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  • Waste
    • Why reducing, reusing and recycling matter
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      • MfE Data Service
      • About our science and data
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    • Towns and cities
      • Planning for successful cities – our proposal, your views
      • National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity
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  • Climate change
    • Why climate change matters
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    • Likely impacts of climate change
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      • How could climate change affect my region?
        • Auckland
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    • Climate change and Government
      • Climate change programme
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        • Economic modelling for the proposed bill
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      • Emissions reduction targets
        • About our emissions reduction targets
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          • Latest 2020 net position
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            • About the net position
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      • Response to the NZ Productivity Commission report
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    • We all have a role to play
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    • Climate change acts and regulations
      • Climate Change Response Act 2002
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      • Measuring, reporting and offsetting emissions
        • Measuring and reporting experiences
      • For local government on preparing for climate change
      • Cabinet requirement for central government agencies
      • About methane and other major greenhouse gases
    • Consultations
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    • New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme
      • About the NZ ETS
      • Proposed improvements to the NZ ETS
      • Consultation on rules for auctioning
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        • NZ ETS Review 2015/16
          • About the NZ ETS Review 2015/16
          • Outcomes from stage two of the NZ ETS Review 2015/16
          • NZ ETS Review 2015/16: Stage two submissions
          • NZ ETS Review 2015/16: stage one priority issues submissions
        • NZ ETS Review 2011
        • Reports on the NZ ETS before 2011
      • Legislative and regulatory changes
        • Legislative changes to the NZ ETS
          • Phased removal of the one-for-two transitional measure
          • Legislative changes - 2012
        • Regulatory changes to the NZ ETS
          • Technical updates to the NZ ETS regulations – 2019
          • Technical updates to the NZ ETS regulations - 2018
          • Technical updates to the NZ ETS regulations - 2017
          • Technical updates to the NZ ETS regulations - 2016
          • Technical updates to the NZ ETS regulations - 2015
          • Technical updates to NZ ETS regulations - 2014
          • Updates to allocative baselines - 2014
          • Domestic carry-over provisions - 2014
          • Operational amendments - 2013
          • Regulations banning the use of certain international units - 2012
        • Material incorporated by reference
      • Participating in the NZ ETS
        • About participating in the NZ ETS
        • Forestry in the NZ ETS
          • How forestry is affected
          • Decisions
            • Allocations following reconsidered determinations
            • Allocations to 13 December 2012
            • Allocations to 17 May 2012
            • Allocations to 27 October 2011
            • Allocations to 16 September 2011
            • Allocations to 22 June 2011
            • Allocations to 1 December 2010
        • Horticulture in the NZ ETS
        • Synthetic greenhouse gases in the NZ ETS
          • How synthetic greenhouse gases are affected by the NZ ETS
          • Annual updates to synthetic greenhouse gas levy rates
        • Industry in the NZ ETS
          • How industry is affected
          • Obligations
          • Allocation
            • Industrial allocation: NZUs for industry
            • FAQs on New Zealand Units
      • Allocations
      • The NZ ETS and our provisional carbon budget for 2021-2030
      • NZ ETS market information portal
        • Providing feedback on the new market information portal for the NZ ETS
    • Cabinet papers and related material search
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  • Fresh water
    • Why fresh water matters
    • State of our fresh water
      • Environmental reporting
      • Water data on the LAWA website
    • Fresh water and Government
      • Freshwater work programme
        • Freshwater agenda for the next two years
        • Cross-government Water Taskforce
        • Kahui Wai Māori – the Māori Freshwater Forum
        • Freshwater Leaders Group
        • Science and Technical Advisory Group
        • Essential Freshwater Regional Sector Group
        • Catchment-level action
      • Essential Freshwater and the Three Waters Review
      • Funding for fresh water
      • National targets for swimming water quality
        • National targets for improving water quality for swimming
        • Water quality for swimming categories (attribute states) in detail
    • We all have a role to play
      • Managing fresh water
      • On the land
      • In towns and cities
      • At home
      • In your community
      • Choosing water efficient products
        • Water efficiency labelling scheme - information for businesses
    • Freshwater acts and regulations
      • National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management
        • About the Freshwater NPS
        • Regional councils' implementation
        • Development of the Freshwater NPS
          • Supporting impact papers for the NPS
      • National environmental standards
        • National Environmental Standard for Sources of Human Drinking Water
        • Proposed National Environmental Standard on Ecological Flows and Water Levels
      • Regulations for measurement and reporting of water takes
      • Water conservation orders
        • About water conservation orders
        • Existing water conservation orders
          • Table of water conservation orders
          • Ahuriri River
          • Buller River
            • Making the water conservation order
            • Amendment order
              • Making the amendment order
              • Application
              • Further information
              • First decision on preliminary issues
              • Second decision on preliminary issues
              • Interim decision on application
              • Final decision on application
          • Grey River
          • Kawarau River
            • Making the water conservation order
            • Making the 2011 amendment order
            • The 2013 amendment order
              • Making the 2013 amendment order
              • Application
                • 1 & 2. Application to amend order
                • 3. The Nevis River
                • 4. Background
                • 5. Nature of application
                • 6. Reasons for application
                • 7. Outstanding fishery and fish habitat
                • 8. Historic, scenic, natural and wild characteristics
                • 9 &10. Recreational characteristics
                • 11. References
                • List of Appendices
              • Further information
              • Special Tribunal report
              • Environment Court report
          • Lake Wairarapa
          • Manganuioteao River
          • Mataura River
          • Mohaka River
          • Motueka River
          • Motu River
          • Oreti River
          • Rakaia River
            • Making the water conservation order
            • Making the amendment order 2011
            • Making the amendment order 2013
          • Rangitata River
            • Making the water conservation order
            • Rangitata final decision
          • Rangitikei River
          • Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere
            • Making the water conservation order
            • Making the amendment order
        • Current applications
        • Former applications
          • Hurunui River
            • Key steps in the application
            • Application
            • Application appendices
              • Appendix A: Description of the waters
              • Appendix A: Maps and photos
              • Appendix B: Outstanding values and characteristics
              • Appendix C: Restrictions or prohibitions sought
            • Further information
            • Special Tribunal report
            • Withdrawal of application
          • Buller River
            • Key steps in the amendment application
            • Application
            • Annex to the application
            • Decision legal issue
            • Special Tribunal report
            • Environment Court report
            • Letter of decline
      • Governing how fresh water is managed
    • Freshwater guidance and guidelines
      • Guidance on the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management
      • Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality
      • Microbiological water quality
      • Ecological health
      • Irrigated land in New Zealand
    • Freshwater consultations
      • Action for healthy waterways
    • Popular fresh water pages
      • Freshwater work programme
      • National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management
      • Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality
    • MfE Data Service
    • Cabinet papers and related material search
    • Publication search
  • Marine
    • Why our marine environment matters
      • Engaging in international dialogue
    • State of our marine environment
      • Environmental reporting
    • Marine and Government
      • Proposed National Environmental Standard for marine aquaculture
      • Regulating decommissioning of offshore oil and gas installations in the EEZ
      • Proposed Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary
        • About the proposed sanctuary
        • About the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill
        • Photos
        • Videos
    • We all have a role to play
      • What you can do
      • Managing our marine environment
      • Fiordland Marine Guardians
      • Marine pages for kids
    • Marine acts and regulations
      • EEZ and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012
      • Regulations under the EEZ Act
      • Fiordland Marine Management Act
      • Marine pollution regulations
    • Rights and obligations by marine zone
    • MfE Data Service
    • Cabinet papers and related material search
    • Publication search
  • Land
    • Why land matters
    • State of our land
      • Environmental reporting
    • We all have a role to play
    • Land acts and regulations
      • National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health
        • About the standard
        • Interim review
        • Developing the standard
      • National Environmental Standards for Plantation Forestry
        • About the standards
        • Initial proposal development
          • About the initial proposal
          • Feedback on the initial proposal
          • Feedback on the revised proposal
      • Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941
    • Guidance and guidelines on contaminated land
      • What is contaminated land?
      • What to do if land is contaminated
      • Hazardous Activities and Industries List
        • What should be included on LIM for former horticultural land – legal advice
          • Former hort land Crown Law 14 Dec
          • Former hort land Crown Law 17 Dec
      • Contaminated land management guidelines
        • Environmental Guideline Value (EGV) database
      • Contaminants from specific industries or activities guidelines
      • How New Zealand manages contaminated land
    • PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances)
      • Latest updates
        • PFAS and PFOA, Documents released under OIA
      • About PFAS
      • PFOS/PFOA in NZ
      • PFAS Investigations
      • Health
        • New Zealand Food Safety report
      • PFAS - Frequently Asked Questions
    • NZ Landcare Trust
    • Contaminated Sites Remediation Fund
      • About the Fund
      • How to apply
      • Priority list
      • Funding for 2016/17
    • Consultations about land
      • Protecting our valuable land – our proposal, your views
    • MfE Data Service
    • Cabinet papers and related material search
    • Publication search
  • RMA
    • About the RMA
    • Improving our resource management system
      • A comprehensive review
      • Amending the RMA
    • RMA processes and how to get involved
      • An Everyday Guide to the RMA
      • Resource consent processes
        • Resource consent process
        • Applying for resource consent
      • Plan-making for public and councils
        • Getting involved
        • Streamlined planning process for councils
        • Collaborative planning process
        • Submitting planning documents under Schedule 1
        • Applying for an extension of the two-year time limit for issuing decisions of a planning process
      • Designation of land in district plans
      • Heritage orders in district plans
      • Nationally significant proposals
        • How projects qualify
        • Proposals of national significance
          • Taranaki combined cycle power station
          • Hauauru ma raki - Waikato wind farm proposal
          • Te Mihi geothermal power station
          • Te Waka wind farm proposal
          • Transpower's North Island Grid Upgrade Project
          • Turitea wind farm proposal
      • Applying for heritage protection authority status
      • Applying for requiring authority status
        • About requiring authorities
        • How to apply
        • Changes to a requiring authority
        • List of requiring authorities
          • Ardmore Airport Ltd
          • Auckland International Airport Ltd
          • BellSouth New Zealand
          • Broadcast Communications Ltd
          • Christchurch International Airport Ltd
          • Invercargill Airport Ltd 
          • Mainpower NZ Ltd
          • New Zealand Rail Limited
          • New Zealand Transport Agency
          • North Otago Water Harvesting and Irrigation Company Ltd
          • Palmerston North Airport Ltd 
          • Tasman Energy Limited
          • Transpower New Zealand Ltd - Notice
          • Transpower New Zealand Ltd
          • Tranz Rail Ltd
          • Waikato Regional Airport
          • Wellington International Airport Limited
        • List of revoked requiring authorities
      • Mana Whakahono ā Rohe: Iwi participation arrangements
    • National direction
      • National policy statements
      • National environmental standards
        • National Environmental Standards for Telecommunication Facilities
          • About the National Environmental Standards for Telecommunication Facilities 2016
          • Developing the National Environmental Standards for Telecommunication Facilities
      • National planning standards
        • About the national planning standards
        • First set of national planning standards and supporting information
        • Implementing the first set
        • Developing the first set
          • Development phases
          • Discussion papers
          • Research informing development of first set
      • Regulations for administrative matters
        • List of regulations
        • Forms, fees and procedure
        • Discount on administrative charges
        • Transitional fees, rents, and royalties
        • Infringement offences
        • Exemption to discharging contaminants
        • Resource Management (Exemption) Regulations 2017
      • Priorities for national direction
    • National Monitoring System
      • About the NMS
        • Developing the NMS
      • Data explorer
        • Data for 2017/18
        • Data for 2016/17
        • Data for 2014/15 and 2015/16
        • Complete datasets
      • Reporting on the data
        • Overview of the reporting
        • Plan-making
          • About plan-making
          • Plan-making processes
          • National instruments driving plan-making processes
          • Timeframes associated with plan-making processes
        • Resource consents
          • About resource consents
          • Resource consents processed
          • Resource consents processed within statutory timeframes
          • Requests for further information
          • Extensions of resource consent application processing time
          • Charges for resource consents
          • Resource consent applications subject to discounts
        • Complaints, monitoring, compliance and enforcement
          • Resource consent monitoring
          • Complaints about breaches and alleged breaches of the RMA
          • Enforcement actions
        • Māori participation
          • Iwi/hapū involvement in resource management processes
          • Iwi/ hapū management plans
      • What information is collected
      • Key caveats and disclaimer
        • Key caveats and local authority practices by topic area
      • Citing the NMS
      • Before the NMS - the RMA Survey of Local Authorities
    • RMA roles and responsibilities
      • Central government
      • Local government
        • Compliance, monitoring and enforcement by local authorities
      • Minister for the Environment
      • Reviews and investigations of local authorities
        • Otago Regional Council investigation
        • Environment Canterbury review
          • About the Environment Canterbury review
          • Environment Canterbury commissioners
          • Environment Canterbury review Cabinet papers and Ministry advice
        • Far North District Council review
    • Previous RMA amendments
      • About the Resource Legislation Amendment Act 2017
      • About the Resource Management Amendment Act 2013
      • About the RMAA (Simplifying and Streamlining) Act 2009
      • List of all RMA or amendment acts
    • RMA resources
      • Find a council plan
      • RMA forms
      • Applications and submissions advice
      • Quality planning
      • Making Good Decisions Programme
      • Environmental legal assistance funding
    • Popular RMA pages
      • An Everyday Guide to the RMA
      • National environmental standards
      • National policy statements
    • Publication search
    • Cabinet papers and related material search
      • Regulatory Impact Statement: Environment Canterbury governance arrangements
  • Waste
    • Why reducing, reusing and recycling matter
    • Circular economy
    • Waste and Government
    • We all have a role to play
      • What you can do to help reduce waste
        • Prevent Waste
        • Reuse
        • Recycle
        • Shop smart
      • Responsible product management
        • About product stewardship
        • Applying for accreditation
        • Businesses taking responsibility for their products
        • Regulated product stewardship
      • The Ministry's role
      • Role of territorial authorities
      • Waste Advisory Board
        • About the board
        • Board members
        • How to make a nomination
    • Waste strategy and legislation
      • Waste Minimisation Act
      • Legal framework for waste
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Urban design case studies

Publication date:  March 2005
Publication reference number:  ME 581

The Urban Design Case Studies support the New Zealand Urban Design Protocol by showing practical examples of successful urban design.

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