Notice is hereby given, pursuant to section 58E of the Resource Management Act 1991, that the Minister for the Environment (and the Minister for Conservation to the extent that the standards relate to the coastal marine area), have approved the first set of National Planning Standards:
- Foundation
- Regional Policy Statement Structure
- Regional Plan Structure
- District Plan Structure
- Combined Plan Structure
- Introduction and General Provisions
- District-wide Matters
- Zone Framework
- Designations
- Format
- Regional Spatial Layers
- District Spatial Layers
- Mapping
- Definitions
- Noise and Vibration Metrics
- Electronic Accessibility and Functionality
- Implementation
The standards take effect 28 days after this notice, and must be implemented within the timetable set out in Standard 17 Implementation.
Copies of the standards may be inspected free of charge at the offices of the Ministry for the Environment, 23 Kate Sheppard Place, Thorndon, Wellington. Copies are also available on the Ministry’s website at www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/rma/national-planning-standards.
Dated this 5th day of April 2019.
Hon DAVID PARKER, Minister for the Environment.
Hon EUGENIE SAGE, Minister of Conservation.