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Regional Plan Appeals Vehicles on Beaches August 2023<\/SPAN><\/P>

This layer was accepted by parties and NZ Environment Court. This layer can be found in Sharepoint here:<\/SPAN>Topic 1B - Vehicles on beaches - June 2023 .pdf<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/A><\/P>

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This layer was shared in the Mediation Viewer for mediation purposes as RP_MEDIATION_Vehicles_on_Beaches_May_2023. This layers is an exact copy of the Regional Plan MEDIATION Vehicles on Beaches May 2023 version.<\/SPAN><\/P>

Northland Regional Council Planning and Policy Department and the Regional Planning Team is the owner of this layer.<\/SPAN><\/P>

From Document _2023_ NZEnvC 133 Bay of Islands Maritime Park Incorporated v Northland Regional Council.pdf<\/SPAN><\/P>

\" [33] The VEZ mapping is supported by expert ecological reports undertaken by Mr Vince Kerr commissioned by the Council7 and a report by Boffa Miskell in relation to Puheke Beach.8 The mapping is based on areas where significant values are at risk of harm by vehicle use, including:<\/SPAN><\/P>

(a) SEAs, which include:<\/SPAN><\/P>

(i) Indigenous taxa that are listed as threatened or at risk in the New Zealand Threat Classification System;<\/SPAN><\/P>

(ii) areas of indigenous vegetation and habitats of indigenous fauna, that are significant using the assessment criteria in Appendix 5 of the Regional Policy Statement for Northland; and<\/SPAN><\/P>

(iii) areas set aside for full or partial protection of indigenous biodiversity under other legislation;<\/SPAN><\/P>

(b) Outside of SEAs, areas include:<\/SPAN><\/P>

(i) significant habitats of indigenous biodiversity under Policy 11 of the NZCPS;<\/SPAN><\/P>

(ii) threatened and at risk indigenous bird species that regularly use coastal areas or are in high numbers; and<\/SPAN><\/P>

(iii) important shellfish beds.<\/SPAN><\/P>

[34] The map layer applies to the strip from mean high-water springs to generally around 50 metres seaward of mean high-water springs. The management of the full beach area, including dunes and adjoining areas, requires broader inter-agency management, including operational management (e.g., signage). The Council is willing to work with other regulators in that space to achieve integrated management and ensure that the full beach area is managed effectively.<\/SPAN><\/P>

Ref: Kerr, V: 7 Ecological Impacts of Vehicles on Intertidal Habitats Within Coastal Ecological Significant Areas, April; 2023 and Kerr, V: Hokianga Harbour \u2013 Ecological Considerations of Vehicles on Beaches, April 2023. The Council\u2019s methodology for mapping VEZ is set out in: Northland Regional Council Vehicle Exclusion Zone \u2013 Mapping Methodology Report, September 2022. <\/SPAN><\/P>

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