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Proposed Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan Proposed Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan Volume 1 Prepared under the Resource Management Act 1991 August 2012 Everything is connected 2541 Land and Water Regional Plan Vol 1.indd 1 12/07/12 1:23 PM Cover photo The Rakaia River, one of the region’s braided rivers Credit: Nelson Boustead NIWA 2541 Land and Water Regional Plan Vol 1.indd 2 12/07/12 1:23 PM (this page is intentionally blank) Proposed Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan Errata The following minor errors were identified at a stage where they were unable to be included in the final printed version of the Proposed Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan. To ensure that content of the Proposed Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan is consistent with the Canterbury Regional Council’s intent, this notice should be read in conjunction with the Plan. The following corrections to the Proposed Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan have been identified: 1. Section 1.2.1, Page 1-3, second paragraph, second line – delete “as” and replace with “if”. 2. Rule 5.46, Page 5-13, Condition 3, line 1 – insert “and” after “hectare”. 3. Rule 5.96, Page 5-23, Condition 1, line 1 – delete “or diversion”; insert “activity” after “established” (this page is intentionally blank) Proposed Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan - Volume 1 KARANGA Haere mai rā Ngā maunga, ngā awa, ngā waka ki runga i te kaupapa whakahirahira nei Te tiakitanga o te whenua, o te wai ki uta ki tai Tuia te pakiaka o te rangi ki te whenua Tuia ngā aho te Tiriti Tuia i runga, Tuia i raro Tuia ngā herenga tangata Ka rongo te po, ka rongo te ao Tēnei mātou ngā Poupou o Rokohouia, ngā Hua o tōna whata-kai E mihi maioha atu nei ki a koutou o te rohe nei e Nau mai, haere mai, tauti mai ra e. August 2012 i Proposed Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan - Volume 1 (This page is intentionally blank) ii August 2012 Proposed Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan - Volume 1 TAUPARAPARA Wāhia te awa Puta i tua, Puta i waho Ko te pakiaka o te rākau o maire nuku, o maire raki, o maire o te māra whenua e I ruka Tāne, i raro Tāne Pakupaku Tāne, Rakiihi Tāne Tāne-te-whakairi-rangi Tāne-te-waiora Tāne-te-wānanga Hōatu e Tāne te kaupapa ki uta Ki ngā Tiritiri o te Moana Heke iho rā, heke iho rā Hekea ngā roto Hekea ngā awa Whakawhitia ngā hāpua Whakaputaina ngā wahapū Ngā roimata o Hine Takurua e pāhekoheko ana Ki Te Tai o Mahaanui Ki Te Tai o Marokura Huia te rangi Poupoua te whenua Toitū rā te Marae o Tāne Toitū rā te Marae o Tangaroa Toitū rā anō te iwi Whano Whano Hara mai te toki Haumi e Hui e Tāiki e Tihe i mauri ora August 2012 iii Proposed Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan - Volume 1 (This page is intentionally blank) iv August 2012 Proposed Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan - Volume 1 Table of contents Karanga ..........................................................................................................................................................i Tauparapara ....................................................................................................................................................ii Table of contents ............................................................................................................................................. v Section 1 - Introduction, Issues & Major Responses ..................................................................................... 1 – 1 Section 2 - How the Plan Works & Definitions .............................................................................................2 – 1 Section 3 - Objectives .............................................................................................................................3 – 1 Section 4 - Policies .................................................................................................................................4 – 1 Section 5 - Region-wide Rules ..................................................................................................................5 – 1 Index to Rules ........................................................................................................................5 – 1 Sub-regional Sections .................................................................................................................................... vii Section 6 - Kaikoura ................................................................................................................................6 – 1 Section 7 - Hurunui-Waiau .......................................................................................................................7 – 1 Section 8 - Waimakariri ...........................................................................................................................8 – 1 Section 9 - Christchurch-West Melton .......................................................................................................9 – 1 Section 10 - Banks Peninsula .................................................................................................................... 10 – 1 Section 11 - Selwyn - Waihora ...................................................................................................................11 – 1 Section 12 - Central Canterbury Alpine Rivers .............................................................................................12 – 1 Section 13 - Ashburton ............................................................................................................................13 – 1 Section 14 - Orari-Opihi-Pareora .............................................................................................................. 14 – 1 Section 15 - Waitaki and South Coastal Canterbury Coast .............................................................................15 – 1 Section 16 - Schedules ........................................................................................................................... 16 – 1 Index to Schedules ............................................................................................................... 16 – 1 August 2012 v Proposed Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan - Volume 1 (This page is intentionally blank) vi August 2012 Proposed Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan - Volume 1 Section 1 - Introduction, Issues & Major Responses 1.1 Introduction Canterbury has substantial fresh water and land resources. Managing land and water is complex and many of the issues are interconnected. This interrelationship of land and water means that effects of any one activity cannot be considered in isolation. The current environment has been modified by both past and current activities, many of which cannot be easily changed or remedied without significant costs to people and communities. There are no ‘quick fixes’ to managing Canterbury’s land and water resources and it is clear that a range of responses are required. The purpose of the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan (“LWRP” or “the Plan”) is to identify the resource management outcomes or goals (objectives in this Plan) for managing land and water resources in Canterbury to achieve the purpose of the Resource Management Act 1991 (“RMA”). It identifies the policies and rules needed to achieve the objectives, and provides direction in terms of the processing of resource consent applications. This Plan is made up of 16 sections and a map volume: the first describes Canterbury’s land and water resources, interrelated issues that need to be managed, the key partnerships, relationships and processes already underway, including the Canterbury Water Management Strategy (CWMS). The second section describes how the plan works and contains the definitions used in the Plan. The subsequent three sections cover the region-wide objectives, policies, and rules. Sections 6-15 inclusive contain sub- regional catchment specific policies and rules, and Section 16 contains the schedules. The maps referred to in the rules are in a separate map volume. 1.1.1 Land and Water Resources in Canterbury Land and water are taonga to Ngāi Tahu. Water provides for and sustains all life and is integral to the cultural and personal identity of Ngāi Tahu as tangata whenua for Canterbury. The life-giving and life-sustaining properties of water are intrinsically linked to spiritual, cultural, economic, environmental and social well-being as well as the survival and identity of Ngāi Tahu whānui. This relationship with wai Māori is recognised in the Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998. In Canterbury eleven lakes, nine rivers and two wetlands are included as areas of statutory acknowledgement. Fresh water is essential for the survival of all living things. People, communities and their livestock need fresh drinking water, and high quality fresh water is also important for customary uses, contact recreation and some economic activities, such as aquaculture. The quality and quantity of fresh water in our water bodies also sustains aquatic ecosystems and maintains the mauri, natural character and amenity values of lakes and rivers. Reliable fresh water supplies are important for irrigation, hydro-electricity generation and a variety of manufacturing and industrial processes. All are vital to the cultural, social and economic well-being of people and communities in Canterbury and New Zealand. Canterbury currently contributes 58% of New Zealand’s hydro-electricity generation capacity and contains over 70% of it’s irrigated agricultural land. The land and soils that sustain the biodiversity of flora and fauna on which we all depend are reliant
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