Shows the approximate location of regionally significant surfbreaks mapped in the Regional Coastal Environment Plan (RCEP). Surfbreaks 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...

Updated in September 2016. The layer shows the Tsunami Evacuation Zone Level 2 and Level 3. Level 3 covers the area of coastline extending from the mouth of thw Waiora River west of Tauranga City to the mouth of the Maketu Estuary in the east. The rest of the areas in the BOP are level 2. Level 3 is based on high-resolution inundation modelling of a...

Modified from vector.GIS.NaturalHazard_Liquefaction. Polygons were dissolved by LiquefactionVulnerabilityCategory to improve online perfomance. Last updated 20/10/2021. Check the master layer to see if there is any update. This layer is used in BOPRC online applications and open data. To provide BOPRC with a region-wide liquefaction vulnerability...

Map series included in this Index Map Sheet are:- Harbour Development Zone (map label 46 - 53)- Ecology and Heritage (01b - 45b)- Landscape (01a - 45a)- Use (01c - 45c). The Regional Coastal Environment Plan text and maps can be found on the Bay of Plenty Regional Council website page. This data is operative as at December 2019.

This dataset shows the 55 decibel control boundary mapped in the Regional Coastal Environment Plan (RCEP). Operative as at December 2019.

Shows the management zones used by Bay of Plenty Regional Council to manage and monitor water use and water quality in the region. 

The catchment boundaries were generated for the are of the 2006 Rotorua LiDAR where this was inside the Bay of Plenty regional boundary. However some catchments on the edges of the are covered by the LiDAR are not complete. They can be seen in the data as those with straight edges.The catchments were created from a 2m DEM.

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.

BOPRC HAIL Register. Points only - this does not indicate the extent of the contaminated area, just that there may be contamination in the vicinity of the point. You can visit the BOPRC website for more information about the HAIL Register. Please note the database is updated frequently and may change from the date it is downloaded. If dynamic information...

Port noise lines in the Regional Coastal Environment Plan (RCEP). Created from port noise points - measured noise levels in 1998.Operative as at December 2019.

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...

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

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.