The Ministry for the Environment would like to thank the following people for their assistance in the preparation of this report.
Matthew McCallum Clark and Louise Miles from Incite Ltd prepared draft guidance in 2001 for the Ministry for the Environment. The Guide was updated and published as a draft in March 2003 for a New Zealand Planning Institute seminar series, and comments were invited.
David McMahon of Resource Management Group analysed the submissions and made further changes. Philip Milne and Jo Mooar of Simpson Grierson provided legal review and further contributions.