Regional Plans

Regional Councils may prepare a regional plan setting out objectives, policies and rules to address the effects of climate change. ³⁷³³

Example – Horizons One Plan

Section 10 – Natural Hazards

Policy 10-6: Climate change

The Regional Council and Territorial Authorities must take a precautionary approach when assessing the effects of climate change and sea level rise on the scale and frequency of natural hazards with regard to decisions on:

(a) stormwater discharges and effluent disposal,
(b) coastal development and coastal land use,
(c) activities adjacent to rivers,
(d) water allocation and water takes,
(e) activities in a Hill Country Erosion Management Area,
(f) flood mitigation activities, and
(g) managing storm surge.

Last updated at 7:49PM on February 19, 2018