District Wide Resource Management Issues
The following provides an overview of what this chapter is about and key outcomes sought. To view the chapter in its entirety please download the chapter from the attached pdf.
Introduction
The Kaipara District covers a land area of 3,098 km2, extending from the east to west coasts of New Zealand, and is located at the entrance to Northland at the top of the North Island. It is one of three Councils within the Northland Region and borders the Far North and Whangarei District Councils. Kaipara’s southern boundary adjoins the Rodney District within the Auckland Region. The District has numerous physical and social/cultural resources which contribute to the community’s social, economic and cultural wellbeing. This Chapter describes these resources and identifies the District Wide Issues and Approaches that will enable the sustainable use and management of these for both current and future generations.
How to Use This Chapter of the District Plan
This Chapter is intended to provide an overview of District Wide Issues and the general management responses that are addressed through a number of different Zones and other Chapters of the District Plan. The Part A Chapters identify the overall directions established by the District Plan and how the different Parts of the District Plan will contribute towards achieving the District Wide objectives and policies set.
While there are no Rules in this Chapter, if you are doing a Plan Change or require a resource consent (particularly for a larger scale activity, a discretionary or non-complying consent) Council will consider how your proposal contributes to the objectives and policies of this Chapter (along with the rest of Part A).
Outcomes
- A sustainable and well functioning economy that provides for the social and economic wellbeing of the community without generating adverse environmental effects.
- Active partnership with Tangata Whenua in policy development and implementation and in decision making.
- The relationship of Maori, including their culture and traditions, with their ancestral lands is recognised and provided for.
- A natural environment that is improved, through better management of the effects of land uses.
- The amenity, heritage, natural character and character of the District’s unique communities and environments are maintained and enhanced.
- Specific sites of natural, cultural and heritage value are preserved, protected and enhanced.
- A well functioning residential and business property market that is able to cater for and respond to demand without generating adverse effects on the environment.
- Infrastructure and transport networks that cater for and respond to growth as it occurs, avoiding adverse effects on the receiving environment.
- Communities with greater resilience to natural and technological hazards.
- Recreation and reserve areas that meet the needs of the community.
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