Communities and coast

• Establish long-term management approach for our changing coastline, and work with mana whenua Hapū and iwi with ancestral relationships to certain areas in Tāmaki Makaurau where they exercise customary authority.  and communities to create and deliver coastal management plans.
• Undertake a regional coastal erosion The loss of coastal lands due to the net removal of sediments or bedrock from the shoreline.  study and a coastal hazard  Natural event (e.g. flood) that may cause loss of life, injury, or other health impacts, as well as damage and loss to property, infrastructure, livelihoods, service provision, ecosystems and environmental resources. vulnerability assessment and work with communities to discuss options and prepare them for the future.
• Support  iwi  A number of hapū (section of a tribe) related through a common ancestor. and hapū  A number of whānau sharing descent from a common ancestor; kinship group, sub-tribe. to account for climate change impacts from sea level rise.
• Incorporate protection, managed retreat and restoration of indigenous coastal  ecosystems  A community of plants, animals and other organisms that function together as a unit along with their environment. into planning for sea level change.
• Develop a tsunami hazard model that takes sea level rise impacts into account .
• Review provisions in the Auckland Unitary Plan (AUP) from a coast and natural hazards perspective and use this to inform the statutory review of the AUP and future plan changes.