Whāingaroa/Raglan Catchment Management Plan

The purpose of the Whāingaroa Harbour Catchment Management Plan is to guide future ‘on the ground’ actions that have been developed to help address the challenges and opportunities identified.

The HCMP provides a framework that can be utilised to guide future work programmes of all those involved with the catchment’s management and restoration. It can also help assist in obtaining resourcing and funding to deliver specific actions.

This HCMP seeks to:

• reflect the current environmental state of the Whāingaroa Harbour catchment and identify existing and potential issues
• reflect iwi and community values and aspirations for the catchment
• identify priority actions and priority areas for future catchment works that will facilitate improvements to receiving environments
• operationalise and support the delivery of key components of the council’s West Coast Zone Plan
• support and implement non-regulatory provisions of key council policies and plans
• support increased collaboration and external funding for catchment management activities in the Whāingaroa catchment
• be presented in a way that makes its information accessible and understandable for a wide audience.

As the HCMP is a non-regulatory document, no organisation or individual is bound by the implementation of the actions identified in this plan. Where there are actions identified on private land, the landowner is not obliged to undertake them. To be successful, an HCMP relies on uptake and goodwill of landowners and managers within the catchment and the support of iwi, stakeholders and communities.

Report: PS 2022/04

Authors: Amy Taylor and Keri Neilson, Waikato Regional Council and Leanne Lawrence, Ridley Dunphy Environmental Limited