Consultation dates and venues...

 

Date	Time	LAB area	What	Venue
12 April	7- 8.30pm	Coromandel	Public meeting combined with focus groups	Coromandel Area School
13 April	9 - 10.30am	Thames	Social  Focus groups	Thames Civic centre
13 April	11-12.30	Thames	Business Focus groups	Thames Civic centre
13 April	1.30 - 3pm	Thames	Environment groups	Thames Civic centre
13 April	6 - 7.30pm	Thames	Iwi	Thames Civic centre
14 April	9-10.30am	Whangamata	Social  focus groups	Whangamata. WM Hall
14 April	11-12.30	Whangamata	Business focus groups	Whangamata WM Hall
14 April	1.30 - 3pm	Whangamata	Environment  focus groups	Whangamata. WM Hall
14 April	7 - 8.30pm	Whangamata	Public meeting	Whangamata WM Hall
5 May	9 - 10.30am	Mercury Bay South	Combined focus groups	Oceans Resort Whitianga
5 May	1 - 2.30pm	Whitianga	Social focus groups	Oceans Resort Whitianga
5 May	3 - 4.30pm	Whitianga	Business focus groups	Oceans Resort
5 May	7 - 8.30pm	MBSth+Whitianga	Public meeting	Oceans Resort
6 May	9-10.30am	Whitianga	Environment Focus groups	Oceans Resort
6 May	1 - 3pm	Mercury Bay North	Combined Focus group + Public	Oceans Resort
6 May	6 - 7.30pm	Wharekaho	Whangapoua and Wharekaho iwi	Wharekaho marae
7 May	9-10.30am	Kennedy Bay	Harataunga iwi	Harataunga marae
7 May	12-1.30pm	Koputauaki	Koputauaki iwi	Koputauaki marae
7 May	3.30- 5pm	Manaia	Manaia iwi	Manaia school
7 May	7.30 - 9pm	Thames	Public meeting	Thames Civic centre
17 May	1 - 2.30pm	Whangamata	Iwi	TCDC Whangamata Board room
17 May	7 - 8.30pm	Pauanui	Public meeting	Pauanui Sports and Recreation club
18 May	9 - 10.30am	Pauanui	Social + Environment focus groups	Pauanui Sports and Recreation club
18 May	11 -12.30	Pauanui	Business focus groups	Pauanui Sports and Recreation club
18 May	1.30 - 3pm	Tairua	Social + Environment focus groups	Tairua hall
18 May	3.30 - 5pm	Tairua	Business focus groups	Tairua hall
18 May	7 - 8.30pm	Tairua	Public meeting	Tairua hall

 

 

Coromandel Peninsula Blueprint Vision and Outcomes

The year is 2050:	Ko te 2050 te tau:
the Coromandel Peninsula is a place:	Ko Te Tara o te Ika a Maaui:
That embraces its natural taonga – treasures.	Ka whakanui i aana taonga aa-taiao
That has diverse and vibrant centres.	He putahi matahuhua, haurora tonu oona
Is a place where generations can live, work and enjoy.	He waahi e ora ai, e mahi ai, e ngahau ai ngaa whakatupuranga
That has resilient communities.	He hapori pakari tonu oona

 

 

LABs: the key facts

• The Coromandel Peninsula Blueprint has now been adopted by the four partner agencies, Thames-Coromandel District Council, Environment Waikato, Department of Conservation and Hauraki Whaanui.
• Clear district-wide planning outlined in the Coromandel Peninsula Blueprint is now being matched with specific local planning through Local Area Blueprints (LABs)
• LABS are the anchor stone and practical component  of the Blueprint
• WE will, as a community, create seven LABs – in an integrated, multi-agency approach
• LABs are a chance to enhance the Blueprint vision [as outlined above] and be applied community-wide
• We will continue to provide updated information on how and when you,  the community,  can remain/become involved in the development of LABs
• What YOU – have to say will help shape the future in other ways as the LABs will inform the review of the District Plan, the Regional Policy Statement , other statutory documents and iwi management plans.

Frequently Asked Questions

What’s a LAB?

It's a Local Area Blueprint (LAB).  It's the way all the agencies and Tangata Whenua will work together with the local community to deliver the vision of the Coromandel Peninsula Blueprint (CPB) in their area.

Why do we need LABs?

We need them because the CPB is, by its long-term nature, more focussed on the long-term future goals.  But we need something that anchors these goals firmly now, something that we can all see as working for us now, and forward into the future.  LABs will do this by focussing on specific things in local areas, like defining where more houses can be built, and which landscapes are important.

How many are there going to be?

There's going to be seven, all under the one CPB.
 

How did the seven areas get chosen?

Through a combination of the feedback we got from you, the community, in the 'Preferred Futures' consultation, plus a common-sense approach based on geography and land-use on the peninsula.
 

Why should I go to these LAB public sessions – haven’t I already told you what I think is important to me where I live?

You need to come to these to tell us HOW you think WHAT you've told us is important can be actioned.  We're not saying what you come up with will be chosen as the preferred method, but we need to know all the possibilities so the best choice can be selected.
 

How much is all of this going to cost?  (LAB phase and implementation)

The LAB phase will cost about $400K and this has already been accounted for in the current rating year by both Environment Waikato and Thames-Coromandel District Council- this means you won't have to pay any more in your rates for them. 
 

The cost for implementing the outcome of the LABs and what eventually gets recommended by communities is unknown.  It's going to be up to you, our communities to tell us what you want, but there is a cost associated with delivering that.  Some costs will be one-off; others will be spread over future years.
 

Isn’t this just another plan – when are things actually going to happen?

The LABS will take most of 2010 to develop and approve.  After this, the actions recommended in each plan will start to happen through the inclusion of actions in various statutory documents like EW's RPS, TCDC's District Plan, DOC's CMS, and Iwi Management Plans.
 

How will I be kept informed about progress?

Each LAB, as well as the CPB, has a monitoring programme.  Key Outcomes have been identified and progress against these, using a range of measuring tools, will be reported back to each community.
 

What if things change in the future – is there a process to deal with this – will the LAB change?

Yes, things will change.  In developing the CPB, a lot of research and analysis has been gathered, collated and analysed so many of the assumptions that have been made about the future, i.e. like population numbers and density, are factually based.  But, there's always a chance we haven't been able to model all the possible scenarios (and that's something we don't claim to have done!)

LABs and the CPB have a review timetable, as do the statutory documents that will give effect to what's recommended in these plans.
 

Where can I see the LAB once it’s completed?

LABs will be available on-line through the CPB website www.coroblueprint.govt.nz, as well as through links from the various agencies:
 

www.tcdc.govt.nz

www.ew.govt.nz

www.doc.govt.nz