Proposed Plan Change 3 – Kārewarewa Urupā

Proposed Plan Change 3 recognises and provides for Kārewarewa Urupā as a site of significance to Māori. Kārewarewa Urupā is located in the area around Barrett Drive, Te Ropata Place, Marewa Place, and Tamati Place at Waikanae Beach.

This plan change includes the following amendments to the Operative District Plan 2021:

adding Kārewarewa Urupā to Schedule 9 of the District Plan (Sites and Areas of Significance to Māori)
amending the District Plan maps to include Kārewarewa Urupā.

Further information relating to the request is provided below. You can also view:

Map of the area affected by Proposed Plan Change 3 on page 5 of Proposed Plan Change 3 – Kārewarewa Urupā [PDF 1.02 MB] or see a larger image of this map [PNG 2.35 MB]

Status: Further submissions closed.

Immediate legal effect

PC3 had immediate legal effect from Wednesday 18 September 2024 in accordance with section 86B(3)(d) of the Resource Management Act 1991. This means that the District Plan rules for sites and areas of significance to Māori will apply to subdivision, use, and development at Kārewarewa Urupā on and from this date.

Definitions

Urupā

Under the District Plan urupā means (Māori) burial ground.

Wāhanga

This term is not defined in the District Plan or in the RMA. However, the word “wāhanga” can be considered in this context to mean ”classification”. ”Tahi” means “one” and “rua” means two.

Wāhanga tahi

Schedule 9 of the District Plan describes this classification as follows:

Type – Urupā (Māori burial grounds) and parekura (battlefield).

Key development threats – Land disturbance, earthworks.

Sensitivity to development – High – sites are largely unoccupied/undeveloped.

Desired level of protection - High – rules intended to provide a high level of protection as there is a high-risk land disturbance will encounter koiwi.

Wāhanga rua

Schedule 9 of the District Plan describes this classification as follows:

Type – Urupā (Māori burial grounds), pā (village), papakāinga (place of settlement).

Key development threats – Land disturbance, earthworks, construction of new buildings and alterations, additions and relocations of existing building, and network utilities.

Sensitivity to development – Moderate – land is modified and currently occupied by residents and/or businesses.

Desired level of protection - Moderate – rules intended to allow for a reasonable level of development to occur provided land disturbance volumes are reasonably low and discovery protocols are followed.

Wāhi tapu

A site or an area which is sacred or spiritually meaningful to tangata whenua. Wāhi tapu may be associated with creation stories of tangata whenua, a particular event (such as a battle or ceremony); it may be where the whenua (placenta) was returned to the earth, or where a certain type of valued resource was found. (District Plan definition).

Timeline

Completed:

12 September 2024 - Council decision to publicly notify Proposed Plan Change 3 (Kārewarewa Urupā).
18 September 2024 - Public notification of Proposed Plan Change 3.
1 November 2024 - Submissions closed.
4 December 2024 – Public notice inviting further submissions on Proposed Plan Change 3.
18 December 2024 - Further submissions closed.
28 February 2025 - Second public notice inviting further submission on a late submission on Proposed Plan Change 3
14 March 2025 - Further submissions on the late submission closed.