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Development Plan

Kotare Layout-2

Stage Zero (Completed Before August 2014)

  • Find, finance and purchase land. (inc. legal structures for WVL as the engine to start the process)
  • Move on to the land and start develop basic needs, including some basic livelihoods.
  • Set up all legal structures: KCLT, KVA, KC.
  • Develop all vision documents.

Stage One (Completed August 2015)

  • Finalise taxation issues: GST, Income Tax.
  • Secure loans for infrastructure development
  • Develop and activate initial marketing and sales plan.
  • Purchase the ‘Home Block’: pay out all Investor Creditors and move the land into trust ownership.
  • Finance and secure additional land ‘River Block’.
  • Secure loans for first stage infrastructure development.

Stage Two (Completed August 2016)

  • Install water reticulation to Clusters A and B
  • Install fibre optic cable and internet facility
  • Initiate Kotare Commons Ltd
  • Engage CEO for Kotare Commons Ltd
  • Finance and secure additional land ‘Hill Block’.
  • Secure funding for Stage Three

Stage Three (Completed summer 2017)

  • Complete major marketing campaign for additional settlers and investors
  • Obtain building consents for generic designs of housing (Options 1,2 and 3) and start preparations to build first housing
  • Pay out parts of river block loan back to investors

Stage Four (Estimated Completion autumn 2018)

  • Complete first buildings
  • Finalise payments of River Block loan
  • Develop village green plantings
  • Complete campground ablution blocks
  • Complete village green communal facilities (large tents) with cooking facilities
  • Upgrade workshop for building projects and appropriate technology
  • Secure funding for Stage Four

Stage Five (Estimated Completion autumn 2019)

  • Complete dams for water storage, filters, and additional reticulation
  • Develop main crop gardens
  • Complete first ‘studios’ in Wool-shed
  • Complete new cowshed, stock yards and meat processing facilities
  • Start building new education facilities for Koanga Institute.
  • Start nursery development for large scale planting of perennial crops
  • Start planning community facilities and other projects
  • Secure funding for Stage Six

Stage Six (Estimated Completion August 2018)

  • Purchase Hill Block
  • Start co-operative vehicle fleet
  • Continue with house building and community facilities
  • Complete new education facilities for Koanga Institute
  • Purchase forestry block for timber and fuel resource
  • Develop village green plantings
  • Complete new cowshed, stock yards and meat processing facilities
  • Start building new education facilities for Koanga Institute.
  • Start large scale planting of perennial crops
  • Start developing new projects
  • Secure funding for Stage Six

Stage Seven (On-going )

  • Continue with house building, community facilities and new projects
  • Continue with large scale plantings
  • Purchase additional forestry and farm land
  • Additional development for self-reliance and resilience