District Plan

Council are currently undertaking a Review of the District Plan - For further information please click here.

The Mackenzie District Plan assists the Council in carrying out its functions under the Resource Management Act 1991 so that it may achieve the purpose of the Act which is to "promote the sustainable management of natural and physical resources." The Plan was developed in consultation with local communities and interest groups.

The Plan controls such activities as:

Erection, relocation, or demolition of structures, buildings, network utilities and signs.
Commercial activities.
Earthworks.
Use of hazardous substances.
Planting, trimming or removing vegetation.
Subdivision of land.

	Operative Plan	Proposed Changes to Operative Plan (September 2022)
	Mackenzie District Council Common Seal
Section 0	Contents
Section 1	Introduction
Section 2	Policy and Legal
Section 3	Definitions	Definitions - PDF, 368.3 KB
Section 4	Takata Whenua
Section 5	Business Zones	Business Zones - PDF, 464.01 KB
Section 6	Residential Issues, Objectives and Policies Residential Zone Rules	Residential Zones - PDF, 584.92 KB
Section 7	Rural Zone Issues, Objectives and Policies Rural Zone Rules Rural / Residential Zone Manuka Terrace Ohau River Rural / Residential Zone
Section 8	Twizel Rural / Residential Zone Issues, Objectives and Policies Twizel Rural / Residential Zone Rules
Section 9	Special Purpose Zones
Section 10	Hazardous Substances	Hazardous Substances - PDF, 1267.59 KB
Section 11	Heritage Schedule Heritage Protection
Section 12	Signs and Outdoor Lighting	Signs, Outdoor Lighting and Aerial Distractions - PDF, 807.91 KB
Section 13	Subdivision Issues, Objectives and Policies Subdivision Rules
Section 14	Temporary Activities and Environmental Noise
Section 15	Transportation	Transportation - PDF, 1444.88 KB
Section 16	Utilities	Utilities - PDF, 1408.73 KB
Section 17	Solid Waste Management
Section 18	Natural Hazards
Section 19	Ecosystem and Indigenous Biodiversity

	Operative Plan	Proposed Changes to Operative Plan (September 2022)
Appendix A	Designations
Appendix B	Ruataniwha Rowing Area
Appendix C	90% Vehicles
Appendix D	Parking Layout Sight Distance
Appendix E	Mackenzie Basin Plan
Appendix F	Sign Dimensions
Appendix G	Monitoring Schedule
Appendix H	Recession Lines
Appendix I	Sites of Natural Significance
Appendix J	Scenic Viewing Areas
Appendix K	Landscape Guidelines
Appendix L	Aviation Strategy
Appendix M	Flight Protection Areas
Appendix N	Indicator Species
Appendix O	Other Trees
Appendix P	Lake Tekapo Design Guide	Lake Tekapo Design Guide - PDF, 1054.42 KB
Appendix Q	Lake Tekapo Village Center Outline Development Plan	Lake Tekapo Village Centre Outline Development Plan - PDF, 236.23 KB
Appendix R	Farm Base Areas 1-8 Farm Base Areas 9-15 Farm Base Areas 16-23 Farm Base Areas 24-31 Farm Base Areas 32-36
Appendix S	Mackenzie Park Development
Appendix T	Pukaki Downs Tourist Zone Structure Plan
Appendix U	Hydro-Electricity Inundation Hazard Area Maps
Appendix V	Visual Vulnerability Map
Appendix W	Threatened and At Risk Plants
Appendix X	Ecological Components of the Natural Landscape Character
Appendix Y	Farm Biodiversity Plan Framework

Current

Mackenzie Basin Sub-Zone Boundary
Map Index
Map Legend

1 - Tasman Saddle	2 - Godley Glacier	3 - Aoraki Mount Cook	4 - Godley River	5 - Macaulay River
6 - Mueller Glacier	7 - Hooker Glacier	8 - Cass River	9 - Lilybank	10 - Dobson River North
11 - Mount Cook Village	12 - Cass River	13 - Round Hill	14 - North Opuha	15 - Mount Peel
16 - Hopkins River North	17 - Glentanner	17a - Glentanner	18 - Lake Alexandrina	19 - Mount Dobson
20 - Fox Peak Ski Field	21 - Orari River	22 - Hopkins / Dobson River	23 - Lake Pukaki North	24 - Lake Tekapo
25 - Mount Edward	26 - Lake Opuha	27 - Hopkins / Dobson River Junction	28 - Lake Pukaki Central	29 - Irishman Creek
30 - Burkes Pass	31 - Fairlie	32 - Flannagan Pass	33 - Twizel / Pukaki Village	34 - Maryburn
35 - Mackenzie Pass	36 - Albury	37 - Ohau River	38 - Twizel River South	39 - Grey Hills
40 - Hakataramea Pass	41 - Clifton Downs	42 - Lake Benmore	43 - Hunters Hills	44 - Lake Tekapo Town
44a - Tekapo Detail 1	44b - Tekapo Detail 2	45 - Kimbell	46 - Burkes Pass Town	47 - Fairlie North
48 - Fairlie South	49 - Albury Town	50 - Pukaki Village	51 - Twizel (North)	52 - Twizel (Central)
53 - Twizel (West)	54 - Twizel (South)	55 - Twizel Ruataniwha (West)	56 - Twizel Ruataniwha (East)	57 - Flood Risk Kimbell Area
58 - Flight Protection Areas Tekapo and Glentanner	59 - Flight Protection Areas Pukaki	60 - Ohau River Rural Residential No Build Zone	61 - Mackenzie Basin Subzone and Outstanding Natural Landscapes	Floodmaps

Proposed (Plan Change 21 - September 2022)

Eplan - Maps
Map Legend - PC21
31 - Fairlie - PC21
33 - Twizel - Pukaki Village - PC21
44 - Lake Tekapo Town - PC21
44a - Tekapo Detail 1 - PC21
44b - Tekapo Detail 2 - PC21
45 - Kimbell - PC21
46 - Burkes Pass Town - PC21
47 - Fairlie North - PC21
48 - Fairlie South - PC21
49 - Albury - PC21
51 - Twizel (North) - PC21
52 - Twizel (Central) - PC21
53 - Twizel (West) - PC21
54 - Twizel (South) - PC21
55 - Twizel Ruataniwha (West) - PC21
56 - Twizel Ruataniwha (East) - PC21
57 - Flood Risk Kimbell Area - PC21

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District Plan

Plan Sections

Appendices

Planning Maps

Current

Proposed (Plan Change 21 - September 2022)

Supplementary Documents