In-depth on the Natural Resources Plan

The Appeals version identifies which parts of the PNRP are subject to appeal and therefore may change as a result of the Court’s mediation process. It also identifies which parts of the PNRP are not subject to any appeal and rules which are therefore deemed operative. Changes made to the Appeals version incorporate Consent Orders issued by the Court that relate to various appeals - these are shown as black underline text.

Pre-hearing meetings are held only if there is an opportunity to resolve or clarify an issue before the main hearing. If a submitter has submitted on a topic we will invite them directly to attend the pre-hearing. 

Pre-hearing meetings:

For further pre-hearing meetings, please reach out to regionalplan@gw.govt.nz.

The Hearing Panel will issue documents called minutes, which outline procedures, declarations of interest and hearing schedules throughout the hearing process. All minutes will be available here for the duration. 

To assist in interpreting the minutes, please visit our FAQs section below.

For further Panel Minutes, please email regionalplan@gw.govt.nz. 

Minute #1 Draft Procedures for Hearing of Submissions 19/7/12

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date_range Published 19 Jul 2012

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Minute #2 Final Procedures for Hearing of Submissions 9/12/16

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date_range Published 09 Dec 2016

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This addendum includes requested decisions that were incorrectly summarised and submissions that were omitted from the original Summary of Decisions Requested. 

You can view the submissions below in full: 

Errors and Omissions Addendum to the Summary of Decisions Requested on the Proposed Natural Resources Plan for the Wellington Region

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date_range Published 15 Apr 2016

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Omissions:

S434 Deer Farmers Association NZ - Wairarapa Branch

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date_range Published 15 Apr 2016

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S435 Forestry Market Owners Services Ltd

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Errors:

S311 Beef and Lamb

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date_range Published 15 Apr 2016

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S121 Centreport Limited

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date_range Published 15 Apr 2016

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S143 Maypole Environmental Limited

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date_range Published 15 Apr 2016

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S75 Minister of Conservation

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date_range Published 15 Apr 2016

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S55 The Oil Companies

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date_range Published 15 Apr 2016

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S95 Phillip Walker

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date_range Published 15 Apr 2016

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S384 Richard Osborne

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Who is on the Hearing Panel and what is its role?
The Hearing Panel consisted of three independent commissioners: Mark St Clair (Chair), David McMahon and Elizabeth Burge. The panel’s role was to hear submissions and evidence on the proposed Natural Resource Plan (the proposed Plan) and decide any changes the panel think should be made to the proposed Plan.

When were the hearings held?
The hearings began in May 2017 and were completed in July 2018.

When did the Panel release their Decisions on Submissions?
The Hearing Panel provided its decisions on the provisions and matters raised in submissions, once they had received all the information required, and completed their deliberations. An extension to the time limit was granted to 31 July 2019.

The extensions to timelines were due primarily to the significance and complexity involved in reviewing and integrating five regional plans, and providing a hearing structure that enabled fair participation by submitters across a large region, covering a complex range of topics, and to enable officer's sufficient time to prepare and respond to matters raised during the hearing process.

When were the public notified of the decision made regarding submissions?
In accordance with Clauses 10 and 11 of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991, the Wellington Regional Council gave notice on 31 July 2019 that it has made its decisions on the provisions and matters raised in submissions on the proposed Natural Resources Plan for the Wellington Region. From the date of the public notice (31 July 2019) the proposed Natural Resources Plan is amended in accordance with those decisions (decisions version).

Are you able to appeal the Proposed Natural Resources Plan? 
Any person who made a submission on the proposed Natural Resources Plan may appeal the Council’s decisions to the Environment Court. Please note that you may only appeal on a provision or a matter in the decisions if you referred to the relevant provision or matter in your submission. An appeal cannot seek the withdrawal of the proposed Natural Resources Plan as a whole.

Any appeal to the Environment Court must be in the prescribed form and lodged with the Environment Court in Wellington by 5pm, 18 September 2019. The appeal must be served in accordance with the Court's directions. All notices of appeal can be requested from regionalplan@gw.govt.nz.

Any section 274 notice to join an appeal must be in the prescribed form and lodged with the Environment Court in Wellington by 5pm, 9 October 2019. The notice must also be served in accordance with the Court's directions. All section 274 notices can be requested from regionalplan@gw.govt.nz.

What were the Environment Court directions?
The Environment Court issued waivers and directions in respect of the filing and service of appeals and section 274 notices (refer  Re Wellington Regional Council [2019] NZEnvC 126 dated 26 July 2019 (PDF 147 KB) ). A copy of the Environment Court directions can be requested from regionalplan@gw.govt.nz.

Why did the hearings take so long?
The hearings were split into topic areas, such as Water quality and Stormwater, heard over six hearing streams and in various locations throughout the Wellington region. The complexity and considerable time required for preparing and receiving evidence, undertaking expert conferencing and conducting the hearings meant that they took much longer than initially estimated (from May 2017 to July 2018). Over 400 people presented evidence to the Panel. The Panel received over 890 technical reports, legal submissions, expert conferencing, rebuttal evidenace and supplementary responses throughout the hearing process. 

Hearing topic(s)?
All of the 11,455 submission points have been coded to a plan topic. If you stated in your submission that you wish to be heard at the hearing, you were invited to the hearing(s) on the topic(s) that your submission related to. This meant that you may have been required to attend more than one hearing if you submitted on multiple parts of the proposed Plan.

View the SDR database

The Summary of Decisions Requested (SDR) can be downloaded in PDF format alphabetically and by provision. 

The Reader's Guide can be downloaded as a PDF (PDF 289 KB) .

These PDF copies are the version of the SDR that was notified 26 February.

By Provision:

• Entire Plan SDR   (PDF 397 KB)
• 1 Introduction SDR (PDF 147 KB)
• 2 Interpretation SDR  (PDF 1.9 MB)
• 3 Objectives SDR (PDF 1.8 MB)
• 4 Policies SDR (PDF 3.6 MB)
• 5.1 Rules - General and Air SDR (PDF 732 KB)
• 5.2 Rules Discharges to Water SDR (PDF 483 KB)
• 5.3 Rules - Discharges to Land SDR (PDF 1.3 MB)
• 5.4 Rules - Land use SDR (PDF 1.1 MB)
• 5.5 Rules - Wetlands and Beds of Lakes and Rivers SDR (PDF 2.1 MB)
• 5.6 Rules - Water Allocation SDR (PDF 603 KB)
• 5.7 Rules - Coastal Management SDR (PDF 884 KB)
• 6 Other Methods SDR (PDF 591 KB)
• 7 Ruamāhanga Whaitua SDR (PDF 385 KB)
• 8 Wellington Harbour and Hutt Valley Whaitua SDR (PDF 211 KB)
• 9 Te Awarua-o-Porirua Whaitua SDR (PDF 82 KB)
• 10 Kapiti Coast Whaitua SDR (PDF 218 KB)
• 11 Wairarapa Coast Whaitua SDR (PDF 83 KB)
• 12 Schedules SDR (PDF 851 KB)
• 13 Maps SDR (PDF 611 KB)

Alphabetical: 

• A Submitter Names SDR (PDF 910 KB)
• B Submitter Names SDR (PDF 958 KB)
• C Submitter Names SDR (PDF 1.3 MB)
• D Submitter Names SDR (PDF 818 KB)
• E Submitter Names SDR (PDF 263 KB)
• F Submitter Names SDR (PDF 1 MB)
• G Submitter Names SDR (PDF 777 KB)
• H Submitter Names SDR (PDF 597 KB)
• I Submitter Names SDR (PDF 144 KB)
• J Submitter Names SDR  (PDF 986 KB)
• K Submitter Names SDR (PDF 815 KB)
• L Submitter Names SDR (PDF 473 KB)
• M Submitter Names SDR (PDF 1.5 MB)
• N Submitter Names SDR (PDF 882 KB)
• O Submitter Names SDR (PDF 178 KB)
• P Submitter Names SDR (PDF 704 KB)
• Q Submitter Names SDR (PDF 89 KB)
• R Submitter Names SDR (PDF 1.5 MB)
• S Submitter Names SDR (PDF 1.2 MB)  
• T Submitter Names SDR (PDF 760 KB)  
• U Submitter Names SDR (PDF 258 KB)  
• V Submitter Names SDR (PDF 189 KB)  
• W Submitter Names SDR (PDF 1.3 MB)  
• XYZ Submitter Names SDR (PDF 82 KB)  

Submissions on the Proposed Plan opened 31 July 2015 and closed 25 September 2015.

Read submissions 1-100* received on the Proposed Natural Resources Plan.  (PDF 30 MB)

A full list of the names included in Submissions 1-100 are available below: 

Submissions on the Proposed Plan opened 31 July 2015 and closed 25 September 2015.

Read submissions 101-150 received (PDF 38 MB) and submissions 151-200 (PDF 21 MB) on the Proposed Natural Resources Plan. 

A full list of the names included in Submissions 101-200* are available below: 

*please note submissions S30, S155, S183, S247, S329 and S425 have been intentionally left out as they do not have a submission assigned.

Submissions on the Proposed Plan opened 31 July 2015 and closed 25 September 2015.

Read submissions 201-300 (PDF 26 MB) on the Proposed Natural Resources Plan. 

A full list of the names included in Submissions 201-300* are available below: 

*please note submissions S30, S155, S183, S247, S329 and S425 have been intentionally left out as they do not have a submission assigned.

Submissions on the Proposed Plan opened 31 July 2015 and closed 25 September 2015.

Read submissions 301-350, (PDF 34 MB)   submissions 351-400 (PDF 41 MB) and submissions 401-435 (PDF 14 MB) on the Proposed Natural Resources Plan. 

A full list of the names included in Submissions 301-435 are available below: 

*please note submissions S30, S155, S183, S247, S329 and S425 have been intentionally left out as they do not have a submission assigned.

The Further Submission period for the PNRP opened on 26 February 2016 and closed on 29 March 2016.

The Further Submission period on the Errors and Omissions Addendum opened 11 April 2016 and closed 26 April 2016.

The copies of Further Submissions received on the Summary of Decisions Requested for the Proposed Natural Resources Plan 1-50 (PDF 37 MB) and 51-96 (PDF 31 MB) are available for download. 

A full list of the names included in Further Submissions 1-96 are available below:

Proposed Natural Resources Plan for the Wellington Region

The Proposed Natural Resources Plan for the Wellington Region (proposed Plan) identifies outcomes for the sustainable management of natural and physical resources in the region to achieve the purpose of the Resource Management Act (1991). The proposed Plan contains policies, rules and methods for the people and organisations that use or protect the region’s resources.

The proposed Plan is a combined regional and coastal plan that will replace the existing Regional Coastal Plan and the four regional plans (Regional Air Quality Management Plan, Regional Freshwater Plan, Regional Plan for Discharges to Land and, Regional Soil Plan) once it is made operative following the decisions on all submissions and appeals. Please note all rules within the proposed Plan have immediate legal effect.

Section 32 of the Resource Management Act requires an evaluation of the appropriateness of the proposed Plan to achieve the purpose of the Act. There were 20 evaluation reports prepared under section 32, which you can read below.

A number of documents were referenced in the proposed Plan. All documents proposed to be incorporated by reference were publicly notified on 8 June 2015.

To see the technical reports associated with the proposed Plan and section 32 reports please see below on this page.

Notification of the Proposed Natural Resources Plan

The Proposed Natural Resources Plan was publicly notified on 31 July 2015.

Procedural Matters

Procedural matters for the hearing of submissions on the proposed Natural Resources Plan were outlined by the Hearing Panel.

See the procedures set out in Minute 1 (PDF 191 KB)  and Minute 2 (PDF 272 KB) , or further minutes provided by the Panel.

Submitter Information Days and Pre-Hearing Meetings

Submitter Information Days were held to inform submitters of the hearing process and to provide clarification and information on the plan. 

Summary of Decisions Requested

The Summary of Decisions Requested publicly notified on 26 February 2016. You can read the original submissions further up on this page. 

Development of the proposed Plan

Developed through a partnership with mana whenua: The proposed Plan recognises the relationship that Māori have with ancestral claims to the region (mana whenua) and it's natural and physical resources. Special effort has been made to identify the values and sites of significance to mana whenua, as well as provisions which recognise and protect these special places. 

The plan has been guided by Te Upoko Taiao - Natural Resource Management Committee, GWRC's decision-making body which is comprised of 7 mana whenua and 7 elected council members. Together, five principles have guided the review: 

• Ki uta ki tai– recognising that natural and physical resources are reliant on one and other – interconnected
• Wairuatanga– recognises that people are connected to place – identify 
• Kaitiakitanga– that we all are guardians of the regions natural and physical resources – guardianship
• Tō mātou whakapono– decisions are to be based on best available knowledge in all its forms
• Mahitahi – that in good faith Greater Wellington Regional Council, iwi and the wider community work together to develop the plan – partnership

Developed with others: The proposed Plan was developed based on input and contributions from a wide range of parties: including iwi, industry, environmental organisations, communities, other agencies and local councils.

• Extensive public meetings; stakeholder workshops and feedback; and consideration of comments on the Working Document for Discussion and the draft Plan
• A plan that is more balanced between urban and rural activities
• Anticipated to be implemented with more buy-in

Developed with new information: The proposed Plan improves on the current plans, in part because a larger base of information and analysis was available. This includes information and analysis collected on good management practices, community values, historic heritage, sites of significance, management efficiency and effectiveness and natural hazards.

The proposed Plan gives effect to most recent legislation (including New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement 2010, National Policy Statement on Freshwater Management 2014, National Environmental Standards for Drinking Water and Air Quality) and recognises current policy (including the 2013 Regional Policy Statement), guidance and industry standards.

Structure of the proposed Plan

Integrated objectives and policies: The proposed Plan will replace the five regional plans that currently have separate objectives and policies for managing the coast, soil, discharges to land, fresh water and air. This not only creates a document that is easier to use, it also reduces inconsistencies (such as those among the five current regional plans) and enables more integrated management between land and water; and between fresh water and coastal water.

• Considers the same policies and activity status across environments in a more consistent and integrated manner

Clearly written: The proposed Plan contains concise definitions and clearly written provisions. In contrast to the current regional plan, the provisions stand on their own and are not followed by the use of explanatory text, which, in the past, has led to confusion and misinterpretation.

• There are more permitted activities (108 compared to 89) providing less need for consents, when appropriate;
• A greater number of prohibited activities (10 as compared to 4) – giving clear protection where needed; and
• More restricted discretionary activities (16 compared to 4) reducing uncertainty and simplifying consenting

Catchment-specific chapters: Catchment-specific, known as “whaitua”, chapters contain provisions that will be amended through variation and plan changes, and will assist in implementing the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management.

• Allows local communities to set their own water quality and quantity limits within the context of national bottom-lines - through the use of recommended plan changes developed by five whaitua committees

Greater emphasis on “place-based” protection: The proposed Plan contains extensive schedules and maps that identify sites that are significant for natural, cultural, social or physical values. Provisions in the proposed Plan are used to manage these places so that they are protected (and enhanced).

• More detailed and informed schedules identifying significant values, e.g. significant biodiversity values or historic heritage;
• Schedules of sites of significance to mana whenua;
• Identified and set objectives for primary swimming rivers; and
• Better protection of trout habitat. 

On-line maps: To support the provisions and schedules, the proposed Plan uses indicative maps that are linked to GIS mapping, which offer more detail and can be zoomed into the individual property scale. Identified sites of significance have been mapped and are linked to their associated schedule.

Water Use

Allocation of freshwater: The proposed Plan uses current information that recognises the connections between groundwater and surface water and manages activities that take, use, dam or divert freshwater as one resource.

• Drives more efficient water use and promoting sustainable water storage – to promote economic development

Water quality

Water quality: The proposed Plan objective is to maintain water quality or improve it where it does not meet the expectations of the community or of statute. An integrated package of regulatory and non-regulatory methods achieve this, including by expanding existing programmes such as farm environment planning, and by introducing investigations to better establish poor water quality in identified areas. 

The National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management must be given effect to by 2022, in line with the Council’s progressive implementation programme and the progressive rolling out of each whaitua process.

The key directions from the NPS-FM:

• Requires councils to set water quality and quantity limits in regional plan to achieve defined outcomes by 2025 at the latest
• Sets national bottom lines for all freshwater through the National Objective Framework

Discharges to land: The proposed Plan identifies and manages discharges to land within drinking water catchments, as required by the National Environmental Standard for Drinking Water.

Stormwater: The proposed Plan recognises that the discharge of stormwater can result in unacceptable effects on water quality and the health of rivers, streams, lakes and the coast. Provisions require most stormwater discharges from the large networks owned by local authorities to be improved over time through a two-stage consent process that also links to the water quality limits to be set through each whaitua process.

Livestock access: The proposed Plan has clear direction on how surface water bodies are to be protected from livestock access.

Biodiversity

Biodiversity: The proposed Plan identifies sites of significance for indigenous biodiversity in the schedules and maps. Proposals for mitigation and biodiversity offsets will be assessed against defined and scheduled best practice.

Wetland protection: The proposed Plan has specific provisions for the protection and management of all wetlands in the region.

Coast and regionally significant infrastructure: Protects coastal areas from reclamation, while providing for the recognition of regionally significant infrastructure. 

• The New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement 2010 - Requires the avoidance of coastal reclamation except in specified circumstances

Air Quality

Air quality: Prevents the burning of toxic materials open fires and wood burners – to clean up our air quality 

• National Environmental Standard for Air Quality -Currently the Masterton township has air quality which does not meet this standard.

Hazard Management

Hazard management: The proposed Plan guides the development of a Regional Natural Hazard Strategy in partnership with Territorial Authorities.

Under section 32 of the RMA, any proposed plan change must be accompanied by a report that assesses both the extent to which each objective is the most appropriate way to achieve the purpose of the Act, and whether the proposed policies and methods are the most appropriate way in which to achieve the objectives in terms of their efficiency and effectiveness. A series of topic-based section 32 reports have been prepared and published alongside the proposed Plan for all the objectives, policies, and methods, including rules. See the  Introduction to the Resource Management Act 1991 (PDF 1.1 MB) Section 32 reports for more information.

• Background to the development of mahinga kai and Māori use outcomes (PDF 837 KB)
• Historic Heritage Addendum Report - Taranaki Street Terminal Breastwork, May 2020 (PDF 1.8 MB)
• Historic Heritage Addendum Report - Clyde Quay Wharf and Apartments, May 2020 (PDF 704 KB)
• Historic Heritage Addendum Report - Harbour edges - Lambton Quay, May 2020 (PDF 2.1 MB)
• A review of coastal and freshwater habitats of significance for indigenous birds in the Wellington Region (PDF 484 KB)
• Allocation recommendations for the Wellington region: Technical report to support the proposed Natural Resources Plan (PDF 2.2 MB)
• Assessment of sites of regional geological significance - Schedule J (PDF 1.7 MB)
• Benchmarking of aquatic ecosystem health and contact recreation outcomes in the Proposed Natural Resources Plan (PDF 1.6 MB)
• Capture zone delineation of community supply and State of Environment monitoring wells in the Greater Wellington Region (PDF 16 MB)
• Coastal and freshwater sites of significance for indigenous birds in the Wellington Region (PDF 809 KB)
• Conjunctive water management recommendations for the Hutt Valley. (PDF 3.3 MB)
• Delineation of drinking water supply catchment protection zones (surface water) – Method to support the Proposed Natural Resource Plan. (PDF 3.1 MB)
• Drinking water catchment protection peer review March 2015 (PDF 470 KB)
• Dodd, A. (2015a) Addendum to: Cochran, C., Murray, R. & Kelley, M. (2012), Archaeological values of freshwater historic heritage of the Wellington Region. A report prepared for Greater Wellington Regional Council. (PDF 4.9 MB)
• Indigenous fish spawning and migration calendar for the Wellington region: Background documentation for Schedule F1a of the draft Natural Resources Plan (PDF 73 KB)  
• Kāpiti Coast groundwater resource investigation: Proposed framework for conjunctive water management. (PDF 5.3 MB)
• Lake Wairarapa water balance investigation: Stage 1 report – interim findings and recommendations (PDF 2.1 MB)
• Lakes in the Wellington region with outstanding aquatic vegetation values: Technical memo to support Schedule A2 of the draft Natural Resources Plan (PDF 37 KB)  
• Lowe Environmental Impact.  2015. Discharge of Treated Municipal Wastewater to Land - Matters of Control and Technical Support. Prepared for WRC. (PDF 612 KB)
• Macroinvertebrate outcomes for aquatic ecosystem health in rivers and streams (PDF 1.7 MB)  
• Minimum flow recommendations for the Wellington region: Technical report to support the proposed Regional Plan (PDF 1.1 MB)
• NIWA REPORT Sites of significance for indigenous marine biodiversity in the Wellington region (PDF 3.4 MB)
• Periphyton and macrophyte outcomes for aquatic ecosystem health in rivers and streams (PDF 1.6 MB)
• Permitted Activity Thresholds: An evaluation of permitted activity thresholds in the Regional Air Quality Management Plan. (PDF 2.3 MB)
• Port Noise Management Plan for CentrePort  (PDF 845 KB)
• Recommended biological and water quality limits for trout fishery and trout spawning waters in the Wellington Region (PDF 1.5 MB)
• Recommended changes to Schedule H attributes and outcomes for the draft Natural Resources Plan: Coastal waters (PDF 238 KB)
• Recommended changes to Schedule H attributes and outcomes for the draft Natural Resources Plan: Groundwater (PDF 104 KB)
• Recommended changes to Schedule H attributes and outcomes for the draft Natural Resources Plan: Lakes (PDF 197 KB)
• Recommended changes to Schedule H attributes and outcomes for the draft Natural Resources Plan: Rivers and streams (PDF 844 KB)
• Recommended changes to Schedule H attributes and outcomes for the Draft Regional Plan: Wetlands (PDF 91 KB)
• Recommended water quality limits for rivers and streams managed for Aquatic Ecosystem Health in the Wellington Region (PDF 1.8 MB)
• Regionally significant surfbreaks for the Greater Wellington Region (PDF 8.9 MB)
• Rivers and lakes with significant indigenous ecosystems (PDF 372 KB)
• Selection of default supplementary allocation criteria for the Natural Resources Plan (PDF 216 KB)
• Technical background report for Schedule H of the Regional Plan working discussion document (PDF 2 MB)
• Technical guidance document: Aquatic ecosystem health and contact recreation outcomes in the Proposed Natural Resources Plan (PDF 423 KB)
• Technical report of Macroinvertebrate Community Index predictions for the Wellington region (PDF 1.1 MB)
• Wairarapa groundwater resource investigation: Framework for conjunctive water management (PDF 11 MB)
• Harris S. 2015. Wairarapa Flow Regimes: Economic impact of draft Plan changes (PDF 665 KB)
• Economic Impact of proposed Plan changes for Water allocation in the Wairarapa (PDF 2.3 MB)

Good Management Practice is defined as “Practices, procedures or tools that are effective at achieving the desired performance while providing for desired environmental outcomes. Good management practice evolves through time and results in continuous improvement as new information, technology and awareness of particular issues are developed and disseminated”.

Current GMP guidelines and documents referred to in the Proposed Plan can be found here.  Wellington Regional Council will continue to develop GMP in collaboration with industry, other relevant organisations and stakeholders to support the implementation of policies which rely on GMP to achieve the desired environmental outcomes. 

As new GMP guidelines and documents are developed they will be added to this site.

Good Management Practice links:

Action Plan for Water Quality

• Good Farming Practice Action Plan (PDF 7.4 MB)  published in 2018 jointly by Beef + Lamb, DairyNZ, Horticulture New Zealand, Federated Farmers, Irrigation New Zealand, Ministry for Primary Industries and Ministry for the Environment and supported by Regional Councils
• Action Plan for Water Quality Summary (PDF 242 KB)

Agrichemicals & fumigants

• "NZS 8409:2004" by Standards New Zealand

Agricultural industry activities

• Industry-agreed Good Management Practices relating to water quality, Version 2 18 September 2015 (PDF 1.2 MB)

Biofouling cleaning guidelines

• "Anti-fouling and in-water cleaning guidelines" by DAFF (PDF 361 KB)

Biosolids

• Guidelines for the Safe Application of Biosolids to Land in New Zealand, New Zealand Water & Wastes Association (NZWWA), August 2003 (PDF 845 KB)

Break-feeding/winter grazing

• Break Fed Wintering by DairyNZ (PDF 860 KB)
• Forage Crop Grazing by Beef + Lamb New Zealand

Cultivation and breakfeeding

• "Non-Inversion Agronomy" by FAR (PDF 1.5 MB)

• "Reducing the impacts of winter grazing on soil and water quality" by GWRC (PDF 307 KB)  

Culverts

• Culvert and bridge construction: Guidelines for farmers by MfE

Dairy effluent

• "Dairy effluent guidelines" by GWRC

Domestic fires

• "Warmer Cheaper" by Environment Canterbury
• "Webpage on home fires" by Waikato Regional Council

Erosion and sediment control

Erosion and Sediment Control Guideline for Land Disturbing Activities in the Wellington Region

The guide outlines best practice for managing erosion and sediment discharges on large earthworks sites. This updated guideline replaces the 2002 Erosion and Sediment Control Guidelines for the Wellington Region. Read more here

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Fertiliser

• Code of Practice for the Placement of Fertiliser in New Zealand August 2020, New Zealand Fertiliser Quality Council

Hazardous substances

• Hazardous Substances by EPA

Industrial air discharges

• "Good practice guide for assessing discharges to air from industry" by MfE
• "Webpage on industrial emissions" by Waikato Regional Council

Nutrient management – rural

• "Industry-agreed Good Management Practices" by FAR, New Zealand Pork, DairyNZ, Beef+Lamb, Horticulture NZ, Deer Industry NZ

Outdoor burning

• "Good practice guide to outdoor burning" by Tasman District Council
• "Learn how to burn smoke free"
  
• “Water sensitive urban design for stormwater: Treatment Device Design Guideline”
• "Webpage on outdoor burning" by Waikato Regional Council

Plantation forestry

• National Environmental Standards for Plantation Forestry (NES-PF) guidance by MPI

Riparian management

• "Getting riparian planting right in the Wellington Region" by DairyNZ

Rural landuse

• Farm Planning by Beef+Lamb NZ
• "Webpage on farm practices" by Deer Industry NZ

Stormwater

• "Low impact urban design and development (LIUDD) Stormwater guidelines (2012)" by Kapiti Coast District Council
• “Water sensitive urban design for stormwater: Treatment Device Design Guideline” by Wellington Water Limited
• "Water sensitive urban design guide"  by Wellington City Council

Wastewater discharges from vessels

• "Sewage systems for recreational boats" by MfE

Watercourse

• Watercourse Categorisation Guidance Document (PDF 2.9 MB)

What having a wetland means for you

Protecting and restoring wetlands

Protecting and restoring rivers and streams

Composting winery marc while protecting your soil, groundwater and waterways

Plantation forestry management