Document library

This chapter provides an overview of the issues addressed by the Regional Policy Statement, the objectives sought to be achieved and provides a summary of the policies and methods to achieve the objectives. These are presented under the following topic headings:

• Air quality
• Coastal environment, including public access
• Energy, infrastructure and waste
• Fresh water, including public access
• Historic heritage
• Indigenous ecosystems
• Landscape
• Natural hazards
• Regional form, design and function
• Resource management with tangata whenua
• Soils and minerals