Wairoa District Plan WAIROA DISTRICT PLAN “Purihia kia mau nga taonga tuku iho mahia nga mahi i roto i te Kaunihera o Te Wairoa i roto i te mana o Kahungunu ki te Wairoa” Prepared under the provisions of the Resource Management Act 1991 Operative June 2005 Plan Change 1B Operative November 2016 Wairoa District Council Page i Wairoa District Plan June 2005 Wairoa District Plan Page ii Wairoa District Plan June 2005 Wairoa District Plan CONTENTS PART A – INTRODUCTION 1 WAIROA DISTRICT PROFILE ............................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 General ...........................................................................................................................................1-1 1.2 Population and Settlement ..............................................................................................................1-1 1.3 Tangata Whenua Landscape ..........................................................................................................1-1 1.4 Community Well-Being ....................................................................................................................1-1 1.5 Economy .........................................................................................................................................1-2 1.6 Physical Resources.........................................................................................................................1-2 1.7 Natural Resources ..........................................................................................................................1-3 1.8 Heritage Resources ........................................................................................................................1-4 2 THE DISTRICT PLAN ............................................................................................................. 2-1 2.1 District Plan Context ........................................................................................................................2-1 2.2 What is a District Plan? ...................................................................................................................2-2 3 PLAN FRAMEWORK .............................................................................................................. 3-1 3.1 Introduction .....................................................................................................................................3-1 3.2 District Plan Format .........................................................................................................................3-1 3.3 Section 32 Obligations ....................................................................................................................3-2 PART B – RESOURCE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 4 TANGATA WHENUA ISSUES ................................................................................................ 4-1 4.1 Resource Management Act Obligations ..........................................................................................4-1 4.2 Issues ..............................................................................................................................................4-1 4.3 Objectives .......................................................................................................................................4-2 4.4 Policies ............................................................................................................................................4-2 4.5 Methods Available Using the Provisions of the District Plan ...........................................................4-3 4.6 Explanation and Reasons ...............................................................................................................4-4 4.7 Anticipated Environmental Results..................................................................................................4-5 5 RECOGNISING AND PROVIDING FOR NATURAL AND PHYSICAL RESOURCES ......... 5-1 5.1 Resource Management Act Obligations ..........................................................................................5-1 5.2 Description of Significant District Resources ...................................................................................5-2 5.3 Resource Management Issues .......................................................................................................5-4 5.4 Objectives .......................................................................................................................................5-4 5.5 Policies ............................................................................................................................................5-5 5.6 Methods Available Using the Provisions of the District Plan ...........................................................5-5 5.7 Explanation and Reasons ...............................................................................................................5-7 5.8 Anticipated Environmental Results..................................................................................................5-8 6 SUBDIVISION, USE AND DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS ON THE COASTAL ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................................................................... 6-1 6.1 Resource Management Act Obligations ..........................................................................................6-1 6.2 Description of Coastal Environment ................................................................................................6-2 6.3 Resource Management Issues .......................................................................................................6-3 6.4 Objectives .......................................................................................................................................6-3 6.5 Policies ............................................................................................................................................6-4 6.6 Methods Available Using the Provisions of the District Plan ...........................................................6-4 6.7 Explanation and Reasons ...............................................................................................................6-5 Page iii Wairoa District Plan June 2005 Wairoa District Plan 6.8 Anticipated Environmental Results..................................................................................................6-6 7 LAND USE, CHANGES, AND THEIR EFFECTS ON NATURAL AND PHYSICAL RESOURCES .......................................................................................................................... 7-1 7.1 Resource Management Act Obligations ..........................................................................................7-1 7.2 Description of Effects on Natural and Physical Resources .............................................................7-2 7.3 Resource Management Issues .......................................................................................................7-3 7.4 Objectives .......................................................................................................................................7-4 7.5 Policies ............................................................................................................................................7-4 7.6 Methods Available Using the Provisions of the District Plan ...........................................................7-5 7.7 Explanation and Reasons ...............................................................................................................7-6 7.8 Anticipated Environmental Results..................................................................................................7-6 8 MANAGING THE EFFECTS OF NATURAL HAZARDS ........................................................ 8-1 8.1 Resource Management Act Obligations ..........................................................................................8-1 8.2 Description of Natural Hazards .......................................................................................................8-1 8.3 Resource Management Issues .......................................................................................................8-4 8.4 Objectives .......................................................................................................................................8-4 8.5 Policies ............................................................................................................................................8-4 8.6 Methods Available Using the Provisions of the District Plan ...........................................................8-5 8.7 Explanation and Reasons ...............................................................................................................8-6 8.8 Anticipated Environmental Results..................................................................................................8-7 9 ACHIEVING INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CROSS BOUNDARY ISSUES ................. 9-1 9.1 Resource Management Act Obligations ..........................................................................................9-1 9.2 Hawke’s Bay Regional Council .......................................................................................................9-1 9.3 Gisborne District Council .................................................................................................................9-2