Draft Heritage Strategy - Community Feedback - Closed

Council welcomes the views of the community on the draft Heritage Strategy, specifically:

• Whether the draft strategy is clear, unambiguous and easy to understand;
• Whether the draft strategy reflects the community’s views of how heritage should be managed;
• Whether the draft strategy is appropriate for the Rangitikei context;
• Whether they would like to see any changes to the draft strategy.

Background

The draft Heritage Strategy replaces the previously confirmed Heritage Protection Strategy 2008, taking a more holistic approach by considering heritage resources to include built, natural, cultural, and social characteristics.

The strategy recognises heritage plays an important role in the overall wellbeing of the community and in the creation of communities and a District with a distinct identity. In developing the draft heritage strategy, Council has taken into account the current and on-going associated challenges including costs and capacity for Council, Iwi, and local museums and heritage organisations.

By using the 6 methods outlined in the draft strategy, Council believes the goals of promoting, documenting, supporting, and recognising heritage within the Rangitikei District will be achieved. These methods include Council’s District Plan and Rates Remission Policy, waiving internal consenting fees, enhancing heritage collections, and Council co-ordination for major projects with major heritage and funding agencies.

Council proposes to work alongside key stakeholders, enabling activities such as research, interviews, and publishing of stories for delivery of key short term actions.

Further information

Draft Heritage Strategy

Feedback

Consultation on the draft Heritage Strategy is open from 18 January 2016 until 12pm 19 February 2016.

If you have questions or would like to further assistance with regards to this consultation, please contact Katrina Gray on 06 327 0099 or 0800 422 522.