Project Update #5
We have made steady progress since the last project update, with draft District Plan provisions ready for initial discussion with the Council Planner and IDA this week. After feedback, the provisions will go to key stakeholders for comment, including Iwi, Waka...
Project Update #4
After the usual hiatus over Christmas and the New Year, the project ramped up again in the final week of January, and there has been great progress since then. Principal activities have included: work on establishing a Kūaotunu Dark Sky Trust to assume responsibility...
Project Update #3
The next stage of the project was contingent on securing the appropriate funding, and it is great to report that we now have full funding in place. This was all thanks to the efforts of Destination Hauraki Coromandel, particularly Cara Jordan, who identified some...
Project Update #2
The first stage of the project was completed in August 2022, and involved: meeting with Thames-Coromandel District Council (TCDC) planning staff to ascertain in principle support for the requisite plan change and a preferred approach understanding the specific...
Project Update #1
Project Kick-Off The Kūaotunu Dark Sky Project kicked off in earnest with the commissioning of Kāhu Environmental Consultants to carry out an initial scoping study in May 2022. The cost of this study was underwritten by the Ōpito Bay Ratepayers Association. Kāhu...