Waitaki District Council has prepared a Summary of Decisions Requested for submissions on the Waitaki Proposed District Plan (PDP). We are now calling for Further Submissions under Schedule 1 (Part 1, Clause 8) of the Resource Management Act 1991.
The PDP was publicly notified on 1 March 2025. The submission period closed on 16 May 2025. A total of 314 submissions were received.
Further submissions are invited from 24th April 2026 to 18th May 2026.
What is a Further Submission?
A Further Submission is a submission made in support of, or opposition to, another person or party’s submission on the PDP. Further submissions must relate only to the matters raised in the submissions - no new issues can be introduced during the further submission process.
Further submissions will only be accepted on submissions/submission points that have been made against provisions that remain in the Exemptions Version of the PDP as follows:
- All zones and precincts except for the General Rural Zone
- Natural Hazards (including Coastal Hazards)
- Energy, Infrastructure, Stormwater and Transport
- Listed heritage items
- Provisions related to, and sites that are listed in the Ōamaru Historic Town Centre and Port National Historic Landmark proposal by Heritage New Zealand
- Temporary Activities and Noise
- Future Urban Growth
- Papakāika
- Limited provisions related to Definitions, Mana whenua, Strategic Direction, Earthworks, Subdivision
Please visit our website for a full list of provisions that further submissions can be accepted on: www.waitaki.govt.nz/Council/Consultation/proposed-district-plan
Who Can Make a Further Submission?
You can make a further submission if you are:
- A person or group representing a relevant aspect of the public interest; or
- A person with an interest in the PDP that is greater than the general public’s; or
- Waitaki District Council itself.
What You Need to Know
- A further submission must clearly state which original submission it relates to (include the submission number).
- You must use Form 6(PDF, 244KB), as prescribed in Clause 8, Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991 for your further submission to be accepted.
How to Make a Further Submission
You can submit your completed Form 6 in any of the following ways:
IMPORTANT REQUIREMENT
If you make a further submission, you must also send a copy to the person who made the original submission within five (5) working days of lodging it with Council.
Submitter contact details are available on our website under the Submissions section: www.waitaki.govt.nz/Council/Consultation/proposed-district-plan\submissions
Submission Period
Further submissions must be received between 24 April 2026 and 5pm on 18 May 2026.
Alex Parmley
Chief Executive