Prepared through Variation 1 to the BOP RPS in order to give effect to requirements of NZCPS2010. The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is required under the Resource Management Act and the National Coastal Policy Statement, to define the landward edge of the coastal environment and the areas of high natural character within that environment. The base...

This layer applies to current consents held by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council.

A mooring area is any area shown as a mooring area in the Bay of Plenty Regional Coastal Environment Plan maps or any area from time to time designated by the Council as a mooring area under the Resource Management Act 1991, where vessels may be placed. This does not include an anchorage (RCEP). Operative December 2019.

Areas of Significant Cultural Value (ASCV) taken from the Regional Coastal Environment Plan. Refer to schedule 6 for further description of the values. https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3421371/content

The Ngā Whakaaetanga-ā-Ture ki Te Taiao ā Toi (Statutory Acknowledgements in the Bay of Plenty) is a compendium document to be read as an attachment to and in conjunction with the Bay of Plenty Regional Policy Statement and regional plans, and any variation or change notified by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Nga Whakaaetanga-a-Ture ki Te Taiao a Toi...

Water quality classifications from the Regional Natural Resources Plan (RNRP) (formerly the Regional Water and Land Plan).

Water quality classifications from the Regional Natural Resources Plan (RNRP) (formerly the Regional Water and Land Plan).

A mooring area is any area shown as a mooring area in the Bay of Plenty Regional Coastal Environment Plan maps or any area from time to time designated by the Council as a mooring area under the Resource Management Act 1991, where vessels may be placed. This does not include an anchorage (RCEP). Operative December 2019.

Shows the approximate location of regionally significant surf breaks for use in coastal planning. Surf breaks were identified using the Wavetrack NZ surfing guide and through community consultation. The breaks identified are divided into the following classes: Point Break - where waves hit a point of land or rocks jutting out from the coastline. Beach...

This data shows the Outstanding Natural Features and Landscapes (ONFL) from the Regional Coastal Environment Plan (RCEP). Operative December 2019.

Port Zone - Tauranga in the Regional Coastal Environment Plan (RCEP). Operative December 2019.

Coastal Historic Heritage Inventory in the Regional Coastal Environment Plan (RCEP). Operative, December 2019.

Harbour Development Zone from the Regional Coastal Environment Plan (RCEP). Operative December 2019.

Shipwrecks in the Regional Coastal Environment Plan (RCEP). Operative December 2019.

Indigenous Biological Diversity Area (IBDA) - A from the Regional Coastal Environment Plan (RCEP). Operative December 2019. Indigenous Biological Diversity Area A (IBDA A) – areas that meet the criteria contained in Policy 11(a) of the NZCPS, which directs the avoidance of adverse effects on certain biological diversity (biodiversity) values. These sites...

River Mouth: As defined in Schedule 1 of the Regional Coastal Environment Plan (RCEP). Operative December 2019.

Indigenous Biological Diversity Area (IBDA) - B from the Regional Coastal Environment Plan (RCEP). Operative December 2019. Indigenous Biological Diversity Area B (IBDA B) – areas that meet the criteria contained in Policy 11(b) of the NZCPS, which directs the avoidance of significant adverse effects on certain biological diversity (biodiversity) values...

Prepared through Variation 1 to the BOP RPS in order to give effect to requirements of NZCPS2010. The focus for the Bay of Plenty Regional Council is to identify and map those areas with High and Outstanding Natural Character, in order to given effect to Policy 13 of the NZCPS. The purpose of identification of areas of high and outstanding natural...

The Regional Coastal Environment Plan promotes sustainable management of the natural and physical resources of the Bay of Plenty's coastal environment.

Location of the geothermal fields in Rotorua. The geothermal field boundaries are based on geophysical electrical resistivity survey data from a nominal Schumberger resistivity array spacing of 500 m.