Regional Air Plan

The Regional Air Plan has been replaced by Plan Change 13 (Air Quality) to the Regional Natural Resources Plan. Plan Change 13 will be incorporated into the Regional Natural Resources Plan as the Air chapter and become operative on 6 June 2023.

The Environment Court has directed Council to prepare changes to Plan Change 13 to include a new policy (Policy 12) to manage activities which discharge particulate matter (PM₁₀) within the Mount Maunganui Airshed (MMA), and provisions to control PM₁₀ from unsealed yards in the MMA.

Policy 12 was publicly notified, and the unsealed yards provisions limited notified on 15 January 2024. Submissions close 30 April 2024.