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Auckland Regional Policy Statement

The Auckland Regional Policy Statement (ARPS) is a statement about managing the use, development and protection of the natural and physical resources of the region.

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The ARPS sets in place the policy for promoting the sustainable management of the Auckland region's resources. It aims to achieve this in an integrated, consistent and co-ordinated manner. The ARPS provides greater certainty over the way natural and physical resources are to be managed and creates awareness of the constraints and opportunities in the Auckland region. It also clarifies the respective roles of the agencies with responsibilities under the Resource Management Act (RMA) in this region.

The ARPS became operative on 31 August 1999.

Copies of all proposed plan changes and decision reports in respect of the ARPS can be viewed on this website, at central public libraries in the Auckland Region and at the ARC Customer Services Counter, Ground Floor, 21 Pitt Street, Auckland.

Review of the ARPS

The ARPS has been under review since 2008.  Because of the changes to the way the Auckland region is governed, which come into effect on 1 November 2010, the ARC has decided not to publicly notify the draft ARPS.  Instead the final draft of the reviewed ARPS will go forward to the Auckland Council for its consideration after 1 November 2010.

This means there will be no public consultation on the draft document in the term of the current council.  The new Auckland Council may wish to consult on all or some of the draft policies as it develops a planning framework for the region.

The operative ARPS is set out below. You can download the full document - or by chapters.  It should be read in conjunction with the proposed changes to this document (see the menu on the left side of this page).

Auckland Regional Policy Statement (2.0 MB PDF)

ARPS Contents (1.2 MB PDF)

ARPS Chapter 1 - Introduction (181.3 KB PDF)

ARPS Chapter 2a - Regional Overview and Strategic Direction (149.4 KB PDF)

ARPS Chapter 2b - Regional Overview and Strategic Direction (146.1 KB PDF)

ARPS Chapter 3 - Matters of Significance to Iwi (187.2 KB PDF)

ARPS Chapter 4 - Transport (90.8 KB PDF)

ARPS Chapter 5 - Energy (94.2 KB PDF)

ARPS Chapter 6a - Heritage (112.5 KB PDF)

ARPS Chapter 6b - Heritage (94.7 KB PDF)

ARPS Chapter 7 - Coastal Environment (373.6 KB PDF)

ARPS Chapter 8 - Water Quality (285.7 KB PDF)

ARPS Chapter 9 - Water Conservation and Allocation (112.0 KB PDF)

ARPS Chapter 10 - Air Quality (126.6 KB PDF)

ARPS Chapter 11 - Natural Hazards (82.4 KB PDF)

ARPS Chapter 12 - Soil Conservation (75.9 KB PDF)

ARPS Chapter 13 - Minerals (73.7 KB PDF)

ARPS Chapter 14 - Pests (64.3 KB PDF)

ARPS Chapter 15 - Waste (81.9 KB PDF)

ARPS Chapter 16 - Hazardous substances (88.3 KB PDF)

ARPS Chapter 17 - Contaminated Sites (66.7 KB PDF)

ARPS Chapter 18 - Esplanade Reserves and Strips (83.0 KB PDF)

Appendices

ARPS Appendix A - Planning Process (57.1 KB PDF)

ARPS Appendix B1 - Significant Natural Heritage Areas and Values (75.8 KB PDF)

ARPS Appendix B2 - Significant Natural Heritage Areas and Values (137.9 KB PDF)

ARPS Appendix B3 - Significant Natural Heritage Areas and Values (124.0 KB PDF)

ARPS Appendix C - Legislation Dealing with Resource Management (147.0 KB PDF)

ARPS Appendix D - Definitions and Abbreviations (215.9 KB PDF)

ARPS Appendix E - The Treaty of Waitangi (42.0 KB PDF)

ARPS Appendix F - Auckland Regional Landscape Assessment (46.7 KB PDF)

Auckland Regional Policy Statement Maps

Map 1 - Metropolitan Urban Limits

ARPS Map1 - Index (1.2 MB PDF)

ARPS Map 1 - Sheet 1 - Hatfields-Orewa (374.5 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 1 - Sheet 2 - Orewa (99.2 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 1 - Sheet 3 - Silverdale (145.8 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 1 - Sheet 4 - Shakespear (87.9 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 1 - Sheet 5 - Long Bay (107.8 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 1 - Sheet 6 - Albany (121.2 KB PDF)

RPS Map Series 1 - Sheet 7 - Hobsonville MUL (444.4 KB PDF)

RPS Map Series 1 - Sheet 7a - Massey North MUL (373.8 KB PDF)

RPS Map Series 1 - Sheet 8 - Massey MUL (735.3 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 1 - Sheet 9 - Swanson - Ranui (224.7 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 1 - Sheet 10 - Henderson Valley - Oratia (156.3 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 1 - Sheet 11 - Konini - Waima (135.7 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 1 - Sheet 12 - Laingholm (149.3 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 1 - Sheet 13 - Ambury (172.4 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 1 - Sheet 14 - Ihumatao (160.2 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 1 - Sheet 15 - Mangere East (228.7 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 1 - Sheet 16 - Puhinui (164.2 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 1 - Sheet 17 - Whitford (372.8 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 1 - Sheet 18 - East Tamaki (140.9 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 1 - Sheet 19 - Manurewa East (357.4 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 1 - Sheet 20 - Takanini (501.9 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 1 - Sheet 21 - Papakura (744.8 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 1 - Sheet 22 - Drury (186.2 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 1 - Sheet 23 - Waiheke Island (681.4 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 1 - Sheet 24 - Hingaia (347.1 KB PDF)

Map 2 - Significant Natural Heritage Areas and Landscape Quality

ARPS Map 2 - Sheet 1 - Northern Region (173.4 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 2 - Sheet 2 - Central Region (239.4 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 2 - Sheet 3 - Southern Region (241.0 KB PDF)

Map 3 - Significant Landscape Sensitivity

ARPS Map 3 - Sheet 1 - Northern Region (148.4 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 3 - Sheet 2 - Central Region (188.6 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 3 - Sheet 3 - Southern Region (192.5 KB PDF)

Map 4 - Visual Protection of Volcanic Cones

ARPS Map 4 - Index (546.3 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 4 - Sheet 1 - Mt Victoria (563.0 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 4 - Sheet 2 - Mt Eden - One Tree Hill (1.8 MB PDF)

ARPS Map 4 - Sheet 3 - Mangere Mountain (804.5 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 4 - Sheet 4 - Mt Albert (1.4 MB PDF)

ARPS Map 4 - Sheet 5 - Mt Wellington (1.2 MB PDF)

Map 5

ARPS Map 5 - Sheet 1 - Water Quality - Northern Region (279.2 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 5 - Sheet 2 - Water Quality - Southern Region (282.2 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 5 - Sheet 3 - Areas of high ecological value susceptible to degradation - Northern Region (256.3 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 5 - Sheet 4 - Areas of high ecological value susceptible to degradation - Southern Region (225.0 KB PDF)

Map 6 - Land use capability

ARPS Map 6 - Sheet 1 - Northern Region (338.3 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 6 - Sheet 2 - Central Region (455.5 KB PDF)

ARPS Map 6 - Sheet 3 - Southern Region (513.6 KB PDF)

Updated May 2009.

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