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...

Planning zones manage how different areas are used, developed and protected. All land within the Gisborne region has an underlying planning zone. The Gisborne region has 5 main zoning types: Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Rural and reserves. For more information visit the Tairawhiti Resource Management Plan.

The land overlays are developed from amalgamated units from the land use capability (LUC) assessment of the New Zealand Land Resource Inventory (NZLRI) Gisborne East Coast Region, Second Edition, June 1999. In the NZLRI the maximum erosion severity has been assessed for each LUC unit and this is based on the geology, soil type, steepness, climate and...

The land overlays are developed from amalgamated units from the land use capability (LUC) assessment of the New Zealand Land Resource Inventory (NZLRI) Gisborne East Coast Region, Second Edition, June 1999. In the NZLRI the maximum erosion severity has been assessed for each LUC unit and this is based on the geology, soil type, steepness, climate and...

Freshwater resources include surface water (watercourses - rivers and streams) and groundwater (aquifers sourcing irrigation water). Gisborne District Council monitor the current state of the water quality and quantity.

Sites of geological significance for the Gisborne district as identified in the Tairawhiti Resource Management Plan. A full list of sites can be found in Appendix: G8 Schedule of the Tairawhiti Resource Management Plan.

Waahi Tapu means places or things which are sacred or spiritually endowed and held in the highest regard by tangata whenua. They can include places, sites, areas or objects that are tapu, sacred, and special to an Iwi.

The land area where utilities such as sewerage and water are provided via a communal network within Gisborne district. This area is identified in the Tairawhiti Resource Management Plan.

Most of the elevated land of the District has potential for instability resulting in slippage, slumping, slope failures and general soil erosion. The risk of loss of life, injury or damage to property from the land instability hazard will be considered in this chapter. It is difficult to always be precise in identifying the land at risk as susceptibility...

Gisborne district has a wealth of heritage both pre and post European contact. This resource provides an identity unique to the people of the Gisborne district and should be recognized and protected. The management of our heritage implies a duty of care and responsibility to pass it on to future generations with the least possible loss.

The Tairahwiti Resource Management Plan sets out noise limits for port noise that apply to both ‘essential’ and ‘non-essential’ port activities. The rules regime sets out ‘long term’ and ‘short term’ noise emission limits that apply within the receiving environment around the port. Many of the activities envisaged in the Port Management Zones are of an...

The Tairahwiti Resource Management Plan sets out noise limits for port noise that apply to both ‘essential’ and ‘non-essential’ port activities. The rules regime sets out ‘long term’ and ‘short term’ noise emission limits that apply within the receiving environment around the port. Many of the activities envisaged in the Port Management Zones are of an...

The Tairahwiti Resource Management Plan sets out noise limits for port noise that apply to both ‘essential’ and ‘non-essential’ port activities. The rules regime sets out ‘long term’ and ‘short term’ noise emission limits that apply within the receiving environment around the port. Many of the activities envisaged in the Port Management Zones are of an...

The Tairahwiti Resource Management Plan sets out noise limits for port noise that apply to both ‘essential’ and ‘non-essential’ port activities. The rules regime sets out ‘long term’ and ‘short term’ noise emission limits that apply within the receiving environment around the port. Many of the activities envisaged in the Port Management Zones are of an...

Specific jet ski activity areas throughout Gisborne district as identified in the Tairawhiti Resource Management Plan.

There are four classifications of the roads within the roading hierarchy: a) Arterial Roads, b) Principal Roads c) Collector Roads d) Local Roads. Arterial Roads serve as direct links of strategic importance within the district and to the rest of New Zealand, are a significant element in the district economy, have access standards for permitted activities...

The Heritage Alert Overlay is a based on a predictive model of early human settlement in the Gisborne district, as identified in the Tairawhiti Resource Management Plan. The purpose of the Heritage Alert Overlay is to manage subdivision, use and development, to ensure that adverse effects on archaeological sites are avoided, remedied or mitigated. In...

Gisborne District Council seeks to enhance Poverty Bay water quality through: A) Phased improvement over a period of time in the quality of wastewater discharge from the city outfall including monitoring and controlling the quality of trade wastes from commercial and industrial premises. B) Continued encouragement of on-site treatment of effluent prior to...

This layer includes marine areas of significant conservation value due to their outstanding natural features and landscapes, areas of significant indigenous vegetation and/or significant habitats of indigenous fauna. The sites are Lottin Point/Matakaoa: Site 05-013, Hicks Bay: Site 05-014, Karakatuwhero River Estuary: Site 05-015, Waiapu River: Site...

Gisborne district has a wealth of heritage both pre and post European contact. This resource provides an identity unique to the people of the Gisborne district and should be recognised and protected. The management of our heritage implies a duty of care and responsibility to pass it on to future generations with the least possible loss. There is a...