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Proposed Plan Change 13 (Air Quality)

Proposed Plan Change 13 (Air Quality) to the Regional Natural Resources Plan has been extended by the Environment Court under s293 of the Resource Management Act 1991. The Environment Court has directed the Regional Council to notify a proposed new policy (Policy 12) to manage activities which discharge particulate matter less than 10 micrograms in diameter (PM10) within the Mount Maunganui Airshed (MMA), and new provisions to control PM10 emissions from unsealed yards in the MMA.

Submissions have now closed and the Environment Court will hear this matter in September 2024.

Relevant documents are as follows:

Key Contacts

Mark Hamilton  0800 884 881 ex 8511, or mark.hamilton@boprc.govt.nz

Some appeals on Plan Change 13 resolved

The Court has resolved appeals on handling of logs and bulk solid materials in three interim decisions. 

The deemed operative provisions are included in Plan Change 13 (Version 11.0) which should be used conjunction with the Air chapter of the Regional Natural Resources Plan.

National Environmental Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Industrial Process Heat directed that two policies are included. These are included in Plan Change 13 (Version 11.0) as linked above and used in conjunction with the Air chapter of the Regional Natural Resources Plan.

Relevant information

Hearing schedules

Documents and evidence submitted at hearings

The appellants

The appeals are being dealt with by the Environment Court, which has grouped the appeals into six topics:

  • Topic 1 – Appeals proposed to be resolved by direct negotiation
  • Topic 2 – Handling of bulk solids material
  • Topic 3 – Reverse sensitivity
  • Topic 4 – Objectives, Policies, Rule AQ R1 and new Method and Definitions
  • Topic 5 – Open Burning
  • Topic 6 – Agrichemical Spraying

Topics 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 were resolved through Court-assisted mediation. The consent orders are available on this page and the provisions are now operative and incorporated into the AIR chapter of the Regional Natural Resources Plan.

Topic 2 has been through an extensive Environment Court Hearing and three interim decisions have been issued on this matter. Some provisions have had final rulings from the Environment Court and are deemed operative.

Topic 2 has been extended under s293 of the Resource Management Act. The Court has directed Regional Council to notify further provisions to manage air quality in the Mount Maunganui Airshed. More information is available on this page.

The Case Manager for the appeals is:

Diana Wolfgramm 
diana.wolfgramm@justice.govt.nz

If you have any questions about the Air Plan, please contact Mark Hamilton on 0800 884 ex 8511.