Coastal Erosion - Haumoana, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

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Walking on Water

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Hard engineering not a hard decision

Haumoana-Te Awanga-Clifton residents reject the current options of 13 groynes at a cost of $18 million to the local community and ‘managed retreat’ of houses under threat.

Simply put we propose:

1. That the HBRC and HDC ‘approve in principal’ the construction of up to five groynes to help stabilize and replenish the foreshore between Clifton Rd, Haumoana and the existing groyne near the Tukituki River.

2. That the HBRC and HDC ‘approve in principle’ a sea wall and public access walkway to protect the 21 houses immediately under threat as the first major step in the wider Walking on Water proposal.

3. We seek the full support of the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council and the Hastings District Council to help remove obstacles to these developments being undertaken ‘with urgency’ and to support and absorb the costs of obtaining resource consents.

4. If it is proven that gaining resource consent is beyond the powers of either council then we seek support in taking this issue to central government and the Environment Court as the first stage in a major coastal protection infrastructure development.

5. Arrange to have one member each from the Hawke’s Bay District Council (HBDC) and Hastings District Council (HDC) as key liaison people to support the WOW group and keep the community updated.

6. If the councils are not satisfied with the WOW proposals; five groynes and the first stages of a coastal wall and walkway, then we request public expressions of interest be called for. WOW is open to being shown that the councils can come up with a more cost-effective and functional option than that being proposed as part of this submission.

Based on the Walking on water (Wow) group visionary submission to the Hastings District Council and Hawke’s Bay Regional Council 10-year plan concerning the coastal erosion in Haumoana-Te Awanga and Clifton.

Contact:
Ann Redstone
WOW Chairperson
Phone: 06-8750005
Email: agoodin@xtra.co.nz

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Latest stories in the media:

WOW urges Government Intervention on Coast - The Scoop - 19.02.10

Unlicensed seawall earns $3000 fine by Marty Sharpe - The Dominion Post - 26.01.10

Coastal dwellers left stranded By MARTY SHARPE - The Dominion Post - 25.07.09

Family home threatened if forced to remove sea wall - Campbell live - 24.07.09

Father fights seawall order - Hawkes Bay Today - 23.07.09

Family ordered to tear down seawall By MARTY SHARPE - The Dominion Post - 23.07.09

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