FEATURES, IS SUES AND OPPORTUNITIES OTOROHANGA BENNEYDALE

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1 FEATURES, IS SUES AD OPPORTUITIES OTOROHAGA 9 11 TE KUITI ORTH TARAAKI BIGHT MOKAU BEEYDALE The Witomo Cves Villge is set on nturlly terre re n is oun y steep hills on either sie. The min villge is the hu to wier rurl ommunity n lol tourism tivities re lote long ifferent setions of SH37. The glow worm visitor entre is n rhiteturl lnmrk n estintion for the re. OTOROHAGA TE KUITI 1. Witomo Frmsty 2. Witomo Big Bir Be & Brekfst 3. Glow Worm Motel 4. Power Susttion 1m 2m Tere Witomo Struture Pln 214 This work uils on the Tere Witomo Struture Pln prepre in 214. The 214 struture pln (n relevnt stkeholer enggement) ientifie outomes for ifferent prts of the Villge n the surrouning re relting to lnspe n hrter, movement n ln use. Mny of the key moves in this pln hve een iretly referene from the 214 struture pln, n re highlighte in the following pges. 2 There re 2 min reretion reserves lote within the Witomo Villge re. Seni Reserve on the est where the Witomo Strem trverses through n Hngtiki Seni Reserve to the west. The more visully ptivting prt of the journey is from the villge ore to the Witomo Glow worm ves. The journey wins its wy through ensely vegette gorge hrterise y steep rise n steep rop on either sie. 2 4 Cler n expnsive views look ross the vlley from the level plteus t the ore of the villge on either sie of Witomo Villge Ro. The villge ore is hrterise y low rise ommeril uilings setk from the ro & intersperse with strethes of prk n open spe reserve. 6 1 Witomo Cves Hotel, esignte heritge site (H4176) uilt in the Vitorin style in 198, sits upon nturl high point, proviing lnmrk for the villge re. The journey into Witomo is hrterise y long streth of pstorl highwy from the Hngtiki rounout. oes of tourist evelopment n e foun long this streth. 7 COMMUITY FACILITIES 7. Witomo Cves Shool 8. Plygroun 9. Seni Reserve 1. Witomo i-site Visitor Centre 11. Witomo Rugy Clu / Hll 12. Huhu Cfe The ore of the villge is lote t the mi-point of 2 nhors; the Witomo Glow worm visitors entre to the west n the Witomo Rok evelopment to the est. Tokikpu Mre is lote to the north west of the villge n n Urup reservtion to the south west SIGIFICAT BUILDIGS & ACCOMMODATIO 1. Witomo Glowworm Cves - Visitor Centre 2. Aseil Inn 3. Witomo Cves Hotel 4. Witomo Top 1 Holiy Prk 5. Witomo Cves Guest Loge 6. Kiwipker Aomotion n More Pork Cfe Key fetures of Witomo re: VILLAGE 8 1 PIOPIO 4 3 Some of the issues fing Witomo re: Existing infrstruture serviing requirements espeilly wstewter, re onstrint on evelopment. Lk of gtewy experiene from the stte highwy entrne. The Counil now hs projet unerwy whih is fousing on reviewing the Distrit Pln. One of the mtters tht the Counil is onsiering is how the relevnt outomes in the 214 struture pln n e inorporte into the Distrit Pln, suh s ln use, hrter n other outomes. The urrent proess provies the Counil further opportunity to engge with the ommunity to prioritise those outomes tht re onsiere most importnt. It lso provies n opportunity for Counil n the ommunity to respon to ny hnges tht hve ourre in the pst 4 yers, e.g. the onsenting of the Witomo Rok Development n ssoite onnetions with the villge entre, n how future projets n plnning my nee to respon to these. Relevnt 214 Tere Witomo Struture Pln Key Ln Use Connetivity - Wier Villge Sle Differentite the ientity etween Witomo Villge n Witomo Distrit Are. LU1 - Develop visitor ommotion/ resientil luster CV1 - Gtewy feture t entry points long Stte Highwy 37 Ientify the nee for tourism zone n if so wht is the lotion, extent n the enefits of hving one. LU2 - Wlking n yling istne for resientil Future zoning requirements ientify the quntum n lotion of itionl resientil or ommotion res. LU3 - Work with lol Iwi to estlish ulturl entre CV2 - Enhne the onnetion of the Villge with the Domin; Introue uil outs n hnge in surfe for peestrin rossings Some onstrints in ptterns of ln ownership n the iretion/ility for the town to grow. LU4 - Domin n filities to host regionl events/ festivls CV3 - Connet etween Villge n Glowworm Cve vi reserve Illegile informl n forml prking urrently n nee to meet the requirements for future prking emn. LU5 - Upgre rugy lu rooms s ommunity entre CV4 - Borwlk etween Villge n the Glowworm Cve Where o the lol resients/ommunity live, work n ply? LU6 - Provie for min street shops n fes/ resturnts CV5 - Wien n resurfe pthwys long min street Ientifying the emn for future retil n ommeril. LU7 - Develop the ln within the Prking Strtegy tringle PS1 - Off Fullerton Ro seonry prking re The lk of sfe n legile peestrin rossing points ross the stte highwy tht onnet with existing n propose pvements. oes of evelopment long the length of the ro reting frgmente town entre n lk of ple. Lnspe LWV1 - Use feture plnting t key gtewy points TOW STRUCTURE PLA

2 KEY MOVES 2. Estlish istint hrter for Witomo Villge tht ifferentites it from the wier Witomo Distrit. 1.Strengthen the visitor experiene for Witomo Villge. (onsolite villge ore n provie puli relm upgres) Ref: LWV1/ CV5 Estlish 2 gtewys using elements suh s feture plnting, signge, lolly soure rt work/sulpture to Witomo villge to ientify the extent of the propose tourism zone n peestrin re. Key Move Ref: LU3 Witomo Villge 1m VILLAGE 2m Work with lol Iwi to estlish onsistent n ientifile hrter within the propose tourist zone with esign guielines for uilings n lnspe fetures. Key Move Key Move Witomo Villge & Hngtiki Ref: LWV1 GOLF & COUTRY CLUB 2.5KM ORTH Consier new puli toilets showsing lol rtwork. Key Move Ref: LU6 Enling future evelopment roun the 3 key noes fousing on the villge entre - Glow worm ves visitor entre, villge entre n the Witomo Rok evelopment. Crete new gtewy feture (signge, lnspe fetures or rt work) into the Witomo re t the entry of Witomo Villge Ro from Hngtiki. Key Move Key Move Potentil for new retil/foo & everge offering to e o-lote next to the plygroun n omin. Investigte the potentil to provie forml ege (either lnsping or uiling) to omplete the villge entre. Hngtiki - Entry to Witomo Villge Provie visul uffer etween the min highwy n the lrge power susttion fe.

3 KEY MOVES 3. Ientif y the future ln uses n their hrter to ensure future evelopments meet the nees of the villge s well s reinforing the ientity of the villge. 4. Improve the peestrin onnetivity within the Villge to enle sfer n more legile onnetions etween the tivities.(onsisteny & qulity) Witomo Rok Development Existing Unergroun Connetion Ref: LU1 Key Move e 1m 2m Ref: PS1 Ref: CV2 Key Move Ref: CV1 Key Move 1m 2m Ref: CV4 Witomo Roks Development The evelopment hs n pprove ln use resoure onsent for ommeril usiness to e estlishe on Witomo Vlley Ro. The filities tht will e provie re resturnt, r, nightlu, funtion entre, nillry retil n lso retker s resiene. Potentil zone long Witomo Vlley Ro for future resientil or ommotion to servie the propose future evelopments to the est. Key Move Ref: LU4/5 Potentil evelopment re for ommunity filities or supplementry uses for the existing rugy lu. Ientify pproprite lotions for itionl rprking outsie of the min villge. Key Move Ref: LU6 Potentil future evelopment re for retil & ommeril uses oth short or long term, temporry or permnent. Consier new peestrin rossings ross Witomo Villge Ro to improve the onnetions etween tivities. Key Move Ref: CV3 Investigte peestrin link/vegette trk from the Glow worm visitor entre rprk to the rugy lu n up towrs the villge entre. Provie new footpths from the Witomo Rok evelopment long Witomo Vlley Ro into the villge entre. Key Move e Improve the visiility of the peestrin link etween Witomo Cves Hotel n the villge entre. Improve n re-meite the existing peestrin footpths etween the villge entre n the Glow worm ve visitors entre.

4 OUTCOMES VILLAGE IDETITY & CHARACTER PUBLIC TOILETS - VISIBLE & ACCESSIBLE GROCERY/SUPERMARKET STORE AS A LOG TERM OPTIO COFFEE CARTS & ROADSIDE OFFERIGS AS SHORT TERM OPTIOS ARTISA OR FARMERS MARKET AS ADDITIOAL TOURIST OFFERIG SAFE & LEGIBLE PEDESTRIA COECTIOS & CROSSIGS

5 THE ORIGIAL STRUCTURE PLA Witomo Cves Villge Struture Pln Prepre for Tere Witomo Community Trust (Client) By Be Limite 25 August 214 Woolyn Prk The Rok Be 214 (unless Be hs expressly gree otherwise with the Client in writing). This report hs een prepre y Be on the speifi instrutions of our Client. It is solely for our Client s use for the purpose for whih it is intene in orne with the gree sope of work. Any use or reline y ny person ontrry to the ove, to whih Be hs not given its prior written onsent, is t tht person s own risk. Rukuri Mre Villge The Rok Blkwter Rfting Existing tivity noes Villge Core Future growth Witomo Glowworm Cve Villge Core Roselns Initive future tivity noes The Tere Witomo Struture Pln ws unertken in 214. It sought numer of outomes for the ifferent prts of the Villge n the surrouning re. These re the key moves tht re iretly referene to the previous Struture Pln : Enourge ongoing growth of Witomo Cves Villge s the ommunity n tourism hu re Consolite the Villge ore s virnt, wlkle visitor n ommunity estintion Buil upon existing onnetions n ounries LAD USE LU1 LU2 LU3 LU4 LU5 LU6 LU7 Develop visitor ommotion n /or resientil luster Resientil opportunities within wlking n yling istne of villge Work with lol Iwi to estlish ulturl entre Use the Domin n filities to host regionl events/ festivls Upgre rugy lu rooms to eome ommunity entre Provie for min street shops n fes/ resturnts Develop the ln within the tringle COECTIVITY CV1 Crete gtewy feture t the entry points long Stte Highwy 37 CV2 Enhne the onnetion of the Villge with the Domin vi Witomo Cves Villge Ro Introue uil outs n hnve in surfe for peestrin rossings CV3 Relign the Witomo Wlkwy to onnet more iretly etween the Villge n the Glowworm Cve CV4 Buil two metre wie ntilevere orwlk etween the Villge n the Glowworm Cve CV5 Wien n resurfe peestrin pthwys long the min street PARKIG STRATEGY PS1 Off Fullerton Ro: The urrent grvel ro is suitle s seonry prking re in the short term. As the re is evelope, it woul e surfe n then on-ro prking LADSCAPE - WIDER VILLAGE SCALE These re some of the min ies for tivities in the Villge ientifie in the 214 Struture Pln: Villge Centre Enourge tivities: Smll sle retil; tourism ventures n informtion; offies; resturnts; fes; liense premises; ommunity filities; prking n trnsport filities; helthre; ommunity filities; visitor ommotion Disourge tivities: Inustry Resientil n Visitor Aommotion Enourge tivities: visitor ommotion n nillry tivities; resientil living; Ppking Community Fous Ares Enourge tivities: ommunity tivities inluing shool; ommunity hlls; sports filities; n other tivities for wier puli enefit; ppking Witomo Rok n Hotel Site Enourge tivities: venture tourism tivities; tourism n hospitlity servies; visitor ommotion (ppropritely esigne in response to the surrouning lnspe vlues); Witomo Cves Domin Enourge tivities: ommunity events suh s festivls, sports n mrkets Rurl n onservtion res Enourge tivities: griulture n hortiulture; enhnement of nturl lnspe; low impt reretion, e.g. wlking, mountin iking, ving In the noes outsie the Villge Enourge tivities: Aventure tourism tivities (where possile, point of eprture shoul e from the Villge), e n rekfst, overnight huts or similr smll sle visitor ommotion, offies nilliry to venture tourism tivities Disourge tivities: Resturnts, hotels n similr meium to lrge sle visitor ommotion, retil stores (with the exeption of goo iretly ssoite with venture tourism tivities eing unertken), informtion entres n ommeril offies LWV1 Use feture plnting t key gtewy points