Mangawhai Coastal and Harbour Reserve Areas

Introduction

Kaipara District Council (KDC) and Northland Regional Council (NRC) are joining forces to provide for improved integrated management of the Mangawhai Harbour. KDC is developing a Reserves Management Plan for the Mangawhai Coastal and Harbour Reserve Areas, while NRC is working on the development of a Mooring Management Plan and Harbour Safety Management Plan for Mangawhai Harbour. KDC and NRC recognise that these three projects are interrelated with one having implications for the others. For example, the location and type of shore-based facilities identified in the Mangawhai Reserves Management Plan will influence the location and number of moorings identified in the Mooring Management Plan. Therefore, KDC, NRC and other parties involved will continue to work collaboratively to achieve the desired outcomes.

(Please click here to find out more about NRC’s Mooring Management Plan)

Council staff and our consultants Soul Environments (please click here for a company profile) have developed a Community Engagement Plan (CEP) (please click here to view the CEP) and are now focusing on preparing for the November round of public consultation, where a preliminary draft management plan and concepts will be presented for public inspection. An Open Forum will be held on Saturday, 24 November, 10am to 3pm in the Senior Citizen Hall, Mangawhai – Come along!

Statutory Reserves Management Planning Process

	1.	Council gives public notice of its intention to prepare a Reserves Management Plan (click here to view)
	2.	Council identifies issues form public comments/ suggestions
	3.	Proposed Draft Plan prepared This is where we are now. Council’s consultants Soul Environments are working on preliminary draft specific design plans and a preliminary draft reserves management plan that will be available for public inspection on 24 November 2007.
	4.	Council publicly releases its Draft Reserves Management Plan and calls for submissions (submissions are collected over a period of 2 months form the date of notification)
	5.	Hearing of submissions to Draft Reserves Management Plan
	6.	Preparation and release of final Reserves Management Plan

Links

	Maps
	Community Engagement Plan Process (CEP)
	Soul Environments Company Profile

Reserves Act 1977

Intention to Prepare Draft Management Plan for Mangawhai Coastal and Harbour Reserve Areas

In December 2006 Council notified its intention to prepare a Reserves Management Plan for the Mangawhai coastal and harbour reserve areas. The period for making suggestions has now closed. Council received 29 responses containing a large number of suggestion points. All of the suggestions will be considered in preparing the draft Management Plan to guide the future use, management and development of the reserve areas. Following the release of the draft Management Plan there will be a formal submission and hearing process, after which Council will issue its final decision.

Click here to view the public notice and maps of the area.