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Ōhiwa - Together we’re keeping it special
He taonga tuku iho kē, ko tātau rā ngā uri e
It’s all about action. Te Rautaki mō Ōhiwa, the Ōhiwa Harbour Strategy (OHS) is essentially an action plan to maintain the well-being of the Ōhiwa Harbour and its catchment and improve its health where needed.
Priority areas are the catchment, the harbour itself and the people and communities living by this great taonga.
The Ōhiwa Harbour Strategy partner organisations are:
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Te Ūpokorehe
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Te Whakatōhea
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Ngāti Awa
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Te Waimana
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Bay of Plenty Regional Council
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Whakatāne District Council
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Ōpōtiki District Council
These partners come together at two levels:
Big picture stuff: Ōhiwa Harbour Implementation Forum
The Ōhiwa Harbour Implementation Forum (OHIF) leads the general direction of the partnership and makes the big decisions. Its members are elected from the seven partner organisations every three years following local government elections. They meet twice a year.
Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Cr Toi Kai Rākau Iti (Chair)
Ōpōtiki District Council
Dean Petersen
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa
Charlie Bluett
Te Ūpokorehe
Trevor Ransfield
Te Waimana
Marewa Titoko/Hōri Hillman
Whakatāne District Council
Cr Andrew Iles (Deputy chair)
Whakatōhea Māori Trust Board
Karen Mokomoko
The nitty gritty: Ōhiwa Harbour Strategy Coordination Group
The Ōhiwa Harbour Strategy Coordination Group (OHSCG) is made up of representatives from the OHS partner organisations and meets four times each year. OHSCG members work out the detail of what is to happen on the ground to implement the actions of the Ōhiwa Harbour Strategy.
Representatives of the Department of Conservation, the Ministry of Primary Industries and farmers of the harbour’s water catchment area regularly attend and contribute to the meetings of both the Implementation Forum and the Coordination Group.
Meeting venues rotate between the partners.
The ‘hands on’ work is done collectively and individually by the partner organisations, landowners, land managers, iwi and care groups.
Check out Te Rautaki mō Ōhiwa - Ōhiwa Harbour Strategy