Te Puna Plan - Western Bay of Plenty District Council

Contents
Contents................................................................................................................................................2
Te Puna (the Eternal Stream)..............................................................................................................3
Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................4
Our Community....................................................................................................................................4
Where is Te Puna?............................................................................................................................4
What does the census tell us?...........................................................................................................4
What defines us?...............................................................................................................................5
Te Puna Plan sub-areas and key attributes..................................................................................6
Our Issues.............................................................................................................................................7
Planned and likely future impacts......................................................................................................7
Te Puna Rural Business Park ...........................................................................................................7
Proposed Northern Arterial (motorway).............................................................................................7
Omokoroa wastewater transfer pipeline............................................................................................8
State Highway 2/Minden Road commercial area (Te Puna Junction)...............................................8
Adjoining area impacts ......................................................................................................................8
Multiple owned Maori land.................................................................................................................8
Council planned initiatives .................................................................................................................8
The Te Puna Community Streetscape Development Plan – Roading ..............................................8
Rural intensification ...........................................................................................................................9
Physical/Environmental Effects.....................................................................................................9
Social Effects.................................................................................................................................9
Economic Effects...........................................................................................................................9
Summary .........................................................................................................................................10
Our Future...........................................................................................................................................11
1. Strong community planning process ..................................................................................11
2. Orderly land use plan .........................................................................................................12
3. Local work opportunities.....................................................................................................12
4. Industrial and commercial development.............................................................................13
5. Infrastructure, Access and Connectivity.............................................................................13
6. Enhance community character...........................................................................................15
7. Environmental Stewardship................................................................................................16
Conclusion..........................................................................................................................................17
Appendix 1 ..........................................................................................................................................18
Working Party ..................................................................................................................................18
Appendix 2 ..........................................................................................................................................19
Issues Raised in Submissions .........................................................................................................19
Appendix 3 ..........................................................................................................................................22
Plan Development Process .............................................................................................................22
Appendix 4 ..........................................................................................................................................23
Community Workshop Outcomes ....................................................................................................23
Summarising the Findings...........................................................................................................27
Appendix 5 ..........................................................................................................................................28
What is Rural Character?.................................................................................................................28
The approach ..............................................................................................................................28
What do we currently know about ‘essential character’? ............................................................28
What is Te Puna’s essential character? ..........................................................................................30
Appendix 6 – Te Puna Newsletter, December 2006 ........................................................................32
Appendix 7 – Te Puna Community Plan submission form ............................................................32
Appendix 8 – Heartlands Inc .............................................................................................................35
Te Puna Community Plan March 2007 Page 2