Bay Harbour: June 14, 2023

Bay Harbour News Wednesday June 14 2023
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Coastal hazards planning takes step forward
THE CITY council has released
two key reports as part of its
planning for coastal hazards
caused by sea-level rise.
The reports follow engagement
with Lyttelton Harbour
and Port Levy communities to
better understand local values
and priorities in relation to
the coastal environment as the
impacts of climate change are felt
through increased coastal flooding,
coastal erosion and rising
groundwater.
The information will be used
by the city council and the Whakaraupō
Lyttelton Harbour and
Koukourarata Port Levy Coastal
Panel to help develop draft adaptation
plans for the area, which
communities will be able to give
feedback on later this year.
Said city council
team leader coastal
adaptation planning
Jane Morgan:
“It’s wonderful
to have captured
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such a broad base
of feedback from
the people who
live, work and play
in the Whakaraupō Lyttelton
Harbour and Koukourarata Port
Levy area, to help inform our adaptation
planning going forward.
“We were able to connect with
the communities in their own
backyard to hear about the issues
that matter most to them, their
concerns for the future, and what
they want the area to look like. It
was a very helpful and important
step.”
The city council ran a series
of community events between
October and December last year
as part of its main engagement
programme, including a family
fun day at Allandale Hall.
It also worked with local
schools to deliver “beachinars”,
where students talked on the
beach with experts about how
coastal hazards may affect
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FUTURE PLANNING: The city council has released two reports as part of its planning for
coastal hazards caused by sea level rise.
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the area.
A total of 294 respondents
contributed to the main consultation,
with a further 151 contributing
to a secondary survey
specifically about what impacts
coastal hazards may have on
transport. The two consultations
formed the basis for the two
reports released last week.
“During the engagement
period we asked the community
to tell us what they value in the
area,” said Morgan.
“This information then formed
the basis of the coastal panel’s
work to develop the community
objectives, which are critical to
the assessment of adaptation
options and plans alongside
technical, cultural, ecological
and cost considerations.”
Adaptation options could
include flood-proofing infrastructure,
retreating assets, or
using planning tools to avoid
developing in at-risk areas and
increasing the risk of harm to
people and property.
The coastal panel has also
agreed on the locations that will
be prioritised for adaptation
planning within the Lyttelton
Harbour and Port Levy area.
“We can’t reasonably plan for
every inch of the coastline, so the
coastal panel has agreed on six
priority adaptation locations to
focus on,” said Morgan.
“These are defined as particularly
at-risk locations that will receive
an adaptation plan. They’re
areas where clusters of public
assets, particularly critical assets,
and networks of infrastructure
are vulnerable to coastal hazards
over the next 30 years.”
The priority adaptation locations
have been confirmed as
Rāpaki, Allandale, Teddington,
Southern Charteris Bay, Purau,
and Port Levy.
“In recognition of the interconnectedness
and criticality
of transport assets across the
harbour, the coastal panel have
also agreed that roading and marine
infrastructure assets will be
considered together as part of a
separate and wider assessment,”
said Morgan.
“This reflects feedback from
the community who identified
jetties, wharves and piers
as highly valued assets for
consideration.”
• To learn more about
coastal hazards adaption
or to read the reports, go
to www.ccc.govt.nz
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