CONTENTS

Using the Guide 1

Acknowlegements 2

Contents 3

1. Resource Management Plans
- Overview 5

Introduction 6

Why Forest and Bird has to be involved 6

Working with a council 6

References 6

The Resource Management Act 7

Interpretation 7

Purpose and Principles 7

Sustainable Management 7

Principles of the Act 7

Controls on activities 8

Transition to a new plan 8

Resource consents 8

Approaches to Resource Management 10

Implementating policies and objectives 10

Opposing perspectives 10

Voluntary methods 10

Classification of activities 11

Notification issues 11

The roles and responsibilities of regional
and district councils 13

Regional councils 13

District councils 14

Unitary authorities 14

The process of preparing a plan 15

Preliminary process 15

Statutory process 15

Appeals 15

Preparing a submission 16

Share your ideas 17

Selling a vision 17

An ecological plan structure 17

Assessing a plan 18

Testing policies and rules 18

Writing the submission 19

Checklist 20

2. Information and monitoring 21

Environmental monitoring 22

Unforseen effects 22

Statutory background 22

Policies and methods for databases 23

Policies and methods for monitoring 24

Rule for unforeseen effects 25

Consent application information 26

Statutory basis 26

Rule - resource consent application
information 27

3. Landscape planning and
protection 29

Background 30

Statutory basis 30

Landscape provisions in plans 31

Assessing the plan 31

Model policies 32

4. Terrestrial habitat
protection 39

Background 40

Statutory basis 40

Objectives, policies and methods for
terrestrial ecosystems 42

Methods of implementation 44

Explanation of objectives, policies and methods 45

5. Wetlands 47

Background 48

Statutory Basis 48

Objective, policies and methods for
wetlands 49

Methods of implementation 50

Rules applying to wetlands - district plan 51

Rules applying to wetlands - Regional Plan 52

Explanation of objective, policies and methods 53

6. Riparian management 55

Background 56

Statutory basis 56

Esplanade reserves and strips 57

Role of regional and district councils 57

Objectives, policies and methods for
riparian management 58

Methods of implementation 59

Riparian rules - regional plan 60

Riparian rules - district plan 61

Explanation of objective, policies and methods 62

7. Coastal Management 63

Background 64

Regional coastal plans 64

District plans 64

Coastal environment plans 64

Statutory basis 64

Assessing coastal plans 65

Coastal protection areas 65

Coastal management areas 65

Model provisions for coastal
management 66

Objectives and policies - Regional
coastal plans and district plans 67

Natural character 67

Natural features 67

Public access 68

Matters of significance to iwi 69

Marine protected areas 69

Noise and vehicle impacts 69

Coastal hazards 70

Removal of sand and shingle 71

Structures 71

Stock grazing 71

Roading and other utilities 72

Objectives and policies - regional
coastal plan 73

Landscape 73

Marine ecosystems 73

Water quality 74

Marine farming 74

Ballast water 75

Marina facilities 75

Seabed 75

Discharges at sea 76

Coastal environment zone 77

Regional coastal plan rules 78

Assessment criteria 79

Objectives and policies - district plan 80

Coastal environment zone 80

Ecosystems 80

Landscape 81

Water quality 81

Nutrient enrichment 82

Sand dunes 82

District plan rules 84