Hutt River Floodplain Management Plan: Hutt River Environmental Strategy A strategy for the development and management of the Hutt River Environment Publication No: WRC/FPSA/G 00/19 Produced by: Flood Protection Group On behalf of: Te Ati Awa/Taranaki ki te Upoko o te Ika a Maui, Upper Hutt City Council, Hutt City Council and Wellington Regional Council C O N T E N T S 1 INTRODUCTION AND KKEYEY RECOMMENDATIONS................................................................................................ .........................................................................11 1.1 Themes Affecting the Whole Hutt River ................................................................................................ .................................................................................................................................................................................................22 1.2 The Hutt River by Area ................................................................................................ ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................55 22REPORTREPORT STRUCTURE................................STRUCTURE.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 3 KAUPAPA – VISION................................VISION.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1313 3.1 Purpose and Guiding PrinciplesPrinciples.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14 3.2 Area Covered by this Strategy ................................................................................................ .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14 4 GENERAL GUIDELINES................................GUIDELINES.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17 4.1 Ecosystems and Ecological Processes ................................................................................................ .................................................................................................................................................................................. 23 4.2 Maori : History and Cultural ValuesValues................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3333 4.3 Contemporary History ................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3939 4.4 Landscape and Visual QualityQuality......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................43 4.5 Recreation ................................................................................................ .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4747 4.6 Tangata Whenua and CommunityCommunity.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 51 5 PROPOSALS FOR EACH AREAAREA................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5353 5.1 River Mouth/HarbourMouth/Harbour......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................53 5.2 AvaAva................................ ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5959 5.3 Central Business DistrictDistrict......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................6363 5.4 Avalon ................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 67 5.5 TaitaTaita................................ ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................6969 5.6 Taita GorgeGorge.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7575 5.7 HeretaHeretaunga unga ................................................................................................ ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................81 5.8 MoonshineMoonshine................................ .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8383