Waikato Regional Council news
Your coast. Your life – Getting it right for our coasts
If you live, work or play by the sea and at our beaches, you’ve probably noticed some things are not like they used to be.
You probably feel quite deeply about this, and have some thoughts about how we should be able to use and enjoy this natural environment forever.
That’s where the Waikato Regional Coastal Plan comes in. It has the really important job of setting out how we sustainably manage our region’s coastal environment.
The current coastal plan was first notified in 1995 and things are a lot different to how they were 24 years ago.
- National and regional rules and direction have changed which we now have to take into account.
- There are lots more people living, playing or working on Waikato’s coasts.
- We’re seeing environmental changes, too.
- We have a much better understanding of how our climate is changing and the effects that this could have on our land and coasts.
- We’ve also had feedback that the plan could be made easier to understand, and that we need to take a fresh look at whether we’re subjecting activities to the right level of scrutiny.
Have your say on the review here: https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/council/policy-and-plans/healthy-environments/rcp-review/