Developing the draft

January 2003 saw the start of the full community consultation to help develop the Draft Wairarapa Coastal Strategy.

We received over one hundred and fifty submissions from people who live at or visit the coast letting us know what is important to them. In addition, a survey of more than 370 Wairarapa beach users was done to find out why and how often they visit the coast, what they would like to see change, and what they would like to see stay the same.

This feedback, together with the information collected for the technical reports and the submissions received from key stakeholders, was used to prepare the Draft Wairarapa Coastal Strategy.

Submissions on the Draft

Over 100 submissions were received on the Draft Wairarapa Coastal Strategy. People provided good ideas and comments about changes that they would like to see. Again it was clear from this round of consultation that the Wairarapa Coast is a special place for people from all walks of life.

You can view a summary of the survey results and submissions from the box at the right.