Regional policy statement

The Regional Policy Statement is to assist Gisborne District Council to promote the sustainable management of the region's natural and physical resources. It is expected to achieve this by:

• providing an overview of the resource management issues of the region; and
• setting out policies and methods to achieve integrated management of the regions natural and physical resources.

Natural and physical resources include land, water, air, soil, minerals and energy, all forms of plants and animals and all structures.

Regional Policy Statement chapters

1 - Introduction(35kb 3 pages)

      Part 1: Background Information(177kb 39 pages)

      Part 2:Resource Management (29kb 2 pages)

2 - Land Management (173kb 37 pages)

3 - Water Management (127kb 25 pages)

4 - Air Quality Management (34kb 4 pages)

5 - Energy Management ( 54kb 6 pages)

6 - Coastal Management (71kb 11 pages)

7 - Transport & Infrastructure(53kb 7 pages)

8 - Waste Management & Hazardous Substances(89kb 16 pages)

9 - Process Issues (94kb 15 pages)

10 - Monitoring & Review of the RPS (46kb 3 pages)

Appendices

1 - The Treaty of Waitangi - Te Tiriti O Waitangi (28kb 3 pages)

2 - The Maori Liaison Group (19kb 1 page)

3 - Analysis of Soil Conservation Works Requirements (30kb 4 pages)

4 - ASCV Site Sheets and Location Maps (19kb 1 page)

5 - Code of Practice for the Separation of Regulatory and Other Functions (22kb 1 page)

6 - The RPS Planning Process: Consultation Undertaken, Reports Commissioned (39kb 6 pages)

Glossary of Terms (63kb 9 pages)

For further information contact Natural Resources Planner

The statement became operative on 10 August 2002.