TE PUNA COMMUNITY PLAN - Western Bay of Plenty District
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Te Puna Community Plan December 2017
CO M MUN ITY PLAN
TE PUNA
TE PUNA Contents
4 1. Introduction 3.8 — Our landscape, trees and views
1. Introduction
1.1 — Purpose of the Te Puna Community Plan 3.9 — Our energy
1.2 — Coverage map 3.10 — Environmental stewardship
1.3 — Plan development process and structure
34 4. Economy, Access and Infrastructure
8 2. Our People, Our Community 4.1 — Our economy (our people, our businesses,
and Our Way of Life our production, our tourism, our volunteers)
4.2 — Access and connectedness
2.1 — The people and community
4.3 — Our resilience
2.2 — Cultural identity and values
4.4 — Economic challenges and opportunities
2.3 — Our character
2.4 — Our social services and places 5. Our Future Places
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2.5 — Future opportunities
2.6 — Our housing 5.1 — Looking forward
2.7 — Our sense of place 5.2 — Future land use
2.8 — Our celebrations
46 6. On-going Relationships
22 3. The Environment
48 7. Appendices
Te Puna Community Plan
3.1 — Environmental maps
3.2 — Our special spaces 7.1 — Te Puna Community Plan connectors
3.3 — Topography and geology 7.2 — Acknowledgements
3.4 — Non natural hazards 7.3 — List of resources used to guide this Plan
3.5 — Natural hazards 7.4 — Glossary of terms
3.6 — Ecology – biodiversity and pest management
3.7 — Our water-Te wai o Pirirakau 50 8. Timetable of Actions
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Ka pū te ruha, ka hao te rangatahi.
The old net is cast aside – the new net goes fishing.
This is the new 2017 Te Puna Community Plan, expressing our community’s
views on their place and their sense of identity.
The woven whiri design used signifies the construction
of Kete throughout this plan and symbolises the
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basis of gathering and holding everything together.
1. Introduction
What is it when we talk about community? Why have a Community Plan? How are we going to do this?
1. Introduction
A community is a network of people and Having a Plan enables groups and individuals to take Creating the sustainable community outlined in this
organisations bound together by such factors as: responsibility for actions recorded here, knowing Plan involves considering future generations, wider
the community has already agreed to them. A links and influences, and recognising present and
• Shared identity, culture and/or whakapapa Plan also provides the platform and impetus to future inter-relationships.
• Common geography, locality or sense of place establish partnerships with local government and
• Administration or political arrangements to involve other external agencies with confidence. There is a greater likelihood of achieving the Plan’s
• Similar interests or kaupapa e.g. a voluntary A Community Plan provides a sound basis for goals if within the community there is:
or Māori organisation. individuals and groups to make submissions to
councils and other processes. • A sense of shared identity and values
So, it is a collection of various parts. It is more • Skilled leaders and capable organisations
than a group defined by a particular geographical By developing shared goals, and a Plan in which • Strong social capital
area. Te Puna is a part of a broader picture – the everybody can see their part, collective community • Access to resources and services
western Kaimai, the western Bay of Plenty sub-region. energy can be harnessed to protect the things they • Access to information and technology
It is closely linked to the life and services of treasure. It gives strength to those who undertake, • Essential public and social infrastructure
Tauranga City to the east. Te Puna is a complex and advocate for, projects that increase wellbeing and • The will to improve and change the regulatory
community made up of a diverse population enhance the local environment. environment.
Te Puna Community Plan
with widely different aspirations.
A Community Plan is a living document. For best
outcomes, the community will regularly need to
reconfirm and report on the actions, share the
thinking with new members of the community, and,
when necessary, be prepared to build the capacity
of the residents and organisations.
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1.1 Purpose of the Te Puna
Community Plan
This Plan seeks to offer the people of Te Puna:
• An insight in to the community aspirations and a
roadmap as to how they may be achieved
• An opportunity to test the concept and the
framework for identifying, maintaining and
protecting the area’s ‘rural character’ from a
community perspective
• A guide to developing a strong community and to
identify significant dates and events for the next
10 years
• The basis for ongoing relationships and co-created
projects.
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MOTUHOA
ISLAND
KATIKATI /
WAIHI BEACH WARD
1.2 Coverage map TE PUNA
URUPĀ
TAURANGA URUPĀ
The Te Puna community is generally known as the area CITY URUPĀ
bounded by the harbour, the Wairoa River, the Te Puna URUPĀ
Stream and Te Rangituanehu (Minden ridge), including MARAE
Motuhoa Island. The area covers four natural waterway
KOHANGA REO
catchments (Ohourere, Te Puna Stream, Oturu, and the MARAE
KOHANGA REO
Wairoa River). The rural community extending beyond COMMUNITY CENTER
HAUORA
the Minden ridge is also included, but there is no precise MAKETU / SPORTSGROUND
definition of the southern boundary. Starting from the TE PUKE WARD
1. Introduction
KAIMAI WARD PRE-SCHOOL
MARAE
Te Puna peninsula between the Te Puna Stream and the LIBRARY
Wairoa River, the map continues to the south beyond URUPĀ
SCHOOL
State Highway 2, over the Minden hills and finishes
approximately 3.3km from the state highway. The area
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1.3 Plan development process for the wider community and local environment.
and structure The cultural values of Pirirakau are incorporated in
acknowledgement of their status as Tangata Whenua:
Local initiatives promoting an update of the Te Puna
Plan 2007 have been supported by Western Bay of Kia mau ai mo ake tonu ake te manaakitanga,
Plenty District Council (WBoPDC) who provided te tīakitanga, te whanaungatanga me to aroha ki
the funding and in-kind support for an independent te tangata.
coordinator to collate and produce a consultative
draft Plan for public response. It has been a non- To ensure that the principles of manaakitanga,
technical process, drawing heavily information tīakitanga, whanaungatanga and aroha are observed
gathered from numerous community engagements, on within the hapū.
existing reports and research and the Pirirakau Hapū
Structure
Management Plan (2017) (PHMP) and over the last
four years. Elsewhere, the draft is heavily based on The Te Puna Community Plan (TPCP) is 10 year
local perception and experiences. plan with 3x3x3 year structure. This structure aligns
with Council processes and allows the community
This has been a community rather than Council driven
to maximise its opportunity for early input into the
process, affected by time and budget constraints. It
development of the WBoPDC and the Bay of Plenty
identifies and prioritises actions to be driven, and
Regional Council Long Term Plans (2018-2021), (2022-
advocated for, by the community and Pirirakau hapū
2025), (2026-2029). It is intended that in 2020 and
(the hapū). Those involved hope and expect that the
2024 the Te Puna Community Plan will be reviewed,
final agreed actions will be supported and advocated
tweaked and reported back to the community and
for by everyone, including commercial and volunteer
relationship partners, with a full update and rewrite
organisations, and local and central government,
of the TPCP in 2028.
to achieve community goals for the Te Puna of the
future. It puts most emphasis and detail on things A glossary of terms is included as an Appendix.
that are not managed through other processes such
as the Resource Management Act (RMA), or the New The timing of the proposed actions is indicated in the
Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA). Action Tables and summarised in Appendix 1.
The timely adoption of the PHMP has provided
deeper meaning and enabled an insight into the
aspirations of the hapū as Tangata Whenua and also
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2. Our People, Our Community and Our Way of Life
2.1 The people and community •
2. Our People, Our Community and Our Way of Life
There is a significant proportion of ageing residents,
many of whom would like to age in place rather than
Te Puna is made up of many different communities move away from their community
with lots of interwoven relationships and • The numbers of very young and school-aged
connections, an area with a range of economic children and their families appear to be in broad
relationships and interdependences. Its mixture of alignment with the range of social services available.
Māori, French and other European settlement gives a This is not so for older cohorts of late-teenage
unique quality to its history. youth and twenty-somethings, who, however, form a
significantly smaller group of the population.
Statistics and community profile
Statistics have been taken from the Te Puna Census The Plan provides opportunities for all these people
Area Unit and a proportion of the Minden CAU at a to connect and feel part of the future.
mesh block level as at the 2013 Census.
What does the census tell us?
In summary:
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• Many residents travel out of the area for schooling
and work on a daily basis
• With the continuing development of the Minden
Lifestyle Zone there are a number of new residents
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2.1 THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITY
VISION KEY ACTIONS - HOW WE WILL DO IT WHEN WILL WE DO IT WHO WILL BE INVOLVED
2.1.1 We feel connected to Te Puna and • Extend, encourage and promote participation in local social 2018-2021 Neighbours, Facebook friends, Te Puna sports
each other media and social clubs, marae committees, service
organisations, Pirirakau Hauora, Pirirakau Inc.,
other
2.1.2 New people to the area are welcomed • Investigate simple things that everyone can do. Ask residents 2018-2021 Neighbours, Facebook volunteers,
and feel connected (old and new) to share ideas and experiences Te Puna News, Western Bay of Plenty District
• Engage with the Welcoming Communities programme by Council
MBIE
2.1.3 Youth and ageing residents have suitable • Provide facilities and events that offer enjoyable, 2018-2021 Sports and social clubs, v committees, service
places to join up with others like them age-appropriate experiences organisations, Pirirakau Hauora
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2.2 Mauriora - cultural identity Pirirakau are noted as being a Māori and French Cultural associations with natural resources
and values Community, we take pride in our dual heritage. This
information is relayed through whakairo (carvings) in Pirirakau traditional management systems are
Pirirakau are the principal hapū of their tribal area in our wharenui, the whare tupuna of Pirirakau marae, in instituted in the oral traditions and recorded phases
the Te Puna area our church, sports clubs, education centres and in our of what is known to Māori as “Te Orokohanga”
oral tradition and whakapapa. It is a unique feature of or The Creation. These management systems
Pirirakau that represents who we are. incorporate the Pirirakau world view. Cultural values
and the underpinning principals derived from such
KO TAKITIMU TE WAKA Cultural and historic heritage traditional management systems acknowledge the
| relationship between people and the environment.
2. Our People, Our Community and Our Way of Life
TAMATEA ARIKINUI Kia mau ki nga hua me nga taonga a nga Matua This relationship must be maintained to sustain a
Tupuna Hei oranga mo tatou katoa, hei oranga hoki critical balance between the needs and demands
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mo nga uri whakaheke. of humans, both spiritually and physically, and the
RONGOKAKO
natural environment.
| The maintenance, protection and restoration of
TAMATEAPOKAIWHENUA = IHUPARAPARA Pirirakau taonga for present and future generations. Cultural recognition
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Pirirakau seek to encourage its hapū members to While not always understood, or recognised by
RANGINUI retain our cultural baselines. This is achieved through others, Pirirakau tikanga continues to be practiced.
| the retention of our heritage consisting of whakapapa, Tikanga (protocols and etiquette) is our foundational
TUTEREINGA oral tradition, historic events, tribal area occupation, belief system which guides our relationship with the
recorded in written and art forms of whakairo natural world and all people. As the foundation of
carvings and tukutuku woven panels. Strengthening our our cultural traditions we seek to share with others
traditional worldviews and respecting our past navigators. our past stories and notable events. We wish for our
Remembering the ancestral teachings of our people so culture to be recognised, accepted and viewed as
we retain our mana and fulfil our aspirations. Pirirakau a feature of Pirirakau which embellishes greatness
are the legacy and future of a powerful whakapapa. As and beauty. Where our culture and values are
kaitiaki guardians, passed down by our ancestors we are
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respected there is a provision of elevation to an
the receivers of an inherent responsibility to protect event or organisation. Combined with any plan we
manage and nurture our taonga for present and future are stronger and balanced in unity.
generations in the same ways our forebears have. Equally
we desire to maintain our relationship with our ancestral
lands and waters. We affirm our tikanga within our rohe
and within forums that affect the interests of our people.
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Identified in every early SmartGrowth document Pirirakau hapū host four marae stemming from classical The only permanent church in Te Puna is St Joseph’s
as a ‘Green Wedge” between Tauranga city and period tupuna (ancestors) to contemporary tupuna. The Church at the end of Te Puna Road. The Parish of St
Omokoroa, the Te Puna way of life has long been four marae, known as Tutereinga Marae, Poututerangi Thomas Aquinas is in charge of the complex and the
characterised by farming and horticulture activities Marae, Paparoa Marae and Tawhitinui Marae, are services it offers. The local Conference of the Society of
and a rural-residential lifestyle which is strongly located within the Te Puna and Whakamarama areas. St Vincent de Paul, offering support, practical assistance
supported by the community. As the population They are the nucleus of Pirirakau, a complex of and help to those struggling to cope with life’s challenges,
of the sub-region continues to grow, however, components which blend to care and nurture the hapū’s is affiliated with St Joseph’s. Other church groups have
pressure to accommodate more people and provide spiritual and physical needs. limited options for public gathering points in the district,
more intensified housing has resulted in planning although the Te Puna Memorial Hall was frequently used
measures such as the Minden Structure Plan, for such purposes. It is expected that the rebuilt Hall
created in 2012. Tawhitinui Marae could again be a venue for those who wish to follow their
Old Waihi Road,
preferred forms of worship together in Te Puna.
Whakamarama
Te Puna Memorial Hall
2.4 Our Social Services and Places
It is the present intention of the Te Puna Hall
These are where organisations and community Paparoa Marae Committee to build a modern Hall, to replace
groups meet form our social infrastructure - health Paparoa Road, Te Puna the structure built in 1922 on the site of the SH2
services, leisure and recreational activities. They play roundabout, and to house the memorial plaques of
an important role in the resilience and connectivity those who served in the two World Wars.
of our community especially in times when the
community wishes, or needs to get together: Te Puna School
Tutereinga Marae
celebrations, commemorations, and in
Tangitu Road, Te Puna Since 1896 Te Puna School has been a focal point in
civil emergencies.
the community and it has a proud and strong heritage.
The residents also use social infrastructure outside The school offers the best of 21st Century teaching and
of the area. They have to go elsewhere for things learning opportunities in a beautiful semi-rural setting.
like swimming pools, specialist sports fields and It is well known for its strengths in the arts and offers
Poututerangi Marae
some cultural pursuits. The proposed active Level 1 Maori Immersion classes. The School presently
Pitua Rd, Te Puna
reserve in close-by Bethlehem (Parau Farms) may has 300 pupils and has the capacity for growth into the
have implications for further developments at foreseeable future. It plays a pivotal role in connecting
Maramatanga Park. the Te Puna community and is often the venue for
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community meetings and events.Health services: Our Commercial areas:
Pirirakau Hauora is a successful social provider These areas are extremely important for our
and an organisation that continues to listen local resilience (provision of food, services and
and observe the needs of our people. The resources). There are two main commercial centres:
Hauora is competent and complimentary to the Te Puna Junction where Te Puna Rd, Minden Rd
requirements of all ages of Pirirakau. It provides and SH2 intersect and Village @ 7, situated next to
medical, adolescent mental health, youth SH2 on the way to Bethlehem. These centres are
development, and kaumātua programmes, social likely to be affected by the removal of traffic and
wrap around support services, mirimiri (massage therefore customers when the Tauranga Northern
2. Our People, Our Community and Our Way of Life
therapy), school holiday programmes, drug and Link eventuates.
alcohol support links and kaumātua housing. The
Hauora is widely accessed by Pirirakau whānau The Bethlehem Village, being a larger commercial
with services always increasing to provide care area that has a supermarket, also plays an important
for the wellbeing of our hapū. Hauora services are role to the people and the businesses of Te Puna.
available to non-hapū members although many
people also access health services outside Te Industrial Areas:
Puna. A defibrillator is available at the Hauora.
Some 27h of land straddling Te Puna Station Road
Waipuna Hospice provides specialist medical care and adjoining the East Coast Main Trunk railway
for patients living with a life-limiting illness, and is zoned for industrial purposes. With new zones
support services for them and their families. An proposed for Waihi, Omokoroa and, to the east,
important sub-regional service providing ‘Hospice Paengaroa, the amount of industrial land available
at Home’ services and a nine-bed Inpatient Unit in Te Puna is expected to be sufficient for the
and a Day Services Clinic situated on Te Puna foreseeable future.
Station Road.
Newnham Park is a privately-owned agricultural
business park where a number of horticultural
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Emergency Services: companies have their base.
Te Puna people are serviced by all the traditional Neighbourhood Support:
services (e.g. ambulance, fire, police) from Tauranga
bases. Fire and Emergency NZ are reviewing Community groups focusing on crime prevention and
the positioning of existing and new stations to promoting safety and care within a neighbourhood
accommodate the growth of the sub-region. operate in some, very localised, parts of Te Puna
142.4 OUR SOCIAL SERVICES AND PLACES
VISION KEY ACTIONS - HOW WE WILL DO IT WHEN WILL WE DO IT WHO WILL BE INVOLVED
2.4.1 Maximise the opportunities for participation • Keep a watching brief on the development of active reserves 2018-2021 Sports clubs, Community Complex Committee,
in sports and healthy lifestyles for all ages and social infrastructure in neighbouring areas (e.g. Parau WBoPDC, NZTA
Farm Sport Fields)
• Support the development of pwthways for active recretion
and community connectivity
2.4.2 We can see ourselves reflected in the • Identify opportunities to provide cultural, art and history 2018-2021 Pirirakau Inc., Te Puna Heartlands, Te Puna
environment in new developments such as the Memorial Hall and the School, Te Puna Hall Committee, Te Puna
roundabout, as well as in existing places such as the Te Puna Quarry Park Committee, Western Bay of Plenty
Quarry Park and Borell Road District Council, arts community
2.4.3 The Rugby Clubrooms are fit for purpose • Support the proposed upgrade for publically accessible 2018-2021 Te Puna Rugby Club and supporters
ablution block and improved lighting
2.4.4 The community maximises its opportunities • The business community to engage with NZTA to achieve the 2018-2021 Local business people, Pirirakau Inc.,
from the development of the Tauranga best outcomes for local businesses Te Puna Heartlands, WBoPDC
Northern Link • Support and encourage participation in consultation
processes with relevant transport agencies to achieve good
outcomes for connections and amenity values
2.4.5 Te Puna is a safe place • Residents are encouraged to support the Neighbourhood 2018-2021 Tauranga Police, volunteers, Te Puna
Support group for their area Neighbourhood Support
• Promote and encourage CPTED principles in new and
renewing developments
2.4.6 Our parks and active reserves cater to • Council to provide for future expansion of Maramatanga 2018-2021 Western Bay of Plenty District Council
community needs Park as the need arises
2.4.7 We have tourist destinations that we are • The Minden Lookout is upgraded with the provision of lighting, 2018-2021 Western Bay of Plenty District Council,
proud of and are fit for purpose toilets, security and ongoing maintenance and beautification Bethlehem/Te Puna Lions club, volunteers,
• Establish a Minden Lookout improvement and care group Tourism Bay of Plenty
• Identify sites for better public amenities, such as water
fountains
2.4.8 The replacement Te Puna Memorial Hall is • Support and encourage the Te Puna Hall Committee’s efforts 2018-2021 Te Puna Hall Committee, WBoPDC, Lotteries
built to meet community needs now and to fund a future-proofed Hall Commission
into the funture
152.5 Future Opportunities A cultural hub could include:
Areas for improvement of social services: • Pirirakau planning, administration and
head quarters
• Improved and coordinated health shuttle service, • The creation, training and display of cultural arts
• More defibrillators available and people know • Food and hospitality training
where to access them • Trade training
• More services concentrated on youth and • Community sentence works base
older people • Facilities for clubs
• Tourism initiatives such as a Māori cultural
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Te Puna Community Centre/ Pirirakau tourism centre
Cultural Hub • Environmental sustainability training
• Youth development
Many Te Puna residents have identified that a • Supporting unemployed and Work and Income
‘community hub’ would be an asset to the area. New Zealand engagement
This aligns with the hapū’s wish to create a cultural • Social opportunities to gather
hub which promotes collaboration amongst our
people. Discussion amongst our people is required Assistance and collaboration with WBoPDC’s
to identify a suitable area and building, preferably Community team is required to explore this initiative
amongst the current Pirirakau activities. and identify potential partners.
Te Oturu Oranga: This wing of the Hauora service
could be developed as a facility and drop-in centre
for older residents.
Community Skate Park: There is strong support for
the establishment of a well-supervised skate park.
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Library Services: An incorporated society runs a
community library from the school. This service is
funded through Council rates and is an established
facility with long-term intentions
162.5 FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES
VISION KEY ACTIONS - HOW WE WILL DO IT WHEN WILL WE DO IT WHO WILL BE INVOLVED
2.5.1 Improved and coordinated health • Local health organisations explore possible collaborations 2018-2021 Hospice, Hauora, maybe Te Puna School
shuttle service
2.5.2 More defibrillators are available and the • Encourage more places to invest in defibrillators 2018-2021 Local businesses
people know where to access them • Put signs out indicating their availability
2.5.3 More services concentrated on youth • Investigate potential for developing Te Oturu Oranga as a 2022-2025 Pirirakau Inc., volunteers, WBOPDC,
and older people facility for older residents Te Puna Hall Committee, local social and
• Investigate the feasibility of facilities such as a safe and service clubs
well-sited skate park and petanque court
• Offer at-large social occasions for new and older residents
2.5.4 Te Puna has a ‘Community and • Investigate the possibility of a co-creation project - Te Puna 2026-2029 Pirirakau Inc., Te Puna Community Centre
Cultural Centre’ Community Centre/Pirirakau Cultural Hub Committee, St Thomas Aquinas Parish Council,
Te Puna Hall Committee
2.5.5 Library services grow and flourish • Take steps to ensure the library continues to modernise and 2018-2021 Te Puna Community Library Inc., Te Puna
meet the needs of the community Hall Committee
• Support investiagation into establishing a local archive as
provided in the Plan for the new Te Puna Hall
172.6 Our Housing low environmental-impact sewerage and wastewater Emergency Housing:
disposal systems. As our residents age it is important
Most Te Puna houses are thought to be fit for they are able to maintain their social connections, Pirirakau marae seek assistance to develop emergency
purpose. But they are not always the right size and stay near family and age in their community. Specific housing opportunities for their people. This
many were built without insulation and modern needs include papakainga housing and a local rest would require resourcing of funds, assistance with
heating. Others have been improvised from sheds home facility for older residents. More generally, building permits and human resources. Appropriate
and garages and do not meet current building there is a strong community desire to develop management would be required, including access to
standards. This has a direct effect on the health of and upgrade housing stock so it is comfortable, external agency support, to ensure welfare needs are
the people who live in them. We need more one- and modernised, eco-friendly, of a good standard and met for potential participants.
two-bedroom homes, properly insulated and with affordable.
2. Our People, Our Community and Our Way of Life
2.6 OUR HOUSING
VISION KEY ACTIONS - HOW WE WILL DO IT WHEN WILL WE DO IT WHO WILL BE INVOLVED
2.6.1 Safe and healthy homes that are fit • Engage with the Healthy Whare Project and other initatives 2018-2021 WBoPDC, Pirirakau Inc.,
for purpose to assist with identifying and remediation of housing other social services and support groups
requirements, plumbing, insulation, electrical and leaks
• Work with Council on ways to manage non-complying
buildings to bring them in line with compliance standards
2.6.2 Our older people can age in place • Use existing zoning to enable more 1 and 2 bedroom homes 2022-2025 Pirirakau Inc., other social services and support
to be built to modern environmental specifications groups
• Investigate the provision of a variety of housing typologies
to allow ageing in the community
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2.6.3 Emergency and transition housing • Create a small purpose-built complex with shared facilities 2022-2025 Social agencies such as Pirirakau Hauora, Te
Manu Toroa, The Ministry of Social Development,
Accessible Properties New Zealand Limited,
Housing New Zealand, Te Puni Kokiri Māori
Housing Network and He Whare Āhuru He
Oranga Tāngata - the Māori Housing Strategy
182.7 Our Sense of Place 2.8 Our Celebrations
Te Puna is recognised as having a special character Te Puna community celebrations have a long
through its combined Māori, French and European and honourable history, from regular socials
history and culture and its attractive, often and concerts at the Te Puna Memorial Hall to
landscaped road frontages. Themed signage and the school’s annual Country Fair, descended
a rural village market to promote local crafts and from earlier Calf Club Days. Pirirakau actively
produce have been suggested as ways to mark seeks opportunities to celebrate their culture,
and celebrate its key characteristics. Preservation achievements and to support local events. This
and interpretation of landmarks and places of Plan offers a framework for more events and
2. Our People, Our Community and Our Way of Life
significance, both ancient (Rangituanehu (Minden) opportunities to bring people together, to share and
ridge) and modern (Te Puna Junction/Village) will create local, memorable markers for the enjoyment
help people to recognise and identify Te Puna. of life in Te Puna.
For instance, in 2019 the Te Puna Rugby Club
celebrates 100 years of existence. A large community
celebration is planned. It is envisaged that the event
will include the involvement of Te Puna’s fraternal
connections with two French rugby clubs: Puyloubier
and Herouville. This is an important opportunity to
note Te Puna’s sporting and cultural history and to
form a basis for lasting and beneficial relationships
with French communities.
Within the time-scale of this Plan, the Te Puna
Memorial Hall will be re-built and the Te Puna
Quarry Park will reach its 30-year anniversary. The
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Northern Link Highway will be commissioned and a
cycle link across the Wairoa River will be opened.
The annual Anzac Day hikoi will continue, as will the
school fair and the Te Puna Quarry Fests. There will
be many other ways and means in which groups of
locals will seek to bring Te Puna alive in pursuit of
a good time.
202.7 OUR SENSE OF PLACE
VISION KEY ACTIONS - HOW WE WILL DO IT WHEN WILL WE DO IT WHO WILL BE INVOLVED
2.7.1 Te Puna is recognised as having a special • Develop a theme or brand for Te Puna based on the following 2022-2025 Pirirakau Inc., Heartlands,
character through its combined Māori, key characteristics: Wider business community
French and European history and culture, • The French influence on Te Puna’s history
its attractive landscaped roads, themed • A village/market concept to promote local arts, crafts and
signage and rural village markets and stalls produce around Village 7 (Clarke Road) and Pitua Rd area
to promote local crafts and produce
• Planting street trees to provide variety and interest
throughout the rural community
• Signs that reflect the theme and are unique to Te Puna
• The commercial area at the roundabout establishes an 2018-2021 Business community at the roundabout
recognisable name e.g. Te Puna Junction/Village
• Identify, recognise and preserve ‘landmarks’ and places of 2022-2025 Relevant care groups eg Waikaraka Estuary
significance, including Motuhoa Island, that will enhance Managers, Te Puna Quarry Park Society,
community character Volunteers
• Form a community working group of interested residents to
further develop the Te Puna theme
• The people of Pirirakau, their identity and culture to be 2018-2021 Pirirakau Inc., Te Puna School
promoted amongst all people as the mana whenua, tribal
hapū of the area
2.8 OUR CELEBRATIONS
VISION KEY ACTIONS - HOW WE WILL DO IT WHEN WILL WE DO IT WHO WILL BE INVOLVED
2.8.1 The Rugby Club centenary is celebrated • Provide community French lessons 2018-2021 Francophone volunteers, Local historians
and supported by the community • Offer wananga, lecture series and similar opportunities for
and Council the community to understand our sporting and cultural history
2.8.2 Local events and developments are used • Maintain traditions such as school fairs and annual 2018-2021 School, Relevant agencies such as NZTA
as opportunities for community engagement commemorations
and involvement • Adapt other development milestones (new buildings, roads
and bridges) so as to include the community
213. The Environment – Te Taiao
3.1 Environmental Maps
3. Te Taiao – The Environment
I a au i te tihi o Mauao I sit on the crest of Mauao
Ka titiro te pae tawhiti, ki a Waianuanu, ki a Where I look toward Waianuanu,
Whakamarama, ki a Te Aroaro a Paretapu, ki a Whakamarama, Te Aroaro a Paretapu,
Ngatamahinerua and Ngatamahinerua
Ki Te Wairere, te ara tawhito o oku Tupuna To the Wairere the ancient pathway of my ancestors
Ka kitea ki Te Rere, ki Ngakautuakina, I look toward Te Rere, Ngakautuakina,
ki Omokoroa, ki Huharua, ki Parewhataroa, ki Omokoroa, Huharua, Parewhataroa, Raropua,
Raropua, ki Epeha, ki Poututerangi Epeha, Poututerangi
Ki Pukewhanake And Pukewhanake
DRAFT Te Puna Community Plan
Ki Tahataharoa te moenga tapu o Tutereinga To Tahataharoa the sacred resting place of Tutereinga
Whakawhiti atu ki Oikimoke te nohonga From there I see Oikimoke the stronghold
tuturu o oku Tupuna of my ancestors
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Legend
Te Puna Study Area
Community Conservation Groups
Enviro Schools
Marae Locations
BOPRC Monitoring Site
Reserves
BOPRC Land Management Agreements (private land)
Consented Mangrove Removal Areas
QEII National Trust Covenant
BOPRC High Value Ecological Sites
Western BOP District Council Significant Natural Areas
Railway Centreline
State Highway
Roads
233.2 Wāhi Tapu – Our Special Spaces 3.4 Non Natural Hazards
Many historic sites within the Te Puna area are Non-natural hazards to health and the
ancestral lands and Wāhi tapu (sacred sites). Both environment include:
spiritual and physical events will have occurred
through occupation over time. The significance • Degraded air quality due to agrichemical use,
of these sites is not specific to landscapes and industrial processes and home fires (due to
includes waterscapes and varieties of taonga. Wāhi functioning poorly functioning as well as burning
tapu is maintained through oral traditions, stories treated wood)
and history. Mostly wāhi tapu are created through • Chemical trespass from agriculture (sprays
3. Te Taiao – The Environment
an event related to death or a sacred event. It is and fertilizer) and industrial activities that may
always of a serious nature to Pirirakau when wāhi enter waterways and the inner harbour. Some
tapu are disturbed. of these chemicals are harmful to human health
although the effects are not clearly established
Tahataharoa and research is required to develop a sound
knowledge of these hazards.
With understanding and respect from local
landowners, as well as informed community support, it
may be possible eventually to negotiate the return of 3.5 Natural Hazards
some prominent cultural sites to Pirirakau, re-defining
them as publicly accessible cultural reserves with • Loss of versatile soils through storm runoff and
associated ecological restoration. the erosion of stream banks, which will contribute
to greater inner harbour sedimentation and the
3.3 Topography and Geology associated loss of available kai moana (seafood)
• Sea level rise, storms and sea surge, flooding
The area is blessed with versatile soils, a scarce and drought are predicted to increase in both
resource needing protection and sustainable intensity and frequency. These events are likely
Te Puna Community Plan
management. There is signifcant geographical variation to increase erosion
within the short distance from the Minden hills to the • Sensitive erosion management and conservation
harbour edge. efforts at urupā and pā sites will lessen the
cultural impact of harsh weather events and
avoid adding to inner harbour sedimentation and
cultural impacts.
243.4 NON NATURAL HAZARDS
VISION KEY ACTIONS - HOW WE WILL DO IT WHEN WILL WE DO IT WHO WILL BE INVOLVED
3.4.1 Clean air with very little to no • Project to update home heating where applicable and 2022-2025 WBoPDC, Reginal Council, BOPRC
harmful content undertake ‘good wood’ education
• Work constructively with local industry and Councils
3.4.2 A precautionary approach is taken to • Advocate to relevant authorities for establishment of buffer 2018-2021 Relevant environmental care groups,
minimise exposure and associated risks of zones and integrated management systems to prevent or at Te Puna Heartlands, BOPRC, WBoPDC
contamination of air and waterways least limit chemical trespass, e.g.:
• Community submissions to the BOP Regional Council Air
Plan Review (2018)
• Submissions to BOP Regional Council Coast Care Plan
Review 2019
3.4.3 Minimise the effects on human and harbour • Research on agrichemical discharge and effects on human, 2018-2021 BOPRC. Relevant environmental care groups
health from agrichemical and industrial use soil and harbour health Growers’ organisations and horticultural
• Encourage integrated spray management and promote product suppliers
alternatives, including roadsides, rail corridors, reserves
• Create educational opportunities for landowners to
understand better the impact of sprays
3.5 NATURAL HAZARDS
VISION KEY ACTIONS - HOW WE WILL DO IT WHEN WILL WE DO IT WHO WILL BE INVOLVED
3.5.1 The effects of predicted increase in • Keep the community informed regarding such things as 2018-2021 Relevant environmental care groups, local
intensity of weather events are understood current predictions of sea level rise and recommended landowners, Civil Defense Emergency
and adapted to adaptations Management
• Undertake preventative erosion control e.g. planting of
stream banks and integrated catchment plans
253.6 Ecology – Biodiversity and Pest management
Pest Management
Pest plant and animals have a negative impact
Biodiversity on the environment. In particular the area has
substantial infestations of woolly nightshade
Te Puna has a number of public reserves and (tobacco weed), moth plant, pampas grass, privet,
protected areas on private land with significant rats, possums, and mustelids. It is not always easy
native vegetation. The owners (public or private) for landowners to get on top of large infestations
often need help to maintain and enhance the habitat and if the areas in public ownership are not dealt
of these areas. This Plan supports the BOPRC with at the same time re-infestation can occur. A
3. Te Taiao – The Environment
initiative to create ‘mountains to sea’ ecological whole-of-community response is required if we
corridors to allow native birds and lizards to move are to clear our area of the major pest plants. This
from one habitat to another. Similarly, the creation of includes working proactively with NZ Rail (rail
pollination pathways and tree-plantings to meet the corridor), NZTA (roadsides), WBoPDC (roadsides
needs of native birds and reserves) and BOPRC.
The Te Puna Quarry Park, I’Anson and Ainsworth With the recent progression of Kauri Dieback
Reserves all play an important role in protecting disease and Myrtle Rust in the wider area, many
our biodiversity and educating about nature. of our native tree species and some fruit trees are
For example, there may be a native bat nursery threatened. Vigilance and prompt reporting to the
on the Minden Hill. If so, it provides the area Ministry of Primary Industries is required.
an opportunity to celebrate and protect this
endangered species.
The Te Puna area contains a variety of ecosystems
and habitats including significant indigenous
flora and fauna. Naturalised areas within Council
Te Puna Community Plan
ownership are obvious targets for restoration.
So is riparian management and planting waterway
margins with native species appropriate for the
area. Restoration and enhancement of culturally
significant landscapes and all waterscapes are
important to Pirirakau.
263.6 ECOLOGY – BIODIVERSITY AND PEST MANAGEMENT
VISION KEY ACTIONS - HOW WE WILL DO IT WHEN WILL WE DO IT WHO WILL BE INVOLVED
3.6.1 Our indigenous flora and fauna are • Seek opportunities to create an ecological corridor and 2018-2021 Relevant environmental care groups,
enhanced, protected and celebrated support the BOPRC Mountains to Sea initiative WBoPDC, BOPRC, Landowners, volunteers
• Encourage planting pollinator pathways and food trees
for native birds
• Undertake a citizens monitoring programme to identify
at-risk species and their habitat e.g. any other short-tail
bat nurseries
3.6.2 Develop small Council reserves as • Investigate suitable sites for biodiversity opportunities within 2018-2021 WBoPDC, Te Puna Heartlands, Te Puna
biodiversity hotspots and food forests the reserve network Quarry Park Committee, Te Puna Hall
• Investigate suitable sites for public fruit trees/ food forests Committee, Pirirakau Incorporated’s MPL
training monitors
3.6.3 Pest free Te Puna • Seek the resources to hold an annual ‘Pestival’ (a one month 2022-2025 BOPRC, WBoPDC, Landowners, Kiwi Rail,
concentrated effort to remove pest plants with assistance Pirirakau Inc., local environmental care groups
and incentives)
• Formulate an overview of pest sites and form a strategy
to implement a collective action response of eradication/
management
3.6.4 Our area is free of unwanted organisms • Use local media to raise awareness of biosecurity threats 2018-2021 Te Puna News, social media, Bay Times, Sunlive,
such as Myrtle Rust, PSA, Kauri Dieback KK Advertiser, radio
273.7 Our water - Te wai o Pirirakau Water supply The community can play their part through good
environmental practice, vigilant observation and
The Te Puna community advocates for premium water Water, our most important natural resource, requires reporting any pollution as soon as possible.
quality. Water’s mauri, life-supporting capacity is an careful management to preserve supply for future
important factor, essential for supporting ongoing generations. Te Puna’s water needs are presently The sea has always provided an important food
traditional sources of kai. Our interests include the met through a combination of reticulated council source for the local Tangata Whenua. Kai moana
following waterways: supply from Whakamarama, private bores and is a fundamental food source although noticeably
rainwater collection. Horticultural and industrial use depleting stocks make it hard to maintain this tradition.
• Wairoa River and tributaries is managed through consented water takes.
• Hakao stream
3. Te Taiao – The Environment
• Oharere stream Pollution and stormwater management
• Oturu stream
• Te Puna stream Most stormwater from our roads, commercial and
• Waipapa River industrial areas is discharged untreated into our
• Tauranga inner harbour and estuaries waterways and harbour. This negatively affects the
• Waterways and springs on private and whanau land water quality in the many waterways, the harbour
• Esturaries and saltmarshes and eventually the ocean. Human activities related to
agriculture and horticulture also contribute to water
Wetlands, saltmarshes and river margins quality degradation through sediment runoff and
agrichemical/fertiliser applications. Poor-performing
The Wairoa River and its tributaries are subject to septic tanks can also have serious health effects.
pressure from a growing population and as such Construction of the Te Puna West Community
the cultural protection and ecological restoration of Wastewater Scheme in 2017/18 will address this issue
key areas must be carefully planned in association in the Te Puna West area but elsewhere in Te Puna,
with the development of outdoor activities, tourism where there are older homes, outdated septic tanks
and other riparian public reserve development. will require upgrading. Te Puna West is identified
Sustainable estuarine wetland and saltmarsh as an area requiring septic tanks to be upgraded in
Te Puna Community Plan
reserves are essential for maintaining biodiversity accordance with the Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s
and contribute positively to water quality. It is On-Site Effluent Treatment (OSET) Regional Plan
noted that the wetlands and saltmarshes of the (2006). The purpose of the OSET Plan is to ensure
lower Wairoa River are some of the last remnants that wastewater is discharged safely and that the
of this land type in the Western Bay and as such are effects are managed.
significant and require special attention.
283.7 OUR WATER – TE WAI O PIRIRAKAU
VISION KEY ACTIONS - HOW WE WILL DO IT WHEN WILL WE DO IT WHO WILL BE INVOLVED
3.7.1 The Wairoa River and its margins are well • Continue efforts to preserve the ecology and appearance 2018-2021 Relevant environmental care groups,
managed and meet diverse, agreed, long- of the area Pirirakau Inc., WBoPDC,
term ecological, cultural and recreational • Focus scientific and educational efforts on this particular area BOPRC, DOC
needs
• Explore the feasibility of interpretative signage and support
information to enhance the value placed on the wildlife and
biodynamics of the river and the estuary
• The large remaining wetlands on the Wairoa River and its
mouth area at Oikimoke is reinstated
3.7.2 Our water quality is the best it can be • Create a Plan that identifies all water bodies, their state of 2018-2021 Relevant environmental care groups,
health, and investigates their surroundings with actions to Pirirakau Inc., BOPRC
address issues
• Partner with the Te Puna Community Plan Connectors and
the Kaimai Mamaku Catchment Plan to outline cultural effects
and remediation outcomes
3.7.3 The Oturu stream catchment is protected • Develop a stormwater system for the Oturu stream catchment 2022-2025 WBoPDC, BOPRC
from the effects of increased hard that limits extreme variations in stream speeds, includes silt
surface areas runoff ponds, re-developed wetlands, and riparian planting as
well as an educational/incentives programme to discourage
the use of hard surface areas
3.7.4 Continue to address the legacy issue of • Education on updated regulations and the impact of 2018-2021 Home owners, BOPRC, WBoPDC
non-performing septic tanks non-performance of old systems
• Raise awareness of the detrimental effects of some household
chemicals on the proper functioning of a septic tank
293.8 Our Landscape, Trees and Views 3.9 Our Energy 3.10 Environmental Stewardship –
Kaitiakitanga
Like most of New Zealand, Te Puna is a highly Encouraging people to adopt and install
modified landscape with severely decreased household and horticultural systems based on There are currently a number of care groups within
natural bush areas. Its presently predominant renewable energy has long-term benefits as well the Te Puna area that protect and enhance the
orchards make up a grid of tree rows within a as an immediately lightening their environmental wetlands, riparian margins, estuaries and ultimately
larger grid of shelterbelts. Throughout the District footprint. Reduced fuel consumption, lower the harbour foreshore and the harbour itself. The
there are opportunities to plant ‘the correct plant dependency on fossil fuels, and generally becoming Pirirakau hapū Management Plan 2017 and the
in the right place’, and to provide important habitat more resilient and adaptable in a changing climate, Wairoa River Strategy also provide valuable policy
for native insects and reptiles. are all worthwhile contributions to Te Puna’s
3. Te Taiao – The Environment
and initiatives promoting environmental stewardship.
continued status as a ‘Green Wedge’ as well as These groups need support and co-ordination to
The Minden Structure Plan attempts to ensure adding value to its produce and local economy. achieve their objectives more effectively.
that the eastern portion of the summit areas and
skyline are protected from development so the
natural character of the summit continues its visual
relationship to the lowlands and the four marae.
The short distance from the Minden to the
harbour edge is the ‘green wedge’ backbone
to rural Te Puna. The challenge is to link these
elements into a continuous corridor, available
for passive as well as active recreation and
promoting biodiversity.
Te Puna Community Plan
303.8 OUR LANDSCAPE, TREES AND VIEWS
VISION KEY ACTIONS - HOW WE WILL DO IT WHEN WILL WE DO IT WHO WILL BE INVOLVED
3.8.1 Te Puna remains a ‘green wedge’ between • Develop a “mountains to the sea” corridor to enhance 2018-2021 WBoPDC, Department of Conservation,
Tauranga City and urban development biodiversity, natural character and active and passive BOPRC and Landcare Trust NZ, as well
in Omokoroa recreational opportunities. as landowners
3.8.2 Improve, maintain and develop existing • Make submissions to all relevant agencies to achieve the 2018-2021 Relevant environmental care groups,
reserves including the recreational potential protection of the remaining wetlands including lobbying QE11 Pirirakau Inc., Te Puna Heartlands
of the Waitui, I’Anson Park, Minden Reserve, Trust and the Councils and investigating protection under the
Te Houtu Reserve (Lindoch Avenue), waahi tapu process
Minden Lookout, Wairoa River margins and
the Ohourere Stream at Crawford Road
3.8.3 Land owners consider the future impacts of • Create and use opportunities for education regarding 2018-2021 Volunteers, Growers’ organisations and local
their tree planting the scale and choice of tree plantings, their responsible plant nurseries
management and the desirability of a bio-diverse habitat
• Public workshop involving relevant experts
3.8.4 Monitor and support planning controls on • Continue to support, for example, existing provisions in the 2018-2021 Te Puna Heartlands
ridgelines and viewshafts Minden Structure Plan. Encourage similar controls for new
developments
3.8.5 Our trees are natural cultural and • Acknowledgement and protection of existing ‘trees of 2018-2021 Te Puna Quarry Park Society, Marae,
historical markers significance’ continues Landowners, Te Puna School,
• The planting of trees on special occasions and to mark events Te Puna Hall Committee
is encouraged
313.9 OUR ENERGY
VISION KEY ACTIONS - HOW WE WILL DO IT WHEN WILL WE DO IT WHO WILL BE INVOLVED
3.9.1 Te Puna avoids energy waste, and is • Encourage the adoption and installation of household and 2022–2025 BOPRC, WBoPDC, Construction and
resilient and adaptable as climate change horticultural systems based on renewable energy horticultural product suppliers
and reduced use of fossil fuels impact on
its energy needs
3. Te Taiao – The Environment
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY GROUPS AND WHAT THEY ARE DOING
Waikaraka Estuary Managers Inc Reclaiming open waters from mangroves, removing large amounts of rubbish (old car bodies, tyres, and garden waste), planting riparian margins, weed and
pest control, all the time liaising with local authorities and the scientific communities
Te Puna Estuary Managers Reclaiming the estuary from the mangroves and, planting margins to encourage native birds. Encouraging the large wetland adjacent to Jess Road and
regenerating the historic Pukemanu Pa site as well as other amenity planting in their area and undertaking weed and pest control measures
Nga Tahatai O Te Puna Group Recently formed to restore the Te Puna foreshore from Rarapua all the way to the Wairoa River and including Motuhoa Island
Te Puna Quarry Park Now a well-established community group reshaping the old Quarry site into a spectacular botanical and recreational park
Te Puna Community Plan
Upper Waikaraka Streamcare Group Formed to enhance and protect the Upper Waikaraka Stream. This steam flows under the road from the Minden near the Te Puna Store and curves round
(previously Oturu Stream Care Group). the front of Armstrong Road properties to merge with the Oturu Stream which flows from the Quarry Park, through I’Anson Reserve and ultimately into
the Waikaraka Estuary
Other groups/initiatives “Adopt a roadside” activities (plantings on, for example, Clarke Road, James Road and Borell Road).
“By-the-way” activities such as rubbish removal by walking groups
323.10 ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP – KAITIAKITANGA
VISION KEY ACTIONS - HOW WE WILL DO IT WHEN WILL WE DO IT WHO WILL BE INVOLVED
3.10.1 The historic abundance of harbour, • Greater recognition of kaitiakitanga principles 2022–2025 Pirirakau Inc., WBoPDC, BOPDC
waterways and ngahere (forests) is restored • Identifying opportunities to apply them
3.10.2 Environmental stewardship is a fundamental • Support recommendations of the Wairoa River Strategy to 2022–2025 Relevant environmental care groups,
value for Te Puna residents protect and enhance adjoining margins, small reserves and Recreational users of waterways,
boat ramps within the Te Puna area Te Puna Heartlands, Kiwi Rail
• Acknowledge and celebrate efforts to protect and enhance
wetlands, riparian margins, significant landscapes and to take
natural environment ‘opportunities’
3.10.3 Environmental care groups and individuals • Established ‘umbrella’ organisations extend their functions to 2018-2021 All environmental care groups,
that seek to make a difference are supported. make effective use of scarce resources especially in seeking Te Puna Heartlands,
additional funding Pirirakau Inc.
3.10.4 Environmental action is encouraged, • Scope the need and opportunities (existing and new) for a 2018-2021 WBoPDC, Te Puna Heartlands
supported and coordinated local environmental broker position
• If deemed feasible, identify an appropriate managing
organisation and seek the necessary resources
3.10.5 Litter free Te Puna • Install roadside reminders 2018-2021 Volunteers, WBoPDC
• Create ‘adopt your road’ groups for regular clean-ups
3.10.6 Environmental education and engagement • Support environmental education in the early childhood 2018-2021 Te Puna Quarry Park Society, Pirirakau Inc.,
centres and the school Te Puna School, Kura, Kindergarten and Play
• Targeted youth programmes Centre
• Host environmental speakers and films
• Community open days with a landscape focus led by relevant
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community groups4. Economy, Access and Infrastructure
4.1 Our economy (our people, our economy of the area.More generally, the 2013 This Plan assumes that the current controls are retained,
4. Economy, Access and Infrastructure
businesses, our production, our tourism, Census shows Te Puna’s wage and salary earners and that opportunities to establish further businesses
our volunteers) working in the following industries: are controlled in case they create a nuisance or impact
adversely on safety, accessibility or local amenity.
The main basis for Te Puna’s present local economy • Education
is farming and horticulture. There is, however, some • Health and Community Services As Māori continue to grow and contribute to the
provision for commercial and retail activities, mostly • Tourism global economy, so will Pirirakau seek to broaden their
focussing on local services. A growing trend towards • Horticulture economic horizon, although it will take some time to
home-based business is evident. • Construction complete their Treaty Settlement process. This is a
• Self employed fast-expanding area of Māori economic activity, likely
There are obvious community benefits from having a • Not for profit to be a developing economic situation throughout
diverse range of work opportunities available locally, New Zealand for some time, as the settlement process
and having a large range of small scale businesses Under the current District Plan, home enterprises and is completed and as settled hapū and iwi organise
operating within Te Puna adds to the vitality and small scale education and tourism are permitted activities. their own commercial operations.
4.1 OUR ECONOMY
VISION KEY ACTIONS - HOW WE WILL DO IT WHEN WILL WE DO IT WHO WILL BE INVOLVED
Te Puna Community Plan
4.1.1 Te Puna residents earn their living in a • Retain and monitor current District Plan controls on 2018-2021 WBoPDC
variety of ways, both within and outside home-based businesses
the area. There is room alongside farming
and horticulture for commercial, retail, and • Conduct a survey to accurately measure the scale and type 2022-2025 WBoPDC, Priority One, SmartGrowth
home-based businesses of business enterprises based in Te Puna
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