The Proposed District Plan - Decisions Version was publicly notified on 19 June 2025.  
 
Council has updated the provisions of the Proposed District Plan (PDP) that are subject to appeal.  Provisions of the PDP that are under appeal will be shown in red text text with the appeal reference as a footnote to the right-hand side of the provision in what will then be known as the Proposed District Plan – Appeals Version.
 
The provisions and features shown in the Proposed District Plan – Appeals Version as being subject to appeal will be based on the appeals filed with the Environment Court and Council’s understanding of the grounds of the appeal and the potential relief sought by the appellant. While Council has endeavored to identify all provisions of the PDP that are subject to appeal and will revise the annotations as appeals are resolved, it is up to users of the District Plan to review the relevant notice of appeal to determine whether the rules are operative.
 
The parts of the PDP that are under appeal will change over time as appeals are settled by mediation, determined by the Environment Court, or withdrawn.  This means that the Proposed District Plan - Appeals Version will be a ‘living’ document and it will change to reflect the progress of the appeals. To view the Online Proposed District Plan - Appeals Version Maps please see Maps
 
Proposed District Plan rules which are not subject to appeal are treated as operative under section 86F of the Resource Management Act 1991; equivalent rules in the 2009 Operative District Plan have ceased to apply.  
 
Proposed District Plan rules which are subject to appeal have legal effect but cannot be treated as operative until the appeal is settled, determined or withdrawn.  Until that time, equivalent rules in the 2009 Operative District Plan continue to apply.
 
Where Proposed District Plan provisions (including planning maps) are marked as being subject to an appeal in the Proposed District Plan – Appeals Version, the 2009 Operative Waitomo District Plan will also need to be checked to see if resource consents must be applied for under that Plan as well.

To view the provisions of the 2009 Operative Waitomo District Plan please see https://www.waitomo.govt.nz/council/publications/district-plan/ 
 
To view the provisions of the Proposed District Plan - Decisions Version please see https://www.waitomo.govt.nz/council/district-plan-review/decisions-pdp/ 
 
To view the provisions of the Proposed District Plan – Appeals Version please see below:

PART 1 – INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL

PROVISIONS INTRODUCTION

1. Mihi (PDF 128 KB)
2. Contents (PDF 210 KB)
3. Purpose (PDF 161 KB)
4. Description of the district (PDF 138 KB)

HOW THE PLAN WORKS

5. Statutory context (PDF 385 KB)
6. General approach (PDF 376 KB)
7. Cross boundary matters (PDF 194 KB)
8. Relationships between spatial layers (PDF 120 KB)

INTERPRETATION

9. Definitions (PDF 743 KB)
10. Abbreviations (PDF 172 KB)
11. Glossary (PDF 211 KB)

NATIONAL DIRECTION INSTRUMENTS

12. National policy statements and New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement (PDF 137 KB)
13. National environmental standards (PDF 153 KB)
14. Regulations (PDF 143 KB)

MANA WHENUA

15. Mana whenua (PDF 220 KB)

PART 2 – DISTRICT-WIDE MATTERS

STRATEGIC DIRECTION

16. Strategic direction, urban form and development - SD (PDF 208 KB)

ENERGY, INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORT

17. Energy - ENGY (PDF 428 KB)
18. National Electricity and Gas Transmission - NEGT (PDF 354 KB)
19. Network Utilities - NU (PDF 1.11 MB)
20. Transport – TRAN (PDF 679 KB)

HAZARDS AND RISKS

21. Contaminated land - CL (PDF 173 KB)
22. Hazardous substances - HS (PDF 268 KB)
23. Natural hazards - NH (PDF 379 KB)

HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL VALUES

24. Historic heritage - HH (PDF 422 KB)
25. Sites and areas of significance to Māori - SASM (PDF 475 KB)

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT VALUES

26. Ecosystems and indigenous biodiversity - ECO (PDF 400 KB)
27. Natural character - NATC (PDF 308 KB)
28. Natural features and landscapes - NFL (PDF 591 KB)

SUBDIVISION

29. Subdivision - SUB (PDF 520 KB)

GENERAL DISTRICT-WIDE MATTERS

30. Activities on the surface of water - ASW (PDF 241 KB)
31. Amateur radio - AR (PDF 270 KB)
32. Coastal environment - CE (PDF 666 KB)
33. Earthworks - EW (PDF 248 KB)
34. Financial contributions - FC (PDF 324 KB)
35. Hapori whānui (Provisions for community wellbeing, safety and amenity) - HW (PDF 269 KB)
36. Light - LIGHT (PDF 184 KB)
37. Noise - NOISE (PDF 391 KB)
38. Relocated buildings and shipping containers - RLB (PDF 337 KB)
39. Signs - SIGN (PDF 367 KB)
40. Temporary activities - TEMP (PDF 320 KB)

PART 3 – AREA-SPECIFIC MATTERS

ZONES PRECINCTS

Residential

41. Residential zone - RESZ (PDF 515 KB)
     Railway Cottage Cluster Precinct – PREC1
     Te Kumi Commercial Precinct – PREC2

Rural

42. General rural zone - GRUZ (PDF 701 KB)
     Aerodrome Precinct – PREC3
43. Rural production zone - RPROZ (PDF 438 KB)
44. Rural lifestyle zone - RLZ (PDF 389 KB)
45. Settlement zone - SETZ (PDF 534 KB)
     Mokau Commercial Precinct – PREC4

Commerce

46. Commercial zone - COMZ (PDF 478 KB)
     Te Kūiti CBD Precinct - PREC5

Industrial

47. Industrial zone - INZ (PDF 337 KB)

Open space and recreation

48. Natural open space zone - NOSZ (PDF 348 KB)
49. Open space zone - OSZ (PDF 320 KB)

Special purpose

50. Future urban zone - FUZ (PDF 231 KB)
51. Māori purpose zone - MPZ (PDF 374 KB)
52. Tourism zone - TOUZ (PDF 383 KB)

Multi-zone precincts

53. Amenity Precinct – PREC6 (PDF 178 KB)
54. Te Maika Precinct – PREC7 (PDF 368 KB)

55. DESIGNATIONS (PDF 1.03 MB)

CNZ Chorus NZ Ltd
FGL First Gas Limited
KRH KiwiRail Holdings Ltd
MSNZ Meteorological Service of New Zealand
MCOR Minister of Corrections
MEDU Minister of Education
MJUS Minister of Justice
MPOL Minister of Police / NZ Police
NZTA New Zealand Transport Agency
SPK Spark New Zealand Trading Ltd
TLC The Lines Company Ltd
TPR Transpower New Zealand Ltd
WNL Waipa Networks Ltd
WDC Waitomo District Council

PART 4 – APPENDICES AND MAPS

SCHEDULES

SCHED1 Heritage buildings and structures (PDF 345 KB)
SCHED2 Significant archaeological sites (PDF 146 KB)
SCHED3 Sites and areas of significance to Māori (PDF 539 KB)
SCHED4 Sites and areas of significance to Māori - wāhi tapu sites (PDF 152 KB)
SCHED5 Sites and areas of significance to Māori - cultural alert layer (PDF 264 KB)
SCHED6 Significant natural areas (PDF 429 KB)
SCHED7 Outstanding natural landscapes (PDF 280 KB)
SCHED8 Outstanding natural features (PDF 331 KB)
SCHED9 Landscapes of high amenity value (PDF 289 KB)
SCHED10 Areas of outstanding natural character (PDF 115 KB)
SCHED11 Areas of high/very high natural character (PDF 116 KB)
SCHED12 Karst overlay (PDF 213 KB)
SCHED13 Coastal environment overlay (PDF 131 KB)

APPENDICES

APP1 Information requirements for resource consent applications (PDF 251 KB)
APP2 Cultural impact assessment process (PDF 191 KB)
APP3 ICOMOS New Zealand Charter for the Conservation of Places of Cultural Heritage Value (PDF 350 KB)
APP4 Biodiversity offsetting framework (PDF 178 KB)
APP5 Structure plan requirements (PDF 156 KB)
APP6 Statutory Acknowledgement Areas – Maraeroa A and B Blocks (PDF 805 KB)
APP7 Statutory Acknowledgement Areas – Ngati Tūwharetoa (PDF 791 KB)
APP8 Statutory Acknowledgement Areas – Raukawa (PDF 422 KB)
APP9 Statutory Acknowledgement Areas – Ngati Maniapoto (PDF 2.28 MB) 

MAPS

Maps (PDF 73.38 MB)

Appeals Version - Proposed Waitomo District Plan Online Maps