Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 15, 2020 3:02:06 GMT 12
DUNEDIN CITY SUBJECT TO ‘CULTURAL’ ZONES
Thousands of properties across Dunedin are now covered by new zones of cultural significance to local Maori.
However, the Dunedin City Council says the impact of the change is "relatively benign" for many properties, as long as no threats to the cultural values exist.
The new "wahi tupuna" zones were introduced as part of Dunedin’s second generation district plan (2GP), which set new rules to guide the city’s development.
As a result, wahi tupuna now covered 70 areas across the city, including specific locations such as Blueskin Bay, Otago Harbour, Harbour Cone, Port Chalmers, Quarantine and Goat Islands, Wellers Rock, the area surrounding Mosgiel and a section of Otago coastline stretching from Brighton to Taieri Mouth.
They also covered views, such as Huriawa from Karitane or Mt Watkin from Puketeraki Marae.
Council senior planner Paul Freeland said unlike in Queenstown, the wahi tupuna introduced in Dunedin did not automatically trigger the need for a resource consent and did not constrain permitted activities.
"This is a fundamental difference to the Queenstown approach, where I understand that just the presence of a wahi tupuna results in the need for a resource consent," he said.....
www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/city-subject-%E2%80%98cultural%E2%80%99-zones
Thousands of properties across Dunedin are now covered by new zones of cultural significance to local Maori.
However, the Dunedin City Council says the impact of the change is "relatively benign" for many properties, as long as no threats to the cultural values exist.
The new "wahi tupuna" zones were introduced as part of Dunedin’s second generation district plan (2GP), which set new rules to guide the city’s development.
As a result, wahi tupuna now covered 70 areas across the city, including specific locations such as Blueskin Bay, Otago Harbour, Harbour Cone, Port Chalmers, Quarantine and Goat Islands, Wellers Rock, the area surrounding Mosgiel and a section of Otago coastline stretching from Brighton to Taieri Mouth.
They also covered views, such as Huriawa from Karitane or Mt Watkin from Puketeraki Marae.
Council senior planner Paul Freeland said unlike in Queenstown, the wahi tupuna introduced in Dunedin did not automatically trigger the need for a resource consent and did not constrain permitted activities.
"This is a fundamental difference to the Queenstown approach, where I understand that just the presence of a wahi tupuna results in the need for a resource consent," he said.....
www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/city-subject-%E2%80%98cultural%E2%80%99-zones