Hearing 18 – Natural Character
Hearing 18 – Natural Character
Date: 8 June 2026
Venue: 1C Molesworth Drive, Mangawhai (brown building across the road from the KDC offices)
Start time: 10.00am
Hearing Panel: Commissioner Mark Farnsworth (Chair), Commissioner Alan Watson, Commissioner Craig Jepson
PLEASE NOTE: Hearing 17: Ecosystems and Indigenous Biodiversity and Hearing 18: Natural Character are being held on the same day - we will provide further information to submitters in due course once we know how many submitters will be speaking and what time we anticipate Hearing 18 to begin.
Notice of Hearing - Natural Character
Section 42A Report - Natural Character
Appendix A - Officer's Recommended Decisions on Submissions - Natural Character
Appendix B - Officer's Recommended Amendments to Natural Character Chapter
Appendix C - Officer's Recommended Amendments to Natural Character Definitions
Appendix D - Expert Landscape Advice on Natural Character (B Coombes)
Appendix E - Section 32AA Evaluation - Natural Character
Horticulture NZ - Statement of Evidence (V Hodgson) for Hearing 18 15 May 2026
Federated Farmers of NZ - Tabled email for Hearing 18 15 May 2026
Horticulture NZ - Industry Statement (S Cameron) for Hearing 18 15 May 2026
KiwiRail Holdings Ltd - Tabled letter for Hearing 18 18 May 2026
Telecommunications Companies - Tabled Letter for Hearing 18 15 May 2026
See all Proposed District Plan submissions here.
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