Proposed Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan
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Proposed Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan Incorporating s42A Recommendations 19 Feb 2012 Note: Grey text to be dealt with at a future hearing (This page is intentionally blank) This is the approved Proposed Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan, by the Canterbury Regional Council The Common Seal of the Canterbury Regional Council was fixed in the presence of: Bill Bayfield Chief Executive Canterbury Regional Council Dame Margaret Bazley Chair Canterbury Regional Council 24 Edward Street, Lincoln 75 Church Street P O Box 345 P O Box 550 Christchurch Timaru Phone (03) 365 3828 Phone (03) 688 9060 Fax (03) 365 3194 Fax (03) 688 9067 (This page is intentionally blank) Proposed Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan Incorporating s42A Recommendations 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. 19 February 2013 i Proposed Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan Incorporating s42A Recommendations (This page is intentionally blank) ii 19 February 2013 Proposed Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan Incorporating s42A Recommendations 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 19 February 2013 iii Proposed Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan Incorporating s42A Recommendations (This page is intentionally blank) iv 19 February 2013 Proposed Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan Incorporating s42A Recommendations TABLE OF CONTENTS Karanga ......................................................................................................................... i Tauparapara ................................................................................................................ iii Table of Contents ............................................................... 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Section 16 - Schedules .............................................................................................. 16-1 Index to Schedules ........................................................................................................... 16-1 19 February 2013 v Proposed Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan Incorporating s42A Recommendations (This page is intentionally blank) vi 19 February 2013 Proposed Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan Incorporating s42A Recommendations Section 1 - Introduction, Issues & Major Responses 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 its irrigated agricultural land. The land and soils that sustain the biodiversity of flora and fauna on which we all depend are reliant on sustainable land management. The condition of the land on which we build our communities and our infrastructure provides for our well-being, health and safety. 19 February 2013 1-1 Proposed Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan Incorporating s42A Recommendations Land also provides places for people to live, and to establish and operate businesses and industry, including soils for primary industry and gravel and minerals for infrastructure and1 building materials. The importance of managing induced erosion of soil and land for urban development have long-been recognised in New Zealand. The risks and effects of contaminating land from the spill or discharge of hazardous substances, and the potential effects on people, property and infrastructure from inundation, erosion, slippage or liquefaction of land, are also part of managing land resources. Land and water, and the ecosystems and habitats they support, form a complex, interdependent environment that people and communities must both utilise and sustain. As our uses of land and water continue to increase or intensify, our past approaches to managing our land and water are no longer sufficient. In parts of the region, fresh water and land resources no longer support