New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement
May 1994
The Department of Conservation are responsible for the New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement which promotes the sustainable management of the natural and physical resources of the foreshore, seabed, coastal water and airspace from the high tide mark to the 12 nautical mile limit.
Availability:
- Download PDF (91 KB) (Department of Conservation website)
Contents:
General Principles for the Sustainable Management of New Zealand’s Coastal Environment
Chapter 1 - National Priorities for the Preservation of the Natural Character of the Coastal Environment Including Protection from Inappropriate Subdivision, Use and Development
Chapter 2 - The Protection of the Characteristics of the Coastal Environment of Special Value to the Tangata Whenua Including Waahi Tapu, Tauranga Waka, Mahinga Maataitai, and Taonga Raranga
Chapter 3 - Activities Involving the Subdivision, Use or Development of Areas of the Coastal Environment
Chapter 4 - The Crown’s Interests in Land of the Crown in the Coastal Marine Area
Chapter 5 - The Matters to be Included in Any or All Regional Coastal Plans in Regard to the Preservation of the Natural Character of the Coastal Environment, Including the Specific Circumstances in which the Minister of Conservation will Decide Resource Consents
Chapter 6 - The Implementation of New Zealand’s International Obligations Affecting the Coastal Environment
Chapter 7 - The Procedures and Methods to be Used to Review the Policies and to Monitor their Effectiveness
Schedule 1 - The Circumstances in which Activities that have a Significant or Irreversible Adverse Effect on the Coastal Marine Area will be Made Restricted Coastal Activities
