Resource Management Policy and Plans

The Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA)

The RMA is the main piece of legislation that sets out how we should manage our environment. It's based on the idea of the sustainable management of our resources, and it encourages us (as communities and as individuals) to plan for the future of our environment.

The RMA:

• Helps us look after the environment
• Is based on the idea of sustainably managing resources
• Encourages us to get involved in decisions about our environment.

More information on the RMA can be found in the following Ministry for the Environment publication:

Go to Getting in on the Act on the Ministry for the Environment's website

Operative Resource Management Framework

The Council's resource management framework consists of the following:

• Marlborough Regional Policy Statement
• Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan
• Wairau/Awatere Resource Management Plan

E-Plan

The operative planning documents are accessible via PDF and Flipbooks, and also available electronically through the Council's E-Plan. Not only does E-Plan enable access to the planning documents above, plan content can also be retrieved for individual properties.

Go to our E-Plan

Te Tau Ihu Statutory Acknowledgements

Te Tau Ihu Statutory Acknowledgements are an attachment to the operative Marlborough Regional Policy Statement, the Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan and the Wairau/Awatere Resource Management Plan.

View Statutory Acknowledgement Smart Maps

See the Statutory Acknowledgements as a flipbook (with links to maps)

Download the Statutory Acknowledgements (with links to maps) (2.3 Mb)

National Policy Statements

The Council is required to give effect to National Policy Statements implemented by Central Government.

Go to Council's work on National Policy Statements

There are a range of National Policy Statements currently in place. These can be accessed from the Ministry for the Environment website.

Go to National Policy Statements on the Ministry for the Environment website

National Environmental Standards

National Environmental Standards have the force of a regulation and apply irrespective of provisions contained in the above Resource Management Plans. There are a variety of National Environmental Standards currently in place. These can be accessed from the Ministry for the Environment website.

Go to National Environmental Standards on the Ministry for the Environment website

Previous Planning Documents

Prior to the establishment of the Marlborough District Council, a range of local authorities managed the use, development and protection of natural and physical resources. They exercised this management via a range of planning documents. Click on the link above to access the planning documents that existed prior to the Wairau/Awatere Resource Management Plan and the Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan.

Go to previous planning documents

Further Information

If you have any queries regarding the Regional Policy Statement or Plans or would like more information please contact one of the following:

mep@marlborough.govt.nz

If you would like to know how the Regional Policy Statement or plans affect a particular proposal, please contact the Council's Duty Planner.

Go to the Duty Planner web pages for more information and contact details