Whangamata Catchment and Harbour – What's important to the People?

This document presents findings of community consultation exercise carried out in Whangamata in October 1999. It is the first part of a process to develop a strategy for the ongoing management of Whangamata and can be viewed as a 'scoping' exercise. Purpose: To ascertain the issues of importance to people at Whangamata.

Public views on: likes, dislikes, and improvements covering a wide range of topics.

Whangamata Harbour and catchment

Whangamata Harbour – E2764538 N6442493, NZMG, 1:20000, AREA

Labour weekend, October 1999

Mapping and sticky notes H-forms People targeted for their views at public meeting, drop-in centre, school, shops, streets, pubs Frequency of collection: One off consultation

Not reported Gaps in collection: Not reported Data quality: Methods used based on Participatory Appraisal. The integrity of Participatory Appraisal requires: clear purpose and objectives; application of tools by a trained and neutral facilitator; a flexible approach, a process that is transparent at all stages from gathering to using information. Attribute accuracy: Not reported Completeness: Not reported

report, photos Digital Format: MS Word, scanned photos

Future planning for the development of Whangamata.

Freely available Sensitivity/Confidentiality: None

initial step of gauging community feelings is finished.