The Tairāwhiti Resource Management Plan (TRMP) brings together all of Gisborne District Council’s resource management plans into one combined document. It includes the Regional Policy Statement, Regional Coastal Plan, Regional Plan and District Plan.
The TRMP replaces the 7 former district and regional plans, creating a single, integrated framework for managing the region's natural and physical resources.
Earlier this year, Council sought submissions on Proposed Urban Plan Change 6.
We've re-opened a limited and targeted further submission period for proposed Urban Plan Change 6.
These limited further submissions close at 12 noon 7 October 2026.
Proposed Urban Plan Change 6 will update the planning rules to enable a wider range of housing types, supporting increased supply, improving affordability, while meeting national requirements and protecting our fertile soils.
Read the Proposed Plan Change here.
Appendices, Schedules and Maps
Tairāwhiti Resource Management Plan
Future Development Strategy
A 30-year planning tool
National Policy Statement
For highly productive land
Freshwater Plan Fact Sheets
Irrigate, grow crops, farm livestock, develop land or do any work in a waterway
Review of the plan
Why the TRMP review is on hold