North Shore residents are being asked to give input on important plans to manage and protect local coastal areas by having their say on the draft Weiti Estuary to Devonport Peninsula Shoreline Adaptation Plan (SAP).
“As a coastal community this plan is of critical importance for all our residents. So please get engaged in this consultation and have your say today,” explains Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Chair Toni van Tonder.
“Climate change isn’t going away so this consultation is a call to action for everyone here on the shore. Many of us will feel the impacts of coastal erosion and inundation in our lifetime, so we need the input of our community members to put the right plan in place to protect what matters most.”
SAPs are documents focusing on how Auckland Council can manage its coastal land and assets including reserves, coastal defence structures and public facilities over the next 100 years. There are around 20 SAPs in development across Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland developed in partnership with mana whenua with guidance from infrastructure providers, technical experts and coastal communities.
Hibiscus and Bays Local Board Chair Alexis Poppelbaum says the first shoreline adaption plan was piloted for the Whangaparāoa Peninsula and now it's time to give feedback about the next stretch of coastline up to the Weiti Estuary.
"Living on the coast as our residents do, and knowing about the impacts of climate change, it's important to give feedback so that suitable plans can be made to help manage the risk to council land and assets and the changing shorelines."
The draft Weiti Estuary to Devonport Peninsula SAP consultation is open now until 26 September 2024.
The area covered includes Stanley Point, Bayswater, Belmont, Hauraki, Takapuna, Milford, Forrest Hill, Crown Hill, Campbells Bay, Mairangi Bay, Murrays Bay, Rothesay Bay, Browns Bay, Waiake, Torbay, Long Bay, Okura, Devonport, Redvale and Silverdale.
How to have your say
- Fill in the online feedback form
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Attend one of our in-person events
11 August
Drop-In Session: Takapuna Markets
8am - 1pm, Anzac Square, Takapuna
27 August
Drop-in Session: Albany Village Library
10am-12pm, 30 Kell Drive, Albany
31 August
Drop-In Session: Seddon Fields Sports Ground
8am – 10am, 108 Meola Road, Western Springs
2 September
Drop-in Session: East Coatrs Bays Library
12-2pm, 8 Bute Road Browns Bay
12 September
Presentation/Q&A Session: Takapuna War Memorial Hall
6.30pm - 8pm, 7 The Strand, Takapuna
17 September
Presentation/Q&A Session: Hub West
6.30pm - 8pm, 27 Corban Ave, Henderson
• Drop a pin and leave a comment on our interactive map
• Email your completed feedback forms to shorelineadaptationplans@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
• Print the feedback forms, fill them in and post to:
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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