Kaituna River and Ongatoro/Maketu Estuary strategy - From Okere Falls to Ōngātoro/Maketu Estuary Technical Report
- Year
- 2009
- Journal / Source
- Strategic Policy Publication
- Publisher / Organisation
- Bay of Plenty Regional Council
- Number
- 2009/1
- Month
- September
- Pages
- 39
- Summary
- This Strategy encompasses the Kaituna River, and surrounding environment, as it flows from the Okere Falls at Lake Rotoiti and out to sea at its mouth at Te Tumu (Figure 1 shows the catchment area covered by this Strategy). The Strategy also includes the Ōngātoro/Maketu Estuary, which has strong physical and cultural associations with the Kaituna River. The Strategy sets out why people value this environment, their concerns for it (the issues) and a vision for its future. It then identifies a set of key outcomes that the community wishes to see achieved, and suggests some high-level actions that can be undertaken to help realise these outcomes. An integrated approach to the management of the catchment will be required to fully implement this Strategy. The Kaituna River and Ōngātoro/Maketu Estuary Strategy provides a framework for local authorities, government agencies, tangata whenua, local communities, industry organisations, and non-government organisations to co-ordinate and prioritise the actions that will achieve the vision and outcomes of the Strategy by 2018. The Strategy is based on the work of the community as represented by the Strategy Working Party and Focus Groups.