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Community feedback round one
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November 2021 and March 2022
In the first round of community engagement, we wanted to find out which waterbodies (lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands) are most important to Otago communities, what people value most about them, and what characteristics of waterbodies matter most. More than 560 people gave feedback, with the strongest values being:
- water quality
- non-contact recreation such as walking, camping and sightseeing
- swimming
- water take/use
Other values included:
- fishing
- aquatic species
- threatened species
- habitat
- ecosystems
- river flow
- lake level
- natural character
- wetlands
- groundwater
Thank you to everyone who provided feedback or came along to one of the community meetings to tell us what you want for land and water resources in our region.
The Catlins community meetings were held at 12:30pm and 7pm, Monday 29 November 2021 at the Owaka Community Centre.
View the Catlins staff presentation
View the summary report of the Catlins feedback received
The Dunedin & Coast community meetings were held online at 12pm and 7pm, Monday 14 March 2022.
View the recording of the online meeting below.
View the Dunedin & Coast online presentation here.
View the summary report of the Dunedin & Coast feedback received
The Dunstan community meeting was held online at 7pm, Monday 28 February 2022.
View the recording of the online meeting below.
The Lower Clutha community meeting was held online at 7pm, Tuesday 1 March 2022.
View the recording of the online meeting below.
View the Lower Clutha online presentation here.
View the summary report of the Lower Clutha feedback received
We consulted the community to identify important values and develop objectives and limits for waterways in the Manuherekia.
We sought feedback on five scenarios for managing water in the Manuherekia, and received more than 1,000 submissions supporting a range of flow options for the river.
The scenarios were developed with input from the Manuherekia Reference Group, which has representatives from the Manuherekia Catchment Group, the Department of Conservation, Forest and Bird, Central Otago District Council, Fish and Game, the Central Otago Environmental Society, Southern District Health Board and ORC.
Following consultation, a proposed approach was presented to ORC Councillors in August 2021. ORC Councillors requested that more science work be done, and this is now underway.
View the May 2021 Manuherekia Management Scenarios consultation document.
The North Otago community meeting was held online at 7pm, Tuesday 15 March 2022.
View the recording of the online meeting below.
View the North Otago online presentation here.
View the summary report of the North Otago feedback received
The Roxburgh community meeting was held online at 7pm, Wednesday 2 March 2022.
View the recording of the online meeting below.
The Taieri community meeting was held online at 7pm, Wednesday 16 March 2022.
View the recording of the online meeting below.
Upper Lakes
The Upper Lakes community meetings were held at 12:30pm and 7pm, Wednesday 17 November 2021 at Queenstown Events Centre and at 12:30pm and 7pm, Thursday 18 November 2021 at Lake Wanaka Centre.
View the Upper Lakes staff presentation here.
View the summary report of the Upper Lakes feedback received
