Community and People of Waiheke Island
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Waiheke Island
Waiheke Island is an island in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand, located about from Auckland.The island is the second-largest in the Hauraki Gulf after Great Barrier Island. It is the most populated, with nearly 8,000 permanent residents plus another estimated 3,400 who have second or holiday homes...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
during the dispute over the proposed redevelopment of the Matiatia ferry wharf site. The group fought against a District Plan
District Plan
A District Plan is a statutory planning document of New Zealand's territorial authorities.Mainly covering land use/zoning questions, they have become required since the advent of the Resource Management Act 1991...
change giving permission given to a large retail development at the ferry terminal, and eventually won, with the Environment Court ruling that Auckland City Council
Auckland City Council
Auckland City Council was the local government authority representing Auckland City, New Zealand, and was amalgamated into the Auckland Council on 1 November 2010. It was an elected body representing the 404,658 residents of the city...
had erred in allowing a development of such size to be given the go-ahead.
With this win, the incorporated society members voted to put the organisation into "vigilant mode" with a caretaker board of directors and an operational web site, capow.org.nz http://www.capow.org.nz. The society maintains an active member list, so it may be activated without legal paperwork matters, should the need arise.
External links
- CAPOW (corresponding entry in the Waihekepedia)