The plan change is ready for notification and is sitting with the Minister for the Environment for approval to notify. Once notified, community members will have the opportunity to make formal submissions, followed by a further submission period and public hearings where you can present your views.

Making a difference for land and freshwater are future changes to the TRMP to implement the Te Waikoropupū Water Conservation Order in Tākaka.

Work is underway on a Natural Hazards plan change covering coastal hazards and sea level rise, flooding, wildfires, earthquake faults, liquefaction, and slope instability.

We have paused the plan changes but continue to finalise the technical studies while we wait for RMA reform.