1

Consultation with the community and affected parties on the proposed planning instrument, including:

1. with the responsible Minister; and
2. any iwi authorities recorded with the Tasman District Council under section 35A that have not already been consulted.

Prior to public notification, noting that this may include consultation and engagement undertaken prior to the issue of this Direction.

2

Update the proposed planning instruments, the section 32 reports and the supporting consultation documents as required to include:

1. Assessment of how changes to national direction, including the National Policy Statement on Natural Hazards 2025 (NPS-NH) and changes to the National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land 2022 (NPS-HPL) have been considered and any consequential amendments required (e.g., reassessment of any sites otherwise suitable for rezoning that were discounted solely on the basis of being LUC 3 highly productive land).
2. Assessment against the urban rezoning tests in clause 3.6 of the NPS-HPL for any sites on LUC1 or LUC 2 land that do not meet the definition of “identified for future urban development”.
3. A comprehensive natural hazards and climate change risk assessment (likelihood and consequence) for individual sites, access points, and the surrounding areas, including:
1. the compounding and residual effects of hazards;
2. the potential that they can be mitigated;
3. utilisation of the best available information for flooding and coastal inundation, slips and instability taking into account the flooding and damage that occurred in 2025;
4. taking into account the potential future costs of mitigating natural hazard and climate change risks for the proposed sites in a manner that is proportionate to the level of risk anticipated.
4. An assessment by an economist with RMA section 32 experience of the probable short, medium and longer-term economic impacts (market and non-market) of the Medium Density Design Matrix, and the associated rule regime, on development uptake and regulatory certainty, including a structured risks-and-opportunities evaluation (spatial and temporal) as well as consideration of monitoring, compliance, and enforcement costs.

Prior to public notification

3

Public notification of the proposed planning instrument in accordance with clause 5 of Schedule 1 of the RMA.

Public notification to occur no later than 45 working days from when the Direction published in the New Zealand Gazette takes effect.

4

An opportunity for written submissions under clause 6 of Schedule 1 of the RMA.

The submission period will conclude no more than 30 working days from public notification.

5

Give public notice of submissions in accordance with clause 7 of Schedule 1 of the RMA (to the extent applicable under this Direction).

Summarise the relief sought in submissions and provide a copy of the summary report and instructions for where to locate the submissions to all submitters.

Public notice of the submissions to be given no later than ten working days after the close of the public submissions period.

The summary report to be made available as soon as reasonably practicable after the close of the submission period.

6

Provide an opportunity for further submissions in accordance with clauses 8 and 8A of Schedule 1 of the RMA (to the extent applicable under this Direction).

Further submissions to be received no later than ten working days after public notice given.

7

If considered appropriate (either following a request or on the initiative of Tasman District Council) undertake resolution of disputes in accordance with clause 8AA of Schedule 1 of the RMA (to the extent applicable under this Direction).

N/A

8

Conduct a public hearing under clause 8B of Schedule 1 of the RMA (to the extent applicable under this Direction). The SPP Panel may permit cross-examination.

N/A

9

Provide an update on progress on this Streamlined Planning Process to the Minister Responsible for RMA Reform and advise if it seems likely that any amendment to the Direction may be required to enable the overall timeframes to be met

No later than 90 working days before the conclusion of this Streamlined Planning Process (i.e., Tasman District Council gives notice of its decisions on the planning instrument).

10

The SPP Panel to prepare a draft report showing how submissions and evidence presented at the hearing have been considered and the changes (if any) recommended to the planning instrument. This will include any further evaluations required under section 32AA if changes are recommended.

The report must include how the SPP Panel gave particular regard to this Direction and Statement of Expectations, section 32 evaluation reports, and any additional reports that may be prepared, as relevant.

N/A

11

The SPP Panel to request and consider comments on their draft report from submitters before finalising the report and sending it to Tasman District Council.

The scope of comments is limited to identification and suggested corrections of minor or technical errors or omissions.

Comments cannot be made on the SPP Panel’s recommendations or the reasons for its recommendations.

Comments to be provided no later than ten working days from the date requested.

12

Tasman District Council to consider the SPP Panel’s final report and recommendations in accordance with Schedule 1, clause 86 of the RMA and then notify its decisions on them.

N/A

This Streamlined Planning Process is considered to be complete when Tasman District Council notifies its decisions on the planning instrument.

The total time period within which the Streamlined Planning Process must be completed is no later than 240 working days after the Direction in the New Zealand Gazette takes effect

In accordance with clause 78(5) of Schedule 1 of the RMA, the Minister directs that the SPP Panel must include at least five independent hearing commissioners. This includes:

1. A Chair with significant previous hearing experience in particular on the exercise of control over the manner of questioning and cross-examination of any party or witness.
2. Represented across its members knowledge, skills and experience in:
1. resource management law and legal drafting;
2. urban design, strategic and urban growth planning, and resource management planning;
3. natural hazard risk management including stormwater management;
4. climate change adaptation and urban form impacts on climate change emissions;
5. mana whenua values as relevant to the proposal;
6. assessing the impacts of urban design provisions on development cost and uptake.

The Minister will appoint two SPP Panel members:

1. an expert on natural hazard risk and climate change adaptation; and
2. an expert on assessing the impacts of urban design provisions on development cost and uptake.