Ruamāhanga Whaitua Process

Information provided by experts on the Ruamāhanga Whaitua process and documents developed by the Ruamāhanga Whaitua Committee.

The following information on the Whaitua process helps the Committee understand and complete the policy process better. The following information also includes documents developed by the Committee:

• Presentation by RWC to community on contents of WIP at workshop - 8 May 2018 (Presentation)
  

• Presentation by RWC to community on contents of WIP at workshops - 1 May 2018 & 3 May 2018 (Presentation)

• Presentation to RWC from GWRC flood protection - opportunities for whaitua implementation - 30 April 2018 (Presentation)
  

• Presentation by RWC to stakeholders on contents of the WIP at workshop - 24 April 2018 (Presentation)
  

• WIP Structure Presentation to RWC- 26 March 2018 (Presentation)
  

• Getting objective - 9 October 2017 (Presentation)
  

• Writing a good objective - 9 October 2017 (Report)

• Feedback on discharges survey and looking to water allocation - 9 October 2017 (Presentation)
  

• Policy context of Ruamāhanga Whaitua Committee decisions - 9 October 2017 (Report)
  

• Model - principles and values - 25 September 2017 (Diagram)
  

• Mana whenua values - 4 September 2017 (Report)

• Freshwater management units (FMUs) for water allocation - 1 May 2017 (Presentation)
  

• Ruamāhanga Whaitua Committee Decision Making Document - March 2017 (Decision making document)
  

• Planning diagram - March-May 2017(Diagram)

• Questions the Ruamāhanga Whaitua Committee will need to answer - 13 February 2017 (Report)
  

• Process diagram - from here to the WIP - 13 February 2017 (Diagram)

• Scenario 1 - Business as usual - January 2017(Report)

• Defining freshwater management units for the Ruamāhanga catchment - January 2017 (Report)
  

• Defining a biophysical framework for freshwater management units for the Ruamāhanga Whaitua - December 2016 (Report)

• Discussion and selection of policy approaches - 8 November 2016 (Report)

• Landing management options on the ground - 8 November 2016 (Presentation)
  

• Policy approaches - stakeholder and community engagement - 8 November 2016 (Presentation)
  

• RWC Gold, Silver and Bronze scenarios - October 2016 (Report)

• Recommended attributes for modelling - 10 October 2016(Report)

• Draft management options for Gold scenario - 19 September 2016 (Report)
  

• Developing Scenario 1 - Business As Usual - 5 September 2016 (Presentation)
  

• Ruamāhanga Whaitua timeline - the finishing straight - 15 August 2016 (Presentation)

• Designing scenarios - Natasha Tomic and John Bright - 15 August 2016 (Presentation)

• Final vision and outcomes for the Ruamāhanga Whaitua developed by the Ruamāhanga Whaitua Committee – June 2016 (Report)

• Water management issues in the Ruamāhanga Whaitua developed by the Ruamāhanga Whaitua Committee – June 2016 (Report)

• River management through FMPs by Mark Hooker - 7 June 2016 (Presentation)

• River management in the Ruamāhanga Whaitua by Hayley Vujcich – 7 June 2016 (Report)

• Ruamāhanga Collaborative Modelling Project Status Summary 11 May 2016 (Report)

• Defining a biophysical framework for FMUs of the Ruamāhanga Whaitua by Caroline Fraser - 9 May 2016(Presentation)

• Updating the Ruamāhanga Whaitua Committee on the modelling by John Bright - 9 May 2016 (Presentation)

• Policy options and scenarios - 23 March 2016 (Presentation)

• Freshwater Management Units – LWP, by Ton Snelder – 7 March 2016 (Presentation)

• Proposed Natural Resources Plan by Jonathan Streat- 3 August 2015 (Presentation)

• Modellling the Ruamāhanga - Aqualinc, by John Bright - 3 August 2015 (Presentation)

• Our Ruamāhanga Whaitua Values - Interim - 15 June 2015 (Presentation to the Community by the Whaitua Committee)

• Attributes by Andrew Stewart - 15 June 2015 (Presentation)

• Attributes by Andrew Stewart - 15 June 2015 (Report)

• Whaitua Introductory Briefing - Wairarapa Water Use Project, by Michael Bassett-Foss - 15 June 2015 (Presentation)

• Dealing with data and uncertainty - LWP Ltd, by Ton Snelder - 15 June 2015 (Presentation)

• Ruamāhanga Whaitua new processes and partnerships - Team Ag, by Jamie  Falloon-16 March 2015 (Presentation)

• National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2014 by Emily Greenberg - 8 September 2014 (Report)

• Mahinga Kai in Wairarapa Moana and 5 principles for the whaitua by Ra Smith - 8 September 2014 (Report)

• Limits framework - 16 June 2014 (Presentation)

• Implementing the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2011 by Emily Greenberg - 16 June 2014 (Report)

• Soils and Land Use Capability of the Ruamāhanga catchment - May 2014 (Summary Report)

•  Hydrological systems of the Ruamāhanga catchment - May 2014 (Summary Report)

• The climate of the Ruamāhanga catchment - May 2014 (Summary Report)

• The geology of the Ruamāhanga catchment - May 2014  (Summary Report)

• Wairarapa Valley sub-region State of the Environment summary - June 2012 (Report)