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The Waitara Catchment Management Plan aims to capture the history, current challenges, and identify opportunities to address these challenges for the Waitara Urban Stormwater Catchment. It is primarily focused on stormwater but also considers the wastewater network in terms of Inflow and Infiltration and resultant wastewater overflows due to the inextricable links between the two.
The plan covers Waitara urban area and the tributaries that feed it. It does not cover the wider Waitara awa catchment, or the awa its self (including flooding caused by overtopping or a breach of the stopbanks) as these are the responsibility of the Taranaki Regional Council.
The CMP uses the framework stablished by the Stormwater vision and Roadmap, and has been co-created (REVIEW WORDING) with Waitara mana whenua, Manukorihi and Otaraua and NPDC. Following this framework, this Plan is presented in three sections:
3. Looking to the Future – future pressures, and a presentation of the opportunities identified to achieve the Stormwater Vision for Waitara.
In the following sections this document will explore the past, present and future of stormwater in Waitara using maps to present the data available in an interactive way;
Click on the map icon XXX to open the map in a new tab; the map the will be fully interactive and you can view the leyend by clicking XXX, scroll, search addresses...
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Waitara is home to numerous culturally significant sites. This comprises of Pā, Urupa, Kaainga, and Maara. Mahinga kai was practiced over the Repo(wetlands), Awa(river), and Whenua(land) of the catchment, including Inanga(whitebait), Kōura(fresh water crays), and Kākahi(fresh water mussel) harvest, Piharau (lamprey) and Tuna(eel) fishing, and crop farming on the fertile, productive soils and inside the wetlands.
Hapu Pukaawa (traditional fishing reefs) along the Waitara shoreline are often regarded as among the most extensive in New Zealand and Hapu holds special significance for the Taioma, Tauranga, Orapa, Te Puna, and Tokataratara reefs, as well as the Waitara Awa itself.
Historic map Manukorihi Pa 1840-46
Click on the points on the map to learn about historical locations of significance to Manukorihi and Otaraua. – This map needs more input from hapu
Waitara's Hapū have kaitiakitanga obligations linked to the Taiao (environment) through Whakapapa (intergenerational links). Historically, these roles supported the continued use of the Whenua (land) and Wai (water) and vice versa.
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