10 year review of the regional plans
The 10 year review of the regional plans was completed December 2014.
Northland has three regional plans which set out policies and rules for the way the region's air, land, water and coast are used. These are:
These plans are now 10 years old. We've reviewed our plans to see how well they've performed and what improvements could be made. The review is a requirement of the Resource Management Act and is the first step in preparing the new Regional Plan.
Review reports
Coastal water space (PDF 333 KB)
Hazardous substances and contaminated land (PDF 332 KB)
Infrastructure and mineral extraction (PDF 392 KB)
Marine ecosystems and biodiversity (PDF 405 KB)
Significant natural and heritage values (PDF 527 KB)
Tangata Whenua participation in resource management (PDF 425 KB)
Tangata Whenua Issues and Options - Report prepared by Keir Volkerling (PDF 539 KB)
Workshops
A key part of the review was a series of workshops we held in October 2014 asking key stakeholders to share their ideas for the new regional plan.
Summary reports, workshop agendas and workshop presentations on each of these topics are available below. These documents are all in PDF format.
Consultation with Tangata Whenua
Three regional hui were held in Whangarei, Kaikohe and Kaitaia in November 2014, involving representatives from the district and regional councils. These hui focussed primarily on understanding the environmental issues of concern to tangata whenua and included discussion on the regional plan reviews.
The presentation and notes from the three hui are available under Regional Hui below.
We also commissioned a report from Keir Volkerling (PDF 539 KB) to identify tangata whenua resource management issues and options to address these issues.
Air Quality
Workshop agenda - Air quality (PDF 150 KB)
Workshop presentation - Air Quality (PDF 783 KB)
Workshop presentation - Air quality - Risk based approach to agrichemicals (PDF 76 KB)
Workshop notes - Air quality (PDF 19 KB)
Coastal water space
Workshop agenda - Coastal water space (PDF 164 KB)
Workshop presentation - Coastal water space (PDF 650 KB)
Workshop notes - Coastal water space (PDF 45 KB)
Hazardous substances and contaminated land
Workshop agenda - Hazardous substances and contaminated land (PDF 152 KB)
Workshop presentation - Hazardous substances and contaminated land (PDF 583 KB)
Workshop notes - Hazardous substances (PDF 28 KB)
Infrastructure and mineral extraction
Workshop agenda - Infrastructure and mineral extraction (PDF 149 KB)
Workshop presentation - Infrastructure and mineral extraction (PDF 825 KB)
Workshop notes - Infrastructure and minerals (PDF 30 KB)
Marine ecosystems and biodiversity
Workshop agenda - Marine ecosystems and biodiversity (PDF 153 KB)
Refer to the Significant natural and heritage values section for presentation and notes
Natural hazards
Workshop agenda - Natural hazards (PDF 166 KB)
Workshop presentation - Natural hazards (PDF 422 KB)
Workshop notes - Natural hazards (PDF 83 KB)
Significant natural and heritage values
Workshop agenda - Significant natural and heritage values (PDF 153 KB)
Workshop presentation - Significant natural and heritage values (PDF 657 KB)
Workshop notes - Significant natural and heritage values (PDF 38 KB)
Tangata Whenua participation in resource management
Workshop agenda - Tangata Whenua participation in resource management (PDF 148 KB)
Workshop presentation - Tangata Whenua participation in resource management (PDF 417 KB)
Workshop notes - Tangata Whenua participation in resource management (PDF 36 KB)
Water quality
Workshop agenda - Water quality (PDF 154 KB)
Workshop presentation - Water quality (PDF 1.51 MB)
Workshop notes - Water quality (PDF 122 KB)
Water quantity
Workshop agenda - Water quantity (PDF 155 KB)
Workshop presentation - Water quantity (PDF 729 KB)
Workshop notes - Water quantity (PDF 478 KB)
Summary of topics
Download a summary of the topics (PDF 26 KB)
Regional Hui
The meeting notes document contains the notes from the three Environmental Hui held in November 2014 and a summary of potential future joint initiatives for engaging with tangata whenua based on feedback from the hui.
Environmental Hui meeting notes - from the three regional hui (PDF 110 KB)
Environmental Hui presentation - Improving the way we manage Northland's environment (PDF 1.46 MB)
Regional plans review meetings - notes
In addition to the workshops, we met with other groups to get their feedback on the regional plans review. Notes from these meetings are now available to view on the 'Google docs' website:
Read the Regional Plans Review meeting notes
Who do I contact?
If you have any questions contact:
Planning & Policy Team
E: [email protected] | P: 0800 002 004