AUCKLAND UNITARY PLAN Submissions on the Auckland Unitary Plan CLOSE ON 28TH FEBRUARY 2014. If you have not already done so you are respectfully urged to consider making a submission. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A CITIZEN OF AUCKLAND TO DO SO. The proposed Auckland Unitary Plan (AUP) is an extraordinary document, not only because of its sphere of influence - combining 12 existing district and regional plans - but also for the power it bestows upon the 19 Auckland iwi authorities. The AUP is intended to be the resource management plan for the new Auckland city. However certain passages make it clear that it is being used as a vehicle to facilitate major change - change which will constitute A RADICAL DEPARTURE FROM OUR CURRENT DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM OF GOVERNANCE. Adopting certain passages relating to issues of significance to Mana Whenua would not only have a considerable impact on the democratic and property rights of Aucklanders who are not members of local iwi, but also on the council’s ability to implement policies in the best interests of ALL citizens. NO LONGER WILL COUNCIL BE FULLY IN CONTROL, having given away some decision making capacity to Mana Whenua (iwi). And with no mandate nor public discussion a number of onerous provisions have already been adopted. For instance, if you need to obtain a resource consent, you may well be asked to provide a cultural impact assessment report. A resident has advised he has had to apply to 7 separate iwi before gaining approval for a renewal of an air discharge consent. And maybe you’ve heard about the impact the Sites of Significance/Value to Mana Whenua provisions are already having. IF YOUR PROPERTY IS WITHIN 50 METRES OF ONE OF THE 3,600 SITES SO FAR IDENTIFIED YOU WILL BE AFFECTED. A PUBLIC MEETING to discuss these issues has been arranged. The guest speaker is Michael Coote who is a freelance journalist, and writes a regular column for the NBR. Michael has written a number of articles on these issues. This meeting will be presenting information on what the new plan proposes and how it will impact on our constitutional rights, the resource consent process, and our property rights. WHEN: 12:30pm on Saturday 15th February 2014, WHERE: the Epsom Community Centre, 202 Gillies Ave, Epsom, Auckland. The importance of making a submission on the proposed AUP cannot be stressed enough. The system of adopting this plan is such that if any part of the plan is not objected to it will be accepted as written. Even if you don’t live in Auckland, the precedent set if this plan is adopted as is, will no doubt be used as leverage for the implementation of similar plans in other areas of New Zealand. REMEMBER submissions close on 28th February 2014. Offers of help from anyone with expertise in the requirements of the RMA, and also those who are well experienced in making submissions would be appreciated.
Posted on: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 05:32:28 +0000
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