Otaramakau-Matata Coastal Area Management Strategy Situation Report Prepared for Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Whakatane District Council by Boffa Miskell Limited April 2011 Otaramakau-Matata Coastal Area Management Strategy Situation Report Prepared by: Craig Batchelar Principal Planner Level 2 116 on Cameron Cnr Cameron Road and Wharf Street PO Box 13 373 Tauranga 3030, New Zealand Telephone: +64 7 571 5511 Facsimile: +64 7 571 3333 Date: April 2011 Reference: T10091 Status: Final Otaramakau-Matata Coastal Area Management Strategy Situation Report CONTENTS 1.0U U PurposeU U ......................................................................................................................................................... 1 2.0U U BackgroundU U ................................................................................................................................................. 1 2.1U U StudyU AreaU ........................................................................................................................................ 1 2.2U U PlanningU Horizon U ........................................................................................................................... 2 2.3U U LandU OwnershipU ............................................................................................................................. 2 3.0U U CommunityU Engagement U ....................................................................................................................... 2 3.1U U EngagementU ProcessU .................................................................................................................... 2 3.1.1U U KeyU Informants U ................................................................................................................ 2 3.1.2U U OpenU DayU ........................................................................................................................... 3 3.2U U EngagementU OutcomesU ............................................................................................................... 3 4.0U U SocialU IssuesU ................................................................................................................................................ 4 4.1U U DemographicsU U ................................................................................................................................ 4 4.2U U RecreationU U ........................................................................................................................................ 4 5.0U U EconomicU IssuesU ........................................................................................................................................ 5 5.1U U BusinessU U ............................................................................................................................................ 6 5.2U U RoadU Transport U ............................................................................................................................... 6 5.3U U RailU Transport U .................................................................................................................................. 7 6.0U U EnvironmentalU IssuesU .............................................................................................................................. 8 6.1U U LandscapeU U ......................................................................................................................................... 8 6.2U U EcologyU U .............................................................................................................................................. 9 6.2.1U U IndigenousU VegetationU ................................................................................................. 9 6.2.2U U IndigenousU Fauna U ......................................................................................................... 10 6.2.3U U PlantU PestsU ....................................................................................................................... 10 6.2.4U U AnimalU PestsU ................................................................................................................... 11 6.2.5U U EucalyptusU ForestU.......................................................................................................... 11 6.2.6U U HumanU Activities and Recreational VehiclesU ...................................................... 12 6.2.7U U CoastU CareU ....................................................................................................................... 13 6.3U U ArchaeologyU U ................................................................................................................................... 13 7.0U U CulturalU IssuesU ......................................................................................................................................... 14 7.1U U NgatiU AwaU ...................................................................................................................................... 14 7.2U U NgatiU TuwharetoaU ....................................................................................................................... 14 7.3U U NgatiU Makino U ................................................................................................................................ 15 7.4U U NgatiU Rangitihi U ............................................................................................................................. 15 7.4.1U U ProgressingU Cultural IssuesU ....................................................................................... 16 T10091_Report_008.docx Page i Otaramakau-Matata Coastal Area Management Strategy Situation Report 8.0U U IssuesU SummaryU ...................................................................................................................................... 16 8.1U U SocialU U ............................................................................................................................................ 16 8.2U U EconomicU U ........................................................................................................................................ 16 8.3U U EnvironmentalU U .............................................................................................................................. 16 8.4U U CulturalU U ........................................................................................................................................... 16 9.0U U StrategiesU and PlansU .............................................................................................................................. 16 9.1U U BayU Plenty Regional Council U ..................................................................................................... 17 9.2U U WhakataneU District Council U ..................................................................................................... 18 9.3U U DepartmentU of Conservation...................................................................................................U 19 9.4U U IwiU U ............................................................................................................................................ 20 9.5U U ConclusionU U ..................................................................................................................................... 20 10.0U U StrategyU DevelopmentU .......................................................................................................................... 21 10.1U U ApproachU to Strategy DevelopmentU...................................................................................... 21 10.2U U AlternativesU for Strategy Development U ............................................................................... 21 10.3U U EvaluationU of Alternatives U ........................................................................................................ 22 10.4U U MethodologyU U ................................................................................................................................. 23 10.5U U FundingU U ........................................................................................................................................... 23 11.0U U CONCLUSIONU U ........................................................................................................................................... 24 AppendicesU U ................................................................................................................................................................. 1 AppendixU 1 - Study AreaU ........................................................................................................................................ 2 AppendixU 2 Land Ownership U ................................................................................................................................ 3 AppendixU 3 - Key Informant FeedbackU .............................................................................................................. 4 AppendixU 4 - Open Day FeedbackU ....................................................................................................................... 5 AppendixU 5 FeaturesU 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