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The Environmental Defence Society has recently published the Community Guide to Coastal Development under the Resource Management Act 1991.

This Guide provides helpful and practical information for people who wish to promote high quality development on New Zealand's coasts. It covers:

• The types of development which are happening on the coast
• The impacts such developments can have on the coastal environment
• How coastal development is managed under the Resource Management Act 1991
• Environmental issues which need to be considered when developing on the coast
• Opportunities to promote high quality coastal development
• Key elements of 'good practice' planning and design for coastal development

For more information please click here.

For information about coastal hazards click here

Key issues to consider

• Have the provisions of the New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement been complied with?

• Has the natural character of the coastal environment been adequately identified in the relevant regional and district plans?

• Has clearly 'inappropriate subdivision, use and development' been identified and prohibited?

• Has public access been adequately addressed?

• Have the potential impacts of development on the natural character of the coastal environment been adequately identified?

• What mechanisms are provided to protect the natural character?

• Are provisions strong enough to prevent inappropriate development?

• Where provisions are weak, what more appropriate mechanisms could be adopted?

Relevant legal provisions

For relevant legal provisions click here

Landmark court decisions

For cases relating to Coastal Management click here

New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement

For a summary of caselaw on the New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement click here

Summary of key documents

For key documents relating to coastal management click here

Additional information

For additional information relating to coastal management click here