Community feedback round one

In November 2021 and March 2022, we wanted to find out which waterbodies (lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands) are most important to you, what you value most about them and what characteristics are key and received feedback from more than 560 people. Of your feedback, these values were strongest:

• water quality
• non-contact recreation such as walking, camping and sightseeing
• swimming
• water take/use

Other values included:

• fishing
• aquatic species
• threatened species
• habitat
• ecosystems
• river flow
• lake level
• natural character
• wetlands
• groundwater

Thank you to everyone who provided feedback or came along to one of the community meetings to tell us what you want for land and water resources in our region.

Staff presentations, recordings and reports from the community meetings

 Catlins

The Catlins community meetings were held at 12:30pm and 7pm, Monday 29 November 2021 at the Owaka Community Centre.

View the Catlins staff presentation

View the summary report of the Catlins feedback received

Dunedin & Coast

The Dunedin & Coast community meetings were held online at 12pm and 7pm, Monday 14 March 2022.

View the recording of the online meeting below.

View the Dunedin & Coast online presentation here.

View the summary report of the Dunedin & Coast feedback received

Dunstan

The Dunstan community meeting was held online at 7pm, Monday 28 February 2022.

View the recording of the online meeting below.

View the Dunstan online presentation here.

View the summary report of the Dunstan feedback received

Lower Clutha

The Lower Clutha community meeting was held online at 7pm, Tuesday 1 March 2022.

View the recording of the online meeting below.

View the Lower Clutha online presentation here.

View the summary report of the Lower Clutha feedback received

Manuherekia

Between September 2019 and June 2021, community consultation was undertaken to identify important values and develop objectives and limits for waterways in the Manuherekia.

As part of this consultation community feedback was sought from the community on five Manuherekia Water Management scenarios. Two public meetings were held in Alexandra and Omakau. We received over 1,000 submissions supporting a range of flow options for the river.

The scenarios were developed with input from the Manuherekia Reference Group (MRG). The MRG included representatives from the Manuherekia Catchment Group (MCG), the Department of Conservation, Forest and Bird, Central Otago District Council, Fish and Game, the Central Otago Environmental Society, Southern District Health Board and ORC.

Following consultation, a report outlining a proposed approach was presented to ORC Councillors in August 2021. ORC Councillors requested that more science work be done and this is now underway.

View the May 2021 Manuherekia Management Scenarios consultation document.

View the Manuherekia Scenarios Consultation report.

View the August 2021 council report here.

North Otago

The North Otago community meeting was held online at 7pm, Tuesday 15 March 2022.

View the recording of the online meeting below.

View the North Otago online presentation here.

View the summary report of the North Otago feedback received

Roxburgh

The Roxburgh community meeting was held online at 7pm, Wednesday 2 March 2022.

View the recording of the online meeting below.

View the Roxburgh online presentation here.

View the summary report of the Roxburgh feedback received

Taieri

The Taieri community meeting was held online at 7pm, Wednesday 16 March 2022.

View the recording of the online meeting below.

View the summary report of the Taieri feedback received

Upper Lakes

The Upper Lakes community meetings were held at 12:30pm and 7pm, Wednesday 17 November 2021 at Queenstown Events Centre and at 12:30pm and 7pm, Thursday 18 November 2021 at Lake Wanaka Centre.

View the Upper Lakes staff presentation here.

View the summary report of the Upper Lakes feedback received

Introduction by David Higgins on behalf of Kāi Tahu