Variation 1 is very big and for this reason hearings were conducted in stages, based on particular chapter provisions. Variation 2, 4, and 14 were incorporated into these stages.
Read the Officer Reports for all past hearings on Variation 1, 2, 4 and 14 to the Natural Resources Regional Plan. The reports are listed under the stage in the order they were heard.
June 2010 Reconvening Stage 17 hearing on Rule WQL40
Stage 17 was heard in April 2008. This stage was reconvened to hear submissions on Rule WQL40 for Variation 1.
Officer Report 17A - Chapter 4 WQL3 with amendments (pdf 298 kB)
November 2009 Hearing Committee update
The hearing committee have requested and received additional information from staff on Officer Report 12A and Officer Report 14. This information is provided below.
Memo response on Officer Report 12A (pdf 230 kB)
Memo on NRRP hearing OR14 (pdf 2.25 MB)
Stage 34
Chapter 4 - Water Quality - Policies WQL4 & 9, Rules WQL18-22, Schedules WQL2 & 7 - 15-20 May 2009
Stage 33 & Stage 12
Chapter 4 – Water Quality – Rules general, Rules WQL1-4, WQL56-62, Schedule WQL1 - 27 and 30 April and 1, 5 and 6 May 2009
Stage 12 Chapter 4 – Water Quality – Submissions on Objective WQL1 & Policies WQL1 - 27 and 30 April and 1, 5 and 6 May 2009
Stage 32
Chapter 4, Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 - Financial contributions and bonds and Variation 1 Map volume - 8 April 2009
Stage 31
Chapter 5 Water Quantity - Resource consent requirements, Environmental results anticipated, Monitoring and Schedule WQN1.1 - 24, 27 and 30 March 2009
Stage 30
Chapter 4 Water Quality - Resource consent requirements, Environmental results anticipated, Monitoring and Appendix WQL1 - 24, 27 and 30 March 2009
Stage 29
Chapter 4 Water Quality - Agrichemicals, hazardous substances, discharges to land and contaminated sites - 19, 23 and 24 February 2009
Stage 28
Chapter 5 Water Quantity - Schedules - 2, 3 and 4 February 2009
Stage 27
Chapter 4 Water Quality - Riparian rules WQL32 to 34 - 12, 15 and 16 December 2008
Stage 26
Chapter 4 Water Quality - Community drinking water - 12, 15 and 16 December 2008
Stage 25
Chapter 5 Water Quantity Rules - 17, 18 and 19 November 2008
Stage 24
Chapter 5 Water Quantity- Water Allocation - 13, 17 and 20 October 2008
Stage 23
Chapter 4 Water Quality - Rules WQN17 and WQN23 to WQN31 - 15 and 16 September 2008
Stage 22
Chapter 4 Water Quality - Stormwater and Sewage Networks - 26, 29 August and 3, 4 September 2008
Stage 21
Chapter 6 Beds of Lakes and Rivers - Rules - 5, 6, 7 and 11 August 2008
Stage 20
Chapter 4 Water Quality - Sewage Effluent and Wastewater Discharges - 19, 20 and 23 June 2008
Stage 19
Chapter 6 Beds of Lakes and Rivers - Policy - 21-23 and 30 May 2008
Stage 18
Chapter 4 Water Quality - Groundwater Quality and contaminants in land - 31 March, 1 and 2 April 2008
Stage 17
Chapter 4 Water Quality - Bores and excavations over groundwater - 14, 17 and 18 March 2008
Stage 16
Chapter 5 Water Quantity - Natural state/high naturalness waterbodies 18, 19, 25 and 28th February 2008
Stage 15
Chapter 7 Wetlands - Regional Rules and Other Matters
Stage 14
Chapter 5 Water Quantity - Sections 5.5.6 - Reasonable and Efficient Use of Water and Schedules WQN8 and WQN9
Reconvened Hearing Stage 14 – Variations 1 and 2 - Chapter 5 – Sections 5.5.6 – 2 June 2009
The following two documents have been prepared by council officers as information to inform the reconvened hearing of Stage 14 on 2 June 2009. Please note that the Officer Report has been revised and updated from that sent out in the post to all submitters who wished to be heard. The changes made relate primarily to Tables 1 and 2.
Officer Report to panel for 02 June 2009 hearing - revised 27 May (pdf 209 kB)
Officer Report Appendix 2 - 02 June 2009 (pdf 228 kB)
The Statement of Evidence prepared by David Painter, comparing the Schedule WQN9 and Aqualinc Irricalc model seasonal irrigation demand approaches, has been provided as a result of a specific request by the NRRP hearing panel for Dr Painter to participate as an expert witness. Dr Painter is to present this at the commencement of the reconvened hearing.
Evidence of David Painter Related to Schedule WQN9 (pdf 145 kB)
A Comparative Review of Two Methods for Estimating Seasonal Irrigation Demand - report by David Painter (pdf 399 kB)
Stage 14 Pre-hearing Meeting - 1 May 2009
This meeting will focus on Schedule WQN9 - seasonal irrigation demand standards; and irrigation schemes, dual supply, transferability.
Pre-hearing Documentation
Pre-hearing Meeting Briefing Document (pdf 90 kB)
Officer Response to Stage 14 Hearing Committee Minute (pdf 251 kB)
Officer Report - 5 Oct 2007
Stage 13
Chapter 5 Water Quantity - Impacts of Vegetation Change on Water Yield
Stage 12
Chapter 4 Water Quality - Surface Water
Stage 11
Chapter 5 Water Quantity – Augmentation
Stage 10
Chapter 5 Water Quantity – Rivers and Lakes – Setting flow and level regimes.
Stage 9
Chapter 5 Water Quantity – Allocation during restrictions
Stage 8
Chapter 5 Water Quantity – Groundwater Management
Stage 7
Chapter 5 Water Quantity - Interference effects between bores
Stage 6
Chapter 7 Wetlands
Stage 5
Chapter 5 Water Quantity - submissions and introduction
Stage 4
Definitions that generally relate to more than one chapter (Chapters 4 to 8)
Stage 3
Chapter 4 Water Quality (WQL):
Stage 2
Chapter 8 Soil Conservation
Stage 1
General Submissions