Within Wellington City, individual and groups of trees are identified and protected for their significant historic heritage, ecological or amenity values. These trees may be notable as prominent natural features and landmarks, contributors to local identity, spectacular or rare specimens, or associated with special sites, events or people. It is important...

Heritage areas contain a concentration and continuity of buildings and structures with similar heritage values. Heritage areas contain contributing buildings and structures which have not been listed in SCHED1-Heritage buildings or SCHED2-Heritage Structures but have significant heritage value when considered as a collection. Heritage buildings and...

Listing structures in the District Plan aims to recognise inherent or associated heritage values and to encourage the protection of these values by appropriate conservation techniques. The criteria for identifying buildings, objects and areas in the District Plan may include places with archaeological, architectural, cultural, historic, scientific or...

Listing buildings in the District Plan aims to recognise inherent or associated heritage values and to encourage the protection of these values by appropriate conservation techniques.The criteria for identifying buildings, objects and areas in the District Plan may include places with archaeological, architectural, cultural, historic, scientific or...

Listing buildings in the District Plan aims to recognise inherent or associated heritage values and to encourage the protection of these values by appropriate conservation techniques.The criteria for identifying buildings, objects and areas in the District Plan may include places with archaeological, architectural, cultural, historic, scientific or...

Identify land and risk that may be subject to coastal hazards - High Coastal Inundation Hazard Overlay, considering the likely effects of climate change.

Identify land and risk that may be subject to Coastal Tsunami Hazard, considering the likely effects of climate change.  

Identify land and risk that may be subject to Coastal Tsunami Hazard, considering the likely effects of climate change.  

The management of noise and vibration associated with port and airport activities occurring within Wellington City is intrinsically linked to the quality of the environment surrounding those areas. Noise ranks highly on the list of environmental pollutants. It can have an adverse effect on health and amenity values, can interfere with communication and...

An overlay spatially identifies risks which require management in a different manner from underlying zone provisions. Overland Flowpath Overlay Layer for the WCC District Plan Flooding maps. This layer has been generated using depth and speed results from the Wellington Water hydraulic flood models for WCC catchments, along with engineering judgement....

This layer spatially identifies where a designation is included in a plan under section 168 or section 168A or clause 4 of Schedule 1 of the RMA. The designations include: ACNZ - Airways Corporation of New Zealand Ltd CNZ - Chorus NZ Ltd KRH - KiwiRail Holdings Ltd KL - Kordia LtdMSNZ - Meteorological Service of New Zealand LtdMCOR - Minister for...

This layer spatially identifies where a designation is included in a plan under section 168 or section 168A or clause 4 of Schedule 1 of the RMA. The designations include: ACNZ - Airways Corporation of New Zealand Ltd CNZ - Chorus NZ Ltd KRH - KiwiRail Holdings Ltd KL - Kordia LtdMSNZ - Meteorological Service of New Zealand LtdMCOR - Minister for...

Identify land and risk that may be subject to Coastal Tsunami Hazard, considering the likely effects of climate change.

Sites and Areas of Significance to Māori are identified for their cultural significance and their contribution to an understanding and appreciation of the relationship mana whenua have with the landscape and the history of Wellington City. The District Plan has categorised all sites for the purposes of managing the effects of different activities on these...

Sites and Areas of Significance to Māori are identified for their cultural significance and their contribution to an understanding and appreciation of the relationship mana whenua have with the landscape and the history of Wellington City. The District Plan has categorised all sites for the purposes of managing the effects of different activities on these...

Sites and Areas of Significance to Māori are identified for their cultural significance and their contribution to an understanding and appreciation of the relationship mana whenua have with the landscape and the history of Wellington City. The District Plan has categorised all sites for the purposes of managing the effects of different activities on these...

Statutory acknowledgements are statements of cultural, spiritual, historic, and traditional associations of Mana Whenua with a site or an area acknowledged by the Crown in Treaty of Waitangi settlement processes. They have legal weight from inclusion in Treaty claims settlement acts. The areas include land, geographical features, lakes, wetlands and...

This file contains fault mapping used to construct Fault Avoidance Zones for active faults in Wellington City (Morgenstern and Van Dissen 2020). The faults were mapped using: 1) LiDAR data; 2) 2017 urban and rural aerial photographs; 3) the NZ Active Faults Database; 4) published papers and maps (Ota et al. 1981; Begg and Mazengarb 1996; Begg and Johnston...

This file contains fault mapping used to construct Fault Avoidance Zones for active faults in Wellington City (Morgenstern and Van Dissen 2020). The faults were mapped using: 1) LiDAR data; 2) 2017 urban and rural aerial photographs; 3) the NZ Active Faults Database; 4) published papers and maps (Ota et al. 1981; Begg and Mazengarb 1996; Begg and Johnston...

This file contains fault mapping used to construct Fault Avoidance Zones for active faults in Wellington City (Morgenstern and Van Dissen 2020). The faults were mapped using: 1) LiDAR data; 2) 2017 urban and rural aerial photographs; 3) the NZ Active Faults Database; 4) published papers and maps (Ota et al. 1981; Begg and Mazengarb 1996; Begg and Johnston...