Ten Year Plan 2009-2019

This page contains information about the Tasman District Council Ten Year Plan 2009-2019. The Ten Year Plan is a document put together by Council, in consultation with the community, tying together the future vision for the District with the actions the Council will do towards achieving the vision over the next 10 years.

Final Ten Year Plan 2009-2019 

Tasman District Council approved its final Ten Year Plan for 2009-2019 on 30 June 2009.

 The Ten Year Plan was finalised following an exhaustive series of workshops by the Council, public consultation, and work by Council staff. The Council received over 4634 submissions on the draft Plan.

Matters relating to the electronic presentation of the report to the readers of the Long-Term Council Community Plan

This report relates to the LTCCP of Tasman District Council for the ten years commencing 1 July 2009 which was approved by Tasman District Council on 30 June 2009 included on Tasman District Council’s website. Tasman District Council is responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the website. We have not been engaged to report on the integrity of Tasman District Council’s website. We accept no responsibility for any changes that may have occurred to the LTCCP since it was initially presented on the website.

The report refers only to the LTCCP named above. It does not provide an opinion on any other information which may have been hyperlinked to/from the LTCCP, including the adopted amendment to the LTCCP published by Tasman District Council and which has not been incorporated with the content of the LTCCP to which this report relates. If readers of this report are concerned with the inherent risks arising from electronic data communication they should refer to the published hard copy of the LTCCP dated 30 June 2009 and the related audit report dated 30 June 2009 to confirm the information included in the LTCCP presented on this website.

The preparation and dissemination of the LTCCP is governed by New Zealand legislation.

Key Decisions in the Ten Year Plan 2009-2019 

Some of the key decisions made by Council in the Final Ten Year Plan 2009-2019, set 30 June 2009, included:

  • Introducing a Tourism Targeted Rate of $137.21 (including GST) to be charged as a flat rate on tourism related businesses. The total funding provided by Council to Nelson Tasman Tourism will be equivalent to last year, plus inflation.
  • Agreeing to the formation of a Holding Company to hold Council’s share of the assets in Port Nelson Ltd, Nelson Airport Ltd, and Tourism Nelson Tasman Ltd.
  • Providing for a new storage facility for the Tasman Bays Heritage Trust to store Provincial Museum assets at a cost to Council of $60,000.
  • Amending the Development Contributions Policy, which means that the contribution reduces from a maximum of $22,948 per unit to $20,394. The contribution for roading will be $5,034.
  • Bringing forward the public passenger transport service funding into 2009/10 for transport between Richmond and Nelson, but reducing the amount of funding and the level of the service provided.
  • Changing the roading programme of works to bring forward the cycleways in the vicinity of the Ruby Bay Bypass, and seal extensions in Eighty-Eight Valley road and Gibbs Valley Road.
  • Including the Motueka reticulated water supply project subject to a satisfactory Government subsidy being received.
  • Including the Lower Motueka flood control proposal but subject to further public consultation on the design and timing of the project, prior to approval to proceed with the re-construction of the stopbank. As part of the consultation process the Council will consider the affordability on the Motueka community of the combined impact of the Motueka water supply and stopbank projects.
  • Agreeing to provide the Takaka central business district with a fire fighting water supply and to consult with the Takaka community on whether to extend the fire fighting water supply to a fully reticulated community supply subject to receiving a Government subsidy. This change was at the request of the Golden Bay Community Board and others from Golden Bay.
  • Deleting the proposal for a multi-bin kerbside recycling and waste collection service. Agreeing to explore recycling and waste management options, including maintaining a mix of private and Council contracted services, through the review of Council’s Waste Management and Minimisation Plan.
  • While noting the Council’s support for a rowing and watersport course proposed at Rabbit Island, funding has been removed from the Plan while a feasibility study is undertaken. Council has shown a willingness to re-consider funding the proposal subject to the results of the feasibility study.
  • Adding in funding for some of the numerous community projects asked for by individuals and community groups.

Draft Ten Year Plan 2009-2019 

A draft Ten Year plan is produced after initial consultation with a range of stakeholders and community groups. The draft plan is released to the public and open to public submissions and hearings.

The Draft Ten Year Plan 2009-2019 was released 23 March 2009.

17 Settlements Document 

The Council also prepared a 17 Settlements document as supplementary information to the draft Ten Year Plan, to make it easier for people to find out what is happening in their local area.

17 Settlements Maps