New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement Review
The New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement (NZCPS) is the only mandatory National Policy Statement under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA).
The purpose of the NZCPS is to state policies to achieve the purpose of the RMA – to promote the sustainable management of natural and physical resources – in relation to the coastal environment of New Zealand.
The NZCPS sets out policies regarding the management of natural and physical resources in the coastal environment. Local authorities are required by the RMA to give effect to the NZCPS through their plans and policy statements. Resource consent decision-makers must also have regard to relevant NZCPS policies.
The Department of Conservation is currently reviewing the NZCPS as part of the statutory requirement under the RMA.
The Minister of Conservation has reviewed the 1994 NZCPS and prepared the Proposed NZCPS 2008, which is subject to public consultation.
Further information, including a copy of the Proposed NZCPS 2008, can be viewed on the website of the Department of Conservation:
