The limit setting process is based on modelling a series of land use scenarios to determine their environmental, cultural, economic and social consequences. A multi stakeholder deliberation process using the priority outcomes and associated indicators in the Zone Implementation Programme will inform the Zone Committee of the acceptability of these consequences and any issues that may arise.

Community engagement

The Selwyn Waihora limit setting project relies on the involvement of a number of key groups.

The Selwyn Waihora Zone Committee is recognised as the core group responsible for recommending limits within their zone. They will direct and contribute to the limit setting process in a number of ways:

1. The scenarios will be informed by the priority outcomes and recommended actions identified in the Zone Implementation Programme.
2. Zone Committee members will champion and oversee a series of focus groups with stakeholders from the zone. The Zone Committee will listen to and explore the thoughts and values of participants in the focus groups as they deliberate the various scenarios.
3. The Zone Committee will then utilise the information obtained through the modelling and Focus Group deliberations and have a formal dialogue around limits.
4. Recommendations on limits and mechanisms to achieve these limits will be made to the Co-Governance Board and Environment Canterbury Commissioners.

Tangata Whenua will be actively involved in the process at all levels

1. Through the Te Waihora Co-Governance Group functions
2. As members of the Zone Committee
3. Participation as a focus group
4. Through a COMAR (Cultural Opportunities Mapping Assessment and Response) analysis, involving all Rūnanga

Focus groups will be established to undertake deliberations for each scenario. This involves each focus group placing a weighting on the community priority outcomes and associated indicators developed in the ZIP and assessing the acceptability of each scenario against these. This will inform the ZC of the acceptability of each scenario and will assist the ZC in making recommendations around quality and quantity limits. See the pdf below for the list of current focus group members. A 'coordinator' for each group has been nominated and are available to answer questions members of the community may have about the process (see table below). Alternatively you can contact ECan staff members listed on the 'Introduction' page.

Focus Group Participants (pdf 213 kB)

See the DRAFT Engagement Plan (pdf 221 kB) for more detail on how it is anticipated that these key groups will participate in the process.

Workshops

Initial workshops with the Zone Committee and Focus Groups took place in December 2011. The aims were to introduce the timeline and process for developing water quality and quantity limits in 2012 and discuss the roles of the Zone Committee and Focus Groups. Feedback was sought and received on draft land use scenarios to be modelled for their consequences on environmental, social, economic and cultural values. Further workshops are planned for 2012.

Table of Zone Committee meetings and Focus Group workshop dates 2012

Revised timeline for limit setting process in Selwyn-Waihora (140 kB)

Zone Committee workshop #1 (14th Dec 2011)

Workshop summary (198 kB)

Presentations:

Engagement plan and deliberation process - Julia Crossman and Liz Wedderburn (1.6 MB)
Evaluation of the Hurunui land use and water quality project - Bruce Small (1.2 MB)
Setting limits for Selwyn Te Waihora - Alastair Picken (2.95 MB)
Scenarios and assumptions - Melissa Robson (68 kB)
Setting the scene - Ned Norton (1.7 MB)
Technical workstream - Melissa Robson (6 MB)
Drawing upon the Hurunui ZC experience - Te Marino Lenihan and John Faulkner (60 kB)
The planning framework - Peter Constantine and Tami Woods (2 MB)

Focus Group workshop #1 (15th December 2011)

Workshop summary (207 kB)

Presentations:

Welcome and introduction from Zone Committee - David Painter (6.8 MB)
Introduction to limit setting process - Alastair Picken (3.2 MB)
LUWQ Preferred Approach - Ian Brown (1 MB)
Scenarios and assumptions - Melissa Robson (159 kB)
Setting the scene - Ned Norton (1.3 kB)
The limit setting process - Alastair Picken, Melissa Robson, Julia Crossman, Liz Wedderburn (4.8 MB)

Papers presented to the Selwyn Waihora Zone Committee on the limit setting process in 2012 can be found on the Zone Committee web pages under ‘Reports and Presentations’

Focus Group workshop #2 (21st February 2012)

Workshop #2 Summary (119 kB)

Presentations:

Agenda - Alastair Picken (166 kB)
The Preferred Approach for setting limits - Alastair Picken (622 kB)
Update on scenarios - Melissa Robson (52 kB)
Scenarios 1, 2 and 3 and assumptions (287 kB)
Recap on Modelling - Melissa Robson (335 kB)
Modelling Overview Handout (70 kB)
Planning Framework - Tami Woods and Alastair Picken (663 kB)
Planning Overview Handout (226 kB)
Engagement Plan - Julia Crossman (466 kB)
Focus Group - Julia Crossman (120 kB)
The deliberation process - Liz Wedderburn (348 kB)
Reaching the wider community - Julia Crossman (71 kB)
Next Steps - Alastair Picken (197 kB)
Project timeline 2012 (38 kB)

Focus Group workshop #3 (29 March 2012)

Workshop #3 - Agenda (123 kB)
Current State Overview (3.85 MB)
Current State presentation (4.7 MB)
Current deliberation results for each sub-outcome (278 kB)
Current deliberation results for each sub outcome – Runanga (312 kB)
Focus Group summary table (189 kB)

Focus Group workshop #4 (26 April 2012)

Workshop #4 - Agenda (135 kB)
Technical assessments: Selwyn Waihora limit setting process presentations (5.4 MB)

Focus Group Workshop #5 (31 May 2012)

Workshop #5 - Agenda (131 kB)

Technical Overview of Scenarios 1 and 2 (745 kB)

Technical Summaries

Economic Assessment (513 kB)
Social Assessment Summary (276 kB)
Lake Quality (895 kB)
Lake Quantity (290 kB)
Surface Water Quality (186 kB)
Groundwater Quality (209 kB)
Hydrology (393 kB)
Cultural Assessment (110 kB)

Information sheet’s

Information sheet 1 - Limit setting – an introduction (367 kB)