The Auckland Unitary Plan Operative in part - Updated 14 June 2024 has been split into large and small-sized PDFs for efficient downloading.
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| Plan Change 25 Fully Operative - 8 December 2023 | |
| Plan Change 60 Fully Operative - 8 December 2023 | |
| Plan Change 74 Operative - 8 December 2023 | |
| Plan Change 71 Operative - 10 November 2023 | |
| Plan Change 84 Operative - 13 October 2023 | |
| Plan Change 55 Operative - 13 October 2023 | |
| Plan Change 76 Operative - 20 July 2023 | |
| Plan Change 72 Operative - 9 June 2023 | |
| Plan Change 77 Operative - 9 June 2023 | |
| Plan Change 69 Operative - 12 May 2023 | |
| Plan Change 62 Operative - 12 May 2023 | |
| Further provisions made operative - 14 April 2023 | |
| Plan Change 70 Operative - 14 April 2023 | |
| Plan Change 60 Operative in part - 14 April 2023 | |
| Plan Change 59 Operative - 27 January 2023 | |
| Plan Change 63 Operative - 27 January 2023 | |
| Plan Change 64 Operative - 27 January 2023 |
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| Plan Change 48 Operative in part - 16 December 2022 | |
| Plan Change 49 Operative in part - 16 December 2022 | |
| Plan Change 50 Operative in part - 16 December 2022 | |
| Plan Change 51 Operative in part - 16 December 2022 | |
| Plan Change 61 Operative in part - 16 December 2022 | |
| Further provisions made operative - 12 August 2022 | |
| Plan Change 51 Operative in part - 12 August 2022 | |
| Plan Change 67 Operative - 12 August 2022 | |
| Further provisions made operative - 8 July 2022 | |
| Plan Change 20 Operative - 8 July 2022 | |
| Plan Change 61 Operative in part - 8 July 2022 | |
| Plan Change 68 Operative - 8 July 2022 | |
| Plan Change 54 Operative - 10 June 2022 | |
| Plan Change 22 Operative - 11 March 2022 | |
| Plan Change 58 Operative - 11 March 2022 |
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| Plan Change 52 Operative - 10 December 2021 | |
| Plan Change 57 Operative - 10 December 2021 | |
| Plan Change 25 Operative in part - 12 November 2021 | |
| Plan Change 43 Operative - 12 November 2021 | |
| Plan Change 56 Operative - 12 November 2021 | |
| Further provisions made operative - 12 November 2021 | |
| Plan Change 46 Operative - 29 October 2021 | |
| Plan Change 53 Operative - 10 September 2021 | |
| Plan Change 27 Operative - 13 August 2021 | |
| Plan Change 39 Operative - 13 August 2021 | |
| Plan Change 47 Operative - 13 August 2021 | |
| Plan Change 35 Operative - 9 July 2021 | |
| Plan Change 29 Operative - 9 July 2021 | |
| Plan Change 40 Operative - 11 June 2021 | |
| Plan Change 36 Operative - 11 June 2021 | |
| Further provisions made operative - 11 June 2021 | |
| Plan Change 31 Operative - 9 April 2021 | |
| Plan Change 22 Operative in part - 12 March 2021 | |
| Plan Change 30 Operative - 12 February 2021 | |
| Plan Change 37 Operative - 12 February 2021 | |
| Plan Change 38 Operative - 12 February 2021 |
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| Plan Change 28 Operative - 13 November 2020 | |
| Plan Change 23 Operative - 9 October 2020 | |
| Plan Change 32 Operative - 9 October 2020 | |
| Plan Change 34 Operative - 9 October 2020 | |
| Plan Change 27 Operative in part - 11 September 2020 | |
| Plan Change 33 Operative - 11 September 2020 | |
| Plan Change 7 Operative - 27 August 2020 | |
| Regional Coastal Plan component of Plan Change 7 Operative - 14 August 2020 | |
| Plan Change 15 Operative - 10 July 2020 | |
| Plan Change 10 Operative - 12 June 2020 | |
| Plan Change 17 Operative - 12 June 2020 | |
| Plan Change 18 Operative - 13 March 2020 | |
| Plan Change 4 Operative - 14 February 2020 | |
| Plan Change 6 Operative - 14 February 2020 | |
| Plan Change 19 Operative - 14 February 2020 | |
| Further provisions made operative - 14 February 2020 | |
| Plan Change 14 Operative - 17 January 2020 | |
| Plan Change 16 Operative - 17 January 2020 | |
| Plan Change 24 Operative - 17 January 2020 |
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| Further provisions made operative - 11 October 2019 | |
| Regional Coastal Plan component of Plan Change 10 Operative - 11 October 2019 | |
| Regional Coastal Plan component of Plan Change 4 Operative - 19 September 2019 | |
| Remaining Regional Coastal Plan provisions made Operative - 19 September 2019 | |
| Plan Change 7 Operative - 29 August 2019 | |
| Plan Change 3 Operative - 25 July 2019 | |
| Plan Change 10 Operative in part - 12 July 2019 | |
| Further provisions made operative - 15 March 2019 | |
| Plan Change 8 Operative - 1 March 2019 | |
| Further provisions made operative - 26 February 2019 |
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| Plan Change 4 Operative in part - 26 October 2018 | |
| Plan Change 11 Operative - 26 October 2018 | |
| Further provisions made operative - 28 September 2018 | |
| Further provisions made operative - 29 June 2018 | |
| Further provisions made operative - 31 May 2018 | |
| Further provisions made operative - 8 March 2018 | |
| Further provisions made operative - 22 February 2018 |
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| Notes on plan annotation |
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| Chapter A Introduction |
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| B1 Ngā take matua ā-rohe - Issues of regional significance | |
| B2 Tāhuhu whakaruruhau ā-taone - Urban growth and form | |
| B3 Ngā pūnaha hanganga, kawekawe me ngā pūngao - Infrastructure, transport and energy | |
| B4 Te tiaki taonga tuku iho - Natural heritage | |
| B5 Ngā rawa tuku iho me te āhua - Historic heritage and special character | |
| B6 Mana Whenua | |
| B7 Toitū te whenua, toitū te taiao - Natural resources | |
| B8 Toitū te taiwhenua - Coastal environment | |
| B9 Toitū te tuawhenua - Rural environment | |
| B10 Ngā tūpono ki te taiao - Environmental risk | |
| B11 Monitoring and environmental results anticipated |
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| C1 General rules |
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| D1 High-use Aquifer Management Areas Overlay | |
| D2 Quality-sensitive Aquifer Management Areas Overlay | |
| D3 High-use Stream Management Areas Overlay | |
| D4 Natural Stream Management Areas Overlay | |
| D5 Natural Lake Management Areas Overlay | |
| D6 Urban Lake Management Areas Overlay | |
| D7 Water Supply Management Areas Overlay | |
| D8 Wetland Management Areas Overlay | |
| D9 Significant Ecological Areas Overlay |
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| D10 Outstanding Natural Features Overlay and Outstanding Natural Landscapes Overlay | |
| D11 Outstanding Natural Character and High Natural Character Overlay | |
| D12 Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Overlay | |
| D13 Notable Trees Overlay | |
| D14 Volcanic Viewshafts and Height Sensitive Areas Overlay | |
| D15 Ridgeline Protection Overlay | |
| D16 Local Public Views Overlay |
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| D21 Sites and Places of Significance to Mana Whenua Overlay |
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| D22 Identified Growth Corridor Overlay |
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| E1 Water quality and integrated management | |
| E2 Water quantity, allocation and use | |
| E3 Lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands | |
| E4 Other discharges of contaminants | |
| E5 On-site and small scale wastewater treatment and disposal | |
| E6 Wastewater network management | |
| E7 Taking, using, damming and diversion of water and drilling | |
| E8 Stormwater - Discharge and diversion | |
| E9 Stormwater quality - High contaminant generating car parks and high use roads | |
| E10 Stormwater management area - Flow 1 and Flow 2 | |
| E11 Land disturbance - Regional | |
| E12 Land disturbance - District | |
| E13 Cleanfills, managed fills and landfills | |
| E14 Air quality | |
| E15 Vegetation management and biodiversity | |
| E16 Trees in open space zones | |
| E17 Trees in roads | |
| E18 Natural character of the coastal environment | |
| E19 Natural features and natural landscapes in the coastal environment |
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| E30 Contaminated land | |
| E31 Hazardous substances | |
| E32 Biosolids | |
| E33 Industrial and trade activities | |
| E34 Agrichemicals and vertebrate toxic agents | |
| E35 Rural production discharges | |
| E36 Natural hazards and flooding | |
| E37 Genetically modified organisms |
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| E40 Temporary activities |
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| F1 Introduction to the regional coastal plan | |
| F2 Coastal - General Coastal Marine Zone | |
| F3 Coastal - Marina Zone | |
| F4 Coastal - Mooring Zone and moorings outside the Coastal - Mooring Zone | |
| F5 Coastal - Minor Port Zone | |
| F6 Coastal - Ferry Terminal Zone | |
| F7 Coastal - Defence Zone | |
| F8 Coastal - Coastal Transition Zone | |
| F9 Vehicles on beaches |
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| G1 Rural Urban Boundary | |
| Plan Change 78 [new chapter to be inserted] |
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| H1 Residential - Large Lot Zone | |
| H2 Residential - Rural and Coastal Settlement Zone | |
| H3 Residential - Single House Zone | |
| Plan Change 78 [new chapter to be inserted] | |
| H4 Residential - Mixed Housing Suburban Zone | |
| H5 Residential - Mixed Housing Urban Zone | |
| H6 Residential - Terrace Housing and Apartment Buildings Zone | |
| H7 Open Space zones | |
| H8 Business - City Centre Zone | |
| H9 Business - Metropolitan Centre Zone | |
| H10 Business - Town Centre Zone | |
| H11 Business - Local Centre Zone | |
| H12 Business - Neighbourhood Centre Zone | |
| H13 Business - Mixed Use Zone | |
| H14 Business - General Business Zone | |
| H15 Business - Business Park Zone | |
| H16 Business - Heavy Industry Zone | |
| H17 Business - Light Industry Zone | |
| H18 Future Urban Zone | |
| H19 Rural zones | |
| H20 Rural - Waitākere Foothills Zone | |
| H21 Rural - Waitākere Ranges Zone | |
| H22 Strategic Transport Corridor Zone | |
| H23 Special Purpose - Airports and Airfields Zone | |
| H24 Special Purpose - Cemetery Zone | |
| H25 Special Purpose - Healthcare Facility and Hospital Zone | |
| H26 Special Purpose - Major Recreation Facility Zone | |
| H27 Special Purpose - Māori Purpose Zone | |
| H28 Special Purpose - Quarry Zone | |
| H29 Special Purpose - School Zone | |
| H30 Special Purpose - Tertiary Education Zone |
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| I1 Financial contributions |
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| I200 Arts, Civic and Entertainment Precinct | |
| I201 Britomart Precinct | |
| I202 Central Wharves Precinct | |
| I203 City Centre Residential Precinct | |
| I204 Cook Street Depot Precinct | |
| I205 Downtown West Precinct | |
| I206 Karangahape Road Precinct | |
| I207 Learning Precinct | |
| I208 Port Precinct | |
| I209 Quay Park Precinct | |
| I210 Queen Street Valley Precinct | |
| I211 Viaduct Harbour Precinct | |
| I212 Victoria Park Market Precinct | |
| I213 Westhaven - Tāmaki Herenga Waka Precinct | |
| I214 Wynyard Precinct | |
| I214.11.1 Wynyard Precinct Appendix |
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| I300 Alexandra Park Precinct | |
| I301 ASB Showgrounds Precinct | |
| I302 ASB Tennis Arena Precinct | |
| I303 Auckland War Memorial Museum Precinct | |
| I304 Auckland Zoo Precinct | |
| I305 Avondale 1 Precinct | |
| I306 Avondale 2 Precinct | |
| I307 Avondale Racecourse Precinct | |
| I308 Central Park Precinct | |
| I309 Cornwall Park Precinct | |
| I310 Eden Park Precinct | |
| I311 Ellerslie 1 Precinct | |
| I312 Ellerslie 2 Precinct | |
| I313 Ellerslie Racecourse Precinct | |
| I314 Epsom Precinct | |
| I315 Gabador Place Precinct | |
| I316 Grafton Precinct | |
| I317 Hillsborough Precinct | |
| I318 Monte Cecilia Precinct | |
| I319 MOTAT Precinct | |
| I320 Mount Albert 2 Precinct | |
| I321 Mount Smart Stadium Precinct | |
| I322 Mount Wellington 5 Precinct | |
| I323 Observatory Precinct | |
| I324 Ōkahu Bay Precinct | |
| I325 Ōkahu Marine Precinct | |
| I326 Ōrākei 1 Precinct | |
| I327 Ōrākei 2 Precinct | |
| I328 Ōrākei Point Precinct | |
| I329 Saint Heliers Precinct | |
| I330 Saint Lukes Precinct | |
| I331 St John's Theological College Precinct | |
| I332 Tāmaki Precinct | |
| I333 Three Kings Precinct | |
| I334 Wairaka Precinct | |
| I335 Western Springs Stadium Precinct | |
| I336 Sylvia Park Precinct | |
| I336 Sylvia Park Precinct Appendix | |
| I337 Riddell Road Precinct |
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| I400 Ardmore 3 Precinct | |
| I401 Ardmore Airport Precinct | |
| I402 Auckland Airport Precinct | |
| I403 Beachlands 1 Precinct | |
| I403.11.1 Beachlands 1 Precinct Appendix | |
| I404 Beachlands 2 Precinct | |
| I405 Big Bay Precinct | |
| I406 Bombay 1 Precinct | |
| I407 Bruce Pulman Park Precinct | |
| I408 Clevedon Precinct | |
| I409 Clevedon Waterways Precinct | |
| I410 Drury South Precinct | |
| I410.11.1 Drury South Appendix | |
| I411 ECOLight Stadium Precinct | |
| I412 Flat Bush Precinct | |
| I413 Franklin A&P Showgrounds Precinct | |
| I414 [Deleted] | |
| I415 Glenbrook Steel Mill Precinct | |
| I416 Karaka 1 Precinct | |
| I417 Karaka North Precinct | |
| I418 Kingseat Precinct | |
| I418.11.5 Kingseat Precinct Appendix | |
| I419 Mana Whenua Management Precinct | |
| I420 Māngere 1 Precinct | |
| I421 Māngere 2 Precinct | |
| I422 Māngere Gateway Precinct | |
| I423 Māngere Puhinui Precinct | |
| I424 Manukau 2 Precinct | |
| I425 Manukau Precinct | |
| I426 Matingarahi Precinct | |
| I427 Pacific Events Centre Precinct | |
| I428 Papakura Precinct | |
| I429 Pararēkau and Kopuahingahinga Island Precinct | |
| I430 Patumahoe Precinct | |
| I431 Pine Harbour Precinct | |
| I432 Puhinui Precinct | |
| I433 Pukekohe Hill Precinct | |
| I434 Pukekohe Park Precinct | |
| I435 Pukewairiki Precinct | |
| I436 Rosella Road Precinct | |
| I437 Runciman Precinct | |
| I438 Takanini Precinct | |
| I439 Waiuku Precinct | |
| I440 Wattle Bay Precinct | |
| I441 Whitford Precinct | |
| I442 Whitford Village Precinct | |
| I443 Florence Carter Avenue Precinct | |
| I444 Wiri Precinct | |
| I445 Gatland and Great South Road Precinct | |
| I446 Gatland Road Precinct | |
| I447 Waipupuke Precinct | |
| I448 Drury 2 Precinct | |
| I449 Hingaia 1 Precinct | |
| I450 Drury Centre Precinct | |
| I451 Drury East Precinct | |
| I452 Waihoehoe Precinct | |
| I453 Pukekohe East-Central Precinct | |
| I454 Pukekohe Golding Precinct | |
| I455 Buckland Road Precinct |
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| I500 Albany 3 Precinct | |
| I501 Albany 9 Precinct | |
| I502 Albany Centre Precinct | |
| I503 AUT MIS Precinct | |
| I504 Bayswater Marina Precinct | |
| I505 Chelsea Precinct | |
| I506 Dairy Flat Precinct | |
| I506.11.2 Dairy Flat Precinct Appendix | |
| I507 Devonport Naval Base Precinct | |
| I508 Devonport Peninsula Precinct | |
| I509 Greenhithe Precinct | |
| I510 Gulf Harbour Marina Precinct | |
| I511 Hatfields Precinct | |
| I512 HMNZ Dockyard Precinct | |
| I513 Kaipara Flats Airfield Precinct | |
| I514 Kakanui Point Precinct | |
| I515 Kawau Island Precinct | |
| I516 Kumeū Precinct | |
| I517 Kumeū Showgrounds Precinct | |
| I518 Leigh Marine Laboratory Precinct | |
| I519 Long Bay Precinct | |
| I520 Martins Bay Precinct | |
| I521 Matakana 1 Precinct | |
| I522 Matakana 2 Precinct | |
| I523 Matakana 3 Precinct | |
| I524 North Harbour Stadium and Domain Precinct | |
| I525 North Shore Airport Precinct | |
| I526 North Shore Events Centre Precinct | |
| I528 Ōmaha South Precinct | |
| I529 Ōrewa 1 Precinct | |
| I529.11 Ōrewa 1 Precinct Appendix | |
| I530 Ōrewa 2 Precinct | |
| I531 Ōrewa 3 Precinct | |
| I532 Pinewoods Precinct | |
| I533 Red Beach Precinct | |
| I534 Riverhead 3 Precinct | |
| I535 Rodney Landscape Precinct | |
| I536 Silverdale 2 Precinct | |
| I537 Silverdale 3 Precinct | |
| I538 Smales 1 Precinct | |
| I539 Smales 2 Precinct | |
| I540 Takapuna 1 Precinct | |
| I541 Te Arai North Precinct | |
| I542 Te Arai South Precinct | |
| I543 Waimana Point Precinct | |
| I544 Wainui Precinct | |
| I545 Waiwera Precinct | |
| I546 Warkworth 3 Precinct | |
| I547 Wēiti Precinct | |
| I548 Whangaparāoa Precinct | PDF) |
| I549 Akoranga Precinct | |
| I550 Millwater South Precinct | |
| I551 Highgate Precinct | |
| I552 Warkworth Clayden Road Precinct | |
| I553 Warkworth North Precinct | |
| I554 Albany 10 Precinct | |
| I555 Warkworth McKinney Road Precinct | |
| I556 Takapuna 2 Precinct |
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| I600 Babich Precinct | |
| I601 Bethells Precinct | |
| I602 Birdwood Precinct | |
| I603 Hobsonville Corridor Precinct | |
| I604 Hobsonville Marina Precinct | |
| I605 Hobsonville Point Precinct | |
| I605.11 Hobsonville Point Precinct Appendix | |
| I606 Lincoln Precinct | |
| I607 New Lynn Precinct | |
| I608 Ōrātia Village Precinct | |
| I609 Penihana North Precinct | |
| I610 Redhills Precinct | |
| I611 Swanson North Precinct | |
| I612 Te Henga Precinct | |
| I613 Trusts Arena Precinct | |
| I614 Wainamu Precinct | |
| I615 Westgate Precinct | |
| I616 Spedding Block Precinct |
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| Understanding Special Housing Areas | |
| Ardmore 2 | |
| Birdwood 2 | |
| Clarks Beach | |
| Drury 1 | |
| Drury South Residential Precinct | |
| Flat Bush Sub-precinct C | |
| Franklin 2 | |
| Glenbrook 3 | |
| Hingaia 2 | |
| Hingaia 3 | |
| Hobsonville Point sub-precinct F | |
| Huapai 2 | |
| Huapai Triangle | |
| Mangere Gateway Sub-precinct E | |
| Opaheke 1 | |
| Scott Point | |
| Whenuapai 1 | |
| Whenuapai 2 |
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| J1 Definitions |
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| Using Chapter K |
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| Airways Corporation of New Zealand Ltd | |
| Ardmore Airport Ltd | |
| Auckland Council | |
| Auckland International Airport Ltd | |
| Auckland Transport | |
| Channel Terminal Services Ltd | |
| Chorus New Zealand Ltd | |
| City Rail Link Ltd | |
| Counties Energy Ltd | |
| First Gas Ltd | |
| KiwiRail Holdings Ltd | |
| Kordia Ltd | |
| Maritime New Zealand | |
| Meteorological Services of New Zealand Ltd | |
| Minister for Children | |
| Minister for Courts | |
| Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment | |
| Minister of Corrections | |
| Minister of Defence | |
| Minister of Education | |
| Minister of Immigration | |
| Minister of Police | |
| New Zealand Transport Agency | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Radio New Zealand Ltd | |
| Spark New Zealand Trading Ltd | |
| Television New Zealand Ltd | |
| Transpower New Zealand Ltd | |
| Vector Ltd | |
| Watercare Services Ltd | |
| Wiri Oil Services Ltd |
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| Schedule 1 Wetland Management Areas Schedule | |
| Schedule 2 Natural Lake Management Areas Schedule | |
| Schedule 3 Significant Ecological Areas - Terrestrial Schedule | |
| Schedule 4 Significant Ecological Areas - Marine Schedule | |
| Schedule 5 Significant Ecological Areas - Marine where mangroves are a minor component or absent | |
| Schedule 6 Outstanding Natural Features Overlay Schedule | |
| Schedule 7 Outstanding Natural Landscapes Overlay Schedule | |
| Schedule 8 Outstanding Natural Character and High Natural Character Overlay Schedule | |
| Schedule 9 Volcanic Viewshafts Schedule | |
| Schedule 10 Notable Trees Schedule | |
| Schedule 11 Local Public View Schedule | |
| Schedule 12 Sites and Places of Significance to Mana Whenua Schedule | |
| Schedule 13 Heritage Orders Schedule | |
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| Schedule 15 Special Character Schedule, Statements and Maps | |
| Schedule 16 Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area Subdivision Scheduled Areas Sites | |
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| Appendix 1 Structure plan guidelines | |
| Appendix 1A Urban Area 2016 | |
| Appendix 1B Waiheke Rural Urban Boundary | |
| Appendix 2 River and stream minimum flow and availability | |
| Appendix 3 Aquifer water availabilities and levels | |
| Appendix 4 Surf breaks | |
| Appendix 5 Wading bird areas | |
| Appendix 6 Coastal protection yard | |
| Appendix 7 Coastal marine area boundaries | |
| Appendix 8 Biodiversity offsetting | |
| Appendix 9 Business - City Centre Zone sight lines | |
| Appendix 10 Business - City Centre Zone building in relation to boundary | |
| Appendix 11 Business - City Centre Zone sunlight admission into public places | |
| Appendix 12 Airport approach surface | |
| Appendix 13 Hazardous substances classification | |
| Appendix 14 Land amalgamation incentivised area | |
| Appendix 15 Subdivision information and process | |
| Appendix 16 Guideline for native revegetation plantings | |
| Appendix 17 Documents incorporated by reference | |
| Appendix 18 Qualifications required for the application of agrichemicals and vertebrate toxic agents | |
| Appendix 19 Auckland Airport Future Aircraft Noise Contours (FANC) - Aircraft Noise Overlay | |
| Appendix 20 Volcanic Viewshafts and Height Sensitive Areas - Values Assessments (Note: This is a large file and may take time to download depending on your connection speed) |
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| Appendix 21 Treaty Settlement Legislation - statutory acknowledgements | |
| Appendix 22 Consented existing high risk industrial or trade activities | |
| Plan Change 79 [new chapter to be inserted] |
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| N1 Glossary of Māori Terms |