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Table 10: Costs and benefits of Policies 1, 2 and 3

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Stakeholder

Costs

Benefits

Central government

Local government

Agricultural sector

Tourism sector

Other industry

General public

Tangata whenua

Recreational users

 

Economic

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Implementation guidance (MfE, MAF, DoC)

 

 

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Identification of outstanding/degraded freshwater resources

 

 

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Amending planning provisions

 

 

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Implementation of waterway protection measures

 

 

 

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Potential loss of productive land

 

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Maintenance and enhancement of clean green image

 

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Reduced treatment costs for drinking-water

 

 

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Increased investment certainty for land and water users

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Opportunities for investment in and development of mitigation technologies

 

Social

 

 

 

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Increased contact recreation opportunities

 

 

 

 

 

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Improved angling and boating opportunities

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Potential of increased cost of urban development and affordability issues

 

 

 

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Potential loss of employment from reduced economic activity

 

  Environmental
      Tick.     Tick.     Improved bio-physical characteristics of fresh water
            Tick.     Improved aquatic ecosystems
            Tick.     Improvement to catchment and regional-scale ecosystems
  Cultural
          Tick. Tick.     Improved recognition of Māori cultural values associated with fresh water
          Tick. Tick.     Increased opportunities for the use of fresh waters as a food source (mahinga kai)
    Tick.     Tick. Tick. Tick. Potential requirement for people to change their existing cultural practices  
          Tick. Tick.     Increased use and revival of matauranga Māori
            Tick.     Increased connection to the land and waterways
Tick. Tick.       Tick. Tick. Tick.   Part of meeting the responsibilities of kaitiaki
          Tick. Tick.     Increased recognition of the value of fresh water to New Zealanders