Proposed Natural Resources Plan

Updated 10 July 2017 3:35pm

Portal

We are please to introduce our new PNRP hearings portal. This is where we will make available copies of our s42A reports, redline version of the plan, evidence, audio recordings of the hearings and more.

Please click the Portal link below to view the following hearing stream 1 reports:

Part A: Introduction to procedural matters
Part A: section 32 and consultation
Part A: overall policy framework of the proposed plan
Part B: Overall policy framework of the proposed plan
Beneficial use and development
Areas and sites with significant mana whenua values

Please click here to access the portal

If you have any access problems, please contact the hearings officer at regionalplan@gw.govt.nz

REMINDER: Requests for additional speaking time for hearing stream 1 are due 28 April 2017

Hearings, Topics and Provisions

To find out which hearings you are scheduled to speak at (based on your submission), as well as a list of which plan provisions are covered under each hearing click below:

Which hearings will I be invited to?

Submitters are arranged alphabetically by first name

Submitters A - K

Submitters L - W

Which provisions will be covered in each hearing?

Table of provisions for hearings

SDR Database - use this to search submission points, provisions and to see if there are any further submissions made on your submission

Dates you need to know for hearings

This is the indicative hearing schedule for 2017 - Please note this schedule is subject to change

Hearing Stream One Overall policy framework for the proposed plan, Beneficial Use and Development, & Areas and sites with significant mana whenua values
Section 42A Reports available online	20 April 2017
Deadline to request additional time or speaker slots	28 April 2017
Evidence due for pre-circulation	5 May 2017 by 5pm
Start date of hearing	22 May 2017
Hearing Stream Two Air Quality Management, Land use in riparian margins and stock access to water bodies, & Soil Conservation
Section 42A Reports available online	12 June 2017
Deadline to request additional time or speaker slots	16 June 2017
Evidence due for pre-circulation	23 June 2017 by 5pm
Start date of hearing	10 July 2017
Hearing Stream Three Water Allocation, Wetlands and Biodiversity, & Natural Form and Function
Section 42A Reports available online	7 August 2017
Deadline to request additional time or speaker slots	11 August 2017
Evidence due for pre-circulation	21 August 2017 by 5pm
Start date of hearing	4 September 2017
Hearing Stream Four Water quality & Stormwater
Section 42A Reports available online	18 September 2017
Deadline to request additional time or speaker slots	22 September 2017
Evidence due for pre-circulation	29 September 2017 by 5pm
Start date of hearing	16 October 2017
Hearing Stream Five Beds of lakes and Rivers, Discharges to land & Contaminated land, and hazardous substances
Section 42A Reports available online	6 November 2017
Deadline to request additional time or speaker slots	10 November 2017
Evidence due for pre-circulation	17 November 2017 by 5pm
Start date of hearing	4 December 2017
Hearing Stream Six Coast, Natural Hazards, & Significant historic heritage values
Section 42A Reports available online	Early 2018
Deadline to request additional time or speaker slots	Early 2018
Evidence due for pre-circulation	Early 2018
Start date of hearing	Early 2018

Hearing Panel Directions

All minutes issued will be made available at Panel Directions.

The Hearing Panel has issued Minute #2 on the 9/12/16

Pre-Hearing Meetings

We are currently scheduling pre-hearing meetings on issues that may be resolved or we can provide clarity around. If you have submitted on a topic that will have a pre-hearing meeting, we will contact you directly and invite you.

To view a schedule of pre-hearing meetings that have been held and potential upcoming meetings, please click the below link:

Pre-hearing Meetings