The Outstanding Landscape Overlay comprises regionally outstanding landscapes identified in the report “An Assessment of the Landscape Character of the Coastal Environment of Gisborne District”: Boffa Miskell Ltd, Auckland. The assessment was undertaken to in relation to section 6(b) of the RMA. As no definition for outstanding or significant is used in the RMA, the assessment used the collective experience of three landscape architects to identify and confirm regionally outstanding natural features and landscapes using a consistent evaluation methodology based on field surveys and secondary data.
