New Zealand Acts

URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACT 2020 - SECT 32

32 Kāinga Ora identifies constraints and opportunities

1 For the purposes of section 31(1)(a) , the matters are—

a) each of the following, to the extent that it is within or otherwise relevant to the project area that Kāinga Ora is considering (the
"proposed project area" ):

i) protected land:

ii) nationally significant infrastructure:

iii) land that is subject to a conservation interest:

iv) any part of the coastal marine area:

v) any area or feature of land protected, or to which special rules apply, under a local Act (for example, the Waitakere Ranges heritage area under the Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area Act 2008 ); and

b) each of the following, to the extent that it is within the proposed project area:

i) any reserve, by location and purpose:

ii) any park or regional park, by location:

iii) land that is owned by the Crown:

iv) former Māori land:

v) RFR land; and

c) Treaty settlement obligations and participation arrangements that apply to the proposed project area; and

d) the information that the relevant local authorities hold on the following:

i) natural hazards within or otherwise relevant to the proposed project area:

ii) contaminated land within the proposed project area; and

e) the Māori cultural, archaeological, and historic heritage values of land within the proposed project area; and

f) the extent to which the project (including any infrastructure requirements identified), in general terms, aligns with any documents that are published by a relevant local authority and that set out its plans (whether alone or with other local authorities or entities) for urban growth; and

g) potential funding options for any infrastructure requirements identified.

2 Kāinga Ora must also identify—

a) the existing planning instruments and iwi planning documents that apply to the proposed project area; and

b) any publicly available reports on climate change matters, prepared in accordance with the Climate Change Response Act 2002 or New Zealand’s obligations under an international treaty, that are relevant to the proposed project area.

History: Section 32(1): amended, on 23 December 2023, by section 6 of the Resource Management (Natural and Built Environment and Spatial Planning Repeal and Interim Fast-track Consenting) Act 2023 (2023 No 68).   Section 32(1)(e): amended, on 23 December 2023, by section 6 of the Resource Management (Natural and Built Environment and Spatial Planning Repeal and Interim Fast-track Consenting) Act 2023 (2023 No 68).     Section 32(1)(f): amended, on 23 December 2023, by section 6 of the Resource Management (Natural and Built Environment and Spatial Planning Repeal and Interim Fast-track Consenting) Act 2023 (2023 No 68).     Section 32(2)(a): amended, on 23 December 2023, by section 6 of the Resource Management (Natural and Built Environment and Spatial Planning Repeal and Interim Fast-track Consenting) Act 2023 (2023 No 68).     Section 32(2)(a): amended, on 24 August 2023, by section 805(1) of the Natural and Built Environment Act 2023 (2023 No 46).