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Introduction (1.5MB PDF)

1. Tangata Whenua Iwi of Whakatū
     Take o te hiranga ki ngā Iwi o Whakatū

2. Infrastructure and Energy 
     Te tuhituhi o te tipuranga me te tūāpapa

3. Character and Amenity
     Pūāhua me te aahurutanga

4. Social and Economic Wellbeing
     Pāpori me te ōhanga hauora

5. Natural Hazards
     Whakahaere mōrearea taiao

6. Historic Heritage
     Taonga tuku iho

7. Landscape
     Kainga whenua kanohi

8. Biodiversity
     Koiora

9. Land
     Whenua me te oneone

10. Coastal and Marine Environment
     Takutai Moana

11. Freshwater
     Wai

12. Air
     Kounga hau

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