Tākaka is the third largest town in Tasman and services the wider Golden Bay area. Approximately 1,400 people call Tākaka home, and the population swells over the summer period. The town has a wide range of shops and services including cafes and restaurants, retail, art galleries, trade services, and light industrial activities such as the dairy factory.

  • As Tākaka grows and changes, there is a risk that it will lose it distinctive sense of place, identity and character.
  • There is a lack of open space areas and walking and cycling routes in and around the town.
  • Tākaka contains an industrial zone and industrial activities that are not well located. The town also has a shortage of available industrial land.
  • Residential growth is constrained by flood risk and productive land.
  • A strong residential area is developing at the Dodson Road / Park Avenue area. This is creating a population which is physically separated from the town centre.
  • There are limited active travel networks (cycling, walking etc.) between key locations. State Highway 60 is the only active transport link between the residential areas to the north of the town, and commercial areas to the south.
  • Start a structure planning process with iwi, the community, and stakeholders to provide a spatial plan for the future. This process would include:
    • Reserves, facilities and open spaces
    • Active transport infrastructure
    • Changing zone locations, including providing alternative locations for industrial activities that are currently in Tākaka, and implementing the Future Development Strategy
    • Urban redevelopment and growth
    • Ensure the distinct character and amenity of Tākaka is maintained
    • Consideration of flooding and highly productive land constraints.
  • Improve controls to maintain the buffer around the dairy factory from other sensitive activities.