through a development framework plan integrated with the adjoining Outer Dargaville Plateau neighbourhood.

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6 | Outer Dargaville Plateau | Outcomes | Infrastructure

Encompassing the northernmost New ‘Medium Density Housing’ Reticulated sewage and drinking extent of urban expansion for providing for mixed-density of 450- water supply is necessary to Dargaville, the Outer Dargaville 750m2 site sizes, with one or more establish good urban form and Plateau neighborhood consists dwellings per site. New ‘High Density density in this neighbourhood. The of rural landscape with rolling Housing’ along the main road and networks in the existing urban area, topography and well defined on the ridges providing for a mixed- to which development in this new ridgeline suitable for high density of 300-450m2 site sizes, neighbourhood would connect, and medium density housing with one or more dwellings per site. are performing as per the current opportunities. This new residential level of service. Having said that, housing area is well connected to like for most of Dargaville in order other neighbourhoods through to keep continuity of service in the proposed cycle and walking paths, existing urban areas and enable new also being in direct alignment with development, substantial network the town centre via Hokianga Road - renewals expenditure needs to be a future mainstreet expansion area. undertaken. This will be addressed further in the Long Term Plan and Asset Management Plan budgets. Having security of water supply for growth and protection of low- lying areas of land are high priority to allow for the recommended development density mix in this neighbourhood. Stormwater mitigation options are to be explored further, with Low Impact Design options being a possible design solution using the green space network within the neighbourhood. A new local road network and extension of Hokianga Road require further investigations through a neighbourhood-wide structure plan.

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7 | Awakino Point | Outcomes | Infrastructure

Throughout the spatial planning New industrial, light industrial and Reticulated sewage and drinking process for Dargaville, the business park uses establishing water supply is necessary to community has consistently on sites ranging from 1,000- establish businesses in the Awakino requested that more commercial 3,000m2 in size. Subject to a future Point, with the availability of services (industrial / light industrial / business neighbourhood specific structure and subsequent connections being park) land is made available in plan, the Awakino Point can make the main focus for infrastructure. Dargaville. Various options were a considerable contribution to Stormwater can be managed considered and Awakino Point was Dargaville’s commercial land supply through on-site or centralised identified as the preferred option estimated at 800-1400 lots in the facilities or in accordance with new for future release of commercial context of moderate to high growth greenfields design requirements. / industrial land in Dargaville. The scenarios. Reticulation is a potential option land is in parts prone to flooding, deserving further investigation. but generally provides flat or The provision of infrastructure gently undulating land suitable for Awakino Point must be for large-footprint and variable further investigated through a sizing industrial, light-industrial neighbourhood-specific structure and business park type of uses. plan process and/or as part of the The Awakino Point business park council's infrastructure strategy land is also well located from a for Dargaville. The latter applies transport perspective, having good especially in development of his access to the State Highway 14 and neighbourhood is projected to the existing railway line, where a start beyond the 10 years scope future rail station could be located for the Long Term Plan and Asset for both passenger and freight Management Plan infrastructure transport connecting Dargaville deliverables. with Whangārei and the various settlements along the rail route. Flood-prone land in this area may pose a challenge to further development of infrastructure, and further stormwater catchment planning and flood modellings investigations will be necessary.

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8 | South Dargaville | Outcomes | Infrastructure

The mix of land-uses in South New housing opportunities within ‘Existing Industrial’ land and local Reticulated sewage and drinking Dargaville, connection with the Kaihū the ‘Existing Residential’ area are shops are retained, but further water supply is necessary to and Wairoa rivers, its heritage and limited due to the extent of flood- intensification of these areas is not establish good urban form and cultural values, defined by Harding prone land in this neighbourhood. encouraged as much of the area is density in this neighbourhood Park and Mount Wesley further to Having said that, the neighbourhood flood-prone. Further opportunities in particular for the greenfield the south. presents new housing opportunities for open space improvements exist development areas (new residential suitable for infill redevelopment on along the both the Kaihū and Wairoa areas). The servicing networks in higher slopes without detracting rivers waterfront linking South this area are performing as per the from the visual prominence of Poutū Dargaville with the town centre along current level of service, though te Rangi / Harding Park and Mount a high amenity waterfront esplanade. to keep continuity of service here Wesley. substantial network renewals expenditure is required. This will Future growth in this neighborhood be addressed further in the Long can be enabled through the ‘New Term Plan and Asset Management Medium Density Housing’ area west Plan budgets. Having security of Harding Park and in a manner of water supply for growth and which does not detract from the protection of low-lying areas of land maunga’s cultural significance for are high priority to allow for the tangata whenua and the wider further investment in the residential community, noting in particular the and existing commercial areas. existence of the Returned Services Stormwater reticulation options to Association cemetery within the be explored further through a site- Harding Park area. Residential specific structure plan process or as development in this neighbourhood part of the council's infrastructure should be provided for with the asset management strategy for target density provisions enabling Dargaville. Flood-prone land in this development at 400-800m2 area poses a challenge to further sections with multiple dwelling units development of infrastructure, per site. and further investigation will be necessary. The flood protection infrastructure (stopbanks) require further ongoing investment and maintenance.

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9 | Dargaville Airport Block | Outcomes | Infrastructure

Dargaville is relatively ‘isolated’ The airport facility is retained and Generally any residential or rural from the State Highway 1 corridor protected. Further investment may productive (commercial) use on rural between Whangārei to Auckland, be forthcoming in the future as blocks south of the Wairoa River and access to the town is an Dargaville grows and demand for relies primarily on self-servicing and essential factor when considering better access between Dargaville there are no plans to expand the growth and further community and major urban centres around 3-waters infrastructure in this area. development. The Dargaville New Zealand increases. The rural The stopbanks along the Wairoa Airport Block is situated along the character and predominant rural- River are an important infrastructure southern banks of the Wairoa River productive land-use is retained for this neighbourhood, including in relatively close proximity and easy south of the Wairoa River, with the airport land. The stopbanks must access to Dargaville. opportunities for countryside living therefore be retained and protected, (or rural-residential lifestyle) blocks which requires on-going further The land surrounding the airport limited due to the high ground-water investment. Without significant is predominantly rural-productive table, productive qualities of the soils investment in the airfield, Dargaville land on low-lying alluvial soils. It for farming, and the extent of flood- and the airfield are not going to be comprises good fertile land suitable prone land. able to afford the required costs for for arable and pastoral farming any infrastructure upgrades in the practices. The land rises up along Dargaville surrounding area south of Arapohue Road to the south and the Wairoa River. east. Access to the Wairoa River can be improved via Turiwiri West Road and new riverfront walkway and cycleway opportunities.

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| Planning | Transportation | Water Supply | Waste Water

The land use statutory planning • Develop a Network Operating • Extensive replacement of existing • Manage future demand required for implementing this Framework to help better assets that are past their useful requirements for future spatial plan includes identifying the manage and plan the use of the service life are a risk to service subdivisions to mitigate pressure key areas for structure plan analysis transport network and explicitly continuity and will be planned on the existing wastewater (the next stage of planning before link transport to the adjacent land in the next Long Term Plan, treatment plant a plan change). This would form uses. noting investment for renewals / • Similarly to the Water Supply the necessary technical reports to • Confirming the projects that replacement of the wider network network, extensive replacement accompany the section 32 analysis will go ahead for the Dargaville will likely extend beyond the LTP of existing assets that are past for plan change. At this stage it is Township Improvement Plan 10-year timeframe. Therefore, the their useful service life are a proposed that areas where Dargaville • Walking and Cycling Plan to Dargaville network investment risk to infrastructure service has limited land supply would be break down the severance issues will also have to be addressed in continuity and will be planned prioritised for this structure plan. and safeguard routes for future greater detail through the Kaipara in the next Long Term Plan, The remaining land use changes are neighbourhoods and access District Infrastructure Strategy. noting investment for renewals intended to be picked up in future to ecological and recreational • Invest in the creation of an / replacement of the wider reviews of the District Plan. corridors. infrastructure model to help network will likely extend beyond • Investigate justification on identify, plan and budget (cost) the LTP 10-year timeframe. In addition to the Dargaville Key connecting Awakino Road to new for the upgrade requirements to Therefore, the Dargaville network Moves identified in this document industrial area and SH14 the existing network renewals investment will have to the following infrastructure • Confirm intersection upgrades • Investigate a long term water be addressed in greater detail investigations will need to take place. required as result additional supply (i.e.water storage project through the Kaipara District residential and industrial to the west), as an alternative Infrastructure Strategy. developments to the Kaihū River catchment • Similarly to the Water Supply • Transport investigations to scheme to secure reliable and network, invest in the creation of implement Dargaville Town Centre safe water supply for the existing an infrastructure model to help key moves i.e. greening the state and future population. identify, plan and budget (cost) highway, gateway treatments, • Investigate different models of for the upgrade requirements to rationalising parking water supply ownership and the existing wastewater network maintenance to differ the cost of • Investigate the discharge consent establishment and management conditions required to sensitively to multiple generations in an stage an upgrade of the existing equitable manner wastewater treatment project over the following 15 years to align with projected growth. • Investigate the trigger point for an alternative wastewater treatment solution alongside a large scale development opportunity.

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| Stormwater | Community Facilities

• Investigate a stormwater • Investigate the possibility of a catchment analysis to understand partnership with the Dargaville the upstream effects of any High School for public access to development alongside river flood the heated swimming pool in the modeling. periods that the outdoor pool is • Investigate the methods and not operational. tools required to protect the stormwater network for regular climate change events and allow for the town centre and other flood prone areas to be best protected or mitigation measures to be planned for.

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KEY

Wastewater Reticulation/Rising Main

Water Reticulation

Pump Station

Treatment Plant

Treatment Plant Reservoir

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