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Ahu Ake
– Waipā Community Spatial Plan
Final stage of engagement for Ahu Ake -Waipā Community Spatial Plan District
Exciting news! We are in the process of planning our next steps of engagement for Ahu Ake – Waipā Community Spatial Plan.
This plan will guide the Council’s planning and investment decisions over the next 30 years, aiming to build connected communities and achieve community outcomes; to become socially resilient, cultural champions, environmental champions, and economically progressive.
It has been developed through extensive engagement with Mana Whenua/Iwi, stakeholders, and the wider community and feedback from this engagement has been used to develop the draft plan which we will be seeking our community’s feedback on.
We will be undertaking a Special Consultative Procedure which is a formal process that gives Mana Whenua/Iwi, stakeholders, and the wider community a final opportunity to provide formal submissions on the draft plan. It is a crucial part of our commitment to engaging the community and ensuring that all views are heard before we begin its implementation.
Consultation will take place later this year. Once submissions have been considered, the Council will finalise and adopt Ahu Ake.
We are currently planning our engagement approach with the aim of continuing to involve Mana Whenua/Iwi partners, stakeholders, and the wider community. Our aim is to share the content of the draft plan, and how it will be implemented, for you to have your say.
We are proud of the way our community has taken part in the process to date and we want to ensure we continue to consider all views as we work towards the final version of Ahu Ake – Waipā Community Spatial Plan.
We have received positive feedback about the way we have developed Ahu Ake - Waipā Community Spatial Plan and are building on the award-winning World Café workshops. We want to hear from you, so we encourage everyone to have their say once consultation opens. Your feedback will help shape the future of our district.
Garry Dyet Waipā District Council Chief Executive
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We’ve been on the lookout for residents from across the district to sign-up to participate in our first ever World Café.
The World Café will bring community members together with Council staff and experts to discuss, collaborate and generate ideas on complex topics, such as growth, housing and the economy, in the spatial plan where we need further feedback.
More than 140 people, with a wide range of background and experiences of living in Waipā, put their hands up to take part, which is a fantastic result.
We are now in the process of selecting 40-45 participants from this wider group to take part in the World Café and share the views of their communities. You can find out more about how this process will be carried out by clicking on the button below.
We came to you
From mid-February to late March 2023, we visited 11 towns and villages across the district, including Te Pahū, Pukeatua, Karāpiro, Kihikihi, Rukuhia and Te Awamutu, and held 17 events where we spoke with hundreds of residents about what our future should look like.
We also held presentations and ran workshops with over 10 different community organisations across Waipā and spoke with mana whenua representatives.
Take a look at where we went and what people told us below.
What is a Spatial Plan?
A spatial plan is a blueprint for a district that provides the foundation for all future planning and investment by Council. It is about future focused thinking that will ultimately shape the look and feel of our places and spaces.
Find out more about why it is so important and what it will mean for our district.
