Capture zones for community supply wells in the Wellington region. Existing calibrated groundwater flow models were used to define the capture zones for relevant wells in the Kāpiti Coast, Hutt Valley and Ruamāhanga River Valley. A capture zone is defined as the total source area that contributes groundwater to a well. Particle tracking methods were used...

The sites in this dataset are mapped fromexisting schedules and datasets that appear in the Plan according to the definition of Category 2 surface water bodies in Chapter 2 - Interpretation:Category 2 surface water body includes, and is limited to:(a) estuaries other than those identified in Schedule F4 (coastal sites), and(b) within the mapped lowland...

Boatshed management areas identified and mapped in the Wellington region for the Proposed Natural Resources Plan from aerial orthophotos.Areas shown in this feature class pertain to Policy P140: Boatshed Management Areas; Policy P141: Boatsheds, and; Rule R176: Use of a boatshed; Rule R177: Change of use of boatsheds; Rule R178: New boatsheds in a...

This feature class identifies the surface community drinking abstraction sites to which policies and rules in the Plan apply in order to give effect to the The National Environmental Standard (NES) for Sources of Human Drinking Water (2007). The NES for Sources of Human Drinking Water (2007) directs regional councils to consider the potential impacts of...

Trout spawning waters in the Wellington Region identified by Wellington Fish and Game and based on the Fisheries Resource Inventory. Each catchment and river has its own inventory database that is continually updated and added to with information from field work that includes drift dive surveys, fish traps, electric fishing counts and tagging. Trout spawn...

This feature class identifies the community drinking supply catchments to which policies and rules in the Plan apply in order to give effect to the The National Environmental Standard (NES) for Sources of Human Drinking Water (2007). The NES for Sources of Human Drinking Water (2007) directs regional councils to consider the potential impacts of land use...

This feature class identifies the community drinking supply rivers to which policies and rules in the Plan apply in order to give effect to the The National Environmental Standard (NES) for Sources of Human Drinking Water (2007). The NES for Sources of Human Drinking Water (2007) directs regional councils to consider the potential impacts of land use...

This dataset shows sites identified in the coastal marine area in the Wellington Region with significant geological values. The sites were identified by a review of existing information, expert opinion and field surveys. The inclusion of geological features of regional significance in the coastal marine area in the Natural Resources Plan gives effect to...

The sites in this dataset are mapped from existing schedules that appear in the Plan according to the Category 1 surface water body definition in Chapter 2 - Interpretation:Category 1 surface water body includes, and is limited to: (a) sites with significant mana whenua values identified in Schedule C (mana whenua), and(b) inanga spawning habitat...

Community groundwater drinking water supply wells in the Wellington region mapped to support Schedule M2. This layer is a companion to the feature class Community Drinking Water Groundwater Protection Areas. More information related to this layer can be found in the report: Toews, M.W., Donath, F. (2015), Capture Zone Delineation of Community Supply Wells...

Water bodies (rivers, streams and their tributaries and Lake Wairarapa) within the Greater Wellington Region predicted to have high macroinvertebrate community index (MCI) health scores based on the extent of indigenous vegetation cover. Schedule F1 replicates Table 16 of the Regional Policy Statement for the Wellington Region, based on Warr et al (2009),...

The sites and information contained in this feature layer are based on a survey of historic heritage in freshwater locations (beds of lakes and rivers) of the Wellington region, commissioned in two reports by Greater Wellington Regional Council. These sites pertain to Policy P46: Managing adverse effects on sites with significant historic heritage value...

Outstanding waterbodies in the Wellington region including lakes, rivers and wetlands with biodiversity values for indigenous species.Schedule A1: Rivers with outstanding indigenous ecosystems values. Values include aquatic plants; indigenous fish diversity; threatened fish species; wildlife habitat; high macroinvertebrate health.Schedule A2: Lakes with...

Schedule F1- Rivers and lakes with significant indigenous ecosystems Water bodies (rivers, streams and their tributaries, lakes)) with habitat for threatened and at risk indigenous fish species within the Greater Wellington Region. These species are named in Schedule F1. Schedule F1 replicates Table 16 of the Regional Policy Statement for the Wellington...

Schedule F1b: Known rivers and parts of the coastal marine area with inanga spawning habitat Known parts of rivers, streams and the coastal marine area with habitat suitable for inanga spawning within the Greater Wellington Region. Schedule F1b derives partly from Table 16 of the Regional Policy Statement for the Wellington Region, based on Warr et al...

Water bodies (rivers, streams and their tributaries and Lake Wairarapa) with habitat for six or more indigenous migratory fish species within the Greater Wellington Region. These species are named in Schedule F1. Schedule F1 replicates Table 16 of the Regional Policy Statement for the Wellington Region, based on Warr et al (2009), and updated with...

These lakes were identified using LakeSPI (an index of ecological condition), based on scuba surveys and desktop assessment, using the criteria in Policy 23 of the Regional Policy Statementfor the Wellington Region and contained in more detail in Perrie et al (2014). Perrie A, Greenfield S, Beaglehole J. (2014). Rivers and lakes with significant...

Schedule F2a, b, c: Habitats for indigenous birds in rivers, lakes and the coastal marine area.Schedule F2a: Habitats for indigenous birds in rivers.Schedule F2b: Habitats for indigenous birds in lakes.Schedule F2c: Habitats for indigenous birds in the coastal marine area.Sites were identified and assessed using a review of existing information and expert...

This dataset is one of several segments of a regional high detailed stream flowpath dataset. The data was separated using the TOPO 50 map series extents.The stream network was originally created for the purpose of high detailed work along rivers and streams in the Wellington region. It was started as a pilot study for the Mangatarere subcatchment of the...

Walking and cycling tracks in the Greater Wellington Region, 2016. Created by merging data from various sources including LGGA, WCC, GWRC, OSM and LINZ.