27 Mar 09
Following the formal passing of the Taranaki regional plan on February 24th 2008 which granted protection [ which included swell corridors] from inappropriate development, the TRC has commenced work on updating the TARANAKI COASTAL PROTECTION STATEMENT.
© Daisy Day Surf Photography
This involves creating more details in the policy that will
allow the TRC staff to better identify those surfbreaks -by
creating;
1 - a detailed database of each break located by GPS.
2 - Defining "swell corridors".
3 - Working with local surfers and an oceanographer to formally
identify the swell corridors.
4 - setting up consultation with landowner and Iwi to ensure
low-impact access is available to the surfbreaks.
This will take some time but is another step along the way and
certainly timely as the Electricity Efficiency and Conservation
Authority [who continues to ignore our contact efforts] are dead
set on creating large electricity generating wave farms off the
taranaki coast.