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Ōmokoroa

Thanks for sharing your thoughts Ōmokoroa. This is what you told us matters most to your community.

These are the top priorities for the whole of the Western Bay District.

Housing Development

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CLIMATE CHANGE

Planning for natural hazards and severe weather events.

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Building a strong and thriving economy.

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Road Safety

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WASTE MINIMISATION

Providing the right services and infrastructure for reducing waste.

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SPEED MANAGEMENT

Creating a speed management plan for our local roads.

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Natural Environment

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TRANSPORTATION

How our roads, cycleways and walkways can be improved.

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REPRESENTATION

Ensuring your community is effectively represented.

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Public Transport

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DOG EXERCISE AREAS

Developing safe spaces for your four-legged friends.

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Housing Development

What are the next steps?

Your feedback will be used to help shape Council’s structure planning and phase two growth infrastructure projects in Ōmokoroa.

Road Safety

What are the next steps?

Your feedback has helped shape the review of Council’s Transportation Activity Plan as part of the development of the Long Term Plan 2024-34 which is scheduled for adoption in 2024.

At the same time, it’s also helping shape the procurement approach for renewal of our roading contract in 2024/25, where we are looking to work closer with local suppliers and businesses to deliver high-quality roading services that meet the needs and expectations of the community.

Natural Environment

What are the next steps?

Your feedback has helped shape the planning and potential funding of an environmental coordinator. If this role is confirmed, through the Long Term Plan 2024-34 process, it will primarily be about growing capacity and capability of locals to take care of their spaces in Ōmokoroa and Whakamarama. Council would look to work alongside existing groups to add value and support where they most need it.

Public Transport

What are the next steps?

While Council does not provide public transport directly, this feedback is being provided to Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council who lead this.

Climate Change

What are the next steps?

Your feedback will help set out the next steps for Council’s Climate Change Action Plan. This work in ongoing and includes gaining a better understanding of what our risks are to help inform our future actions.

Economic Development

What are the next steps?

Your feedback has helped shape the review of Council’s Economic Development Activity Plan as part of the development of the Long Term Plan 2024-34 which is scheduled for adoption in 2024.

Waste Minimisation

What are the next steps?

Your feedback has helped shape the development of Council’s Waste Management and Minimisation Plan which will be adopted in 2024.

This refreshed plan is built on the great mahi we’ve collectively done and also what we’ve heard from you. We want to build on our successful programmes such as our kerbside service, mobile recycling trailers and waste education, and make it easier for our community to do even more.

Speed Management

What are the next steps?

Your feedback has helped shape the development of Council’s Speed Management Plan which will be adopted in 2024.

Our proposed approach is for a 50kph speed limit in urban areas and 80kph speed limit within rural areas, with exceptions including schools, Marae, town centres and community identified areas.

To achieve the best safety outcomes for the local community we’ll be prioritising areas with the highest need first. The priorities identified for the first three years of the Speed Management Plan are:

  • Schools
  • Marae (and associated community hubs)
  • Other high-risk and high benefit areas (e.g., places with a high concentration of people like town centres)
  • Areas identified by the community as important (e.g., particular roads or areas where there is local community support for a speed limit reduction).

Transportation

What are the next steps?

Your feedback has helped shape the review of Council’s Transportation Activity Plan as part of the development of the Long Term Plan 2024-34 which is scheduled for adoption in 2024.

At the same time, it’s also helping shape the procurement approach for renewal of our roading contract in 2024/25, where we are looking to work closer with local suppliers and businesses to deliver high-quality roading services that meet the needs and expectations of the community.

Representation

What are the next steps?

Your feedback will help shape our representation review process which is scheduled to begin in early 2024.

As a result of Council establishing a Maori ward earlier this year – this process will consider the number of wards, and number of councillors and community boards, with a chance for community feedback before July 2024.

Dog Exercise Areas

What are the next steps?

We’ll be investigating and consulting with the community on Precious Family Reserve as an alternative location for a dog exercise area, alongside the original location we consulted on of Links View Drive Reserve.

Although 56 submitters supported the location of Links View Drive Reserve, we received 35 responses suggesting alternative locations, with Precious Family Reserve being the most common option. This was important feedback that helped us to reconsider our approach for Ōmokoroa.

We plan to go back out to the Ōmokoroa community in early 2024 to consult on a Precious Family Reserve option.

Council has $30k allocated to go towards the creation of this dog exercise area.

Community Housing Development
Community Road Safety
Community Natural Environment
Community Public Transport
Council Climate Change
Council Economic Development
Council Waste Minimisation
Council Speed Management
Council Transportation
Council Representation
Council Dog Exercise Areas

The community and town of Ōmokoroa is set on a long peninsula in the Tauranga Harbour.

It is one of the most sought after areas for coastal living in the Western Bay and this is represented by the significant population growth in recent years.

Ōmokoroa is fast developing to meet its growing population with facilities that include an early childhood centre, school, medical centre, supermarkets and cafes. It boasts a beautiful harbourside playground and is also a landing point for the Matakana ferry.

Ōmokoroa is located within the rohe of Ngāti Taka and Te Pirirākau, both descended from the Takitimu migration and aligning with Ngāti Ranginui iwi.

Various hapū of Tainui and Mataatua descent also have associations with Ōmokoroa through connections with Ngāti Taka and Te Pirirākau which are upheld to this day. The Ōmokoroa peninsula has long been prized for the access it offers to the waters of Tauranga Moana and its ferry terminal remains a critical transport hub for whānau from the islands of Matakana and Motuhoa.

Rapid urbanisation of the Ōmokoroa peninsula has taken place in recent years, seeing it’s orchards and farms give way to subdivision for residential development, though the community continues to value and enjoy its ties to the moana.

There is currently no marae situated on the Ōmokoroa peninsula, but the nearby Tawhitinui Marae holds connection to the area.