COMMUNITY PLAN A Vision for Coromandel’s Communities 2006 - 2016
1 2 Contents
The Steering Committee would like to say ...... 3
How will this Community Vision Plan work? ...... 4
Our Guiding Principles...... 5
Partnership ...... 6
What our community currently looks like ...... 7
Ward Map ...... 9
Coromandel/Colville Ward in 2016 ...... 10
Key Issues ...... 14
Arts ...... 15
Beautifi cation ...... 16
Buildings (residential/commercial/industrial) ...... 18
Business (retail/commercial) ...... 19
Home-based Ventures ...... 20
Community Assets ...... 21
Community Well-being ...... 23
Development and Growth ...... 25
Education...... 27
Employment...... 29
Funding Opportunities ...... 30
Harbour and Sea ...... 31
Heritage & Culture ...... 33
Industry, Farming and Forestry ...... 35
Infrastructure - Communication ...... 37
1 Infrastructure - Power ...... 38
Infrastructure - Sewerage ...... 39
Infrastructure - Solid Waste ...... 40
Infrastructure - Roading and Transport ...... 41
Infrastructure – Water and storm water ...... 43
Natural Environment ...... 45
Parks, Reserves & Open Spaces ...... 48
Promotion/Tourism...... 49
Public Safety ...... 51
Sport and Recreation...... 53
Rural Communities ...... 54
Colville ...... 55
Port Jackson ...... 63
Port Charles...... 68
Coromandel Area School Students ...... 72
2 The steering committee would like to say …
It is a statutory requirement (Local Government Act 2002) that all Communities complete a Community Outcomes Plan and for it to be in place by 2004.
In 2001 the community was invited to attend a series of community planning workshops that were held to focus on the future direction of sport and the development of the ward.
This steering committee was established with volunteers who attended those workshops.
This steering committee feels very strongly about developing a community plan that refl ects the beliefs and aspirations that residents and ratepayers have for the future of this ward - the area they live, work and play in, to 2014.
The Community Plan will be a working document that will guide decisions being made by the Coromandel/Colville Community Board and the Thames Coromandel District Council, relevant Government departments and other agencies. It will allow us to be proactive rather than reactive.
Waitete Bay 3 How will this Community Plan work?
This Community Plan is a community owned document and is a collection of aspirations and priorities in future directions. It is a framework that can be used to guide decision making for local planning purposes. It defi nes the ‘mind set’ and the culture of the area.
The Plan will be used to secure support from within and outside the community for funding for specifi c projects and will be reported on regularly to the Community Board and the public. Six monthly reviews will enable success to be measured and information to be checked and updated. There will be opportunities for your involvement at these review meetings. The Community Board will take an active role in promoting the Plan to the community and, where appropriate, facilitating project development.
For example, individuals and groups may use the Plan to determine which community project to undertake and to support their requests for external funding.
As part of the Council’s planning process, the Coromandel/Colville Community Board could use the Plan to determine local priorities and to recommend future work programmes to Council. In turn, for all of its future long term planning, the Thames Coromandel District Council will need to take into account the principles and priorities of this local Community Plan. However, it is expected that the priorities will not be viewed in isolation from the rest of the Vision Plan. The Council will use the Community Plan as a basis for developing new policies for desired growth within the District.
Others who have an interest in the future of Coromandel and outlying communities will also fi nd the Community Plan an essential planning guide.
Key themes for the Future The Steering Committee has used the following key outcomes, Environmental, Cultural, Social and Economic, (referred to as the four well beings) mandated in the LGA 2002, as a guide when considering the future.
4 Our Guiding Principles
Te Whenua – The Land The vast Coromandel ranges and their continuance to the sea represent a signifi cant part of our heritage. They are both our natural and spiritual inheritance, sustaining complex ecosystems that require protection to ensure a sustainable future.
Ngahere - Forest The privilege of having large, relatively pristine, areas of native bush cloaking the mountains and surrounding our communities must inspire us to protect what we have and ensure it continues to foster and nurture our future generations in a reciprocal and mutually benefi cial relationship. Its diversity of species is to be strongly protected.
Te Moana & Nga Awa - Sea and Rivers We need clean water to sustain life. Naturally clean water is an indicator of a healthy ecosystem. We all need to ensure that each of us takes responsibility for the protection of our vital life sources that will enable the continued survival of our natural environment.
Nga hau o Tawhirimatea - Air and Atmosphere Unpolluted air is fundamental to survival. Individual, collective, and corporate responsibility is required to ensure that the air and atmosphere are free from both domestic and industrial pollution.
He Tangata - People Tikanga – Culture - We must consistently uphold those values which strengthen environmental integrity, and positive social and cultural interaction. We will measure any decisions we make against these values to know that the communities we build are ecologically sustainable and are the kind of communities we want to live in.
Manuhiri - Visitors We welcome visitors who will share with us our passion for our natural assets, history, rich heritage, our values and their protection.
5 Partnership
In 1987 the Hauraki District Maori council, an organisation vested with the statutory authority to progress the social and economic development of the Maori people of Hauraki, made a full and substantial submission to the Thames Coromandel District Council District Scheme review. The document is prefaced by a comprehensive overview of the Hauraki Maori history and culture as a means of informing the TCDC of the cultural values that underpin the responses HDMC made to the review; it was also hoped that the document would create open dialogue and improve cross cultural relationships with the government and local authorities as well as mainstream society. Moreover, the document is a strong clear statement about the value system - tikanga - that underpins Hauraki Maori philosophy and physical processes; it was also intended as a defi ning position, the collective view of Hauraki Maori people in regard to community decision making. Thus the TCDC already has an important resource reference when considering or reviewing development plans for the region.
People and their values shape a community and prescribed customs determine the ways of the people. Other ethnic groups are absorbed and woven into the social fabric adding diversity to mainstream society. Immigrants have vested interests in living here and assimilate readily into the prevailing culture adding colour and difference to the profusion of institutions, norms and social activity. The ensuing lifestyle is, in turn shaped by the environment; where the environment has been hostile to human activity, resistance has been overcome by the ‘taming of nature’ often with destructive outcomes that have impacted adversely on the health and well-being of the environment and all the life forms it nurtures and sustains. There is a will among some members of the community to protect the environment, however, laws designed to further economic development at any cost frequently defeat translating that desire into a proactive reality.
Tangata Whenua have often clashed with mainstream strategies and even in these, supposedly enlightened, times when Treaty of Waitangi awareness is at its peak, society at large gives little cognisance to the Maori view. Given the imperatives of the treaty, Maori still does not have equal, involvement or participation in determining the socio-political direction and development of our country; consultation is ad hoc and happens mostly at the behest of Maori. This condition needs to change; mainstream must give effect to the covenants of the Treaty of Waitangi.
6 What our community currently looks like …
The Coromandel/Colville ward is bordered by Waikawau in the South, Port Jackson in the North and Tuateawa and Kennedy Bay in the East.
Source of information 2001 National Census:
Population • The ward’s usual resident population is 2877, (1437 Urban). • Down 1.7% since March 1996. • 27.2% Maori. • 21% under the age of 15 years. 16.3% are aged 65 and over.
Households • 60% of households are one family only households. • 32% of households are ‘one person’ households. • Average family income is $29 044 (national household average $53 092) • Average person’s income is $15 036. • 4.7% of households have an income over $50 000. • 85% of households have an income less than $30 000. • 38% of households have income from wages/salary/self employment.
Housing Summary • Majority of renters pay between $150-$174 per week. • Of 1188 households 126 do not have a motor vehicle (10.6%). • 70% of households have one or two household members. • 69% of dwellings are separate houses
Employment • Of 2133 respondents, 41% are not in the labour force, 6% are unemployed. • Of 1116 respondents, 15% are employed as agriculture and fi shery workers. • 312 businesses in the ward.
7 Income Support • 21.5% of the ward are receiving some type of income support (ACC, Sickness or Domestic Purposes Benefi t). • 32% of Income Support payments were Unemployment Benefi t. • 16% of Income Support payments were Domestic Purposes Benefi t.
Offenders for the whole Ward • From June 1 2001 to 30 May 2002. • 28 adults were charged and 16 youths were put through a diversion scheme. • From June 1 2002 to 30 May 2003. • 69 adults were charged and 12 youths were put through a diversion scheme. • During the early 1990s, 60-70 arrests per year were being recorded.
8 Ward Map
PortPort JacksonJackson
PortPort CharlesCharles
WaiareWaiare WaikawauWaikawau LittleLittle BayBay
ColvilleColville TuateawaTuateawa
AmodeoAmodeo BayBay
KennedyKennedy BayBay
PapaPapa ArohaAroha
WhangapouaWhangapoua MatarangiMatarangi RR CoromandelCoromandel
TeTe koumakouma WaiauWaiau WWhh FF ManaiaManaia MahakirauMahakirau KaimaramaKaimarama
MillMill CreekCreek KKaa
KeretaKereta
CoroglenCoroglen WaikawauWaikawau
9 Coromandel/Colville Ward in 2016
Protecting and Enhancing the Environment The year is now 2014. Coromandel and surrounding communities share a common bond in their passion for their environment. The natural beauty that surrounds and encompasses our communities is more than just a backdrop; it is its soul and the essence of our values. The natural heritage is precious to people who live here and they devote considerable energy and attention to enjoying, protecting and enhancing it. Local communities consider the ecosystems, spectacular scenery, bodies of water and landforms surrounding them to be irreplaceable gifts that must be preserved for future generations. From keeping water clean, life supporting and abundant, to protecting the darkness of the night skies, residents are dedicated to maintaining the special magic and charm of their very special part of the world.
Scenic Views - Our residents and visitors enjoy the area’s beautiful natural surroundings as an integral part of the quality of life. Vantage points are protected for public viewing.
Healthy Forests - Keeping forests and the ecosystems they support healthy is an important part of caring for the environment. Coromandel forests are dynamic biological systems that are managed and supported in ways that are wise and sustainable.
Birds - People understand the delicate interface between urban, farming and wildlife areas and support measures to protect and manage natural species. Healthy and diverse natural ecosystems continue to exist in Coromandel including those in close proximity to communities.
Air Quality - Coromandel protects its air. The community aggressively safeguards its airshed for the sake of its health, its quality of life, its ecosystems and their future.
10 Water Resources - Both fresh and marine water continue to provide the life force of communities and ecosystems. We protect them as some of our most valuable resources.
Solid Waste Management - Coromandel communities have dramatically reduced the volume of solid waster they generate. They have a high level of recycling and effi ciently and safely dispose of what is left.
Wellbeing – People with special needs don’t feel disadvantaged because they are properly catered for. As the community is proactive in anticipating the needs of all people, older people and those with disabilities feel included and valued.
Development - Coromandel and outlying communities know that the question is not whether their community will grow, but how. There is a commitment to balanced growth. As the communities have grown, quality planning has helped shape development in a way that preserves the environment, community integrity, historical identity and character, liveability and employment. Economic development will not be undertaken at any cost, but only where deemed suitable for the Ward.
In 2014, to live in the Coromandel Colville community is to be in touch with the natural environment. Phrases like “reduce-reuse-recycle” are not merely slogans. Communities actively practice and promote environmentally sensitive lifestyles.
We understand that the key to effective growth management is sound planning. Planning includes the identifi cation, management and mitigation (reduction) of natural hazards.
It is a great place to live and do business. The community has established and adheres to strong development standards designed to direct growth skilfully and ensure the community’s continued liveability in conjunction with the environment. There is a good balance of jobs and available affordable housing.
Commercial Activity - In 2014 companies that care for and respect the environment fi nd a sympathetic and receptive home in Coromandel. The community actively attracts those businesses that have demonstrated they operate in ways that are friendly to the environment.
Coromandel has a wealth of natural assets available for economic development, including
11 recreational, natural and cultural attributes. It takes advantage of these strengths to attract and develop businesses that support community vales.
Land-based industries such as farming and forestry, together with marine-based industry such as shellfi sh farming, are supported in an environmentally sustainable manner.
Planning zones are established to identify areas appropriate for various activities that support commerce and industry. A balance is maintained between facilitating development and protecting aesthetic and environmental values. The zones make use of ‘low-value’ areas for commercial activity while protecting ‘high-value’ areas.
Proactive management techniques such as riparian plantings are used to promote and protect the aquatic environment.
Coromandel benefi ts from a strong economy that fl ows to the local community. A key focus of economic development activity is developing and retaining local businesses that help keep dollars circulating in the local economy.
Small and locally-owned businesses fl ourish, supporting the local economy and providing good employment.
Employment - In 2014, Coromandel and outlying communities have a diversifi ed economy and are not dependent on any one sector for employment opportunities.
Tourism has become a signifi cant source of employment for the area. Primary industries continue to provide essential employment. Secondary industries are fostered to grow further employment opportunities.
Young people are given opportunities to apply their education and move into productive employment through expanded school-to-work programmes.
History - In 2014, the present and future of Coromandel and outlying communities is integrally tied to its past through its many historic, archaeological and cultural resources. These resources are vigorously protected.
Tourism - In 2014, Coromandel is primarily a tourist destination in itself - not just a place to pass through on the way to somewhere else.
Eco-tourism - tourist trade that both respects and draws upon the natural environment - is strongly promoted and recognised world wide.
12 The signifi cant conservation assets of the Coromandel are celebrated and promoted as one of our major attractions. Projects such as “Moehau Kiwi Recovery” and “Coromandel Walkways” provide a focus for Coromandel identity, eco-tourism and understanding conservation.
Events eg, festivals are used to promote the intrinsic values and attractions of the Coromandel.
Recreation that harms the environment is incompatible with the values of Coromandel and outlying communities. An abundance of low impact recreational opportunities in and around populated areas that offer a better alternative are provided. For example: trampers adopt a “leave-no-trace” approach; they confi ne themselves to designated tracks; avoid cutting across bush areas; do not disturb native fl ora and fauna, and never leave litter or other signs of human use. “Take only photos, leave only footprints.”
The Coromandel area has a network of roads and tracks in place to accommodate a variety of recreational needs in an environmentally sensitive manner.
Harbour and coastal facilities are developed to encourage marine recreation while retaining and enhancing the natural character and beauty of the area. We do not have infi nite natural resources and their use needs to be balanced to ensure their continuation and enhancement. Coastal space, in particular, is fi nite and solutions that look to the future are still needed to ensure adverse environmental effects are avoided while gaining the most out of this resource.
13 Key Issues
• Arts
• Beautifi cation
• Buildings (residential/commercial/industrial)
• Business (retail/commercial)/Home-based Ventures
• Community Assets
• Community Well-being
• Development & Growth
• Education
• Employment
• Funding Opportunities
• Harbour and Sea
• Heritage & Culture
• Industry, Farming and Forestry etc
• Infrastructure- Communication, Power, Sewerage, Solid
Waste, Roading and Transport, Water and storm water
• Natural Environment
• Parks, Reserves & Open Spaces
• Promotion/Tourism
• Public Safety
• Sport and Recreation
Coromandel Town 14 Arts
What we have: • Large number of arts and crafts people living in the area. • Hauraki House Gallery and Theatre. • Annual festivals: Coro Do, Pohutukawa Festival, Coromandel Flavours, Celtic Fair. • Summer village market. • Coromandel Art Express - to promote and encourage arts in this area.
What we want: • More funding for the arts to provide a higher profi le. • A full-time gallery curator to enable gallery to be open daily. • A paid Arts Coordinator to promote and develop the arts and crafts in the area. • To build a strong sense of community that enables the development of ideas that help sustain artists. • Continued Council support for Hauraki House.
Priorities for action: • To provide support for a community based arts project, with a suitable venue, to implement growth strategies as set down by the Coromandel Artists Express Group.
TIMELINE
ISSUE ACTION LEAD AGENCY PARTNER AGENCY 06 12 15
Support for community based Suitable venue, Regional Arts Coromandel Arts ¸ arts projects Implementation of Council Council growth strategies as established by the Coromandel Artists Express Group
15 Beautification.
What we have: • Backdrop of ranges clad in fi rst and second growth native vegetation. • Exotic forestry (Pinus Radiata). • Harbour and island vistas. • Reserves that have been beautifi ed during the past six years. • Volunteer groups that run beautifi cation programmes (eg: Keep Coromandel Beautiful,) Upper Coromandel Branch of Royal Forest & Bird Society, Port Charles Res. & Ratepayers, Moehau Environment Group, Coromandel Independent Living Trust • Barbeque tables and beachfront lawns maintained by local residents. • Coromandel/Colville Ward Street Tree Plan • Draft Ward Reserves Management Plan
What we want: • High standard of service by Council contractors and monitoring by Council. (O.) • Appropriate planting within reserves, non-invasive and non-allergenic plantings. (O.) • Graffi ti to be removed immediately. (VH.) • Encourage pride in the area by shop-keepers, residents and visitors. (H.) • Encourage road-side plantings where possible and practicable. (M/L.) • Monitoring of signage. (M/O)
What we don’t want: • Litter, graffi ti and “fl ydumping”. • Malicious damage to reserves. • Abandoned cars and refrigerators etc. on the side of the road.
16 Priorities for action: • Reserves to be maintained in an environmentally friendly manner by using non-toxic sprays. (VH/O.) • Noxious weeds in rural areas should be sprayed on foot rather than from a vehicle, giving more accurate control and not destroying native plants. (VH/O.) • Community Board to investigate a programme for removal of abandoned cars and refrigerators etc from private land. Central location for the disposal of metal/cast/scrap at no cost, including education about what can be disposed of and where. (VH.) • Continually review levels of service for mowing throughout the ward. (O) • Landscaping of Woollams Ave carpark area. (H.) • Areas for dogs to toilet and be exercised, with appropriate signage. (H.) • Prepare a beautifi cation plan for Coromandel Town and its outlying Communities. (H)
TIMELINE
ISSUE ACTION LEAD AGENCY PARTNER AGENCY 06 12 15
Ward enhancement Beautifi cation Plan CCCB TCDC ¸
Noxious weed spraying. Enforce conditions TCDC Contractor ¸ of the contract Enhancement of Woollams Ave Landscaping Plan CCCB TCDC ¸ Carpark
17 Buildings.
What we have: • Many heritage listed commercial buildings and villas, some as old as 150 years. • A Heritage building covenant on the Coromandel commercial district. • Substandard/non permitted housing.
What we want: • Council and developers to comply, in the short and long term, with conditions of consents. (VH/O.) • Enforcement of Heritage covenant in Coromandel central business district. (VH/O.) • Buildings to comply with rules set down in District Plan eg: skyline protection. (H/O.)
What we don’t want: • Commercial and residential buildings greater than two stories. • People living in unsafe/unsanitary housing. • Building developments which consist of more than three units of the same design.
Priorities for Outcome: • Investigate possible expansion of Town Centre Heritage zone. (VH) • Colour restrictions in the historic area to be monitored and enforced. (VH/O.) • Investigate possibility of district plan setting standard for future building styles. (H.) • Enhance design guidelines and rules for Heritage Zone. (H.) • Extend Heritage zone on Kapanga Road to Te Tiki Street, Wharf Road out to Jacks Pt and Tiki Road out to Whangapoua Road intersection.
TIMELINE
ISSUE ACTION LEAD AGENCY PARTNER AGENCY 06 12 15
Non-compliance with consent Enforcement & TCDC ¸ conditions monitoring of consent conditions Rules of the Heritage zone are Review rules and TCDC/ Historic Places ¸ not being adhered to geographical area of CCCB Trust Heritage zone
Rules of the District Plan are not Better monitoring TCDC ¸ being adhered to and enforcement
18 Business
What we have: • Small but vibrant collection of businesses and home-based ventures. • Excellent variety of eating establishments. • One bank, three bank agencies (Kiwi, Westpac, Southern Cross) ATM . • Post-shop. • Local Business Association. • Information available for new or established businesses to develop, enhance and grow in our communities from Bizinfo and Hauraki Enterprise Agency
What we want: • Support for the Business Association as a forum for business development. (O.) • Development that provides employment at varied skill levels. (M/H.)
What we don’t want: • High density building in town area. • Parking meters. • Fast food franchise outlets. • Heavy industrial traffi c in main street of town. • Satellite towns with shops and services developing in rural areas without adequate planning and meaningful consultation. • Businesses and organisations conducting business without a social conscience.
Priorities for action: • Update District Plan to ensure that adequate areas of land are zoned for future growth and development. (XH.)
TIMELINE
ISSUE ACTION LEAD AGENCY PARTNER AGENCY 06 12 15
Lack of additional areas for Defi ne zoning TCDC CCCB ¸ growth for home-based ventures
Need to attract new businesses Advocate for H/C MSD ¸ Government Development assistance Group
19 Home Based Ventures
What we have: • A wide variety of business activities carried out from homes, which do not require commercial or industrial premises.
What we want: • Continued opportunities for home-based activities providing there is minimal noise, odour, dust from traffi c and/or machinery and there is no adverse visual impact. (H.) • Use home ventures as a base for guided tours with adequate parking facilities. (M.)
What we don’t want: • Noisy home-based activities e.g: panel beating, car wreckers, in residential area, these should be in a light industrial zone.
Priorities for action: • Make provisions for future development and growth by zoning land for residential and industrial development. Look at what zoning restrictions are in place. Do they encourage or prohibit the type and level of growth that is desired? (VH.)
20 Community Assets
What we have: Assets owned by the Community: • Community/School Hall. Located on Ministry of Education land and used primarily by the school. It is managed by an independent committee and is available for hire. • Community Swimming Pool and Events Centre. Located on Ministry of Education land. Used by the school and swimming club. Open to public. Available for hire. • Coromandel Ambulance station. Also available for private hire. • Replica Fire Brigade building. Used to house restored Leyland fi re truck and Silver Band Museum. • Rural Volunteer Fire Forces: Papa Aroha, Kennedy Bay, Manaia, Port Charles • Colville and Koputauaki Community Halls • Harataunga and Manaia Marae. • School of Mines Museum. Located on Public Conservation land and administered by the Coromandel Historical Society • Library services: Coromandel, Colville, Port Charles. • Coromandel Volunteer Fire Station. • Various churches and church halls.
Assets owned by the Council: • Play equipment in Samuel James, Hauraki House and Long Bay Reserves. • Various parks, reserves, sporting fi elds and cemetery. • Citizens Hall. Gifted to the Council. RSA have permanent tenancy. Available for hire. • Hauraki House. Including art gallery, theatre and youth centre. • Boat ramps, jetties and beach reserve facilities. • Council Chambers housing Service Centre, DoC and Information Centre. • Library building and reserve. • Samuel James Reserve. • Works Depot. • Various public toilets. • Roads • Infrastructure
Assets owned by the Government: • Schools.
What we want: • Council to purchase land or buildings when and where suitable to cater for current and future community needs (VH.) • Suitably zoned land to meet the increasing needs of the communities. (H.) • Town Marae. (M.) • Community Centre. (M.)
21 What we don’t want: • To lose any of the assets we already have without community consultation and a guarantee of an improved replacement. • More community buildings that are not self sustaining fi nancially.
Priorities for action: • Additional land for a cemetery in Coromandel Town. (exH.) • Sports domain completed. (VH.) • Skate board bowl. (H.) • Koputauaki Community Centre
TIMELINE
ISSUE ACTION LEAD AGENCY PARTNER AGENCY 06 12 15
Additional land needed for Purchase land TCDC CCCB ¸ Cemetery
Sport Domain Project Purchase additional CCCB Sporting Codes ¸ land and complete development Skate Board Bowl Relocate ARC CCCB ¸
No community owned land Include in District CCCB TCDC ¸ available Plan Zone Review
22 Community Well-being
What we have: • Medical - Three medical centres totalling four doctors who work long hours. - District nurses. - Chemist open 5.5 days per week. - Rest home with 5 community medical beds. - Volunteer ambulance service and medic alert system. - Variety of health services eg. physiotherapist, diabetes clinic, dietician etc. - Te Korowai Hauora O Hauraki. - Coromandel Community Services Trust. • Schools - many and varied. • Minimal public transport. • Volunteer fi re brigade and various rural fi re parties. • Two Police offi cers with a large area to cover. • Local private security company. • Youth Group. • Hazard Management Group. Working with TCDC and EW on fl ood protection. • Coromandel Independent Living Trust, Resource Centre, Work-Coop, Budget Advisory Service, Te Ahi Kaa Social Services. • Heartland Agency.
23 What we want: • The Coromandel/Colville Community Board to continue to represent our community. (VH.) • The Coromandel/Colville Ward to continue as an independent ward with its own elected Councilor. (VH.) • Employment opportunities. (H.) • Easier access to specialist services eg: physiotherapy, osteopath etc. (M.) • Noise control bylaw enforced. (M.) • Transport - more regular public transport in and out of district. (M.) • Regular dental service. (M/L.) • Security - greater Police presence during busy season. (O.)
Priorities for action: • Provision for more low cost accommodation for the elderly, disabled and disadvantaged. (VH.) • Drastic improvement in standard of Council housing already provided. (VH.) • Raise public awareness of the impact of drug taking. (VH.) • Change to a more appropriate name for the Community Board (VH) • Establishment of a Community Youth Council. (H)
TIMELINE
ISSUE ACTION LEAD AGENCY PARTNER AGENCY 06 12 15
Poor condition of Council owned Continue with CILT HNZC ¸ pensioner housing housing project ¸ Lack of affordable housing Continue with CILT HNZC ¸ housing project
Lack of involvement of youth in Establish a Youth CCCB Schools ¸ the development of the area Council/Community Board
Drug abuse awareness in the Education and Police Schools ¸ community support
24 Development & Growth.
What we have: • Central township of Coromandel with an urban population of approximately 1400 rising to approximately 4500 during the summer period. • Smaller settlements scattered around the ward, Some focused around distinct communities, others are more holiday accommodation areas. • Wider rural community - communes and farms.
What we want: • Development that is appropriate to the area and the Peninsula, which retains the character and beauty of the region. (VH) • Subdivision that does not damage the environment. (VH.) • Subdivisions monitored with strict enforcement of regulations. (VH.) • To ensure that coastal land is not used for industrial development (VH.) • Industrial development in particular, should be strictly controlled because of the signifi cant natural beauty of the area. • To protect the night sky • Any development adjacent to areas with signifi cant wildlife, must be wildlife friendly eg: predatory pets excluded in new subdivisions. (H.) • Reserve contributions from subdivisions to be in the form of land only if it is in an area identifi ed as a benefi t to the community. (H.) • More recognition of archaeological landscapes of all areas where human habitation has existed for over 100 years as per the National Places Trust requirements. (H)
What we don’t want: • To lose views of harbours and access to coastline and beaches. • Large elite commercial/residential complexes. • Increased pressure on wildlife with new developments outside main settlement areas. • Subdivision standards that encourage a lesser quality of architecture (including materials) and urban development that devalues the investment in housing. • Section sizes below 500sqm. • Infi ll housing. • Large hillside developments that scar the landscape. • Building developments that consist of more than three units of the same design.
Priorities for action: • Subdivision and zoning guidelines to be reviewed urgently. (exH.) • District Plan to incorporate issues such as: - No heavy industry in inappropriate areas eg rural zone. - Council to have greater consultation with community. - Allow submissions on issues (out of ward) that affect our community.
25 - More planning consent applications to be “notifi ed”. (VH.) • Strong community consultation of any review of zoning and non-complying applications. Lots of advertising and lengthy period for submissions. (VH.) • Identifi cation of areas appropriate for industrial, residential, commercial and tourism development (VH.) • Ensure TCDC has identifi ed all natural hazard zones and does not permit building in these areas. (VH.) • Verify that zoning recognises Maori land held in multiple title and endorses the provisions sought in the HDMC 1987 response to the TCDC district scheme. (VH.) • Continue to address the problem of access to SH25 for industrial and residential subdivisions. (VH.) • Subdivision that does not place pressure on infrastructure (sewage, water supply, roads etc) unless total costs are met by developers. (VH.)
TIMELINE
ISSUE ACTION LEAD AGENCY PARTNER AGENCY 06 12 15
Lack of suitable zoned land Review District Plan TCDC ¸
Inappropriate development in Extend Flood TCDC/EW CCCB ¸ fl ood/slip prone areas throughout Management the Ward Strategy to include all hazards Restriction of access to SH25 Continue to address TNZ TCDC/CCCB ¸ issues surrounding limited access roads
26 Education.
What we have: • Coromandel Area School - All ages. • Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Harataunga -Primary school (Kennedy Bay). • Moehau Environment Group Summer Programme. • Manaia & Colville - Primary schools. • Coromandel Learning Centre. • Rudolph Steiner kindergarten. • Kohanga Reo - (Coromandel and Harataunga). • Coromandel Play Centre. • Colville Play Group. • Te Wananga o Aotearoa - 4 weekly classes learning Te Reo Maori. • Te Kaiawhina Ahumahi - Diploma of Social Services. • Correspondence School. • Home Schooling. • Secondary students travelling to Thames High School. • Secondary students attending boarding schools outside the area. • Community Education - 360 tutor hours per year. • Early Childhood Centre - up to 10 (registration pending). • Senior Net
What we want: • Education to be inspired by environmental values rather than by commerce. (VH.) Special qualities of community refl ected in local school education. • Local school and further education programmes with speciality subject “ The Environment”. The values presented in this course could be represented in all schools in the area. (M.) • Encouragement for residents to play a greater part at the Schools. eg: reading groups, interval monitors, parent support groups. (M.) • To have children exposed to, and participate in arts early in their development and on many levels. (M.)
What we don’t want: • Any reduction in services currently being offered.
Priorities for action: • Set up a group of interested stakeholders to identify what exactly is needed and wanted and how to go about achieving our aspirations. (VH) • To have distance learning technology utilising high speed internet access and video conferencing. -This could attract a diverse range of education and training providers therefore reducing the need to leave the area to be taught and will assist professional development with teachers, nurses etc. who wish to be regularly linked with other groups. (H.)
27 • To have an adult learning centre based at the Coromandel Area School to provide tertiary education using available technology. It could be connected to centres in Kennedy Bay and Manaia. The centre could have a Marae presence with an environmental focus. (H.) • A free, state funded Kindergarten. • Establishment of an “Environmental Academy”. (M.) • Investigate development of School of the Arts. (L.)
TIMELINE
ISSUE ACTION LEAD AGENCY PARTNER AGENCY 06 12 15
Need to establish what is Identify interested Local schools MoE ¸ required to improve education in parties and bring Tertiary the Ward together. Providers
28 Employment.
What we have: • A large number of small locally owned businesses operating in a competitive business environment. • Seasonal employment. • A strong seafood industry sector, which supports several local industries and employees. • Farming, forestry and horticulture etc. • Tourism. • Local manufacturing industry. eg. soap, jewellery, hats, furniture etc • Vibrant restaurant businesses.
What we want: • To provide employment opportunities and work experience for our school leavers and people returning to the workforce. (VH/O.) • Active programmes for supporting and teaching at a tertiary level some of which may lead to apprenticeships. • Supporting establishment of an ‘Environmental Academy’ as a base for providing employment. (H.) (See Education) • A continued recognition of the contribution of volunteers to the community. (H.) • A high level of employment. (H/O.) • Use of local people, with adequate training, for employment opportunities rather than bringing in people. (H.) • Employers to provide equal opportunities in employment. (H/O.) • Employers to provide fl exible working hours and conditions. (H/O.)
What we don’t want: • Coromandel and its outlying communities to lose their wonderful character. • To be reliant upon seasonal employment or to have limited employment opportunities. • Industries that could cause major damage to our environment and/or be detrimental to other industries, e.g: mining, large-scale timber milling or additional forestry, which could be detrimental to the tourism industry, by damaging the landscape.
Priorities for action: • Council to provide opportunities through planning and zoning. (H.) • Encourage employment of local people by Council contractors. (H.) • Encourage Government agencies relating to employment, (WINZ) to be more accessible and more proactive in providing employment opportunities. (H.) • Encourage local industry to initiate more apprenticeships. (H.)
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ISSUE ACTION LEAD AGENCY PARTNER AGENCY 06 12 15
Lack of employment and training Encourage WINZ to WINZ/Dept TCDC (Taskforce ¸ opportunities be more proactive Labour for Jobs)
29 Funding Opportunities.
What we have: • An excellent relationship with Trust Waikato and the Lotteries Board. • An annual Community Board grant scheme for worthwhile community projects. • Access to “Fund View” and the Coromandel Resource Centre.
What we want: • If more external sources of funding can be harnessed this will assist local groups and organisations to undertake projects of value to the community. • Funding sources for local projects to be widely advertised so projects identifi ed in this Community Plan can progress. (VH.)
• We would also seek support for: -Government and private incentives for innovative business proposals and local economic development. -External funding for recreation and community facilities.
• To investigate the best way of co-ordinating some of these ideas and if needed establish an agency to assist community groups to seek funding. (H.)
Priorities for Action: • Ask government to ensure that communities have access to gaming machine money generated locally. (VH)
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ISSUE ACTION LEAD AGENCY PARTNER AGENCY 06 12 15
Lack of funds for local projects Raising awareness CILT/Internal ¸ of funding sources Affairs
30 Harbour & Sea.
As a community we must accept the limitations of all harbours and plan for the future respecting this
What we have: • Several shallow tidal estuarine harbours. • Beautiful beaches. • Extensive mudfl ats. • Mangrove and sea grass areas. • Bird habitats and wetland areas. • Mooring areas for both pleasure and commercial craft. • Ramps and wharves limited by tidal fl ow. • Areas of marine farming, eg: mussel, oyster and paua. • Onshore landing facilities for mussel and oyster barges. • Several all tide wharves and jetties in the area. • A long picturesque coastline and offshore islands.
What we want: • To avoid future damage to the environment and to enhance the marine eco-system. (VH.) • Harbours and coastline to be safe and clean. (VH/O.) • Harbour and sea to be not affected detrimentally by forestry activities. (VH.) • To ensure that future built structures do not impede the harbour views. (VH/O.) • Future ramps and parking facilities placed in appropriate areas. (H.) • To promote to harbour users the importance of avoiding pollution with rubbish, sewage discharge etc. (H.) • To maintain a good standard for existing ramps that can be used without a continual need for dredging if possible. (H/O.) • To retain reserve areas adjacent to the harbour for public use. (H.) • To protect spawning habitat of fi sh and shellfi sh eg: mangrove areas, sea grass and mudfl ats. (H.) • To protect bird habitats within coastal areas. (H.) • TCDC to be more proactive in fi nding alternatives for storm-water and sewage management. (H.) • To reduce run off of sediment and pollution by run off and sewage. • Greater consideration for environment when road repairs are undertaken. (H.) eg: slip debris to be appropriately disposed of, outside coastal limits. • To continue to look at better ways for rubbish removal from Coromandel Wharf, Sugarloaf and Hannafords Jetty, and to provide extra facilities for summer visitors. (H.)
31 Priorities for action: • Investigate the need and possible site for an expansion of hard- stand marine facilities at the Sugarloaf. (VH.) • Investigate Coromandel Wharf upgrade and extension into deeper water. (VH.) • Commercial and recreational users of the harbour and its facilities should pay an appropriate fee for all ongoing expenses and maintenance. (VH.) • Stricter policing of illegal fi shing methods in Hauraki Gulf, in particular ‘plonking’. (VH.) • All wharves to have ongoing maintenance carried out and be better maintained in future. (H/O) • Investigate how to make Jack’s Point boat ramp safer and more useful. (M)
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ISSUE ACTION LEAD AGENCY PARTNER AGENCY 06 12 15
Sediment, reforestation, Develop a Harbour EW CCCB, MAF ¸ development, catchment, & Sea Plan harbour damage balance Alternative disposal methods TCDC to become CCCB, EW ¸ required for stormwater and proactive in search sewage and open to alternatives Waste being dumped at sea Establish a boat TCDC EW ¸ (sewage/rubbish) waste refuse area
Illegal fi shing practices Better policing, more MAF ¸ enforcement
32 Heritage & Culture
HERITAGE
“Heritage is not just a collection of old things, it is what usually makes a place unique. Heritage conservation is not just a discipline preoccupied with single buildings, but one that requires a wider view of our culture and development. Parks, statues, trees, streetscapes and businesses are just a few of the elements that also form part of the picture. All are infl uenced by the changes around them.”
What we have: • The Tangata Whenua of our area have a rich early history and society. • Our environment developed rugged individualism in the Maori and European families who have been based here over many years, the whole ethos of the ward refl ects this, we still have many elements of this culture. • The heritage we have and that we wish to protect preserve and restore, is more than buildings, it is a mixture of people, buildings and sites. An environment that sustains these is of vital importance to the health and future development of the ward. • Under the cover of the bush, Pa and Waahi Tapu sites can be traced. Marks of European industry and settlement overlay these sites. • Numerous historic houses and Community buildings (Listed in the Historic Places Register) • Heritage registers of buildings and sites (Listed in the District Plan) • Local museum.
What we want: • Signage and recording of various historic sites and buildings. (VH.) • Development that does not detract from the small tightly woven communities we enjoy. (H.) • Research and retention of our heritage in consultation with local communities. (H.) • Retain both our oral, physical and written heritage. (H.)
What we don’t want: • Development that destroys or detracts from our natural and cultural heritage.
Priorities for action: • Heritage register and other information that is made public by tour operators etc to be verifi ed. (H.) • Include review of Heritage area in the District Plan Zone variation. (see Buildings) • Heritage register to be updated and verifi ed. (H.)
33 CULTURE
What we have: • Marae at Manaia & Harataunga (Kennedy Bay) • Wide range of Churches, religious groups and spiritual centres. • Diverse range of international immigrants. • Theatre • Art and craft groups • Music society • Kapa Haka
What we want: • More cultural events that celebrate our heritage and culture. (M.) • More interaction between the general public and Marae in the area including information being made available about Maori history and culture. (M.) • Community Marae possibly associated with Coromandel Area School. (M.)
Priorities for action: • Investigate the establishment of a Marae in Coromandel Town. (M.)
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ISSUE ACTION LEAD AGENCY PARTNER AGENCY 06 12 15
Out dated heritage information Update Heritage TCDC NZ Historic ¸ Register in next Places Trust District Plan Loss of oral, physical & written Gathering and The Treasury Ministry of ¸ heritage storing of ‘stories’ Culture & Heritage, Community, Iwi
Hospital
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