Colin D Meurk, Simon Swaffield, Robert Watts, Shaun Awatere, Robyn Simcock, Jude Wilson. Landcare Research, Lincoln University, GreenVisionNZ

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1 Colin D Meurk, Simon Swaffield, Robert Watts, Shaun Awatere, Robyn Simcock, Jude Wilson Landcare Research, Lincoln University, GreenVisionNZ NZREAAA Roadshow 14 th -20 th August, 2013 Our thanks to NZTA for the funding which supported this research However the views we express represent our opinions and not necessarily the policies or views of NZTA.

2 Yet NZ is a Global biodiversity hot-spot A Point of Difference

3 State Highways stretch 11,000 km and takes us through a rich mosaic of landscapes, communities and heritage It is well managed as a transport assetbut can it add more value?

4 Earl Bennett FNZILA

5 total reserve

6 Use state highways to reinforce our Clean Green Credentials

7 Ensure conventional values of safety & utility Enhance sustainability & legibility of NZ environment & heritage Engage with iwi and community Redefine context of asset management from carriageway to reserve in the landscape context Multi-values: natural, social, cultural, economic, sustainable

8 What are opportunities to regenerate natural values along the highway corridor? Natural

9 NZ is a country of contrasts. Forest cover 85->22%, >90% wetlands drained, 1 / 3 land birds extinct 1/3 conservation estate 2/3 production landscapes

10 2009 Christchurch Northern Motorway Trial 2010 Natural

11 Surveys show most people like the mixed native option Natural

12 CHCH Southern Motorway Natural

13 Roundabouts for lizards/wetas Rare mudfish In ephemeral ponds with ICM Natural

14 Epiphyte salvage, Auckland West Coast: Salvaged flax and 60 to 80 year-old rata placed with nursery seedlings on mine backfill Natural

15 sediment control, riparian buffering, fauna/flora conservation, wetland reinstatement and landscape mitigation Mine haul road being constructed through tussock wetland, using salvaged sods to lock down sediment on new road batters. Natural

16 Micro-sites Meso-corridors Macro-landscapes and catchments

17 Cultural Mana Kaitiaki Western Urban Planning Co-planning Mana whenua empowered Mātauranga Māori acknowledged as valid Mātauranga Māori informed planning

18 Cultural Whakapapa (cultural identity): Does the project provide a connection to, and/or protect and enhance, the local ecology and iwi/hapū identity and integrity?

19 Cultural Mana Whenua (authority): Does the project acknowledge, recognise and provide for tangata whenua involvement?

20 Cultural Kaitiakitanga (sustainable resource management): Does the project reduce the discharge of waste and pollution to air, land, and water?

21 Cultural Wairuatanga (spirituality): does the project enhance the spiritual well-being of our natural environment? If the mauri or life force of the natural environment is strong then the people are strong.

22 Cultural Manaakitanga (nurturing relationships): Does the project nurture and care for the natural environment in order to furnish the resources required to provide hospitality to manuhiri, kaumātua and whānau members?

23 Whānaungatanga: (community development): Does the project provide work and business environments where iwi/hapū and manuhiri alike are welcome, encouraged, and proud to be involved? Cultural

24 Cultural Developing positive relationships is vital Developing iwi/hapū capability Access to quality information Innovation and adaptability A Māori evaluation process These values have relevance across all NZ communities

25 Interactive methodsfinding out how people score different features and views Transactive methods finding out how people experience different landscape settings and what they mean for them We used a transactive approach called Q sort Social

26 Social/Historical

27 Context is vital- the value of a particular roadside feature depends on its wider setting People look for cues for care - to confirm that the roadside is being well managed- whether for nature or culture Deep engagement with communities is vital collaborative learning Social

28 A vision of asset management to enhance the wider landscape corridor and the journey Cultural, social and natural values as well as utility Legibility and Interpretation- A learning experience Sustainability & Economics

29 Sustainability & Economics

30 Sustainability

31 Sustainability & Economics

32 Banded sandstone, SH1 Orewa Podzol, Te Kopuru Sustainability & Economics

33 Northern Gateway Sustainability & Economics

34 Waikato expressway Frangible, Butterfly-friendly road edge of planted Muehlenbeckia, Northland Sustainability & Economics

35 Mown kikuyu mitigates sediment-laden runoff from adjacent farmland. Auckland Northern Motorway, Sustainability & Economics

36 Onewa Road, Northern Motorway 2010 : native vegetation to treat stormwater in swales and ponds, salvaged pohutukawa trees, and dotterel management Sustainability & Economics

37 Birch, broom, gorse, agapanthus, wilding conifers, wattle Sustainability & Economics One year s seeding, 7 year s weeding (& paying)

38 1. Need and concept 2 Engagement & inventory 3. Collaborative Visioning 4. Adaptive management

39 NZTA NECAMS Pilot: SH 11 Northland Desktop identification of values: natural character, cultural and landscape Considered use in decision-making On site confirmation and stakeholder consultation.

40 NECAMS concept needs much collaboration Needs Government agencies, regulatory authorities & community to agree on important factors & values

41 NZTA can use its spatial planning tools, to influence decision-making & procurement requirements. NECAMS concept is able to be implemented provided it is simplified to make it manageable, yet still effective.

42 Discussion Thankyou Kia ora