A number of technical reports have been received in relation to the harbour basin settlements. These are available to view or download.
Real estate market
- Summary [PDF, 24 KB]
- Full report [PDF, 3.2 MB]
Coastal erosion and inundation
- Summary [PDF, 28 KB]
Land instability/landslide hazard
- Summary [PDF, 25 KB]
- Full report [PDF, 26 MB]
- Report only [PDF, 697 KB]
- Appendices only [PDF, 26 MB]
Business land supply
- Summary [PDF, 37 KB]
- Full report [PDF, 867 KB]
Historical flooding research and assessment
- Summary [PDF, 25 KB]
Please note that we have two reports on historical flooding:
- Full report: Historical Flooding Research and Mapping Report (Suky Thompson/Peninsula Projects) [PDF, 7.8 MB]
- Full report: Preliminary Assessment of Flooding Hazard (Tonkin and Taylor) [PDF, 5.6 MB]
Akaroa tourism carrying capacity study
Full report [PDF, 412 KB]
Sieve mapping
The Council completed a sieve mapping analysis (mapping and overlaying land use constraint and opportunity areas) for the settlement study areas. This has identified areas where further investigation into managing settlement growth or consolidation may be warranted in the medium to long term via detailed planning studies.
- Sieve Mapping Report (Executive Summary) [PDF, 44 KB]
- Full Sieve Mapping Report [PDF, 5.4 MB]
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