Journal article
Towards Better National Policy Statements: NZCPS Review
Planning Quarterly, Vol.March, pp.26-28
2005
Abstract
The Minister of Conservation gazetted New Zealand's Coastal Policy Statement (NZCPS) in 1994. The purpose of the NZCPS as outlined in s.56 of the RMA is "to state policies in order to achieve the purpose of this Act in relation to the coastal environment of New Zealand". S.57 of the,RMA requires that there shall be at least one NZCPS in place at all times. S.58 contains the matters that shall be provided for in the NZCPS, including most matters of national importance in RMA ss.6, 7 and 8). The NZCPS was the first national policy statement prepared in New Zealand as part of the resource management legislative reforms carried out in the late 80's and early 90's. It is the only mandatory national policy statement, and it is still the only policy statement translated into the Maori Language - "Te K~ipu Kaupnpahere Takutai Md Aotearoa" (DOC 1994). The Board of Inquiry (BoI) play ed an important role in determining content of the NZCPS, the prescriptiveness of policies and the interpretation of key terms associated with the NZCPS, such as "Kaitiakitanga" and "significant ". This paper reports on the findings of the independent review to the Minister in January 2004 and summarises lessons learned for the preparation of the next generation of national policy statements. The NZCPS has no direct influence on use, subdivision or development apart from Ministerial decisions about restricted coastal activities and the need to have regard to the NZCPS in the preparation of plans and policy statements and in consideration of resource consents. Therefore, there are considerable difficulties in attributing successes to individual NZCPS policies.
Details
- Title
- Towards Better National Policy Statements: NZCPS Review
- Authors
- Jo Rosier (Author) - Massey University, New Zealand
- Publication details
- Planning Quarterly, Vol.March, pp.26-28
- Publisher
- A G M Publishing Ltd.
- Date published
- 2005
- ISSN
- 0111-9435
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449756102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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