Section 32 Part IV A Appendix Section 32 Part IV A Appendix 1 | P a g e Section 32 Part IV A Appendix 1 Contents 2 Section 6 Biodiversity and Significant Natural Areas ...................................................................... 6 2.1 Policy Direction ....................................................................................................................... 6 2.1.1 Resource Management ................................................................................................... 6 2.1.2 Central Government Policy ............................................................................................. 7 2.1.3 New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement .......................................................................... 8 2.1.4 Regional Policy Statement .............................................................................................. 9 2.1.5 Thames-Coromandel District Council Biodiversity Strategy ......................................... 25 2.1.6 Council Directive ........................................................................................................... 26 2.1.7 2 March 2011 – Full Council meeting ........................................................................... 26 2.1.8 18 – 19 April 2011 – District Plan Review Committee meeting .................................... 26 2.1.9 12 September 2011 – District Plan Review Committee meeting.................................. 27 2.2 Monitoring and Technical Reports ........................................................................................ 27 2.2.1 Conservation Covenants ............................................................................................... 27 2.2.2 Significant natural areas................................................................................................ 29 2.2.3 Threatened Land Environments .................................................................................... 33 2.2.4 TCDC District Plan SNA Management Prioritisation Analysis ....................................... 33 2.2.5 Further Refinement of Prioritised Areas and Threshold Matrix ................................... 38 3 Section 7 Coastal Environment ..................................................................................................... 40 1.1 Coastal Policy Statement policies ......................................................................................... 40 3.1 Regional Policy Statement .................................................................................................... 41 3.2 Council direction ................................................................................................................... 44 3.2.1 2 March 2011 – Full Council meeting ........................................................................... 44 3.2.2 18 – 19 April 2011 – District Plan Review Committee meeting .................................... 44 3.2.3 18 September 2011 – District Plan Review Committee meeting.................................. 45 3.3 Monitoring and technical reports ......................................................................................... 45 3.3.1 Coromandel Coastal Zone review ................................................................................. 45 3.3.2 Ecological assessment of natural character .................................................................. 46 3.3.3 Waikato Perception Survey 2010 – Thames-Coromandel report ................................. 46 3.3.4 Consolidated Landscape Assessment, Stephen Brown, 2011 ....................................... 47 3.3.5 3.4 Iwi management plan input – Whaia te Mahere Taiao a Hauraki Tangaroa Rerenga Wai Tai ............................................................................................................................ 47 3.3.6 Additional Refinement of the Coastal Environment Line ............................................. 47 4 Section 8 Historic Heritage – Archaeology, Built Form, Sites of Significance to Maori ................ 48 2 | P a g e Section 32 Part IV A Appendix 4.1 Statutory Considerations ...................................................................................................... 48 4.2 The Resource Management Act ............................................................................................ 48 4.3 Coastal Policy Statement ...................................................................................................... 49 4.4 Regional Policy Statement .................................................................................................... 49 4.5 Council direction ................................................................................................................... 51 4.5.1 18 February 2011 – District Plan Review Committee ................................................... 51 4.5.2 2 March 2011 – Full Council meeting ........................................................................... 51 4.5.3 4 – 6 April 2011 – District Plan Review Committee ...................................................... 51 4.5.4 Heritage Strategy 2008 ................................................................................................. 52 4.6 Iwi management plan input – Whaia te Mahere Taiao a Hauraki ........................................ 52 4.7 Monitoring and Technical Reports ........................................................................................ 52 4.7.1 Monitoring built heritage outcomes ............................................................................. 52 4.7.2 Heritage review project – summary report .................................................................. 54 4.7.3 Heritage review project – thematic mapping and history ............................................ 54 4.7.4 Heritage review project – community board heritage studies ..................................... 54 4.7.5 Historic heritage and character areas ........................................................................... 55 4.7.6 Māori heritage of Thames ............................................................................................. 55 4.7.7 Māori cultural impact assessment – Thames to Kopu Structure Plan .......................... 56 4.7.8 Māori cultural impact assessment – Proposed Whangamatā Harbour Walkway ........ 56 4.7.9 Archaeological sites and areas ...................................................................................... 56 4.8 Issues identified and recommendations ............................................................................... 57 5 Section 9 Landscape and Natural Character ................................................................................. 61 5.1 Coastal Policy Statement ...................................................................................................... 61 5.2 Regional Policy Statement .................................................................................................... 63 5.3 Council direction ................................................................................................................... 64 5.3.1 2 March 2011 – Full Council meeting ........................................................................... 64 5.3.2 18 – 19 April 2011 – District Plan Review Committee meeting .................................... 64 5.3.3 12 September 2011 – District Plan Review Committee meeting.................................. 66 5.4 Iwi management plan input – Whaia te Mahere Taiao a Hauraki ........................................ 66 5.5 Monitoring and Technical Reports ........................................................................................ 66 5.5.1 Ecological assessment of natural character .................................................................. 66 5.5.2 Coromandel Peninsula landscape assessment ............................................................. 66 5.5.3 Waikato Perception Survey 2010 – Thames-Coromandel report ................................. 67 5.5.4 Consolidated Landscape Assessment, Stephen Brown, 2012 ....................................... 68 3 | P a g e Section 32 Part IV A Appendix 5.5.5 Refinement of Maps ..................................................................................................... 68 5.5.6 High Natural Character –other Natural Character ........................................................ 69 6 Section 10 Natural Hazards ........................................................................................................... 69 6.1 Resource Management Act ................................................................................................... 69 6.2 Coastal Policy Statement ...................................................................................................... 70 6.3 Regional Policy Statement .................................................................................................... 72 6.4 Council direction ................................................................................................................... 75 6.4.1 2 March 2011 – Full Council meeting ........................................................................... 75 6.4.2 4 – 6 April 2011 – District Plan Review Committee meeting ........................................ 75 6.4.3 18 – 19 April 2011 – District Plan Review Committee meeting .................................... 76 6.5 Monitoring and Technical Reports .......................................................................................