Our Coast
Coastal publications
We have produced a range of publications related to coastal management.
Strategy, management and policy:
- Auckland Regional Plan: Coastal - a framework for assessing proposals to use or develop the coastal marine area, and policy guidance for the landward part of the coastal environment.
- Auckland Regional Policy Statement
- Coastal Hazard Strategy (CHS) - Provides guidance for assessing and managing coastal hazards.
- Coastal Erosion Management Manual (CEMM) - informs users of the region's coast about the hazards of coastal erosion, and the environmental effects of implementing a particular response.
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CEMM Section 1 - Introduction (65.9 KB PDF)
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CEMM Section 2 - Is there a coastal erosion problem (196.3 KB PDF)
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CEMM Section 3 - Determine the cause of erosion (61.3 KB PDF)
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CEMM Section 4 - Understand the environmental context (44.8 KB PDF)
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CEMM Section 5 - Your response to the problem (179.6 KB PDF)
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CEMM Section 6 - Select an options (100.2 KB PDF)
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CEMM Section 7 - Assessment of environmental effects (74.3 KB PDF)
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CEMM Section 8 - Need for a resource consent (45.0 KB PDF)
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CEMM Part B1 - Checklist (35.8 KB PDF)
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CEMM Part B2 - Legal issues (35.6 KB PDF)
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CEMM Part B4 - Statutory framework (60.3 KB PDF)
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CEMM Part B6 - Assessment of Environmental Effects (97.3 KB PDF)
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CEMM Glossary (68.0 KB PDF)
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Clarks Beach Coastal Erosion Management Guidelines (1.4 MB PDF)
- Browns Bay Coastal Hazards Strategy
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Pahurehure Inlet Management Plan (1.4 MB PDF)
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Algies Bay Coastal Compartment Plan (613.1 KB PDF)
- Draft Waiuku Estuary Management Plan.
General education:
- Sand Dunes - factsheet on sand dunes and their environmental worth
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CE1 Our coast and sea - who do I contact (171.5 KB PDF)
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CE4 Jetties, ramps and other access (212.7 KB PDF)
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CE5 Managing Coastal Erosion (161.5 KB PDF)
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CE6 Public Access to Auckland’s Coast (205.6 KB PDF)
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CE7 Moorings (180.9 KB PDF)
- The New Zealand Mangrove (summary booklet)
- The New Zealand Mangrove (Technical Publication No 325)
- Hauraki Gulf Forum State of Environment Report
- Hauraki Gulf Forum Shellfish Depletion Report
- Southern Kaipara seabed ecology survey
- Various technical publications are relevant to the coast
Coastal planting:
- Coastal Planting Guide 1 - overview to coastal planting in different coastal environments
- Coastal Planting Guide 2 - Dunes
- Coastal Planting Guide 3 - Coastal Forests
- Coastal Planting Guide 4 - Coastal Cliff Tops
- Coastal Planting Guide 5 - Coastal Wetlands, Salt marshes & Estuaries
- Coastal Planting Guide 6 - Coastal Clay banks.
If you have trouble with accessing any of these publications please contact us on (09) 366 2000 or info@arc.govt.nz.
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