Coromandel Zone Plan

About the Coromandel Zone Plan

The Coromandel Zone Plan (the zone plan) provides the broad direction for the implementation of Waikato Regional Council’s (the council) Integrated Catchment Management directorate (ICM) activities within the Coromandel Zone.

The zone plan includes:

• an overall vision for the zone
• 30 year goals for the zone
• implementation actions for the next 10 year period to meet the goals identified
• processes (and measures) for monitoring and reviewing the plan.

The implementation actions proposed within the plan give effect to aspects of the Waikato Regional Policy Statement, the council’s Strategic Direction and The Peninsula Project, and also assists with the implementation of the council’s non-regulatory responsibilities under a variety of other statutes.

The Coromandel Zone Plan is underpinned by a number of existing, and to be developed, harbour and catchment management plans, which provide more detailed direction on implementation actions identified in this plan.

The Coromandel zone contains a range of unique environments of significant natural, economic, social and cultural value. An ongoing challenge for the council over the life of this plan will be to target limited resources into areas of greatest priority. This challenge has been identified as a key focus area for the implementation of this plan.

Achieving the plan goals will also rely on ongoing and successful collaboration with a range of stakeholders in the zone, and this is also a key focus area for implementation. Greater integration and effective advocacy across a range of council business areas will also be important in delivering the actions within the plan.