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Natural Environment introduces issues concerning the City's natural environment including biodiversity, climate change, ecosystems etc. 

Chapter 5 - Agenda and Hearings Report  - 5 and 6 May 2010

Chapter 5 - Summary Of Submissions - March 2010

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Proposed City Plan - Notified 17 October 2009

• Chapter 5 - Natural Environment
  • Section 32 Report (230kb)
    • Wildlands Consultants Ltd. (2008) Indigenous Biodiversity of Tauranga City State of the Environment Reporting- Updated 2009 (396kb)
    • Wildlands Consultants Ltd. (2008) District Plan Provisions Relating to 
      Indigenous Biodiversity of Tauranga City (Part A: A Review of District Plan Effectiveness) (26mb)

Draft City Plan - March 2009

• Chapter 5 - Natural Environment 

Issues and Options Papers - August 2008

• Public Infrastructure
• Defining the Coastal Environment
• 15 Metre Rule