Principles
Section 6 is a list of matters of national importance that shall be 'recognised and provided for' in achieving the purpose of the RMA;
- natural character of the coastal environment:
- outstanding natural features and landscapes:
- significant indigenous habitats and vegetation:
- public access to waterbodies:
- Maori culture, traditions, ancestral lands, water, sites, waahi tapu, and taonga:
- historic heritage:
- recognised customary activities.
Section 7 is a list of matters that all decisions 'shall have particular regard to' in achieving the purpose of the RMA;
- Kaitiakitanga:
- stewardship:
- efficient use and development of natural and physical resources:
- efficiency of the end use of energy:
- amenity values:
- intrinsic values of ecosystems:
- quality of the environment:
- finite characteristics of natural and physical resources:
- habitat of trout and salmon:
- climate change:
- renewable energy.
Section 8 has the title “Treaty of Waitangi” and states that in achieving the purpose of the RMA, 'account shall be taken' of the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Read more about this topic: Resource Management Act 1991, Part 2 Purpose and Principles
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