This page reports on the national instruments driving plan-making processes.
RMA requirements
Local authorities may need to change their plans and policy statements to make sure they are consistent with and/or give effect to national instruments (such as national environmental standards and national policy statements).
Plan-making processes and national direction instruments
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| 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 |
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| Percentage of new plans or plan changes that incorporated national direction set in policy statements or environmental standards | 23% | 21% | 34% | 34% |
| The main national instruments that triggered these processes, by percentage* | ||||
| New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement | 38% | 41% | 42% | 35% |
| National Policy Statement on Freshwater Management | 36% | 39% | 35% | 31% |
| National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity | - | - | - | 19% |
| National Policy Statement on Renewable Electricity Generation | - | 23% | 15% | - |
| National Policy Statement on Electricity Transmission | 34% | - | - | -
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*The percentage of plan-making processes incorporating national direction that involve each instrument. The highest three percentages for each year are shown.