The Canterbury Regional Policy Statement (CRPS) became operative in 1998. The Resource Management Act requires that Regional Policy Statements are reviewed every 10 years and as such, the CRPS is currently under review.
Section 79(1) of the Resource Management Act requires regional councils to review their regional policy statements every 10 years. In accordance with this, Environment Canterbury began the review of the Canterbury Regional Policy Statement (CRPS) in 2006. The review must consider all the provisions in the CRPS, decide whether to retain, amend, or delete existing provisions, or add new provisions.
A 
brief background information paper (pdf 60 kB) has been prepared to explain the legislative context of the review and set out briefly the contents of the existing CRPS.
CRPS Review reports
These reports discuss the scope and direction that the CRPS may take in general. Please note that hard copies of the reports may be purchased from Environment Canterbury’s Customer Service Department for $20 each. This page is updated as new reports and policy papers are produced.
Subject specific papers
The papers below give an overview of specific subjects and the policy direction and options that may be taken with regard to the particular issues.
Council update papers
The reports below were prepared by the CRPS project team in order to inform the wider Canterbury Regional Council as to progress on the CRPS review. The reports will provide a chronological overview of progress to date and provide up to date information regarding the CRPS review process.