Mana-whenua, Mana-moana too mana, too tohu i mahue atu koe
The mana of the land and coast - your legacy
Imagine.
The year is 2050. The place is the Coromandel Peninsula. Our toddlers of 2008 are now parents themsleves. Their children - our unborn grandchildren - are teenagers.
The Future we couldn't begin to imagine in 2008 is their Today, and the decisions we make as a community in 2008 will shape it.
Help us create a Coromandel Peninsula our grandchildren and their grandchildren will be happy to call home.
What is the Coromandel Peninsula Blueprint?
- Bringing together communities and authorities to build a plan for the future
- Looking ahead to what we want the Coromandel to look like in 50 years
- Deciding how the land, water and coastal environment will be used
Possible Futures
Full ReportDid you know?
- Our district had 22,704 houses in 2006 – and only 51% were lived in permanently. By 2041 this could be as high as 59%.
- Our median age is 44 years – the national median is 35.
- Our population will have increased by 19% by 2041 and 90% of this will be in Thames and Whitianga.
- In 2001 20% of our population was aged over 65; by 2021 this is expected to be 29%.
- Whangamata has the highest number of houses in the district, but Thames has the most people.
- Our district is one of the fastest growing visitor destinations in NZ, with 2.5 million visitors expected in 2011.
- Our largest employers are retail and distribution (34%), followed by manufacturing and building (25%) and social services (14%).
- The aquaculture industry is likely to add 35,000-40,000 tonnes to the freight using the Thames Coast Road
- The Historic Places Trust recognizes 178 sites in our district.
- 52% of the coastline on the western Coromandel Peninsula is privately owned, compared with 35% on the east coast.
- More than 70% of our beaches have development directly behind them.
- Almost 60% of our district is covered in native vegetation.
