This Regional Policy Statement for the Tasman District has been prepared under the provisions of the Resource Management Act 1991. It was adopted by resolution of the Tasman District Council on 24 May 2001 and is effective from 1 July 2001.
INTRODUCTION AND INTERPRETATION
- I NTRODUCTION
- Purpose of the Tasman Regional Policy Statement
- Scope of the Tasman Regional Policy Statement
- The Process of Preparing the Tasman Regional Policy Statement
- I NTERPRETATION OF T ERMS
Integrated resource management is a key aim of the Act, which the Tasman Regional Policy Statement must achieve. The broad scope of the Tasman Regional Policy Statement arises because the Tasman District Council is a unitary authority.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES
G ENERAL O BJECTIVES FOR R ESOURCE M ANAGEMENT IN
This objective applies the principles of resource management in part II of the law on the control of environmental impacts of activities. This objective applies the resource management principles in Part II of the Law on Resource Efficiency and Development.
SIGNIFICANT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
T ANGATA W HENUA I NTERESTS
Implements objective 6.4 to address problem 6.6. The Council will endeavor to prevent, eliminate or mitigate the harmful effects of harmful animal or plant organisms on land and water resources, animals and plants, and amenity values. There is a need for an administrative arrangement that will ensure fair and efficient handling of competing applications. i) The Council will develop policies and rules in the Regional Coastal Plan for the allocation of coastal space. The Council will endeavor to prevent, eliminate or mitigate the harmful effects of the release of pollutants into the air.
The Council will manage the effects of emissions to air so that air quality is maintained or improved. i) The Council will continue to investigate and monitor air quality to improve its understanding of air quality issues in the District. The Council has developed a strategy for monitoring the state of the environment in the District.
Developing Relationships between Tangata Whenua and Council
Environmental Management Kaupapa and Tikanga
These also have mauri and the mana of tangata whenua is dependent on special knowledge of their existence and significance. The Act also mandates the protective management of sites or places of traditional or spiritual significance to tangata whenua.
Commercial Interests of Iwi
Opportunities for tangata whenua to develop resources now under public administration may be limited by historical or other circumstances. The Treaty of Waitangi means that action may need to be taken by Council to ensure that resource use opportunities can be exploited by the tangata whenua. I).
U RBAN D EVELOPMENT
Urban Development Issues
Urban development can create negative effects on the efficiency and safety of the road network. Existing as well as new urban activities can degrade the physical qualities of the urban environment through the effects of traffic, air pollution from smoke and other emissions, including noise and visual appearance.
Urban Development Objectives
Adequate interactions between urban form and location and the transport system serving urban areas must be ensured. The location and shape of urban areas can have a significant impact on the cost of energy production and transmission, and the efficiency of energy use in a community.
Urban Development Policies and Methods
The Council will avoid, remedy or mitigate adverse impacts across property boundaries, particularly between urban and rural land use or development, including impacts of:. iii) shelter belts (microclimate and biological effects); The Council will avoid, remedy or mitigate the negative effects of:. i) urban development on the safe and efficient operation of land transport resources, including impacts on:.
L AND R ESOURCES
Plant pests include Johnson Grass, Nassella Tussock, Old Man's Beard and other weeds, especially in some areas. viii). Extraction and processing of minerals are likely to have adverse effects that need to be managed.
Land Resource Issues
There is also the possibility that similar issues may occur with the exploitation of mineral deposits in the district. Current knowledge of the extent and nature of these effects in the district is limited.
Land Resource Objectives
A variety of animals or plants can cause or contribute to adverse effects on the economic or ecological importance of land and associated biological resources in the District. Avoidance, correction or mitigation of the adverse effects of land uses on the accessibility of mineral resources.
Land Resource Policies and Methods
There is also a need for Council to ensure that other land uses, including buildings, structures, plantings and land disturbance activities in rural areas of the district, avoid, remedy or mitigate adverse effects on visual amenity and heritage values. The Council will avoid, remedy or mitigate soil damage or loss, sedimentation and other adverse effects of land use activities.
F RESH W ATER R ESOURCES
Alluvial gold mining takes place mainly in the Upper Buller, Wangapeka, Anatoki and Aorere catchments, where water is usually pumped from rivers and streams. The waters of the main rivers in the district, particularly the Motueka and Riwaka rivers, support fisheries for brown trout, eel and whitebait.
Fresh Water Resource Issues
Other threats to such water body values include land use, which can have a negative impact on the natural character and amenity values of the water body. They may also have value in reducing water pollution and in buffering rivers or streams.
Fresh Water Resource Objectives
Fresh Water Resource Policies and Methods
The Council will provide or support appropriate protection of water bodies which it is satisfied deserve protection or reservation for their significant natural, recreational or cultural features or values. The Council will support the role of water user committees in the development and implementation of water management policy.
R IVER AND L AKE R ESOURCES
River and Lake Resource Issues
Activities on the water level of rivers and lakes are boating, also jet, motor, sailing, rowing, canoeing, rafting; as well as swimming, fishing or passive enjoyment of the river/lake environment. Activities on the water surface of rivers and lakes may conflict with other users of the river or lake and its surroundings.
River and Lake Resource Objectives
River and Lake Resource Policies and Methods
The council will avoid or minimize conflicts between recreation and other activities on the surface of rivers and lakes. The use of the surface of rivers and lakes for recreational activities may cause safety risks or other conflicts regarding the use of river or lake space.
Introduction
Although not entirely within the extent of the national park, the coastline between Tarakohe and Tapu Bay includes a series of cliffs or headlands, sandy beaches and estuaries. There are a number of problems in the district's coastal environment which arise from interactions between coastal resources and processes and the adverse effects of established activities or of any future activities.
Coastal Environment Issues
You have to be careful. include consideration of the natural character of the coastal sea area, much of which is invisible to most. The law requires consideration of possibilities for significant discharges, and this, together with the importance of avoiding negative impacts on the natural character of the coastal environment, means a restrictive outlook for coastal discharges.
Coastal Environment Objectives
Maintaining the natural character of the coastal environment, including the operation of natural processes. There is public and statutory recognition of the importance of public access, even though it may conflict with other values.
Coastal Environment Policies and Methods
The Council will seek to integrate its coastal management responsibilities with the Fisheries Minister's fisheries management responsibilities. The Council is committed to ensuring the preservation of the natural character of the coastal environment and to protecting it from inappropriate use and development.
C ONTAMINATION AND W ASTE
Contamination and Waste Issues
Bulk organic wastes such as bark waste, fish waste, sewage or sewage sludge are generated in the organic processing industry or wastewater treatment plants and may be disposed of in landfills or other sites within the county. There are opportunities to explore improved solid waste segregation in the Council's solid waste collection and disposal service with subsequent improvements in waste reduction.
Contamination and Waste Objectives
Contamination and Waste Policies and Methods
The Council will strive to minimize the generation of all types of waste, especially hazardous waste. The Council will ensure that environmental pollution from the storage, treatment or disposal of waste, particularly hazardous waste, is prevented, remedied or mitigated.
E NVIRONMENTAL H AZARDS
Environmental Hazards Issues
The ultimate effectiveness of structural protection against sea level rise is questionable. The impact of sea level rise on coastal erosion rates in the district is an important issue.
Environmental Hazards Objectives
Environmental Hazards Policies and Methods
The council will seek to reduce risks to people, structures and land from the effects of earthquake shaking and ground motion. The Council will minimize risks to public safety, health and environmental pollution arising from the storage, transport, use or disposal of hazardous substances.
O THER S IGNIFICANT R ESOURCE M ANAGEMENT I SSUES
Energy Issues, Objectives, Policies and Methods
An increased level of energy efficiency in built development. ii) Energy-efficient building features that contribute to less environmental pollution or waste generation. i) Speed of incorporating energy efficiency into built development. ii) The extent to which energy demand can be reduced, and the production outputs achieved with less energy consumption. a) generating or using radioactive material;. The Council shall prohibit or oppose such use or activities to the extent of its resource management powers. i) The Council will advocate to the Government that energy related use of radioactive material or nuclear technology be kept out of the Tasman District.
Transport Issues, Objectives, Policies and Methods
The Council will ensure that the land transport system provides efficiently and safely for the movement of goods, services and people, including a reasonable level of access, while avoiding, correcting or mitigating adverse effects on the environment, including communities. The Council will seek to avoid, correct or mitigate adverse environmental effects of activities at the district's ports and on adjacent land and at its airports and on adjacent land.
R ESOURCE M ANAGEMENT P ROCESSES
Resource Management Process Issues
The Act allows the Board to assess, under the circumstances, what constitutes an appropriate evaluation of all resource management options. The Council believes that the assessment of resource management options is a basic aspect of a good resource management process.
Resource Management Process Objectives
Resource Management Process Policies and Methods
The Council will undertake open, responsive assessments of resource management issues and the options for objectives, policies and methods. The Council will ensure that resource management plans are effectively implemented through successive annual plans.
