Mercury Bay South Draft

Communities Outcome Document

Incorporating the Community Plans of:-

Cooks Beach/Ferry Landing & Flaxmill Bay & The Rural Communities of:- Kaimarama

Contents Page

1. Issues that are common to the Mercury Bay South Communities 1

2. Reporting 1

3. How will this Communities Outcome Document work? 1

4. Access to the Outcome Document 2

5. How will progress be measured and success by reported? 2

6. How can new ideas be incorporated? 2

7. Related plans 3

8. Acknowledgements 3

9. Our process so far 4

10. Key areas of focus 5

11. Priorities for action 6-18

The Communities Outcome Document

Issues that are common to the Mercury Bay South Communities

This document identifies and prioritises actions and deals with issues that are common within Mercury Bay South e.g. roading, green waste dump, education.

The context and reference points from where the issues have been drawn, are the community plans of /Ferry Landing, Hahei, Hot Water Beach and the rural community plan of Whenuakite, Coroglen, Kaimarama and The 309 Road.

Reporting

There will be an Annual Report to the Community Board which will be distributed in the first instance to the Ratepayer Associations and then the wider community.

Reporting on this outcome document each year will enable the communities to record achievements and to check that the identified priorities are still correct. It will also be a chance to include new information and new ideas. The Annual Report will enable success to be measured and information to be checked and updated.

How will this Communities Outcome Document work?

Individuals, groups and others will be able to pick up leads and develop activities that provide opportunities which may lead to employment creation. The Community Board will continue to liaise with the Mercury Bay South Communities and take an active role in promoting the outcomes document to the community and where appropriate, facilitating project development.

This document – a collection of aspirations and priorities in future direction – is a framework which can be used to guide decision making. For example, individuals and groups who may be searching for a community project to undertake could use the Outcome Document to determine priorities for action or to support their requests for external funding.

As part of the Council’s planning process, the Mercury Bay Community Board will use this document to determine local priorities and to recommend future work programmes to Council.

In turn, for its annual and longer-term work programmes, the Thames Coromandel District Council will take into account the principles and priorities of the local community, as outlined in this document and the individual Community Plans.

The Council will use the document as a basis for developing new policies for desired growth within the District.

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Others who have an interest in the future of Mercury Bay South will also find the document an essential planning guide. These include:

o Government Agencies o Other Councils o Developers/Investors o Visitors and Tourist

Access to the Outcome Document

This document is readily available from local offices, Mercury Bay Libraries, Mercury Bay Information Centre and District Council’s Service Centre at 46 Albert Street, .

How will progress be measured and success reported?

A central record of activity will be kept at the District Council office, 46 Albert Street, Whitianga and through the Mercury Bay Community Board; progress will be reported to the community on an annual basis. Maintenance of the Outcome Document will keep it up to date and “alive”.

Maintaining the integrity of the document and monitoring its use is a necessary part of the implementation. At a time to coincide with the preparation of Council’s annual plan budgeting process the Community Board will ensure the highest priority outcomes are reflected in the Council’s timetable.

This document will be reviewed three yearly following the review of the individual Community Plans on its anniversary or if called for by the community, or by the Community Board and will involve public consultation and input. Therefore the first review for this Communities Outcome Document will be 2009.

How well the whole process is working will be evaluated by Council staff who, as part of the Council’s own strategic planning process will evaluate and report to Council on the utilisation of locally developed plans.

How can new ideas be incorporated?

The central record of activity, maintained by Council, will form the basis of the annual report to the Community Board, Ratepayer Associations and Community.

All comments on, or contributions to, this Communities Outcome Document should be made in writing to the Thames Coromandel District Council’s, Mercury Bay Area Manager, 46 Albert Street, Whitianga.

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Related Plans

The Mercury Bay Community Board has completed the Whitianga Community Plan first and has a program to complete further plans for our area:- a) Mercury Bay North – , , Kuaotunu, Opito, Otama

All these individual plans and this Outcome Document will create the future vision for the greater Mercury Bay.

As these plans are developed they must be read in conjunction with the Long Term Council Community Plan 2006 – 2016

Acknowledgements

The Mercury Bay Community Board would like to acknowledge the involvement of outside agencies such as Work and Income, Department of Conservation, Environment , NZ Police, Tourism Coromandel and Ngati Hei.

We thank the citizens of Mercury Bay South who have participated in the consultation process to enable the formation of this document.

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Our Process So Far!

Date 2006 What We Did No. of Participants

Nov 2005 The Hahei community completed their plan in 620 questionnaires November 2005 and presented it to the Mercury Bay Community Board at a workshop meeting held Monday 28 November 2005 and it was received by the Mercury Bay Community Board at their Board meeting held 13 December 2005. March 2006 The Hot Water Beach community completed their 50 attendees plan in March 2006 and presented it to the Mercury Bay Community Board at their Board meeting held Tuesday 14 March 2006. Jan to April Facilitated preparation of Cooks Beach/Ferry Landing 980 letters 2006 Community Plan March 2006 Facilitated preparation of Community Planning 570 letters with over meeting for the rural communities of Whenuakite, 100 attendees Coroglen and Kaimarama & The 309 Rd 8 July 2006 Mercury Bay Community Board received the Mercury Bay South Draft Community Plan where it was agreed to refer it to representatives from each of the Mercury Bay South Communities 24 July 2006 Meeting with focus group representatives from all the 11 communities in the Mercury Bay South to formulate this Outcome Document. 24 Aug 2006 Meeting to discuss Communities Outcome Document 12 with focus group representatives. Commencing Advertisements for submissions to Mercury Bay 31 Oct thru to South Draft Communities Outcome Document. 7 Dec 2006 All November Submissions to the Mercury Bay South Draft 2006 Communities Outcome Document. Submissions closed 8 December 2006. 13 February All submissions heard by the Mercury Bay 2007 Community Board with amendments agreed. May 2007 Forwarded to Council for approval.

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Key Areas of Focus

Social Economic

(community wellbeing) (the business world) Health Retail Education Service industry Safe communities Industry Community Tourism

Social Economic

Environmental Cultural

Environmental Cultural

(surroundings we live in) (who we are as a community) Infrastructure Recreation and Leisure Bush and streams Arts Coastline & harbours Heritage Land use Reserve management Waste management

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SOCIAL

Safe Communities

PRIORITIES FOR ACTION

Issue Action Lead Partner Priority/Timeline Agency Agency 06/07 09/10 12/15 Emergency management Developing community Civil NZ * On On planning civil defence planning for Defence Police going going each community TCDC Fire

St Johns

Police presence Extension of police NZ TCDC * On On presence and traffic Police going going enforcement

Unreliable power supply Provider to upgrade Power- * On On power line co going going

Beach safety Increased lifesaving Bay of TCDC * On On services including a base Plenty going going at Hot Water Beach Life- Iwi saving DoC

Unreliable and limited Access to high speed Tele- Broadca * On On telecommunications and telecommunications and com sting going going radio communications improved radio frequency NZ

Community

PRIORITIES FOR ACTION

Issue Action Lead Partner Priority/Timeline Agency Agency 06/07 09/10 12/15 Provision of Social Ensure continued Work Housing * On On Services provision of Social and NZ going going Services in Whitianga Income including holiday programmes and housing Mercur for the aged y Bay Commu nity Fund Inc

Passenger transport Provide access to Ferry Inde- TCDC * On Landing and Whitianga pendent going Pro- EW

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vider

Enforcement of By-laws Greater presence and TCDC Police * On On monitoring during peak and going going population demands contract or

Campervan/ Retaining and enhancing TCDC Private On On Camping facilities public facilities as part of going going holiday culture DoC

Infill and extra density Tighten/strengthen TCDC * On On housing District Plan rules to going going better control infill housing/accessory buildings

Community identity Support individual TCDC EW * On On community plans going going DoC

Physically active Ensuring all agencies Sport TCDC * On On communities involve communities in Waikato going going decisions DoC

Health/Education

PRIORITIES FOR ACTION

Issue Action Lead Partner Priority/Timeline Agency Agency 06/07 09/10 12/15 Access to education Retain and improve Minis- * On facilities education and training try of going opportunities for all ages Educati on

Access to health facilities Development of high PHO Commu * On quality central medical nity going facility and services in DHB Trust Whitianga available 7 days a week

Provision of emergency Retain fire service and NZ Fire Police * On services improve access to going ambulance in the area St Johns

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ECONOMIC

Retail

PRIORITIES FOR ACTION

Issue Action Lead Partner Priority/Timeline Agency Agency 06/07 09/10 12/15 Residential development Retain existing TCDC Private * On On in commercial areas boundaries, change Develop going going current District Plan rules er to ensure commercial activity is provided for on ground floor areas

Cleanliness and Businesses to be Individu TCDC * On appearance of responsible for their own al going commercial area waste/rubbish/litter Busines control around their s premises

Development of Retain Whitianga as main TCDC Private * On secondary/light service service centre Develop going industries er

Better liaison between Explore possibility of Individu Destinat * On businesses formation of a Business al ion going Association Busines Mercur s y Bay

Lack of fuel dispensing A service station/fuel Fuel TCDC * On outlets dispensing outlet as Compan going provided for in the Cooks y and Beach/ Purangi Rd develop Structure Plan. Future ers planning at Whenuakite

Issuing/Management of A robust procedure for the TCDC DoC * On On concessions issuing and management going going of concessions, administered under the Reserve Management Plans and Council bylaws

Upgrading of service Form and utilise service TCDC Develop * On lanes lanes around commercial ers going areas

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Service Industry

Professional services: Legal, information centre, veterinary, real estate agencies, accountancy Service industry: Garage services, plumber, electrician, boat and car sales, motel/hotel staff Medical/Education: Education providers, medical services Government: Council, police

PRIORITIES FOR ACTION

Issue Action Lead Partner Priority/Timeline Agency Agency 06/07 09/10 12/15 Unreliable power supply Provider to upgrade Power Private * On power line Co Propert going y Transpo Owners wer

Services meeting holiday Facilitating the Tourism TCDC * On demand establishment of varying Coroma going types of business ndel

Management of SH25 Clear rules and guidelines TCDC Transit * On entrance to Whitianga to be established along going McLeod’s Straight in Private consultation with owners Prop- erty Owners

Industry/Agriculture/Horticulture/Forestry

PRIORITIES FOR ACTION

Issue Action Lead Partner Priority/Timeline Agency Agency 06/07 09/10 12/15 Unreliable power supply Provider to upgrade Power TCDC * On power line Co going

Transpo wer

Unreliable and limited Access to high speed Teleco Broadca * On telecommunications and telecommunications and m sting going radio broadcasting radio frequency NZ

Vodafo ne

Private provider s

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Degradation of water Consistently applied EW Forestry * On quality riparian management e.g. compan going clean streams ies

Environmentally Federat Farmers sustainable practises ed Farmers

A reliable labour force Incentives for the Work & Private * On provision of an all year Income Busines going round labour force s including accommodation Housing NZ Horticul ture NZ

Poor roading Ensure roads are designed TCDC Opus * On On infrastructure and and managed to cope with going going management of high rain all rural activities McBree fall events ns

Access and entrance ways Land Fonterra to be appropriately Owner designed and built

Better management of TCDC road drainage/run off during high rain fall events

Stock crossing roads Agencies to work together TCDC Opus * On On to facilitate stock going going underpasses Land Transit Owners

Tourism

PRIORITIES FOR ACTION

Issue Action Lead Partner Priority/Timeline Agency Agency 06/07 09/10 12/15 Lack of co-ordination & Expand the Business Tourism DoC * On On collaboration between Association to incorporate Coroma going going agencies to meet tourist all of the Mercury Bay ndel demands South Destin- Individu ation al Mercur business y Bay es

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Impact of tourism Better planning & funding TCDC Local * On On activities on local for the provision of Commu going going communities services and facilities to nities meet tourist demands across the peninsula

Improved infrastructure E.g. public toilet facilities, sealed roads

International signage Improved international Transit Opus * On On signage for tourists and going going visitors TCDC DoC

Local Commu nity

Growing number of Support the continuation Tourist TCDC * On On independent travellers and enhancement of camp Operato going going e.g. campervans ground facilities r DoC

Issuing/Management of A robust procedure for the TCDC Operato * On On concessions issuing and management rs going going of concessions, EW administered under the DoC Reserve Management Plans and Council bylaws

Promotion of tourism Co-ordination of Tourism TCDC * On On Coroma going going promotional activities ndel Busines ses Promotion of the communities as family DoC holiday destinations Local commu nities

Size and scale of Encourage the Tourism TCDC * On On businesses Establishment and Coroma going going promotion of small ndel DoC boutique businesses and accommodation Private Busines ses

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ENVIRONMENTAL

Infrastructure

Infrastructure is the generic name for services to properties including roading, energy supply, telecommunications, water and the transmission from properties of stormwater and wastewater.

Provision and maintenance of infrastructure is essential for the life of a community, having environmental, social and economic consequences.

PRIORITIES FOR ACTION

Issue Action Lead Partner Priority/Timeline Agency Agency 06/07 09/10 12/15 Roading Lack of clear Council Council to develop clear TCDC Opus * On On policy on sealing policy on seal going going requirements Management and Better management & Opus TCDC * On On maintenance of unsealed maintenance of unsealed going going roads roads MBCB

Quarterly audit reports of Opus McBree performance ns

Health issues around The community Board to TCDC Opus * On On dust and general safety establish a priority list for going going dust seal programme MBCB Implement a new seal extension programme

Examine use of dust suppressants at critical locations e.g. Rangihau Rd

Poor traffic/roading Improved roading , Transit Opus * On On facilities, network and parking and transport going going signage links incorporating TCDC standards of signage

Pedestrian safety Implement community TCDC Opus * On On plan priorities going going Transit

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Deterioration of sealed Better management & TCDC Transit * On On roads maintenance of sealed going going roads Opus

McBree ns

Quarterly audit reports of Opus Works performance MBCB TCDC

Access and sight lines Improve access and traffic Transit Opus * On On onto one lane bridges management at one lane going going bridges TCDC Contrac tor

Road side vegetation Maintenance of all sight Local lines commu nity

Flooding of sealed roads Plan and programme Transit Opus * On improvements to alleviate going flooding at identified sites TCDC e.g. Dalmeny Corner

Energy Unreliable power supply Provider to upgrade Transpo Power * On On power line wer Co going going

Telecommunications Unreliable and limited Access to high speed Teleco Broadca * On telecommunications and telecommunications and m sting going radio broadcasting radio frequency NZ

Vodafo ne

Private provider s

Water Potable water supply Status quo with Property Ministr * On communities continuing Owners y of going to provide for their own Health water supplies TCDC Local Examine the options for Private Commu provision of water in Water nities Hahei Associat ions

Stormwater Maintenance of Better management, TCDC Local * On On reticulated system maintenance and commu going going monitoring of stormwater Contrac nities system including open tor drains/swales and Opus

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detention areas

Maintenance of rural Introduce & implement a roadside drains better management system

Wastewater Management of on-site Introduce improved EW TCDC * On systems measures and performance going standards for on-site Propert systems y Owners

Management of Council Quality well maintained TCDC Contrac * On reticulated schemes treatment and disposal tor going systems that are capable of meeting the demands of residents and visitors

Campervan waste Provision of waste TCDC DoC * On disposal sites facilities for campervans going

Provision of upgraded Continuation of present TCDC Local On On plant at Hahei investigation Commu * going going EW nity

Bush & Streams/Coastlines & Harbours/Reserve Management

PRIORITIES FOR ACTION

Issue Action Lead Partner Priority/Timeline Agency Agency 06/07 09/10 12/15 Water quality Consistently applied EW TCDC * On On riparian management going going DoC

Forestry Compan ies

Private Land Owners

Significant natural To ensure protection of TCDC DoC * On On landscapes and reserves our significant landscapes going going and reserves through Land planning documents Owners

Recognition and Better identification and TCDC DoC * On On preservation of Historical preservation of historic going going Sites sites of significance to Iwi Reserve both European and Maori Manage ment Groups

Coastal and river erosion Community involvement EW TCDC * On On

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in determining agreed going going solutions to manage DoC coastal and river erosion Land owners

Plant and animal pests Develop and implement a EW TCDC * On On programme with all going going agencies for the DoC eradication/control of all animal and plant pests Private which incorporates land education as a key owners component Reserve Manage ment Groups

Animal Health Board

Management of TCDC Implement management TCDC DoC * On On Reserves plans in conjunction with going going dune care and Reserve MBCB Reserve Management Groups Manage ment Groups

Reserve development Ensure that the TCDC * On On funding Development Impact Fee going going (DIFs) collected on development for reserves is spent in the area collected

Management of marine Facilitating with agencies Minis- TCDC On On resources to manage and police try of going going marine resources fisheries EW

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Iwi

Land Use

PRIORITIES FOR ACTION

Issue Action Lead Partner Priority/Timeline Agency Agency 06/07 09/10 12/15 Management of Adherence to the District TCDC Local * On On development Plan rules Commu going going nities Greater attention given to Community Plan EW

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priorities by Council Planners Infill and extra density Tighten/strengthen TCDC Local * On On housing District Plan rules to Commu going going better control infill nities housing/accessory buildings

Management of the green Creation of environmental TCDC DoC * On On backdrop enhancement zones going going (District Plan) to protect Land the green/rural backdrop Owners and allow for appropriate development

The development To maintain the existing TCDC Transit * On On adjacent to SH25 leading rural/coastal character and going going to the entrance to amenity of this area Land Whitianga Owners Retain the rural/coastal zoning and restrict commercial/residential/ industrial development through the provisions of the District Plan

Waste Management PRIORITIES FOR ACTION

Issue Action Lead Partner Priority/Timeline Agency Agency 06/07 09/10 12/15 Lack of waste disposal Provision of :- TCDC Local * On On systems Commu going going 1/ a green waste facility nities

2/ a Transfer station Contrac tor

Lack of education re Implement education TCDC Ministr * On On recycle, reuse and reduce programme re recycle, y for going going reuse and reduce Contrac Environ tor ment

Littering including Public education Local TCDC * On On alongside roadways Commu going going nities MBAS

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CULTURAL

Recreation & Leisure

PRIORITIES FOR ACTION

Issue Action Lead Partner Priority/Timeline Agency Agency 06/07 09/10 12/15 Lack of boat launching Improve boat launching TCDC Reserve * On On facilities and trailer parking Manage going going facilities at Purangi. ment Groups

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DoC

Iwi

Lack of pedestrian and Develop and implement TCDC DoC * On On cycle way linkages plan to introduce safe going going pedestrian and cycle way Reserve links throughout and Manage connecting the ment communities Groups

Lack of sports facilities Support the ongoing plans TCDC Reserve * On On to establish the Mercury Manage going going Bay Multi Sport ment Development in Groups Whitianga, Kotare Reserve and Cooks Beach Local Reserves commu nities

Arts and Heritage

PRIORITIES FOR ACTION

Issue Action Lead Partner Priority/Timeline Agency Agency 06/07 09/10 12/15 Preservation and Ensuring preservation and DoC Iwi * On On enhancement of our enhancement of our going going historic sites and place historic sites through TCDC names various Management Documents

Record of our history Continuing support for Region- TCDC * On On the Mercury Bay al going going Regional Museum Museu Iwi m

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Local Historia ns

Recognition of Maori Maintaining relationships TCDC Historic * On On and European history in recognising our history Places going going Iwi Trust

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