In response to consultation we received 2 submissions.
Council considered these submissions on 21 May2024 and determined that no changes were required to the policy.
The final Community Engagement Policy was adopted on 26 June 2024.
You can view the summary of feedback here.
Key changes we made:
Other changes made
We also:
- Updated and added some definitions, to be consistent with other strategic documents, add clarity to the policy, and reflect Local Dialect
- Included a consideration to impacts of a proposal on future communities, to reflect our legal requirements
- Updated the significance threshold (to five high criteria rather than four), in line with the additional criteria
- Included a consideration of wider Manawhenua values, other than just land or bodies of water
- Lowered the special consultative procedure trigger for Elderly Persons Housing, to ensure consultation would be undertaken in the appropriate circumstances.
