To keep locals up to date on the Proposed Cathedral Coast Walk project a public meeting will be held next week.

Everyone is invited to head a long to the meeting to be held at the Hahei Community Hall on Saturday, November 29, from 10am until 12pm.

An update on the Proposed Cathedral Coast Walk project will be held in Hahei on Novermber 29. Photo: File

The coast walk is part of Thames Coromandel District Council's Coromandel Great Walks Project and is being developed in partnership with DOC and local iwi Ngati Hei.

Council spokesperson Garry Towler says next week's meeting is not only a chance to update the community but to also discuss parking issues around Hahei.

'We need to talk about the impact that increasing visitor numbers is having on Hahei and how we can best manage it short and long term.”

The Proposed Cathedral Coast Walkway is Stage 1A and 1B of the Cathedral Coast Walk.

It is approximately 10km from the Blowhole at Te Pupuha Recreation Reserve in Hahei through to the Purangi Estuary at Cooks Beach, and takes in DOC estate, council reserve and QE2 Trust land.

A private section of land at Lees Rd is also being negotiated to help provide additional car parking for anyone wanting to walk the route.

Garry says representatives of DOC will also attend next week's meeting.

'While the public meeting is primarily as an update on the Walk project and parking around Hahei, DOC are also coming along to give an update on its Integrated Plan for Cathedral Cove and Hahei.”

Waikato Regional Council has also been invited, along with council staff and elected members from the Mercury Bay Area office.

The next step is finalising the names of a working group which is made up of permanent Hahei residents, non-permanent residents, the Hahei Business Association and Coastal Walkways.

This group is the major forum the Hahei community and stakeholders can table views and issues, and report back to the Project Governance Group, made up of council, DOC and local iwi Ngati Hei representatives.

To learn more about the Coromandel Great Walks Project click here.