Thames-Coromandel has undertaken shoreline management planning for its 400km of coastline to reduce risks to people, property, the environment, and tāonga associated with coastal hazards. The result is a set of 138 adaptation pathways specific to the aspirations and concerns of each community and the principles of kaitiakitanga.
The judges said: Thames-Coromandel’s management planning provides tailored, flexible solutions to ensure future resilience of the Coromandel’s coastal communities. We were taken by the extensive community engagement on a highly complex set of decisions at the intersection of science, policy, and property rights. Sixty-six councils have a coastline making this one of the most transferable of this year’s entries.
