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The big picture
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The Otago Regional Policy Statement (ORPS) gives us a framework to create policies and helps work out the priorities so we can make progress on significant resource management issues facing the region. You will sometimes see the Otago Regional Policy Statement referred to as "RPS".
The Land and Water Regional Plan sets out provisions and rules to enable the freshwater vision set out in the ORPS.
Otago Regional Policy Statements
The Regional Policy Statement (RPS) sets the direction for future management of Otago's natural and physical resources. It provides the foundation for the development of regional plans and district plans.
Regional Plan: Water for Otago
The Regional Plan: Water for Otago (the Water Plan) assists us in managing Otago's water resources.
The National Objectives Framework in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 sets out the process for all regional councils, with communities and tangata whenua, to manage freshwater in their regions.
National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020
Vision setting: How do you want your catchment to be in the future?
Te Mana o Te Wai hierarchy applied to all decision-making:
- 1st The health and wellbeing of waterbodies and freshwater ecosystems
- 2nd The health needs of people (such as drinking water)
- 3rd People and communities to provide for the social, economic and cultural wellbeing, now and in the future.
Image of a meandering path through a river landscape passing the following signposts and text.
- What are the values and desired outcomes for your river?
- Attributes: decide what to monitor and measure to tell you about the state of the river.
- Baseline state: what is the current state of your river?
- Target state: decide on whether to maintain or improve the state of the river and when this state should be achieved.
- Communities and tangata whenua are involved with the regional council at every step.
- Look after your rivers by setting limits and rules on resource use. Create and apply action plans.
- Monitor progress towards achieving the targets and environmental outcomes.
When the path reaches a fork there are two directions. One is signposted: Achieving vision. The other is signposted: Not achieving the vision. A signpost on this path reads: Take action to respond to degradation. This path then loops back to the main path at the signpost: Look after your rivers by setting limits and rules on resource use. Create and apply action plans.
Source: Ministry for the Environment
