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Paengaroa

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

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

Getting Around

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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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Thriving Businesses

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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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Recreation Facilities

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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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Housing Our Community

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Getting Around

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.

Thriving Businesses

What are the next steps?

Your feedback will help shape the development of the Paengaroa Community Plan being led by the Paengaroa Community Association alongside Council.

Recreation Facilities

What are the next steps?

Your feedback will help shape the planning around Council’s approach to community facilities as part Long-Term Plan 204-34 kōrero.

Housing Our Community

What are the next steps?

Your feedback will be used to help shape Council’s District Plan Review including prioritisation of plan changes and spatial planning for our communities in the next 1 – 10 years.

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.

Community Getting Around
Community Thriving Businesses
Community Recreation Facilities
Community Housing Our Community
Council Climate Change
Council Economic Development
Council Waste Minimisation
Council Speed Management
Council Transportation
Council Representation

Paengaroa is a rural town on State Highway 33 between Te Puke and Rotorua.

It is well known as the home base for Manuka honey champions Comvita. The Comvita Visitor Centre providing stimulus and economic growth for the local economy.

The tangata whenua at Paengaroa are Ngāti Pikiao and Ngāti Marukukere, however there is no resident local marae currently.

Paengaroa is centred on dairy, dry stock and kiwifruit with surrounding areas holding farmland and some commercial land.