SouthernRuralUrbanBoundary GreenfieldInvestigation InitialEngagementandFeedback Report

AucklandStrategyandResearch,28February2013

Contents
1. 1.1 1.2 1.3 2. 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 3. 3.1 3.2 4. ConsultationProjectinBrief StatutoryObligationstoConsult ...................................................................3 Engagementapproach ...................................................................................4 ScheduleofExternalMeetings,WorkshopsandEvents ...............................6 SummaryofIssuesRaisedatMeetingsandEngagementEvents CommunityGroups .......................................................................................8 MeetingswithKeyInfrastructureProviders ...............................................14 LocalBoards .................................................................................................17 AucklandPlanCommittee............................................................................18 StakeholderWorkshop:InfrastructureandEnvironmentGroups 6November2012 ........................................................................................18 StakeholderWorkshop:DevelopersandLocalBusinesses 8November2012 ........................................................................................19 StakeholderWorkshop:Landownersandassociatedgroups 15November2012 ......................................................................................20 StakeholderWorkshop:LocalGrowerandHorticultureAssociations 20November2012 ......................................................................................21 CommunityDropInSessions21,27and29November2012 ...................22 MeetingswithManaWhenua27November2012 .....................................23 MeetingwithWaikatoDistrictCouncilStaff ...............................................25 EngagementwithInternalStaff ...................................................................26 Analysisofconsultationfeedback Keymessagesfromsubmissions..................................................................30 RecordofSubmissions .................................................................................31 Whathappensnext?

1. ConsultationProjectInBrief
PublicconsultationonpreliminaryoptionsforasouthernRuralUrbanBoundary (RUB)tookplacefrom6Novemberto10December2012.Therewasahighlevelof targetedengagementcarriedoutresultinginaseriesofwellattendedandhighly interactivestakeholdermeetingsandcommunityconsultationeventsthatproduced extensivedetailedfeedback.Engagementwascarriedoutwithlandowners,central government,iwiauthorityrepresentatives,infrastructureproviders,localboards, communityorganisations,growersandotherlocalbusinessesandprofessionals, ratepayergroupsandcommunityorganisationsinaconcentratedseriesofmeetings, workshopsandcommunitydropinsessionswithover500attendeestakingpart. 11,250lettersweresenttoaddresseswithintheinvestigationareaspromotingthe dropinmeetings.Inadditiontothefeedbackfromtheseengagementevents,110 publicsubmissionsonthepreliminaryoptionswerereceived. TheSouthernRUBGreenfieldInvestigationfocusesoninvestigatingthesuitabilityof ruralareastothesouthoftheexistingurbancoreandaroundthesatellitetownof Pukekoheforurbandevelopment,andtoringfencetheseareaswithaRUB.Itis intendedtocompletetheinvestigationofaproposedRUBforthesouthernareafor notificationintheSeptember2013ProposedUnitaryPlan.Thisengagementprocess feedsintotheUnitaryPlanandisintendedtomeetrequirementsoftheResource ManagementAct1991andtheLocalGovernmentAct2002inrelationto consultationonplandevelopment.

1.1 StatutoryObligationstoConsult
EngagementwithstakeholdersisakeypartofthedevelopmentoftheUP.Thereare anumberofstatutoryandnonstatutoryrequirementstoengagestakeholdersand thecommunitywhichneedtobetakenintoaccount. ResourcemanagementAct1991(RMA) Clauses24oftheFirstScheduleoftheRMAsetoutstatutoryrequirementsfor consultationwhichmustoccurbeforethenotificationofanyproposedplan. SpecificallyClause3(1)(d)oftheFirstScheduleoftheRMArequireslocalauthorities toconsultwithtangatawhenuawhenpreparingaplanorpolicystatement,ora changetoaplanorpolicystatement.TheActalsoreferstoconsultationwiththe MinisterfortheEnvironmentandthoseotherMinistersoftheCrownwhomaybe affectedbythepolicystatementorplan.TheMinisterofConservationwillalsoneed toapprovetheregionalcoastalplanpartoftheplan. LocalGovernmentAct2002(LGA)

UndertheLGA,councilsareexpectedtoconsultfollowingprinciplesofconsultation undersection82,whichrequiresthatpersonsaffectedby,orwithaninterestinthese matters:

beprovidedreasonableaccesstorelevantinformationincludingclearinformation abouttheconsultationandupcomingdecisions beencouragedtopresenttheirviewsandgivenareasonableopportunitytopresent thoseviews begivendueconsiderationwithanopenmind begiveninformationabouttherelevantdecisionsandthereasonsforthem.

1.2 Engagementapproach
Understandingtheinterestsandconcernsofpersonsandpartiesinterestedinand affectedbytheRUBisakeypartofinvestigatingandevaluatingpossibleareastobe earmarkedtoprovideforurbangrowth.Itwillalsobecriticalinmakingdecisionson theconfigurationoftheRUBwhichwillbeintheupcomingProposedAuckland UnitaryPlan. Thescaleofengagementwassignificantreflectingthescaleofpotentialchange beingcontemplatedintheseareasandpotentialimpactsoftheeventualoutcomeof theRUBoninvestmentdecisions,propertyvalues,thecostsandlogisticsof providingservicesandinfrastructure,andontheenvironment. Anumberofapproacheswereemployedtogetmaximumvaluefromthe consultation:
emphasisonfacetofacemeetingsratherthanformalwrittensubmissions. targetingofkeystakeholdersininteractivesmallgroupmeetings2050peopleat each.SeeSection1.3ofthisreportforcompletescheduleofmeetings. 3widelypromotedcommunitydropinmeetingswithsignificantstaffand informationavailablefordiscussioninPukekoheandDrury.Around100attendees cametoeachevent. 800copiesofanexplanatoryleafletsummarisingarangeofrelevantinformation andintegratingapostagepaidfeedbackformweredistributedatmeetingsand madeavailablethroughlibrariesandservicecentres(SeeAttachment1 Consultationleaflet). maintainingahottopicslistforattendeestoseetheevolutionofdiscussions. dotmapshowingwhereparticipantsarefrom(SeeAttachment2Attendeesmap)

mailoutletterto11,500landownersinandaroundinvestigationareaspromoting engagementandthedropinmeetings(seeAttachment3InvitationLetter). useofonlinetechnologytomakethingseasywebsiteinformation,online submissionform,dedicatedRUB_south@aucklandcouncil.govt.nzemailaddress.

Plansforcommunications,consultationandexternalengagementwerepreparedto ensuretheRUBprojectengagedwithanappropriaterepresentationofcommunities andgroupsthatmighthaveaninterestin,orbeaffectedbytheRUB.Itwasalso importanttointegratetheengagementwiththewiderworkplanforengagementon therestoftheUnitaryPlanwhichinvolvedmultiplestakeholdereventsmanyof whichwererunbylocalboards. Notesweretakenatallmeetingsandcompiled,withkeymessagessummarised, reportedandmadeavailable. InformalengagementbeganbeforeNovemberhascontinuedsinceDecember,with meetingsandfeedbackinformingtheearlystagesoftheRUBproject,andwith furthercontactwithgroupsandindividualscontinuing. ExternalEngagement Thefollowingexternalgroupswereidentifiedandasuiteofmeetings,workshops anddropineventswerearrangedtoengagewiththem:
landownersandlocalresidents growersgroups,localbusinessesandprofessionals localIwiauthorities localandnationalutilityandinfrastructureproviders localandnationalserviceagenciesandproviders developersandrelatedagencies centralgovernment,LocalBoardsandWaikatoDistrictCouncil.

1.3 ScheduleofExternalMeetings,WorkshopsandEvents
Attendees/Stakeholder CountiesPower WatercareServicesLtd Event Meeting Meeting Date 9August2012 13August2012 Location CountiesPower Watercare ServicesOffices Newmarket HerefordStreet Various GrahamStreet

AucklandTransportand NZTA Meetingswithprivate landowners InternalStaffand Infrastructure stakeholders PaerataResidentsand RatepayersAssociation PoliticalWorkingParty Franklin/PapakuraLocal Boardrepresentatives AucklandPlanCommittee

Meeting Meetings RUBSouthernCluster workshop Meeting Meeting Workshop CouncilCommittee MeetingReport StakeholderWorkshop

15August2012 OctoberDecember2012 4September2012

19September2012 17October2012 1November2012 6November2012 8November2012 14November2012

Infrastructure& EnvironmentalGroups Developers/Employersand StakeholderWorkshop ManufacturersAssociation /Businesses Landowners StakeholderWorkshop GrowersAssociation LocalResidents PropertyCouncilofNew Zealand SouthernIwirohe LocalResidents StakeholderWorkshop

PukekoheCouncil Chambers AucklandTown Hall PapakuraLocal BoardChambers AucklandTown Hall Franklin:the CentrePukekohe Franklin:the CentrePukekohe Franklin:the CentrePukekohe Franklin:the CentrePukekohe Franklin:the CentrePukekohe PCNZBoardroom CivicCentre Manukau Franklin:the CentrePukekohe

15November2012 20November2012

CommunityDropinSession 21November2012 Meeting/Presentation Workshop 22November2012 27November2012

CommunityDropinSession 27November2012

LocalResidents BusinessAdvisoryPanel WaikatoDistrictCouncil staff FranklinLocalBoard NZTAandAuckland Transport PapakuraLocalBoard ManurewaLocalBoard

CommunityDropinSession 29November2012 Meeting/Presentation 3December2012 Meeting 19December2012

Briefingworkshop Meeting Briefingworkshop Briefingworkshop

5February2013 5February2013 7February2013 7February2013

DruryHall,Drury NZRAOffices AucklandCouncil Manaukau Road,Pukekohe FranklinService CentreOffice PapakuraService CentreOffice Manurewa ServiceCentre Office KarakaMemorial Hall

KarakaResidentsand RatepayersAssociation

Meeting

18February2013

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SummaryofIssuesRaisedatMeetingsandEngagement Events

2.1 CommunityGroups
PaerataResidentsandRatepayersAssociation19September2012 ThismeetingwasfocusedprimarilyonaspectsofthenewUnitaryPlan,the PukekoheAreaPlanandOperativeDistrictPlanmatters(notdirectlyinvolvingthe RUBinvestigations).InrelationtotheRUBproposals,concernswereraisedover whatlandownerscandowiththeirlandwhileawaitingreleaseforurban developmentandthatrateswouldgoupwithpeopleleftinaholdingpatternfor longperiodsoftimebeforetheycandevelop.ConcernswereexpressedthatCouncil tendedtostallforlongperiodsoftimewhenproblemscomeupwithplanchanges. InareaslikePaeratasouthwhereplansandworkiswelladvanced,problemsneedto beworkedthroughratherthantryingtoprovideforsomuchgrowthinsomanynew places. KarakaResidentsandRatepayersAssociation18February2013 Thismeetingwasattendedbymorethan250membersofthepublic.Alarge numberofissueswereraisedanddiscussedwhicharelistedbelow.Notallofthe questionswereabletobefullyansweredonthenight,andalsobecausemanyofthe questionswereraisedatotherengagementevents,responseshavebeenprovided beloweachquestion: ConcernthattrafficisallreadybadgettingontoSH22andSH1.With Aucklandspoorrecordofprovidinginfrastructuretoaccommodategrowth, whywillthisbeanydifferent? Response:TheCouncilneedstobeconfidentthattransportinfrastructure(along withwastewaterandstormwaterinfrastructure)canbeaddressedinawaythat ispracticalandaffordablewaybeforeitmakesacommitmenttoplanningfor urbandevelopmenttotakeplaceintheseareas,whileothertypesofservice infrastructurecaninmostcasesbeprovidedaslongastheyareproperlyplanned andstaged.Weareverymuchawareoftheimportanceoftheconstraintson theexistingtransportnetworkandoftheimportanceofthoseconnections.We areworkingthrough,withAucklandTransport(AT)andNewZealandTransport Authority(NZTA),whatisgoingtohavetobeplanned,paidforandprovidedin thisarea. WithinthenewlyenclosedpartsoftheRUB,landvaluesand[therefore]rates aregoingtogorightupandthiswillbeanunfairburdenonpeopleinKaraka ifdevelopmentcouldtakeadecadeor2tohappen.Peoplehavealot investedintheseruralareasandshouldntberatedofftheirland.
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Response:NodecisionshavebeenmadeaboutwhichareaswillbeintheRUBor whentheywillberezonedatthisstage.Thefutureratespolicyintheseareasis alsounknown.Currentapproachestoratesarebasedontheusesallowedona siteanditscapitalvalue.Thismeansthatrisinglandvaluesfromlivingonthe peripheryofafastgrowingcitycouldflowthroughtorisesinrateseventhough theproposalatthisstageistogivethelandafutureurbanzone,whichprovides foronlyruralactivities,andforanydifferentialonruralratesthatmightapplyto continue(e.g.theratesofpropertiesinruralzoneshaveadifferentialwhich reducestheirrates,andpropertiesinbusinesszonesareratedwithapositive differentialreflectingtheirdifferentpotentialusesandincomestreams). Becausewearetalkingaboutearmarkingsomuchlandasfutureurbanaspartof theRUBprogramme,,theCouncilisthinkingverycarefullyabouthowbestto allowpeopletocontinuetofarmandenjoytheirrurallifestylesuntilsuchtimeas itisappropriateforsitestobeassembledfordevelopment,howtoavoidland beinglandbanked,orleftderelict.
Whatabouttheimpactsofallthestormwaterandsedimentfromdevelopmenton theManukauHarbourthePahurehureinletandthewadingbirds?

Response:Studiesarebeingcompletedassessingthepotentialimpactsofthis thesedevelopmentproposalsontheecologyoftheseareas,whichwillhelp developappropriateresponses.Examplesofhowthisinformationwilladdress thisissuecouldberequiringsubstantialdevelopmentsetbacks,protectionof streamsandtheheadwatersofstreams,higherthannormallevelsofstormwater detentionandtreatment,carefulstagingofthereleaseofland,andpossibly reducedlevelsofdevelopmentinsomeareas. Theareaswearelookingatdrainintoshallowinletsthatprovideimportant habitatforanumberofendangeredbirds.Environmentalmonitoringdataand contaminantmodellingfortheManukauHarbourshowsthatconcentrationsof contaminantsintheseareasarelikelytoincreaseintheseareasovertime,even withoutthesepotentialdevelopments. Thecoastalsetbacksshownontheoptionsmaparemuchmorethanthe queenschain[standardesplanadewidth],whydidwedothat,andhowdo weproposetoachievethatsortofsetback.

Response:Aspartofpreliminaryworktocalculatethecapacityoftheareas beingstudiedinordertoknowifwewillmeettheexpectedgreenfieldland supplyneedsforthisarea(whichweredevelopedaspartoftheAucklandPlan), anindicativesetbackof100mfromthecoastlinewasprovided.Therecouldbe areasthataresetbackfurtherthanthisandareaswhereitcouldbelessandthis wouldbedeterminedthroughstructureplanning.Considerationwasgivento potentialsealevelrise,possiblefuturecoastalparksandwalkwaysaboutwhich wedontyethaveinformation.Thiswasnotonlyaboutprotectionofcoastal

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characterandfeaturesofthecoastalenvironment.Itisalsoaboutprotecting someofthestreamswiththehighestecologicalvalues,wheretheirprotection didnotinvolvehugeareasofland,whichiswhythesetbackaroundpartof KarakaNorthwaslargerthanotherareas.Initialcapacityworkindicatedthatin theorderof30%ofthelandintheseareascouldneedtobesetasidefor protection. Whatistheassumednumberofhouses(theoreticaldwellingcapacity)in eachoftheproposedRUBareaswereplanningfor?

Response:Thepotentialnumbersandareasofhouses,jobsandmixtureof housingandlandusetypesfortheseproposedfutureurbanareashasonlybeen plannedatahighlevelinordertoknowifwehaveidentifiedenoughlandto meettheexpectedgreenfieldlandsupplyrequirementsinthispartofAuckland. Thedetailedworktostructureplantheurbanformandlanduseoftheseareas willfollowonfromtheprocessofdefiningtheRUB.Thecapacitiesofthenew proposalsfortheRUBwhichhavecomefrompublicsubmissionshavenotbeen analysedyet. AbridgetoWeymouthisneedednowasthekeyconnectionsareoverloaded alreadyandpeoplecouldbetrappedduringanemergency.Ithasbeen talkedaboutformanyyears;whyarentyouplanningforit?

Response:InitialworkonthisproposalsuggestsabridgetoWeymouthwouldbe averyexpensiveinfrastructureproject($200m+),whichwouldhavemajor funding,environmentalandculturalimplicationsandhelpstimulatemajor changesallthesoutherncoastlineoftheManukauHarbourandtoWeymouth peninsula.Itisnotpartofthesetoffuturetransportprojectsagreedaspartof theAucklandPlan,orothercurrenttransportplansfortheRegion. PreliminarytransportmodellingbyATandNZTAoftheresidentialand employmentgrowthenvisagedfortheseareas(upto55,000dwellingsand 35,000jobs)showssubstantialcongestiononSH1,SH22,HingaiaRoadandat Druryinterchange,evenwiththeMillRoadupgrades,railnetworkupgrades, greaterpublictransporttripshareandhigherlocalemploymentrates.This wouldcausesignificanttripsuppressionfromcongestionandimpactonthe interregionalconnectionandfreightcorridorfunctionsoftheStateHighways.In ordertoretainthefunctionalityofStateHighway1inparticular,amajornew northsouthcorridor(mostlikelyaKarakatoWeymouthbridgeconnection)will beneededatsomestagetoaccommodatethelevelsofgrowthproposedforthe south. Finaldecisionsabouthowmuchgrowthshouldbeplannedforintheseareas needtotakecarefulaccountofalloftheseissues. WhatsortofhousingareweplanninghighdensitylikeKarakaLakes?

Response:TheexistinghousingstockatKarakaLakeswouldntnormallybe describedashighdensity.Thedevelopmentbeingplannedfortheseareasisnot lifestyledevelopmentorlowintensityhousing,itispredominantlymedium densityurbandevelopment.Weenvisagetheseareaswillbedevelopedwith

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smallerareasofapartmentsatcentresandtransportnodes,substantialareasof predominantlyattachedandsemidetachedhousingaroundcentres,andsome areasofpredominantlystandalonefamilyhouseswithalotofthesectionssizes fallingbetween180m2and500m2.Ourinitialplanningassumesthatlandwithin theRUBwillprovideforhousesbutwillalsoincludeeducationinstitutions, healthcarefacilities,parks,environmentalprotectionareas,towncentresand commercialland,providingforafullrangeoflocaljobsandactivities.Theterm mediumdensityhousingdoesntmeanthehighriseapartmentsfoundinthe Aucklandscitycentre;thetermnormallydescribes26storybuildings. TheHobsonvillePointandAddisonexamplesyouvesitedarenotmedium densityforpeoplearoundhere[theimplicationwastheydbeconsidered highdensityandinappropriateinaKarakacontext].

Response:Developingwithacompactformispreferredascompactdevelopment makesbetteruseofinfrastructurespending,improvestheviabilityofpublic transport,protectsAucklandsruralhinterlandfromsprawl,createsgreater socialandculturalvitality,minimisesthespreadofeffectsfromurbanactivities anddensercitieshavegreaterproductivityandeconomicgrowth.Aucklands remainingrurallandisafiniteandshrinkingresourceanditshouldnotbeused inaninefficientway. WhyhasdevelopmentstalledinHingaiawhatistakingtheCouncilsolong togettherestofthatareatohappen?

Response:PlaceslikeHingaiaarebeinglookedataspossiblepriorityareasfor worktohelpfacilitatedevelopment.TheRUBproposalsshouldassistinthisas theremainingareasofthepeninsulaoutsideofthecurrentMetropolitanUrban Limit(exceptingtheislands)areproposedtobeinsidetheRUB. Todate,alotoftheCouncilsplanningresourceshavegoneintoproducingthe AucklandPlanandUnitaryPlanandresolvingexistingdistrictplanappealsin ordertoprovideacleardirectionandtherightplayingfieldforplanningand developmentacrossallofAuckland.Prioritisationofstafftimeandbudget resourcesoversuchalargeareahasmeantthatanumberofthesmaller developmentareasandhardertoresolveplanning/infrastructure/funding challengeshavehadtowait. WhyissomuchdevelopmentbeingearmarkedforKarakaandwhyisso muchworkgoingintothisarea,whentheworkshouldbegoingintotheeast ofAucklandandlandaroundTakanini/ArdmoretocoincidewiththeMill RoadtoRedoubtroadworks.

Response:TheAucklandPlanprioritisestheinvestigationofanumberof greenfieldareasthoughttobesuitabletoprovideforthescaleofdevelopment neededtomeetAucklandsmediumtermhousingneeds.Someoftheareas aroundTakaninihavemorethantheirshareofchallengeswithextensiveareasof peatsoilswhichmakethemproblematicforintensivedevelopment,substantial areasoflandwithinthe100yearfloodplain,andlandaroundArdmoreairport whichproblematicfornoisesensitivelanduseslikehouses.Aucklandneedsan

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ongoingpipelineoflargeamountsofsuitabledevelopablelandcomingto marketfromplaceslikeKarakaandPukekoheandwhileTakaniniclearlyhas attractiveopportunitieswhichshouldbeworkedon,theAucklandPlan prioritisesaddressingthebigpicturechallengeatthistime. Whenwillweknowwhetherornotweregoingtogetabridgeto Weymouth?WhenwillweknowifweregoingtobeintheRUBorout? Within1yearor10years?Whatshouldwedoaboutinvestmentsin agriculturalequipmentandpropertyetcinthemeantime?

Response:YoullhaveaclearideabeforetheendofthisyearwhattheCouncils proposedRUBforthisarealookslike,butdecisionsontheseproposalswillbe madebycommissionersseveralyearslaterandchallengestodecisionspursued throughthecourtscouldchangemattersagain. Uncertaintyaboutthefutureisafactoflifeforanybusinessandbusiness decisionandruralbusinessesarenoexceptiontothis.Wewilltrytocontinueto ensuretheCouncilisupfrontandtransparentasitcanbeaboutwhatitisdoing andsharethebestinformationwecantoassistyou. Whyareyouplanningfor55,000dwellingsinthesouth.Itsjustaridiculous numberbasedonwhatexactly?

Response:ThescaleofAucklandsgrowthchallengeishugeandAucklandis projectedtoneed400,000newdwellingsby2040toaccommodategrowth.In thegreenfieldinvestigationareasinthesouthweareinvestigatingopportunities forapproximately55,000newhomesingreenfieldareas. TheAucklandPlandevelopmentstrategypromotesaqualitycompacturban environment,sowhilethescaleofchangeinthesouthisconsiderable,itis intendedtolocate70%offuturedwellingsinsidetheexistingurbanareaover30 years.55,000dwellingsrepresentsapproximately14%ofprojectedgrowthto 2041. AlotoftheareasaroundAucklandhavevariousconstraintsthataffecttheir suitabilitytoaccommodatethesortsofdevelopmentAucklanderswillwantand need.Thesouthhassubstantialareaswithsomewhatfewerofthese constraints. ManyresidentschoseKarakaasaplacetolivetogetawayfromurban Aucklandanddothingslikeridinghorses.Wewanttheareatoremainas beautifulcountryside.Whydoesithavetochange?

Response:NodecisionsaboutincludingKarakaorotherareasinthese investigationareashavebeenmadeyet.Itisimportantthatpeoplegivethe Councilfeedbackontheoptionsasitwillhelpensurethattheexistingvaluesof theseareasareunderstoodandconsidered,aswellaslookingatthesuitabilityof theseareasforpossiblefuturedevelopment.

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NoteveryonewantstobeconnectedtoWeymouthandManurewaandmany dontinfactwantthisatall.

Response:Itsimportantthatdecisionmakersgetasenseofpublicfeelingonthis sowewouldencourageyoutousetheupcomingengagementperiodtomake yourviewsknown.Wealsoneedtogetasenseofthisfrompeoplein WeymouthandManurewa. WhyisKarakanorthanoptionandnotpartofthecoreruboptionarea?

Theareaslabelledcoreonthemapofruralurbanboundaryoptionswere initiallythoughttobestaddresswhatwerethoughttobeappropriateprinciples forshapingthefutureRUB: attractivefordevelopingarangeofhousingtypes,centres,neighbourhoods andemployment; avoidingknownsensitiveenvironmentalfeaturesandimportantcultural sites;focussingdevelopmentaroundthelikelyfuturetransportnetworkand inareasmoresuitableforpublictransportservices; limitingimpactsonkeypartsofruraleconomicsystems;developmentin locationsthatcanachievecosteffectiveprovisionofnetworkutilitiesand services; limitknownrisksassociatedwithcoastalinundation,sealevelrise,land instability,flooding,liquefaction,faultlinesandotherhazards. KarakaNorthwasthoughttotickfeweroftheseboxesthanthecoreareas. Whenyouretalkingabout55,000dwellingsinthisarea,haveyoutaken accountoftheprivateplanchangeslikeKingseatandenvironmentcourt decisionsliketheKarakavillagenode?

Response:Yes.HowthepotentialgrowthnumbersintheAucklandPlanare proposedtobespreadaroundspecificpartsoftheregion(spatiallyallocated) takesintoaccountgrowthinexistingplanchangesliketheKingseatPlanchange andtheFranklinruralplanchange. KingseathoweverhasaquestionmarkoveritontheAucklandPlandevelopment strategymapsanditisfairtosaythisreflectswhatwasknownaboutaspirations fromlandownersforadditionaldevelopmentinthislocation(beyondthat proposedintheplanchange)andalsotheuncertaintyaboutwhethersubstantial growthshouldbeavoidedinthislocation;thisfarawayfromemploymentand affordablepublictransportandwastewaterservices,andonapartofthecoast withimportantculturalvaluesandadelicatereceivingenvironment. Worktodefinea30yeargrowthboundaryforplaceslikeBeachlands,Glenbrook, KingseatandTakaniniisproposedtofollowonfromthecompletionoftheRUB workintheclustersofinvestigationscurrentlyunderwayintheNorth,Northwest andSouth. Whydoyourmapsshowyourproposedbusinesslandremovedfromyour residentialdevelopment?Localemploymentopportunitieswillbecritical.
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Response:Commercialland,towncentres,officesandshopswillbeprovidedas partofalltheconfirmednewareasintheRUBwhentheyarestructureplanned, bothwithinandaroundotherwisepredominantlyresidentialareas. Asaseparatelandsupplyissue,theAucklandPlan(andalargebodyofwork precedingit)identifiestheneedforbusinesslandsuitableforheavyindustry southoftheexistingurbanarea.Thistypeofbusinessland(oftenreferredtoas Group1businessland)needstohavespecificcharacteristicssuchasgood motorwayaccess,relativelyflatandlargesites,andstableland.Thesortsofland usesthatoccupysuchlandcanbenoisyandareoftenbetterlocatedawayfrom residentialareas.VarioussitesatGlenbrookandaroundtheRamarama interchangehavebeencontemplatedaspotentialareasforsuchuses. Youkeeptalkingaboutprovidingcertainty,butgreedydevelopersarejust goingtocomeinwithsomesmartlawyersandconsultantsanddowhatever theylike.Whatareyougoingtodoaboutit?

Response:Thecouncilhasmadeasubmissiontothegovernmentselect committeeonRMAreformrequestinglimitationstotheabilityofsubmittersto challengethekeycomponentsoftheUnitaryPlanandfortheUnitaryPlanto comeintoaffectatanearlierstagethanwouldhappenunderthecurrentand proposedlegislation.AucklandCouncilhasareasonablysuccessfulrecordof defendingitsdecisionsintheCourts. Ifdevelopersappealthedecisionstotheenvironmentcourtwhatistostop unplanneddevelopmentsaffectingthisareagettingapprovalinsecret?

Response:TheRMAallowslandownersandaffectedpartiestopursuetheirrights andconcernsaboutplanningintheirareathroughthecourtsandwhenthis happensthematterisinthehandsofthecourtsandtheproceedingsonly involvethosewhohavetakenstepstobeinvolved.Thedecisionmakingthat comesoutofsuchproceedingsoftenoccursovermanymonthsandinpieces, whicharesometimeshardtofollow,evenforthosedirectlyinvolvedbuttheyare notsecret.BecausetheRUBproposalsandtherelatedprovisionsinthedraft UnitaryPlanhavesuchsignificantimplicationsandaremattersofwidepublic interest,theCouncilwilltakestepstopubliciseandpromotetheprogressionof thedifferentaspectsofthePlan.

2.2 MeetingswithKeyInfrastructureProviders
Transport PreliminaryfeedbackfromAucklandTransport(AT)andtheNewZealandTransport Agency(NZTA)highlightssomekeyconcernsabouttheimpactofgrowthonthe functionofthetransportnetwork(particularlyStateHighway1)inthesouthern area.ATandNZTArecognisetheneedforsignificantareasofgreenfield developmentandrecognisethatasignificantamountoftransportinvestmentwillbe requiredtosupportthisgrowth.Locatingandsequencinggrowthinawaythat
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promotesemploymentselfsufficiency,makesbestuseofexistinginfrastructure wheresparecapacityexists,encouragestheusepublictransport,discourageslong distancecarjourneysandavoidsattractinglocaltripsontostrategictransportroutes (i.e.SH1)isencouragedbyATandNZTA.ATandNZTAareparticularlyinterestedin mechanismstocontrolthereleaseoflandfordevelopmentsothatitcanbelinked withtheprovisionoftransportinfrastructure PreliminarytransportmodellingbyATandNZTAoftheresidentialandemployment growthproposedshowssubstantialcongestiononSH1,SH22,HingaiaRoadandat Drury,evenwithMillRoadandrailnetworkupgradesandgreaterpublictransport tripshareandlocalemploymentrates.Thiswouldcausesignificanttripsuppression fromcongestionandimpactontheinterregionalconnectionandfreightcorridor functions.InordertoretainthefunctionalityofStateHighway1,amajornewnorth southcorridor(mostlikelyaKarakatoWeymouthbridgeconnection)willbeneeded toaccommodatethelevelsofgrowthproposedforthesouth.Whileareaseastof SH1,closetoPukekoheandclosetoexistinginfrastructureoftherailnetworkare preferredtomoredistantareas,itislikelythattheneedforadditionaltransport connectionswillremainthesamenomatterwheretheRUBislocated. ItwasnotedthatabusinesscasefortheRailElectrificationExtensionprojectto Pukekohehadbeencompletedtodevelopaprojectpriorityprofileandincludeitin theATcapitalportfolioasaprojecteligibleforNZTAsubsidyandinclusionintheLTP. WaterandWastewater WatercareadvisedthatservicecapacityforwastewatertreatmentattheMangare treatmentplantwaslargelycommittedtogrowthinexistingurbanareas.Asa consequence,significantnewgreenfielddevelopmentnorthofPukekohewillrequire anewlargewastewatertreatmentplant,withdischargingintotheManukau Harbour.Theyadviseditcouldtake1015yearstoconstructaplantatthisscaleand thatinterimtreatmentoptionsinthePahurehureInletwerelikelytobeproblematic toconsentandexpensive.GrowthinandaroundPukekohehadsignificant advantagesoverareastothenorthbecauseoftheflowcharacteristicsofthe WaikatoRiverflowcomparedtotheupperreachesoftheManukauHarbour, althoughthegrowthproposedwouldrequirefurtherexpansionofthePukekohe wastewatertreatmentplantwithassociateddischargeconsents.Watersupplycould beprovidedtonewurbandevelopmentintheinvestigationareasprovideditwasof sufficientscaleandrolledoutinalogicalsequence. BothWatercareandViolaWaterareverykeentoseethatdevelopmentis appropriatelystagedandsequencedandthatthereleaseofsmallareasneeding theirownpumpstationsisavoided.
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 Electricity CountiesPowerhaveadvisedthatduetopreviousinvestmentinitsnetwork,itis wellplacedtosupplyelectricitytomostoptionsincludingtheOphaekeDruryarea,, PaerataandPukekoheortheCore. However,furtherinvestmentwouldlikelybeneededtoservicetheKarakaNorth area,dependingonthedensityofdevelopmentproposed.Additionalcostsmayalso beincurredtosupplytheRailFocusedKarakaSouthandWhangapouriareas dependingonthelevelofdensityproposed. Inaddition,CountiesPowerhavealsocommentedthatthecoastalregionsbetween KarakaandClarksBeachcouldbeservicedwithelectricityatalowercostKaraka SouthandWhangapourigiventheirproximitytoasubstationatKingseatand proximitytothetransmissionlinetoGlenbrook. Regardlessofthefinaloption,CountiesPowerhavehighlightedthatfurther infrastructureinvestmentwillbeneeded,includinganewsubstationandsub transmissionlines.Furthermore,utlilitycorridorsshouldbeprovidedtoassistinthe rolloutofinfrastructureinvestment. TranspowerhavecommentedspecificallyontheCoreOptionandtheRailFocus option.WithregardtotheCoreoption,Transpowerhaveidentifiedthatthecore overlaystheBombayOtahuhuA110kVandHuntlyOtahuhuA200kVhighvoltage transmissionlinesandthattransmissioncorridorcontrolswillbeneededtoprotect thesevitalassets. TranspowerhavealsoidentifiedthattheRailfocusoptionistransversebythe doublecircuit220kVGlenbrookDeviationhighvoltagetransmissionline,which supplieselectricityto10,000CountiesPowercustomers.Thistransmissionlinealso connectstheGlenbrookSteelMilltotheNationalGrid(thesteelmillcancontribute 115MWtotheNationalGrid).Thistransmissioncorridorcouldalsoprovidethe opportunitytoconnectanyfuturewindgenerationatAwhitubacktotheNational Grid.Giventhesefactors,Transpowerconsidersthatthelandfeaturedinthisoption shouldremainrural. ChorushavestatedthattheRUBboundarieslargelycoincidewiththeultrafast broadbandinitiativeboundariesto2020,whilethoseareasoutsidetheinitiatives boundarieswillbeservicedbytheRuralBroadbandInitiativeRBIandtheexisting coppernetwork.ChorushavealsohighlightedforCouncil,utilityoperators,andthe developmentcommunitytoworktogethertodevelopthebestinfrastructure options.
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2.3 LocalBoards
Franklin AseriesofbriefingsandworkshopswereheldwithFranklinLocalBoardastheboard containingmostofthelandrelatingtotheinvestigationareas.Questionswere raisedaboutlevelsofdemandfrompeoplewantingtoliveinthesoutherncluster, andeducationandemploymentopportunitiesforthesepeople.Howwouldtheland bereleasedtomeetdemand,andhowwouldtheCounciladdressrequestsforearly developmentintheseareas? Theprotectionofsignificantecologicalareaswasraisedasanimportantissue.The balancebetweenintensificationofexistingurbanareasandnewgreenfieldland supplywashighlighted,withsomesuggestingthatgrowthwasbeingpushedtothe south.GrowtharoundsmallsettlementsandvillagescouldhaveaRUBaround them;thetimetableforthiswasunclear. Itwouldbehelpfultounderstandthebiggerpictureintermsofplannedgrowthand howitrelatestothesouthernarea,including,Beachlands,GlenbrookandKingseat etc.QuestionswereraisedabouttheplannedgrowthforTakaniniandhowthis fittedin. OftheRUBoptionsputoutforconsultation,theboardexpressedapreferencefor theCoreareatogether(andtheimplementationofareasidentifiedforfuture growthinFranklinDistrictGrowthStrategy)togetherwiththenortheastPukekohe option.Theydidnotfavourtheoptionsthateffectivelyclosethegapbetween AucklandandPukekoheandalsodidnotfavouranyoptionsextendingthewestern extentofPukekoheandthebestlandforagriculture.Theyexpressedsupportfor consultationonadditionaloptionswhichcamefromtheinitialconsultationbutdont favourtheirinclusionintheRUB,statingapreferenceforavoidingadhocurban developments.TheydidnotexpressaviewontheWeymouthbridgebutitwas notedthattheydidnotagreewiththereasonsinfavourofabridgetoWeymouth. Papakura Papakuraexpressedconcernthatalotofpeoplearenotfullyawareofthe implicationsoftheseproposal:thescaleofchange,theextentofinfrastructure costs,thepotentialimpactsontheManukauHarbouranditsinletsandwadingbirds. TheboardwasinterestedinthediscussionswithManaWhenuaandwouldlikean opportunitytotakepartinsuchdiscussions.
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Manurewa Manurewawerenottargetedforengagementinitially,asnoneoftheRUBproposals developedforthesouthcontemplateddevelopmentdirectlyaffectingthe Manurewaarea.Whenfeedbackfrommeetingsandsubmissionsrepeatedlyraised theissueoftheneedforabridgefromKarakatoWeymouthtoaccommodatethe levelofgrowthproposedtheneedtoconsultresidentsinManurewawasidentified. SubsequentfeedbackfromManurewaLocalBoardisstronglyopposedtoabridge fromKarakatoWeymouthandseeksurgentprioritisationofengagementwith peopleinManurewawhoarepotentiallyaffected.Detailedfeedbackisattachedas Attachment4.

2.4 AucklandPlanCommittee
HousingNZwashighlightedasakeystrategicpartnertocontinueworkingwith. LocalBoardsneedtounderstandtheprocessesfortheRUBinvestigationsbetterin ordertoengageeffectively. Concernwasexpressedthatdevelopingalongtherailcorridorwouldonlymake senseifnewdevelopmenthadeasyaccessrailstations.Theassumptionsbehindthe levelsofgrowthenvisagedfordifferentareasrelatetoexpectedpopulationgrowth andphysicallandfeaturesthatsupportanurbanresponseasopposedtolowdensity landuse. Questionswereaskedaboutthelevelofflexibilityingrowthlevelsbetweenthe south,westandnorthareasofinvestigation.Itwasnotedthatiftimeallowedsome ofthegrowthnumberscouldbeshiftedaroundbutonlyifenoughwasknownabout therelativecostsanddifficultiesofdevelopingineachoftheinvestigationareas. LinkswithproposalsforgrowthinWaikatodistrict(PokenoandTuakau)arebeing explored.Thebalancebetweenurbanintensificationandthereleaseofgreenfield landwasraised,withthepreferenceexpressedforintensificationandmanaged releaseofgreenfieldland.

2.5 StakeholderWorkshop:InfrastructureandEnvironment Groups6November2012

Itwasnotedthattheoptionsseemedtoavoiddevelopmentinthenorthwestern partofthearea,withnoclearexplanation.TheFranklinGrowthStrategyand

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AucklandPlanfuturetransportnetworkproposalswerereferredtowhichhas informedthebackgroundinvestigationsanddevelopmentofoptions. ClaritywassoughtaboutwhetherRUBgrowthfiguresincludedgrowthexpectedin PukekoheoraroundthePukekoheareaandstaffconfirmedthatitwasthearea aroundPukekohe.ThepotentialforabridgetoWeymouthwasraisedasitseemed ithadbeenruledout.KarakaNorthisnowanoperativezone.Theissueofhowto managedevelopmentoutsideoftheRUBwasdiscussed,referringtotheUnitary Planhavingthepoliciesandrulestohelpmanageanddirectfuturedevelopment. Densityassumptionswereexplainedanddiscussed. Concernwasexpressedabouttheoptionsfocusingdevelopmentaroundexisting infrastructurewhenthiswasalreadyat,ornearcapacity.Inrelationtotransport,a newmajorlinkwassuggestedtoaddressissuesofresilience.Highspeedtransport linkswereidentifiedasnecessaryfortheeffectivefunctioningofnewsatellite centres.TheopportunityforwatertransportacrosstheManukauHarbourwas raised.Preservationofrurallifestylewasalsoraised. Feedbackincludedcommentsthatgrowthwasnotopposedbutthedesignof optionsbasedaroundexistinginfrastructurewasnotsustainableinthelongterm.

2.6 StakeholderWorkshop:DevelopersandLocalBusinesses8 November2012

Thewiderdevelopmentcontextwasdiscussedintermsofthefitwithother proposalsincludedintheFranklinGrowthStrategy;supportwasexpressedforthe existingproposals.Itwasclarifiedthatthiswasnotamasterplanningexercise,but determiningaclearruralurbanboundarytoaccommodateurbangrowth. TheWeymouthcrossingwasraisedandtherewasclearsupportfromsome attendeestoovercomecurrentcongestionissuesatDrury.Theextentoffurther growthwasquestioned,addingfurtherpressuretoanexistingpinchpoint.There wasdiscussionaroundthepotentialtohaveafurtherstationatDruryandhowthis mightimpactonperformance.Peopleshouldbeencouragedtoliveandwork locally. Concernwasexpressedthaturbandevelopmentwouldintrudeontherurallifestyle andimposingurbanformwouldimpactonexistinglifestyleblocks.GrowthAreas outsideofAuckland,suchasTuakauandPokenoweresuggestedforconsideration. Therewasfurtherdiscussionaboutexistingruralvillagesandsettlements,and

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potentialcapacityTakaninimighthave.ItwasrecognisedthatKarakaisoneofthe mostsensitiveareasinAuckland. Thetimingoflandreleasewasraised;landshouldnotbereleaseduntilafter structureplanshavebeenpreparedandapproved,withfinancingandinfrastructure isinplacetosupportit.Itwasnotedthatinreality,landislikelytobedripfedto themarkettomaintainprice. ClarificationwassoughtaroundMaorihousing. Thetransportationnetworkwillneedtosupport55,000newdwellings,theRUB workandtransportnetworkplanningwillneedtobedevelopedtogether.The projectedemploymentfigureof35,000jobswasconsideredtobelow.

2.7 StakeholderWorkshop:Landownersandassociatedgroups15 November2012

TherewassupportfordevelopmenteastofPukekohe,asithaslessproductive farmland,isagoodplacetolive,andtheadvantagesassociatedwithSH1links.It wasconsideredthatPukekoheneedstobedevelopedasaplacewithitsown economyandjobs. ThePapakura/KarakaNorthoptionwasnotsupportedduetotheneedforanew wastewatertreatmentplantandadditionalstormwaterinfrastructure.Therewere questionsabouttheaffordabilityofpropertygiventheassociateddevelopment costs.AlsosubstantialareasofclasstwosoilswhichtheAucklandPlanwantsto protect.Supportwasexpressedforthecoredevelopmentoption(Option1)but developmentbeyondthatwasconsideredunfeasible. ApreferencewasstatedfordevelopmentstartingatMangereandmovingsouth fromtheretolinkupwithexistingwastewatertreatmentplant. TheoptionforCore+developmentaroundDruryreceivedsupportasbeingasound basetostartfrom.Therewasalsosupportfordevelopmenttotheeastofthe motorwaytoavoidthepinchpointatDrury.Questionsaboutwhytheoptionsdid notextendsoutheastofPukekohe,althoughthisisoutsidetheAucklandboundary extendingintoWaikato.TheFranklinDistrictGrowthStrategywasacknowledgedas providingagoodheadstartandcontainingusefulinformationandresearch.
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NorthEastofPukekohehasadvantagesintermsofbeingabletodirecttraffic outsideofthetowncentre,toavoidthrutraffic,whilethewestofPukekohehas disadvantagesintermsofurbanisingelitesoilsthatneedtobeprotected. Thekeyconsiderationsincludedtheimportanceofrail,linkinggrowthinPukekohe tothewiderregion,avoidingclass1and2soils,andprovidingaccessible,local businesslandandassociatedemployment.Concernswerealsoexpressedabout changingtheruralnatureofPukekoheandadesiretokeepitsruraltowncharacter, ratherthanasuburbofAuckland.Issuesaroundthepotentialforlandbankingand thepatternofdevelopment(wheelpreferred,ratherthanribbon)werealsoraised. Paeratashouldbeconsideredforindustrialdevelopmentfirst.Thebridgeto Weymouthwouldimpactonaculturallysensitivearea,withclass2productiveland; thecombinedinfrastructurecostandenvironmentalconstraintswouldmakeittoo expensive. Furtherkeyconsiderationsidentifiedincluded:usingexistinginfrastructureto supportacompacturbanform,maximisingopportunitiesforrail,andwalkingand cycling,andrecreationalreservesandwalkways.Theboundarybetweenurbanand rural,andthewesternboundaryinparticularwereviewedascritical,intermsof protectingproductiveland.Thestrategicroadnetworkneededtobesuitableto copewiththeimpactsofgrowth,andtheneedtoalleviatetheeffectsofheavy trafficthroughPukekohewasraised.Employmentandbusinessopportunitiesneed tobeadjacenttokeyroads. Conflictingviewsaroseabouttherailfocusoption,withsomewantingtokeep PukekoheasseparatefromAuckland.TheoptionofdevelopmentatKarakaNorth wasseenasseparate,withitbeingdifficulttoaccessjobsfromthere,andachieving compacturbanformbeingachallengeinthislocation.TheoptionforPukekoheto providetertiaryeducationwassuggested,asthereisgoodrailaccess.Landusenext totheraillineshouldbeconsideredcarefully,withthepotentialforasecondstation atBuckland,withina30yeartimeframe.

2.8 StakeholderWorkshop:LocalGrowerandHorticulture Associations20November2012

Questionswereaskedaboutthelevelofroadinfrastructurerequiredgiventhe numbersofdwellingsproposed,inparticularthecostimplications.Itwassuggested thatthemajorityofPukekohetrafficgoesthroughtheBombayinterchange.Roads andrailnetworkswouldneedupgrading.
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 Theuniquecharacteristicsofthelandwerediscusseditsversatilityforongoing cropping,closeproximitytoportsandlabour,afrostfreeclimateanddescribedasa preciousresource.Concernsoverreversesensitivitywereraised;elitesoilswould stillbeneededtoproducefood,thelocallandproducesmostofNewZealands produceforfourmonthsduringwinter/spring.Futurefoodsecuritywasdiscussed, andtheproximityofgrowerstothemarketwasidentifiedasanissue.Population growthandadditionaldevelopmentwillmeanmoredemandforfood.Theimpacts oftheproposalsontheruraleconomyshouldbeconsidered,itwasfeltthiscould haveanationalimpact,inparticularonexports. Concernsovertheproposedlossofcroppinglandrequiredforurbandevelopment wereraised;onceurbaniseditcannotbereplaced.Thereisaneedtoconsiderthe watersupplyforcropsandfarming;thereseemtobemoreandmorerestrictionson farming.Concernwasexpressedoverproposalsforgrowthoveraquiferrecharge areas. ConcernwasraisedthatCouncildidnotknowthebestareasforgrowingandwould bemakingdecisionswithoutexpertlocalknowledge. ApreferencewasexpressedfordevelopmenttobelocatedbetweenDruryto Bombay,ratherthanbetweenDruryPukekohe.Urbandevelopmentshouldbe focusedalongmajorcorridors,especiallySH1;easieraccess,existingservices;fewer elitesoils;andlessneedforfeederroutes.Itwasrecognisedthatdevelopmentis harderwhenlandisinmultipleownership. Theimpactofurbanisationonlandwasdiscussed,includingimplicationsforfarming andrurallivelihoodsandwayoflife.Therewassupportforsomemediumdensity highrisetobeaccommodatedinPukekohe,ratherthanmorespreadingout development.Largelotscouldactasabufferbetweenruralandurbanareas. AreassupportedforgrowthwereKarakaNorthandtheRuncimanTriangle. Itwasfeltthateducationneedstobeafocusandtherewasasuggestionthata universitybeplannedforthearea.

2.9 CommunityDropInSessions21,27and29November2012
Itwasfeltthereshouldbeprovisionforallservicesincludingrail,water,medical, educationandindustry;aswellasparknrideinDrury,tohelpaddressthe
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bottleneckontothemotorway.Roadcorridorstokeeptrafficvolumeawayfrom ruralareaandpreventlightpollution. PlanningforPukekohetostopitbecominganunplannedsprawltothesouthofthe towncentre.AbridgetoWeymouthwouldmeannoholdupsonmotorway. Moreinformationwasrequestedonthetypeofhousing/subdivisions,andthe sectionsizesandplannedoccupancylevels.Itwasfeltthatpropertieswithinwalking distancetotownsshouldhavepriorityforurbansubdivisions. Roadcorridorstoprovideadequateinfrastructurebeforeweneeditandbeforeit getstooexpensivetobuythelandrequired. Attentionwasdrawntothesealevelriseof12mprojectedwithin50years. AdistinctivegreenbeltwassuggestedbetweenPukekoheandPapakura/Druryofat least10km. ItwassuggestedthatsettinglandasideintheDruryareaforfutureuniversityand polytechnictocaterforextrapopulationwouldsaveyoungpeopletravellingto Aucklandfortertiaryeducation.Itwouldneedtohaverail,busandmotorway connections. Communitymemberswereaskedtoratehowimportanttheythoughtdifferent factorswereindecidingwhereadditionalgrowthshouldbelocated.Feedback variedbetweenthethreeeventsbutwasbroadlyconsistentinthekeymessages. Strongsupportwasgivenfornewgrowthbeinglocatedclosetopublictransport routes,andprotectingenvironmentalvaluesandavoidingnaturalhazards.The protectionofculturalvaluesdidnotrateashighlyasothervalues,althoughmore peopleagreedthandisagreedthatitwasanimportantfactor.Theprotectionofsoils forfarmingandcropping,andaccesstotheroadnetworkwereconsideredtobe important,whileproximitytotowncentresandjobsreceivedsupport,withsome membersofthecommunitydisagreeing.

2.10 MeetingswithManaWhenua27November2012
ItwasnotedthatengagementwithManaWhenuaontheRUBwasnothappeningin isolation,butwouldstartatanddrawfromthefeedbackandconsultation undertakentodatefortheAucklandPlan,UnitaryPlanaandAreaPlansinthearea.

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TheroleofManaWhenuainthedecisionmakingprocessandtheweighttobegiven totheirviewswasdiscussedincludingthecontextoftheongoingworkonTreatyof WaitangiclaimsettlementnegotiationsunderwaybetweentheCrownandiwi authoritiesinthisareawasdiscussed.Concernwasexpressedthatdecisionsabout theRUBwhichhavesignificantimplicationsfortheManukauHarbourcouldcut acrossthisprocessandthatthiswasnotacceptable. Itwasnotedthattheviewsofiwishouldhaveconsiderableweightinmaking decisions,butitwasnotedthatthereweremanyissuestoconsider.Allassumptions madebytheCouncilandusedinanalysis,shouldbedisclosed. TheroleoftheIMSBMoriPlanintheRUBinvestigationswasquestionedanditwas notedthatthiswouldbeclarifiedbutitisyettobeformallyreceivedandendorsed byCouncil,whichmayclarifytheroleofthisdocumentinimplementingCouncil strategies.Itwasnotedthatthesemattersalsoneedtobeconsideredinthecontext oftheTreatyandtheMoriResponsivenessFrameworksetoutintheAucklandPlan. Existingcapacity(thereisunservicedcapacityforgrowthinruralareas),for developmentwiththeMetropolitanUrbanLimitwasaskedabout;thisisnotenough tomeetpopulationprojections.Thetypesofdwellingsbeingconsideredwere clarifiedasbeingarangeofurbanresidentialdwellingtypesincluding,individual dwellings,townhousesandterracedhouses,withsomescopeforapartments. Integratedcatchmentplans,andeffectivestormwaterpondsarerequiredbefore landreleasecanbecontemplated,withculturalandenvironmentalissuesgiven significantweight,aswellasManaWhenuaissuesandconcerns.Concernswere expressedabouthowthisprocessfitswithManaWhenuaissues,particularlynoting thatthroughtheUnitaryPlantheremaynotbeappealrights. TheMoriInformationdatabases,CulturalHeritageInventoryandNZHistoricPlaces databasesarenotreliableandculturalheritageassessmentsareneeded,thetiming ofsuchassessmentsshouldberealistic. Concernswereexpressedabouthowdevelopmentwouldbemanagedinruralareas outsidetheRUB,assubdivisionwasnotaprohibitedactivity.Theimportanceof highclasslandforfoodgrowingwasstressedtheseshouldbeavoidedandnot identifiedforfuturedevelopment. Provisionforcoastalsetbacksshouldbemadeintheseplans.Furtheriwi/hapu contactisneededduetothesignificantimpactofdevelopmentintheinvestigation area.AtHingaia/Karaka,ferriescouldbeconsideredratherthanabridge.
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 Alloftheoptionsraisesignificantrisksofenvironmentaldegradationtothereceiving areas.Developmentwasnotviewedasbenefitingtheenvironmentbutleadingto increasedpollution.Concernswereraisedthatthetrackrecordofachievingthe environmentalmitigationswhichgetpromisedbytheproponentsofdevelopment wasverypoor.

2.11 MeetingwithWaikatoDistrictCouncilStaff
TheFranklinGrowthStrategyidentifiedurbanlandrequirementsto2050and consideredpotentialgrowthareassouthofPukekohe.Urbangrowthintheseareas wasseenaspositivebyWaikatoDistrictCouncil,andpartofsubregional collaboration.TheMemorandumofUnderstandingbetweentheAucklandand Waikatomayorspromotescollaborativeandcrossboundaryplanning.Suchgrowth wouldseektomaintaintheseparateidentitiesofeachareaanddistinctiveness, throughbuffersand/oragreenbelt. Itwasnotedthatresidentialgrowthwillbedirectedtosomeextentbywherepeople wanttolive.SometrendsindicatepeoplemovetotheWaikatoandcommuteto Auckland.ThereisfundingidentifiedforastationupgradeatTuakaufor2013/14in theWaikatoDistrictCouncilLongTermPlan. Atthisstage,theRUBprojectteamarelookingtoaccommodateupto55,000 dwellingsintheGreenfieldAreasforInvestigationinthesoutherncluster.Itwas notedthattheRUBworkdoesntaddresshousingaffordabilityatthisstage,other thanbyaddingtolandsupply. InrelationtoTuakau,whiletherearesomeadditionalcapacityconstraints,Waikato DistrictCouncilindicatedfurthergrowthwouldbesubjecttostructureplanning.The scaleofthisadditionalgrowthdependedonanumberoffactors.Otherlanduses wouldalsoneedtobeplannedfor.Theurbanboundarymightextendfurtherthan thatidentifiedintheFranklinDistrictGrowthStrategy. Pokenoisapproximately20minutestoManukau,withTuakaubeingapproximately 30minutesdrive.Theelectrificationofthetrainlineandthepossibilityofpassenger railtoTuakauwasseenascriticaltofurthergrowthbutisnotyetplanned.NZTA haveplanstoincreasethenumberoflanesonSH1toDruryby2030.Itwasnoted thatasdevelopmentincreasesaroundPukekohe,thepressureoneastwest connectionsandlinkstoSH1becomemoreimportant.
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GrowthinPukekohewillsupportalargerTuakauandmayleadtocostefficiencies forwaterandwastewatersupply.ItwassuggestedthattheroadbetweenPokeno andTuakaumayneedahigherstatus.ItwasnotedthatPukekohebypassproposals werelikelytobealongwayoff. Thedevelopmentanticipatedwillbeverymuchurban,ratherthancountryside living.Therewouldalsobethepotentialformirrorpoliciestobedevelopedon eithersideofthebordertoallowforconsistentapproachestobetakenatthe boundary.Arangeofdensitieswillbeencouraged,withamaximumofaround500 sqmsectionsizes.Terracedandtownhouseswillbepromoted,withapartmentsin largertowncentres,i.e.Pukekohe. ItwasagreeditwouldbehelpfultofindsomeevidenceofWaikatomeetingsomeof Aucklandsgrowth,thePrimaryFocusreportandtheCouncilspopulationmodel mayhelp.FurthercontactbetweentherespectiveCouncilswillbeencouraged.

2.12 EngagementwithInternalStaff
EngagementwithinternalstaffhasbeencriticaltotheRUBprojectandhasbeen ongoinganditerative.Thishasalsobeendocumented,withthekeymessages summarisedbelow. AsthisworkhascomedirectlyfromtheAucklandPlanandwillfeedintotheUnitary PlanforAuckland,ongoingengagementwithinternalstaffwasanimportantpartof theengagementprocessandensuredearlierconsultationfeedbackandknowledge (fromtheAucklandPlanandtheUnitaryPlan)wassharedandconsidered.These meetingshavecontinuedthroughouttheprojectandinvolvedstafffromthe followingCouncilteams: Spatial&InfrastructureStrategy UnitaryPlan Research,Consultation&Engagement AreaPlanningTeams TransportPlanning EconomicDevelopment BuiltandNaturalHeritage EnvironmentalStrategy&Policy Anumberofworkshopswereheldthroughouttheprojectbringingtogether expertisefromacrosstheCounciltodefine,test,andclarifytheproposedfuture developmentoptionsandscenarios.
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 PreviousconsultationfromAucklandPlanrelatingtotheRUBandGreenfieldareas informedtheinitialoptiondevelopment.AsummarycanbefoundatAttachment5 Meetings/WorkshopswithotherCouncilDepartments GeneralCommentsDontwanttoseeStateHighwaydissectingdevelopment.There aresafetyissueswithSH22already,thesecouldbeaddressed,ratherthan exacerbated.Potentialforindustrialusestobelocatedonrailline.Prefer residentialtobelocatedtotheEastofPukekohe.Higherdensitydevelopmentin towncentrewithassociatedretailandentertainmentuses,couldlinkPaerataand Pukekohegrowthareatogether.Employment/lightindustry/businesszonedarea EastofPaerata,withlargerlandholdings,flatland,closetolaboursourcewith intensification.LandtoWestofPaerataislimitedbysteepnessandotherstability constraints.Possibilityoflocatingbusinessdevelopmentaroundracecourse. NaturalHazardsDuetothesteepslopesandgeologyofthearea,itissusceptibleto naturalhazards,measurestorestrictbuildingheightsanddensitymayberequired, inparticularnorthofPukekoheandPaeratawheretheremaybestabilityissues. CoastalerosionisalsoanissuearoundKarakaandtheDrurycoastline.TheMinistry fortheEnvironmentrecommendplanningfora0.8msealevelriseoverthenext100 years,ormoreforregionallysignificantinfrastructure.Erosionissignificantaround Hingaiaandanydevelopmentshouldavoidcoastalhazardsandlandinstabilityrisks. FreshwaterAquifersNeedtoconsidertheNationalPolicyStatement.Thisareahas around25%ofNewZealandsvegetableproductionandreliesongoodsoilsand watersupply. CoastalIssues70%oftheareaislocatedwithinthecoastalmarinearea,andthe significantvaluesoftheareaarevulnerabletodevelopment.Therearesignificant sedimentlevels,alongwithhighlevelsofbiodiversity.Muchofthesoutherncluster issensitiveduetobeingalowenergyenvironment,withahighriskofcontaminants accumulating. NaturalHeritageNeedtofocusonachievingbetterenvironmentaloutcomes. ReceivingenvironmentisacriticalhabitatformarineandbrackishfaunaWading birdsmaybeatparticularriskwithincreasinglevelsofsediment. BuiltandCulturalHeritageManyissuesandconstraintsinthisareastemfromlack ofinformation.Verylittleknowledgeinsouthernclusterarea,andlackofidentified featuresbutsignificantheritageresourceontheground.Manyoftheidentified
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heritagefeaturesintheareaarebuiltheritage.Thisreflectsthefactthatlittle archaeologicalinvestigationshavebeenundertaken.Itisexpectedthat archaeologicalsiteswillexist.Thecollectiveheritagesignificantofareascontaining heritagefeaturesshouldbeconsidered.Thereareopportunitiesforplaceshaping usingexistingheritagevaluesasacatalystfordevelopmentandasafocusfordesign, thiscouldinvolvetheadaptivereuseofheritagebuildingsandfeaturestonewuses. SoilsBulkofClass1soilintheareaistothewestofPukekohe.6%ofthelandinthe areaproduces25%ofthevegetablesgrownnationally.

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Analysisofconsultationfeedback

Submitterswereaskedtoindicateapreferenceforthe5optionspresented.A stronglevelofsupportwasindicatedforOption1(CoreExpansionadjoining AucklandandPukekoheurbanareas)andOption2(Core+RailfocusFocussing developmentalongtherailline). Option Option 1 - Core Option 2 - Core + rail focus Option 3 - Core + Karaka North Option 4 - Core + Whangapouri Option 5 - Core + NE Pukekohe Total Percent 37% 34% 11% 4% 13% 100%

Intermsofdeterminingwhichfactorsaremostimportantindecidingwhere additionalgrowthshouldbelocated,thefollowingnumbersagreed(AgreeStrongly andAgree): Closenesstotowncentresandjobs88% Protectingenvironmentalvaluesandavoidingnaturalhazards84% Beingclosetopublictransportroutes(busesandtrainstations)84%

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Accessibilitytotheroadingnetwork84% Protectingsoilsforfarmingandcropping67% Protectingculturalvalues51%

100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Protecting env ironmental Protecting cultural v alues v alues and av oiding natural hazards Protecting soils for farming and cropping Being close to public transport routes (buses and train stations) Accessibility to the roading netw ork 51% 67% 84% 84% 84%

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Closeness to tow n centres and jobs

Otherfactorssuggestedthatshouldinfluencewheregrowthgoesincludetransport, congestion,andparkandride;theprovisionofotherinfrastructureservices; concernsoverurbansprawl,rurallifestyleandcharacter.

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Keymessagesfromsubmissions
SupportforAucklandsgrowthtobecompactandinfillgrowthpreferredover Greenfield Growtharoundexistingcentresfirstispreferred,withtheuseofexisting infrastructuremaximised Clearsupportfordevelopmenttobelocatednearpublictransport(i.e.rail) andforgoodaccesstoemploymentareasandsocialinfrastructure Clearsupportforretainingrurallandinproductiveuse,alongsidemanaged growthinidentifiedareas Theimportanceofprotectingtherurallandresourceforfoodproductionand protectingrurallifestyles SupportforPukekohetogrowbalancedwithPukekoheretainingits distinctivecharacter/identityandnotspreadingtoofar Theneedtoplanforemploymentopportunitiesandjobs(landandlocation) alongsidepopulationandresidentialgrowth Anumberofkeyroadlinksandupgradesweresuggestedtosupportgrowth andconnectivity,includingStateHighway22,DruryInterchange,State Highway1,KarakaWeymouthbridge
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Providinggreeninfrastructureintheformofopenspaces,parksandreserves forrecreationandbiodiversitypurposes Questionsabouthowwastewaterwillbemanagedandtheimpactofthison growthareas Awishtoacknowledgepreviousstrategies(FranklinDistrictGrowthStrategy) workandapproaches Concernoverdevelopmentwithinthefloodplain,andwhetheranyofthe optionscaterforfuturesealevelrise,floodrisks Questionsaboutthesuitabilityofthegreenfieldareasforinvestigation(red boxes)andconcernsabouttheattractivenessanddevelopabilityofland withintheseareas Theneedtoformaliseagreenbeltandasustainablestrategyforlandoutside oftheRUB.

AnumberoffurtherareasweresuggestedforconsiderationintheRUB.Thosewith themostsupportweretheKarakaWestarea(tobesupportedbyabridge connectiontoWeymouth),developmentoflandaroundBombay(particularlytothe eastofPukekohe),aswellassomesupportfortheareaWestandSouthEastof Pukekohe.Someoftheareassuggestedinsubmissionswerenotclearlydefinedand willneedtobeinvestigatedfurther. Overall,thereisclearsupportforgrowthinthecoreareas,withsupportforgrowth anddevelopmentalongtheraillinebetweenDruryandPaerata.Thiswouldresultin theurbanareaofAucklandjoiningupwiththePaerataandPukekoheurbanareas. However,thisisincontrasttotheviewsexpressedthatsupportallowingPukekohe togrowbutkeepingadistinctidentityandcharacterasaseparateurbanareaand satellitetown.Itisunclearifthissupportfortherailfocusisduetothepositive valueattachedtopublictransportandconnectivity,ortheareaitself. Option Percent Option1Core 39% Option2Core+railfocus 33% Option3Core+KarakaNorth 10% Option4Core+Whangapouri 4% Option5Core+NEPukekohe 14% Total 100%

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RecordofSubmissions

AfulllistofsubmittersandsubmissionpointsisattachedasAttachment6.
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WhatNext?

OnMarch152013theDraftAucklandUnitaryPlanwillbereleasedforpublic feedback.ThiswillincludeanAddendumdescribingtheRUBinvestigation programmeandvariousstages.Itwillalsocontainelinkscontaining: thelatestupdatesontheRUBoptionsforthesouth,northandnorthwest; aprogrammeofconsultationeventswhichyoucanattendtofindoutmore; detailsofhowtogivefeedbackontheseproposalsbetween15Marchand31May 2013. WorktoassessandevaluatetheRUBoptionsforthesouthisongoing.Thisanalysis togetherwithallthefeedbackreceivedtodatewillbeusedtohelpdefinea proposedRUBfortheseareasintheProposedAucklandUnitaryPlanduetobe formallynotifiedinSeptember2013. End.

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Attachment1ConsultationBrochure

Have your say on growth in the south

Proposals for a Southern Rural Boundary (RUB) in the first Unitary Plan Your opportunity to influence implementation of the Auckland Plan
Be a part of planning for the next 10 30 years of growth in Karaka, Drury, Hingaia, Paerata and Pukekohe areas.

Where should our future homes and businesses locate? Have your say.

Find out more: phone 09 301 0101 or visit www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

The Rural Urban Boundary and the Unitary Plan

Aucklands population is growing rapidly. Over the next 30 years an additional million people are likely to live in Auckland. In the southern areas of Auckland, around 7000 babies are born each year. As Auckland grows, our children will need places to live and work. The Rural Urban Boundary (RUB) will identify greenfield land for urban development and the 30 years of growth projected in the Auckland Plan. It is part of an intention that the Unitary Plan provide for up to 40 per cent of new dwellings to be located in rural and coastal towns and villages, greenfield areas and other rural areas, as well as opportunities for the remaining growth to locate in existing urban areas. The need is to provide adequate room for growth while protecting the things that Aucklanders hold special, such as the natural environment, heritage, productive rural land, valued coastal areas and a sense of community. For the south, it means investigating which greenfield areas could best be used to provide up to 55,000 dwellings of the total 400,000 needed, along with business land for up to 35,000 jobs. The RUB will be included in the Unitary Plan, the rulebook determining where development will occur. We want to hear your views on a range of preliminary options for this long-term development.

Principles shaping the Rural Urban Boundary

We have based options for how Auckland might grow on a number of principles. These are illustrated below. Provide for quality compact development Residential development, providing a range of housing types, is focused around centres with diverse, walkable neighbourhoods, and local employment. Work with the rural production systems Limit impacts on key components of the rural economic systems to allow them to prosper i.e. avoiding elite soils and known aquifer recharge areas.

Protect sensitive environments including natural and cultural heritage Incorporate green finger buffers to protect streams, coastal margins and clusters of heritage sites. This could help to establish an open space network.

Invest in quality infrastructure Target development in locations that can achieve cost effective provision of network utilities and quality services.

Focus development around the future transport network Locate more intense development as part of centres served by frequent public transport services (bus and electric rail) and places with good motorway access.

Avoid risks Limit known risks associated with coastal inundation, sea level rise, land instability, flooding, liquefaction, fault lines and other hazards.

Options for future growth and a Rural Urban Boundary (RUB)

Area subject to a seperate plan change process Alternate business location

Applying these principles within the greenfields areas for investigation has resulted in a number of areas being identified as potentially suitable for inclusion within a 30 year RUB. These options each have their advantages and disadvantages. Single options could be selected or a combination of options which would give different urban form, environmental and capacity outcomes. These options are: Expanding the existing urban areas of Auckland and Pukekohe Expansion adjoining Auckland and Pukekohe urban areas enables new development to access existing community and transport infrastructure and utilities. Development is aligned with the rail line providing an opportunity for a new station south of Drury. State Highway 22 also traverses the area. While development drains into the Pahurehure Inlet, coastal and stream margins are protected from development. This also protects heritage sites located along stream edges, mitigates flooding risks and manages water quality. Focussing development along the rail line Further development is added along the rail line between Drury and Paerata. There would be potential for an additional station, as a focus for development, on the rail line. This would provide greater accessibility to rail services potentially lessening reliance on car based transport. In this option the urban area of Auckland joins up with the Paerata and Pukekohe urban areas.

Option 1 Core

Option 2 Core + Rail focus

Option 3 Core + Karaka North

Adding development in the Karaka North area An area of high amenity close to the Pahurehure Inlet and Hingaia is added. This area has accessibility via the Hingaia Peninsula, providing upgrades are made to road and bridge connections. Public transport connections by bus through Papakura could potentially lessen the impact on the transport pinch point at Drury.

Option 4 Core + Whangapouri

Adding development in the Whangapouri catchment An area of high amenity, close to the Pahurehure Inlet, is added; this would be more dependent on car based transport using SH 22. Existing development further upstream (the Pukekohe urban area) also drains into this catchment.

Option 5 Core + North East Pukekohe

Area subject to a seperate plan change process Alternate business location

Adding development to the Northeast of Pukekohe An area of rolling land to the north east of Pukekohe, bounded by Tuhimata and Runciman Roads is added including the edge of the Runciman countryside living area.

Frequently asked questions

What is meant by the Rural Urban Boundary (RUB)? The RUB will identify areas for potential urban development to 2042. This will include land within new greenfield areas that are being investigated for potential growth in the south, north and west of the region. The RUB will also be drawn around satellite towns (Pukekohe and Warkworth) and rural coastal towns and is intended to provide for up to 40% of new dwellings outside of current urban limits. The emphasis will be on well-planned, quality development. How will RUB boundaries be drawn? After careful technical analysis and in consultation with iwi, stakeholders and communities, the RUB will be developed in stages: determine and map a RUB for inclusion in the notified version of the Unitary Plan (September 2013). This will include areas found suitable for urban development as part of the southern, western and northern greenfield areas for investigation projects investigate a RUB around other rural and coastal towns and serviced villages and remaining greenfields and include it in the Unitary Plan through a plan change. What kind of development will occur in the greenfield areas? A range of activities will occur in the greenfield areas to support the development of new communities including housing, commercial and industrial development, mixed use, parks, community facilities and physical infrastructure (eg roads, public transport, water, and wastewater). What happens to land outside the RUB? Rural land that falls outside of the RUB will remain rural and will be subject to the provisions developed through the Unitary Plan 2013. When will detailed planning occur for areas identified within the RUB? Once a RUB has been identified and confirmed in the Unitary Plan, the next step will be to determine the form and staging of development. Staged and managed land release will occur in approximately 10 year steps. Operative zoning and bulk service infrastructure will need to be in place before land can be released for development and in order for this to occur, detailed structure planning, catchment management planning and plan changes to the Unitary Plan will need to be made to introduce new zones and planning provisions for the subject land. Once planning is complete land release could occur from late in the first decade onwards.

Be a part of it
You can be involved in several ways. You can: get involved in the Draft Auckland Unitary Plan, out for public feedback in March 2013 make comments by filling out the enclosed feedback form and sending it in using the freepost address email your comments to RUB_south@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz get involved in the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan RMA process (due to be notified in Sept 2013) attend one of the three community drop in events planned: Consultation Events open to anyone Wednesday 21 November 9.30am 12.30pm at the Franklin Centre, 12 Massey Ave Pukekohe Tuesday 27 November 5.30pm 8.30pm at the Franklin Centre, 12 Massey Ave Pukekohe Thursday 29 November 5.30pm 8.30pm at the Drury Hall, 10 Tui St, Drury.

More information
If you have any further questions please look at the information available on our website at: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz or phone 09 301 0101.

Have your say

Auckland Council is interested in your feedback as to where growth is best located to help us define the Rural Urban Boundary in the Karaka, Paerata and Pukekohe areas. We need to receive your feedback by 5pm Friday 7 December 2012. While you are not required to leave your contact details, we would like to acknowledge feedback and keep you informed about the Rural Urban Boundary Investigations for Auckland.
Name: Organisation: Phone: Postal address: Email address: Your preferred way of being kept informed: Email Post daytime/evening (Mobile)

Questions 1. Which option do you prefer? 1 2 3 4 5

2. How important do you think the following factors are in deciding where additional growth should be located? Agree Strongly Protecting environmental values and avoiding natural hazards Protecting cultural values Protecting soils for farming and cropping Being close to public transport routes (buses and train stations) Accessibility to the roading network Closeness to town centres and jobs What other factors do you consider important that should influence where growth should go? Agree Neutral Disagree Disagree Strongly

3. What areas in any of the options put forward (Option 1-5) do you think are most suitable for accommodating urban growth and why?

4. Are there any areas in any of the options (Option 1-5) that you think should be retained as rural land and why?

5. Are there any areas not suggested as part of the Options that you think should be considered within the Rural Urban Boundary, and why?

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The Rural Urban Boundary (South) Project Auckland Council Private Bag 92300 Victoria Street West Auckland 1142

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Find out more: phone 09 301 0101 or visit www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Attachment2AttendeesMap

RUB(south)CommunityDropinsessions MapofAttendeeAddresses

Attachment3InviteLetter

An invitation to influence the future of Auckland

Aucklands population is growing fast and how we provide for an additional million people by 2040 is a challenge for everyone.
As we grow, our children will need places to live and places to work. Most of this growth will be met through intensification within existing urban areas. Additionally, a new Rural Urban Boundary (RUB) will provide land for up to 40 per cent of new dwellings to be outside previous urban areas and in greenfield area that are being investigated in the south, west and north of the city. Investigations are most advanced in the south and we invite you to attend a local community drop-in event to give your feedback on preliminary options on where this growth may be located. The proposals in the Auckland Plan allow for up to 55,000 new dwellings over 30 years in the area around Drury, Karaka and Pukekohe which we acknowledge is a challenging level of potential change. Growth can produce great economic benefits to an area with more housing choices, more local jobs, and more services within easy reach reducing the dependence on expensive travel. The need is to provide adequate infrastructure for growth while protecting the things that Aucklanders hold special, such as the natural environment, heritage, productive rural land, valued coastal areas and a sense of community. It is important you have your say on the RUB proposals as a final RUB will be included in the Unitary Plan, the rulebook determining where development will occur. The Unitary Plan will be ready for notification in September 2013. Please be sure to attend one of these community drop-in events: Wednesday 21 November Tuesday 27 November Thursday 29 November 9.30am 12.30pm at the Franklin Centre, 12 Massey Avenue, Pukekohe 5.30pm 8.30pm at the Franklin Centre, 12 Massey Avenue, Pukekohe 5.30pm 8.30pm at the Drury Hall, 10 Tui Street, Drury

Council officers will be on hand to explain the RUB and seek your views on options. We hope to see you there.

Councillor Des Morrison Member, Unitary Plan Political Working Party Chair, Rural Advisory Panel

Andy Baker Chair, Franklin Local Board

Attachment4ManurewaLocalBoardFeedback

15thFebruary2013

DraftManurewaLocalBoardResponsetotheAucklandCouncilRuralUrbanBoundary(RUB) Project TheManurewaLocalBoardArea 1. TheManurewaLocalBoardareaisalargelyresidentialareaofapproximately90,000but whichincludestheWiriBusinessDistrictatitsnorthernedge.Althoughtherearethree railwaystationsandtwobusinterchangeswithintheManurewaboundaries,largeareasare poorlyservedbypublictransport.Busroutesareindirectandinconvenientandthecostsof accessingemploymentandeducationopportunitiescanbeprohibitiveformanyofour residents. 2. Inrecentyears,growthanddevelopmentoftheWiriBusinessDistrict,aroundManukaucity centreandtothesouthofManurewahaveputincreasingpressureonroadswithin Manurewa.ThisisparticularlynoticeablealongHillRoadandroutesprovidingaccesstoand fromStateHighway1,wherenotonlythevolumeoftraffichasincreased,butthetypesof vehicleshavechangedaslargetrucksandcommercialvehiclesseektoavoidthecongestion atTakanini.AfternoonpeaktrafficdivertsthroughManurewatoavoidthepinchpoint causedbythemergingofSH20withSH1andthenthecongestionfromHillRoadwherethe motorwayreducestotwolanes.Routesthroughcentralandsouthernsuburbshavebeen affectedbytrafficmovingthroughtoWiriandbeyond. 3. TheManurewaareaisidentifiedintheAucklandPlanforfurthergrowthandintensification whichwillplacefurtherpressureonroadsandtransportsystems.Theupgradingofroadsin traditional,suburbanareastocarryincreasedtrafficfromoutsideManurewahasthe potentialtodivideexisting,closeknitcommunitiesanditisinthiscontextthatthe ManurewaLocalBoardraisesitsconcernsaboutproposalsfortheRuralUrbanBoundary. Background 4. InNovemberandDecember2012anumberofinternalandexternalmeetings,workshops andcommunitydropinsessionswereheldbyAucklandCouncilwithinterestedexternal partiesandkeystakeholders(residents,developers,HNZ,landownersandinfrastructure providers),alongwithlocalIwi,onprojectedgrowthintheSouth. 5. Aseriesofkeyoutcomesfromthoseinteractionshasbeencompiled.

6. TheManurewaLocalBoardwasnotpartofthe2012consultationroundontheRuralUrban Boundary(RUB). 7. AtaworkshoponThursday10thFebruary2013,theoutcomesoftheRUBconsultationwere presentedtotheManurewaLocalBoardbyDavidClelland(Manager,Spatial& InfrastructureStrategy)andIanBayliss(PrincipalStrategicPlanner,Spatial&Infrastructure Strategy). 8. Atthatworkshop,theManurewaLocalBoardlearnedthatoneofthekeymessagesfromthe meetingsheldin2012wasthatimportanttransportlinksandupgradeswereneeded, includingtoStateHighway22,theDruryinterchangeandStateHighwayI,withanew KarakaWeymouthbridgeandferryservices. ManurewaLocalBoardresponse: 9. TheManurewaLocalBoardwouldliketoregisteritsconcernthattheBoardwasnotpartof theinitialconsultationroundontheRUB.Whilstacknowledgingthatthefocusisonthe moresouthernpartsoftheAucklandregion,theManurewaBoardsubmitsthatithasa vestedinterestindevelopmentinthesouthernpartsoftheregionandwouldpreferthatit beconsultedonallmattersofthisnature. 10. TheManurewaLocalBoardisalsoconcernedthattheredoesnotseemtohavebeenany accountoforacknowledgementbysubmittersorofficersoftheflowoneffectsontraffic, employmentopportunitiesandtheenvironmentthatwillimpactontheManurewaLocal Boardareawiththeincreaseinpopulationgrowth. 11. MoreimportantlytheManurewaLocalBoardisveryconcernedtonotethatinthekey transportmessagesthereisnoacknowledgementoftheneedforasignificantinvestmentin publictransport.MentionismadeofStateHighways,theDruryinterchangeandamajor newroadbridge,whichtendstoindicatethatthepushisformoremotorwayandroad development.TheresultingincreaseintrafficwouldhaveasevereimpactonManurewa transportandroadinginfrastructure. 12. TheManurewaLocalBoardspreferenceisforaninvestmentespeciallyintheshortto mediumtermintopublictransportalternatives,particularlyincreasedrailoptionsand dedicatedbuslanesonthemotorway.Researchandexperienceindicatesthatwhenmore lanesonmotorwaysarebuilttheyarefilledthenextday.TheManurewaLocalBoardhas hadextensiveexperiencewiththischallengewithStateHighway20,particularlywhereit linksintothemotorwayatManukau.TheboardismorethanhappytotalktoAuckland Transportstaffaboutthatproblemformotoristsandtheresultingratrunbehaviour adoptedbydriverstoavoidlengthydelays. 13. OfparticularconcernisthereferencetotheKarakaWeymouthBridge.TheManurewaLocal Boardunderstandsthatthiswillneedaninvestmentintheorderof$200million.Theboard believesthisisamajordeparturefromtherecognisedprioritiesofmovingpeopleefficiently andeffectivelyfromareasofhighpopulationdensityandprojectedgrowthtoareasof employmentandleisure.Thesitingofthisproposedbridgewouldindicatethatthethinking

ofdevelopersandplannersisforsignificantpopulationgrowthintothePukekoheareain relationtoothersareasthatmaywellexpand. 14. Theboardopposesanypriorityaroundtheconstructionofsuchabridge.Theproposalfora bridgeonekilometrelongwouldtotallydestroytheuniquecharacteroftheWeymouth area.TheWeymouthareahasanumberofhistoricandenvironmentalfeatures,anda uniqueseasidecharacterwhichisimportanttothelocalresidentsandshouldbe safeguardedthroughtheUnitaryPlan.TheManurewaLocalBoardendorsesanumberof commentsfromresidentstothateffect(andwhichareattachedinfull).Theremustbea widerconsultationwithresidentsonthismatterbeforeanyfinaldecisionbemade. 15. TheManurewaLocalBoardwantstoreiterateitsverydeepconcernthatthemostaffected existingcommunity,Weymouth,hasnotbeenconsultedontheseproposals. 16. TheRUBappearstobelookedatinisolationandtheflowoneffectsonsurroundingareas havenotyetbeenconsidered. 17. TheManurewaLocalBoardisoftheopinionthatifthisproposedbridgeconnectionisleftin theUnitaryPlanitwillskewallfuturediscussiononsoutherngrowth. 18. TheRUBisnotmerelyaboutdrawinglinesonamap.Amultimodalhighwayasproposedby theKarakaCollectivehasthepotentialtophysicallydividetheWeymouthcommunityand cutitsheartout. 19. TheManurewaLocalBoardishappytosubmitnamesofboardmemberswhowouldbepart ofanyfuturediscussionsonthedevelopmentoftheSouth,particularlyonthepotentially significantimpactstoourcommunities. 20. TheManurewaLocalBoardwillbemakingfurthersubmissionsontheseimpactsthroughthe UnitaryPlanconsultationprocess.

CommunityResponses Resident1 I(am)verymuchopposedtoanybridgefromWeymouthtootheProposedKaraka,Iboughtin WeymouthtwentyoneyearsagobecauseoftheQuietarea,andnobusythoroughfareforthe children,MysonwenttoWeymouthPrimarySchool.Therehasbeenquietafewinstancesof speedingcarswhenchildrenaregoingtoschoolWithabridgethensomebodyorbodieswillbe killed(morelikelyChildren).AbridgewillruintheuniquecharacterofWeymouthSeasideVillage Atmosphere,ThatmanyoldercizensandYoungerFamilieshaveboughtinWeymouthforthis reason.ItwillopenWeymouthtomoreCrimeandroadaccidentsifabridgeisputin.Itwillruinthe coastalareasandwalkwaysthatchildren,andmanyolderpeopletakedelightinwalkingaround. Theirareanumberofelderlyresidentsthattakealotofinterestinandpickuprubbishoftheshores anddeposititininoneofthemanycouncilrubbishbinsaroundWeymouth,Ihaveadisabiulityand useawalkingstickbecauseofmyarthritis.ManypeopleareupsetwiththeCouncil'sideasofa Weymouth/KarakaBridge.Ourhousepriceswillgodownwiththeopeningofabridge.TheKaraka Businessassoc.willlikethepricesoftheirsubdevidedlandssellingforbigprofits.Muchofthe publicisunawareofthisproposal.(7.KarakaRamaramaaweymouthtoKarakaBridgeConnection BetweenSH20andSH22)WeymouthprimaryschoolandCDhildDaycaresmostlyopposethistoo.I onlyfound3BreiflinesstatingWeymouthtoKarakaBridge,and1xWeymouthCrossing. __________________________________________________________________________________ Resident2 Thepropossedbridgetokarakawilldestroythewholecommunityofweymouth.itwillsplitthe communityintwobyhaveingamainarterialroutethroughthemiddle.allstreetarerunoff weymouthrdasitisnowandlightswouldberequiredateveryintersection.wearebasiclyaoneway inoroutcommunitysotohaveamajorarterialroutethroughthemiddlewouldtotalydestroyour community.wehavethreeearlyeducationcentresonweymouthrd,plustheprimaryschool.young childrenwouldrequireextrasafteymeasuresputinplaceastheywouldhavemagorroadingto contendwith.theextraheavycommercialtraficthroughtheareawouldbeimensechangingour quietseasidecommunityintoabattlezone.iforonewillbemovingoutoftheareaifthisproject goesahead,providedicouldsellmyhouseaswhowouldwhanttoliveinthiscommunitythen.we movedheretenyearsagoattractedbytheseaside,quitecommunitylifestyewithnicecoastalwaks forusandourdog,thiswillallbetakenawayifthisprojectgoesahead __________________________________________________________________________________ Resident3 MywifeandIhavebeenresidentsofWeymouthforjustoverthreeweeksnow,andwearelovingit. Ilovethatitssoquietaftershiftingfromanareathatwasclosetomotorwayandrailwaylines.Ilove thatfactthatweareinaculdasacbutreallyonceyou'vetravelledpassedEthertonDrivethewhole communityisaculdasacsopeoplearen'troaringthroughheretobypassbusierroads.Asdog ownerswelovebeingabletohavequickaccesstotheserenityofthecoastalwalkways.Iwonder howmuchofthisserenitywouldbecompromisedbyhavinghighervolumesoftraffictravelingalong WeymouthRd.Thisisalongestablished,quiet,suburbancommunity.Howcanoneproposeto

destroythis?IalsowonderifRoscommonRoadiscapableofhandlinghighervolumesoftraffic.Why dotheyneedtospendmillionsofdollarsonabridgefromKarakatoWeymouthwhentheyare currentlyupgradingthePapakuramotorwayinterchange.Surelyotherprojectswouldbemore befittingofsuchexpensesuchaswideningthesouthernmotorwayfromManurewatoPapakuraor doingsomethingtoalleviatethecongestionatthejunctionofthesouthwesternmotorwaytothe southernmotorway.Isn'tthismorelikewhat"thepeople"want. Howwillthisbridgeimprovetrafficflow?Willitgetmetotheairportquicker?Yesterdayat9ami travelledfromthemostsouthernendofWeymouthRoadalongRoscommonRoadtothe southwesternexitIwouldtakeifgoingtotheairport,ajourneyofaround8minutes.Iencountered tworoundabouts,twopedestriancrossings,fivesetsoftrafficlightsandfourdifferentspeedzonesif youtakeinthe40km/hrspeedlimitoutsideaschool.Hardlymakesforaquickjourney.Onceigotto theinterchange,IthentravelledtoPapakuraviathesouthwesternandsouthernmotorways,a journeyofaround9minutes,bearinginmindtheearliertimedoesn'tincludethecrossingofthe ManukauHarbour,soinsummary,norealtimesaving,soawasteofmoney,thisbridgewillnotget metotheairportquicker.SureitmayeasetrafficflowsatthePapakurainterchangebutisn'tthat thereasonwhymillionsarebeingspentinthatareaatthemoment.IhopeWeymouthwillremaina wonderful,quietseasidecommunityforusandfuturegenerations. __________________________________________________________________________________ Resident4 WemovedintoWeymouthNovember2011.Wewereattractedtotheareabythereserveandthe closeproximitytothecoast. Welikethequietcountryfeeloftheplacewithno'thru'traffic. Wewouldnotagreetoabridgebeingaimedatourplaceofresidencefromacrosstheharbour. TheMotorwayisbeingupgradedinahugewayandnodoubtcostatthePapakura/Karakaentry/exit pointatthemomentandthismajorworkwillspeed uptrafficleavingtheKarakaareaandgivethemamoredirectroutetotheirdestinationratherthan disturbingourtranquilitybydrivingthroughourtown. Thehugesumofmoneywouldbebetterspentinmyopiniononservicestogetourresidentsto ManukauandPapakuratoenablethemtocatchtrainsatmoreregularintervalswhichwouldopen upthepossibilitiesofemploymentorfurthereducation.

Attachment5 AucklandPlanFeedbackonGreenfieldAreasforInvestigation South

SummaryofSubmitterstoDraftAucklandPlanRelatingtoGreenfieldAreas forInvestigation

RUBSubmittersSouthernCluster
SubmittersthatidentifiedaSpecific AreawithintheSouthernGreenfields
InfrastructureProviders
CountiesPowerLtd

Area/IssueSpecified

Pukekohe,Waiuku,Drury/Karaka,Paerata,Glenbrook, ClarksBeach,KingseatandKarakaSouth,GrahamsBeach, GlenbrookBeach,Buckland,Patumahoe,Bombay,Ararimu andHunua ExtendRUBfurthersouthinRamarama/Karakaarea. Networkabletosupportdevelopment. EncouragepartnershipwithCounciltoensurecritical infrastructuredelivered. Engagementimportant.ExtendRUBtoRamarama/Karaka. CPinfrastructureshouldbeabletosupportdevelopment intheseareas.KeypriorityareaswithinCPservicearea: southernpartofSouthernInitiative,Pukekohe&Waiuku, Drury/Karaka,Paerata&Glenbrook,ClarksBeach,Kingseat &KarakaSouth,Grahamseach,GlenbrookBeach, Buckland,Patumahoe,Bombay,Karaka,Ararimuand Hunua. NorthRoadareaCanalhousingmaritimevillagecouldbe created.Supportsappropriateplanningandmanagement ofruralandcoastallivingopportunities.

CountiesPowerLtd MightyRiverPowerLtd CountiesPowerLtd

NZCouncilforInfrastructureDevelopment

OtherTLAs
WaikatoRegionalCouncil WaikatoDistrictCouncil HamiltonCityCouncil

ParticularinterestinthedevelopmentofPukekoheand WaiukuandsouthernGreenfieldarea. Crossboundaryissues.PlanningofPukekohewillrequire WDCs. Hamiltonspotentialindustriallandcapacitycouldassist Aucklandcompactcityratherthanmoregreenfields. AndachievingtheFutureProofGrowthStrategyforthe WaikatoRegion.Potentialindustriallandreservein Hamilton.Collaboration.

Iwi
NgatiMaruRununga&TePatukirikiriInc TheNgatiTamaohoTrust WaikatoTainuiTeKauhanganuiInc

AmendlocationofRUBtoreflectteiwiMaoriaspirations suchasthosearisingfromTreatyclaims. ConcernedaboutextensiontoRUBbeyondMUL. WorkwithCounciltoprotect,restoreandenhancenatural, physicalandculturalenvirons.ProtectWaikatoTainui TreatyofWhakatupurangaWaikatoTainui2050. IssuesaroundTreatyandequity.LimitMULandcontain

TeAraRangatuoteIwiNgatiTeAtaWaiohua

SubmittersthatidentifiedaSpecific AreawithintheSouthernGreenfields

Area/IssueSpecified
sprawl.

Developers
KarakaCentreLtd,KarakaLakesLtd&Linwood AcresLtd SouthgateCentreLtd&RetailHoldingsLtd McConnellPropertyLtd

AreasforInvestigationdonotprovidecertainty. IncorporateTakaniniStructurePlaninRUB(Areas110) AddisonandwiderTakanini.Failedtoidentifyall significantlocalandneighborhoodcentresincluding proposesAddisoncentreandplannedHingaiaTown Centre.Supportsidentificationofsatellitesincluding Pukekohe. AddisonandwiderTakanini ExtendgreenfieldsareatoRamaramainterchange interchangeisacriticaltransportlinktotheDruryProject areaandiskeytofuturelinksegMillRd.Supports identificationofareacoveredbyproposedDruryBusiness ProjectaspartoftheRUBbutsouthernRUBneedtobe definedtoavoiddoubt. NospecificissueidentifiedinsubmissionrelatingtoRUB butmaybeinterestedinRUBissuesinthesouth. EnsureRUBincludeswholeofTakaniniStructurePlanarea (i.eAreas110). IncludeentireHingaiaPeninsulainnewRUB.Needto completepalnningforHingaiasoonerandincludeinUP. HinauRdshouldbezonedforresidentialdevelopmentin UP.NosignificantinfrastructureconstraintsinHingaia Stage2.RUBneedstoallowforawiderangeofhousing typologiesacrossregion. AbandonRUBdetrimentaleffectsonconstrains,costs andflexibleuseofland.NeedtobecautiousthatPlan doesntinhibitdevelopmentexpansionopportunitiesat presentunderwayontheurbanedge. QuestionappropriatenessofRUBinmanagingsuitableuse ofresources.Furtherinformationneededonbenefitsof CountryLivingareainsouth.Suggestextensionoflandin northeastofPukekohetothefootoftheBombayHills pasttheQuarryZoneandjoinedwiththeCountryside LivingzonetotheeastofDrury.Needstoextendeastof PapakuraandwestofArdmoreairportandjoinexisting zonethroughWhitford. GreenfieldsitestoeastofMillRdshouldbeinvestigated. RecognizeTakaniniStructurePlanarea.

AddisonDevelopmentsLtd StevensonGroupLtd

TheAlfristonGroup SouthgateCentreLtdandRetailHoldingsLtd ParklandsPropertiesLtd

NakhleGroupofCompanies

TemplemoreLandCompanyLtd

RobertsHoldingsLtd&HamlinHoldingsLtd WallaceGroupLtd

Residents&CommunityInterestGroups
AlfristonResidentsGroup

OpposeTakanini/Alfriston&NorthernMillRd&any extensionofMULareabetweenAlfristonRdsouthto WaltersRdisasignificanttrafficroute.RUBwillleadto inappropriatedevelopmentandcontinueddecimationof

SubmittersthatidentifiedaSpecific AreawithintheSouthernGreenfields
BelmontResidents&LandownersAssociation StStephensandQueenVictoriaSchoolsTrust Board

Area/IssueSpecified
theruralenvironment. TimingofPukekoheasasatellite.Nocertaintyforgrowth inPukekohe. OwnslandinGreatSouthRd&Bombayareaincludedin greenfieldsareawantstobeinvolvedwithdiscussions. Supportfor1832GreatSouthRdidentifiedasaGreenfield areaforinvestigation. LackofdetailfornorthofPukekohecentre. RemoveDruryriskofnaturalhazards.Supportexisting MUL.Removalwillallowunrestricteddevelopment. Consultwithlocalcommunities.Preventundesirable development. Beforebeginwithcommunitiesidentifyfirstpeopleshould beengagingwithwhoalreadyhaveunderstandingof communities Beforebeginwithcommunitiesidentifyfirstpeopleshould beengagingwithwhoalre4adyhaveunderstandingof communities Includeratepayersgroups.IncludeFranklinHeritage Committee.OpposeextensionofMUL.Lackon informationonRUB.Supportprotectionofhighly productiveland.BelmontPlanchangecontravenesthis. Satellitetownsshouldnothavehighrisedevelopment. Maximumheightshouldbe3stories.Andonlywithin walkingdistanceofCBD. Furtherinvestigationrequiredforadditional5000haof housinginGreenfieldsites.Expansionofruralvillagesand townshipsisexpected. SupportexistingMUL.RemovalofRUBwillallowfor unrestricteddevelopment.Consultwithlocalcommunities regardingdetailedplanning.Preventundesirable developmentfromlargedevelopercompanies(eg StevensonGrp). Shouldbenodevelopmentinsouthernruralareasfor30 yearstoprotectthemforfuturegenerations. Slowfuturedevelopmentsothatsocialandphysical infrastructurecancatchup LargeareasoflandintheHunuasthatcouldbedeveloped forleisurepurposeswhileprotectingenvironment.MUL shouldbemaintainedtoprotectruralenvironment. HaventidentifiedtheProposedEasternArterialfrom PukekohetoBombayasapriorityproject SupportsRUBbutonlyifdoesntrevertbacktomore flexibleMUL. WanttocontinuetoworkwithCouncil Consultwithkeystakeholdersrurallocations.Social infrastructure. Satelliteareas(Pukekohe)shouldbedesignedtohigher

CitizensforResponsibleDevelopment Drury&RamaramaProtectionSociety

FranklinSaferCommunityCoalition

PukekoheNorthSteeringCommittee

PukekoheCitizens&RatepayersInc

AlfristonVillageLandowners

DruryandRamaramaProtectionSociety

PapakuraRuralProtectionAssociation TakaniniResidentsActionGroup Hunua,Ararimu&PaparimuValleysResidents Association PukekoheSouthLandownersGroup DruryCommunityCommittee AucklandSouthCommunityResponseForum FranklinCouncilofSocialServices BeaconPathwayInc

SubmittersthatidentifiedaSpecific AreawithintheSouthernGreenfields
SmartGrowthImplementationCommittee

Area/IssueSpecified
densitiesandgoodurbandesignprinciples. SeekconsultationwithBayofPlentyandWaikatoRegions onamount,locationandtypeoflandusetobeprovidedin areastothesouthofAucklandgivenopportunitiesfor crossboundaryeffectsandintegration/collaboration. Transportandeconomicdevelopmentimportant.

Business
FiskMadsenTrust FossilStoneLtd&HenryNorcross

AreanorthofPukekohe.FranklinHeritageCommittee. Noindicationwhethertheirlandislocatedwithinor outsideRUB.Lackofsitespecificanalysis. NeglasariFarmsLtd NotimeframesforDrury.Dontfreezelandfrom developmentininterim. PoultryIndustryAssocofNZandtheEggProducers SupportsRUB.Concernedaboutreversesensitivityissues. FederationofNZ Areasofurbangrowthneedtobeclearlydefinedto minimiseconflictbetweenurbanandruraluses. AucklandEquineGroup Sprawlishinderingtrainersaccesstoracevenues. AtlasConcrete SupportFranklinGrowthStrategyidentificationofland adjacenttoBombaymotorwayinterchange. BrookdaleLtd Concernedthatonlyareasclassifiedassatellitetownsare consideredforfuturegrowth.Someareasoverlookedfor futuregrowth.(egGlenbrookBeach). TheEmployersandManufacturesAssoc Supportsadditional1000haofbusinesslandinDruryand Karaka.ButquestionhowthiswillmeshwithCouncilplans forintensificationoftransportnodes?

Individuals
MicheleFoster LouiseMorgan DaleMarsh AngelaHawkins

Drury&Ramaramaprotect.Opposebusinessland DrurySouth SeparatePapakurafromothersouthernareas SupportgreenfieldgrowthinPukekoheandPaeratabut notlessthan1hasites OpposesRUBandchangetocurrentMULlocation. Alreadysufficientlandforindustrialdevelopment. SouthernGreenfieldareaunsuitableduetoflooding. OpposesindustrialdevelopmentbeyondcurrentMUL. OpposesDruryindustrialandRamaramagreenfield OpposesDruryindustrialandRamaramagreenfield Supportprotectionofagricultural/horticulturallandin Druryandprotectionofgreenbelt. OpposesGreenfieldareawith2faultlines SouthernportionofLshaped(Drury)greenfieldsareaisin floodplainandHunuaandDruryfaultlines.Other catchmentareasandpoorsoilsmakeareahighrisk. SupportagricultureinPukekoheandenvironmentally responsiblecommunity. Protectgoodqualityagriculturallandfromurban encroachment

MatthewHawkins JohnHAnderson MarciaAnderson TeresaHislop AllanHolmes MartynShelley

DiveshMistry DavidClark

SubmittersthatidentifiedaSpecific AreawithintheSouthernGreenfields
MikeGeorge LeanneGeorge

Area/IssueSpecified
OpposeDrury/RamaramaandRuncimanindustrialareas. SupportsMULtogivealinebetweenurbanandrural. OpposesmovingMULtoengulfruralareas.Opposes Drury/RamaramaandRuncimanindustrial/business areas.LocateindustrialinsideMUL. NoreferendumwithPukekohenojustificationfor intensificationofit. Supportretentionofsouthernrural/urbanboundaryat Drury.OpposessprawlesppastDruryarea. AreaaroundDruryshouldnotbeconsideredforfuture residentialorbusinessdevelopmentprobetoflooding anddevelopment RUBtoorestrictive SupportRUB.ProtectHunuas. NojustificationastowhyPukekoheidentifiedasoneof8 priorityareas. 68UrquhartRd,Karaka.FlexibilityneededforRUBto assessplanchangesandapplicationsontheirmerits. RezonelandasCountrylivingorsimilartoreflectcharacter ofland.Extend5reenfieldareatoincludeawiderland area.Lackofcountrylivingoptions.DevelopRUBfurther inUP. OpposerezoningofDrury/Ramaramatoanindustrialarea. RUBmustbestrictlyenforced(egproposalforDruryto incorporateanindustrialparkwillcompletelyalterthe ruralcharacteroftheareaandshouldbestopped). Franklinhasbeenignored. Extend5reenfieldareaineasternpartofPukekoheto provideforcountystyleliving.ExtendRUBtoinclude RuncimanTriangleservicedbytheSH,rail,waterandgas. LogicinidentifyingKaraka,Drury,Runciman&Ramarama asGreenfieldareasasnexttomotorwayandrailand includesDrurybusinessarea.However,areaalsosubject toconstraintsthatmakesitunsuitablefordevelopment. Reconsiderinclusionoftheseareas. SupportsRUBwhichallowsforlongtermcertaintyand keepsruralareasproductiveratherthanbeinglandbanks forfuturedevelopment. ReplaceRUBwithprotectionanddevelopmentzones. RUBshouldbeseparatedbytheCountryLivingArea. Extendandwidencountrylivingareainthesouthto incorporatepropertieswithin3000to5000moftheRUB tocreateabufferbetweenurbanandrural. DontagreewithWaiukuandtheGreenfieldareasaretoo farawayfromthecitycentre. EnsureprotectionofDrurysspecialrurallifestyle. ProtectAucklandsgreenbeltandanyareawithfertilesoils orhistoricalorlocalcommunityvalues.Opposerezoning

MichaelCronin ElizabethBagley CarlyJHutchings

AlecandKeithSmith DorothyWilsonandChristopherBraxton JoelCayford ColinDevine

MargovanBerlo WilliamGGuilford

RobertKriletich AlanWilcox

BruceOwen

AliceMcKay

EllenLaan MarkOKane

GeoffreyHughes HeatherWesterkamp ChristineGouldie

SubmittersthatidentifiedaSpecific AreawithintheSouthernGreenfields
MarkandAnneLeys

Area/IssueSpecified
ofDruryareaduetohazards. ExistingMULshouldbecometheRUB.Networkof interconnectedtownsandvillagesneeded.Development southofPapakuraiscrisisdevelopment. OpposedtoextensionofMUL/RUB.TheLshaped GreenfieldsitetothesouthofDruryshouldnotbe developedgatewaytoAuckland. Spreadofcommercialbuildingsandresidentiallifestyle blocksonhighqualitysoilsaroundPukekoheshouldbe stopped. Noconsiderationofsouthernruralareasexcept Glenbrook. OpposesRUBplentyofspaceforindustrialdevelopment elsewhere.Lshapedareasubjecttoflooding. OpposeindustrialbeyondcurrentMUL. OpposerezoningofDrury/Ramaramaasanindustrialarea. SupportsRUB SupportforprotectionofproductivelandinDrury SupportRUB.OpposemajordevelopmentinDrury, Ramaramaareahazards. OpposeDruryindustrial.SupportRUB. RUBisabsentinDruryareagivingnocertainty.

DianneDavies

DavidBlaker

GlennKnight AngelaHawkins MatthewHawkins MarciaAnderson BronwynGolding TeresaHislop CarrieAnneHislop DirkJanOostdam TerranceJeffries

RUBSubmittersGeneralIssues
SubmittersthatraisedgeneralRUBIssues
Organizations/Developers/Business PropertyCouncilNZ SummersetHoldingsLtd McConnellPropertyLtd

SummaryofIssue
Greatercertaintyforfuturelandsupplyandclarification regardingreleaseofland Supportforinvestigatinggreenfields Mismatchbetweenlandsupplyanddemand.Focuson identificationandplanningforadditionalgreenfields (Group1Businessland). Growthinsouth/Addison/Takanini Interregionalagreementrequired WantsdebateonhowCouncilwillaccommodatefuture population RUBallowsforcontrolledreleaseofGreenfieldlandto meetgrowth. Satellitecentresshouldbeinvestigatedforpotential developmentinadditiontoGreenfieldareas.Shouldbe furtherinvestigationintoareasalongtheRUB. OpposeRUB SupportRUB SupportRUBvitaltoensuretheprotectionofAucklands ruraleconomy.

BayofPlentyRegionalCouncil TheHousingLobby AucklandChamberofcommerce MeridianPlanningConsultantsLtd

Cooper&Company WhangateauR&R(Inc) HabitatforHumanityGreaterAucklandLtd FederatedFarmers

RossReidLtd

RoyalForestandBird HughGreenLtd

Watercare

Individuals BernardColeman

AliciaDowsett

RanjiitKeshvara

JeremyReynolds ShaunWilkinson DushkoBogunovich RichardKemp LauraArmstrong

CarolineWard

JuliaBellamy

EwenYu

ChrisHWilliams BradyNixon

WarwickSmith

IncludeprovisionforRUBtodefendlogicaltopographical andnaturalboundaries.Timelineof510yearsforthe UOPinunacceptable. Urbandevelopmentinhighlyvaluednaturalareasshould beavoided.Shouldmarkgoandnogoareas.SupportRUB. AdvancementofHGLslandholdingswillrequireeffective inputsofarangeofstakeholdersbestcoordinatedy Council.NeedstoreliablyinformUp.HGLarewellplaced tobealeadingparticipanttoprovideforthefuturegrowth ofAuckland SupportstagedreleaseofGreenfieldareas.SupportRUB. Morecosteffectivetosupportacompactcityratherthana sprawledcity.DefineRUBto2040andsequencingand timingofgreenfielddevelopment. SupportsRUBforcontainingsprawl,avoiding environmentaldegradation,protectingsoilsandefficient useofinfrastructure SupportsRUBforcontainingsprawl,avoiding environmentaldegradation,protectingsoilsandefficient useofinfrastructure ReplaceRUBwithstructureplanningprocess.RUBisan economicinstrumentwithnegativeeffectsonlandcosts anddevelopmentprocesses. RUBwillincreasecostofhousing Greenfieldareastoolargeandshouldbereducedby50% Disagreeswithoveralldevelopmentstrategyapproach SupportRUBessentialtheboundaryisretainedstrictly UseofRUBessentialtoavoidurbansprawl,limit environmentaldegradation,protectfoodproduction capacityofurbanhinterlandandmakeefficientuseof infrastructure. UseofRUBessentialtoavoidurbansprawl,limit environmentaldegradation,protectfoodproduction capacityofurbanhinterlandandmakeefficientuseof infrastructure. SupportsRUBforcontainingsprawl,avoiding environmentaldegradation,protectingsoilsandefficient useofinfrastructure SupportsRUBforcontainingsprawl,avoiding environmentaldegradation,protectingsoilsandefficient useofinfrastructure Protectionofproductivesoils/recognitionofClassAsoils forproduction Supportcontainingsprawlbutabalancedapproachthat includesGreenfielddevelopmentisrequired.Locate growthoutsideMUL. Providenewseparatesewerandstormwatersystemsin Greenfieldsitestopresentoverflowofcontaminated stormwater.