Source: Auckland Council
Aotea residents are being asked to give feedback to Auckland Council on its plans to manage and protect local coastal areas from the effects of climate change by having their say on the draft Aotea / Great Barrier and Hauraki Gulf Islands Shoreline Adaptation Plan (SAP).
“As an island community which bears the brunt of the region’s weather, it’s especially important for us to know what the plan is to protect our coast and beaches for the future,” says Aotea / Local Board chair Izzy Fordham.
“This is a valuable opportunity to give feedback about something that affects us so greatly.”
SAPs are documents that cover the ways that Auckland Council manages its coastal land and assets including reserves, coastal defence structures and public facilities over the next 100 years.
Some of the affected areas in the draft plan for Aotea are Port Fitzroy Wharf, Okiwi (in the medium-term) and Motairehe (in the long-term).
There are 20 SAPs across Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland being developed in partnership with mana whenua and guidance from infrastructure providers, technical experts and coastal communities.
The draft Aotea / Great Barrier and Hauraki Gulf Islands SAP consultation is open now until 1 October 2024.
How to have your say
Friday 6 September
Drop-In Session: Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board Office
12 – 2pm, 81 Hector Sanderson Road, Claris
Saturday 7 September
Drop-In Session: Growers and Makers Market
10am-12pm, Claris Conference Centre, 19 Whangaparapara Road
Sunday 8 September
Drop-In Session: Mulberry Grove Store Cafe
10:30am – 12:30pm, 1 Mulberry Grove Bay Road
Shoreline Adaptation Plans
Freepost number 232621
Private Bag 92300
Victoria Street West
Auckland 1142.
For more information on Shoreline Adaptation Plans, check out the council’s website.
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