The Waikato Regional Policy Statement | Te Tauākī Kaupapahere O Te Rohe O Waikato, or RPS, is a mandatory document that provides an overview of the resource management issues in the Waikato region, and the ways in which integrated management of the region’s natural and physical resources will be achieved.
By connecting people across diverse communities and jurisdictional boundaries, and supporting regional development, the RPS sets the overall regional direction for the Waikato by providing a sustainable framework to help achieve community aspirations over a ten year period.
It provides policies and a range of methods to achieve integrated outcomes for the region across resources, jurisdictional boundaries and agency functions, and guides development of sub-ordinate plans (regional as well as district) and consideration of resource consents.
Read the Waikato Regional Policy Statement | Te Tauākī Kaupapahere Te-Rohe O Waikato
Resource Management Act 1991 requires all regional councils to produce an RPS for their region and review it every ten years. This second generation RPS became operative on 20 May 2016.
Regional and district plans in the Waikato region must give effect to this document.
This version of the RPS includes changes that have been made since 2016 as follows:
- the mandatory requirements of the National Policy Statement for Urban Development 2020 (NPS-UD 2020)
- the to restructure of the RPS to give effect to the National Planning Standards, and
- Waikato Regional Policy Statement Change 1 - National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020 and Future Proof Strategy update (Change 1)
Read or download sections of the Waikato Regional Policy Statement below
Please note that the amendments under Waikato Regional Policy Statement Change 1 are not included in the below PDFs.
To see these changes, please read the Regional Policy Statement online in E-Plan (link above) or the version on our Change 1 amendment information webpage.
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Part 1 – Introduction and General Provisions
1.5 MB
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Part 2 – Resource Management Overview
606 KB
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Part 3 – Domains and Topics - Domains
804 KB
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Part 3 – Domains and Topics - Topics
966 KB
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Part 4 – Evaluation and Monitoring
255 KB
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Part 5 – Appendices and Maps - Appendices
2.6 MB
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Part 5 – Appendices and Maps - Maps
11 MB
Order a copy
Printed copies of the Waikato Regional Policy Statement can be purchased for NZ$80 (as set out in the fees and charges schedule of the Annual Plan.) An invoice will be mailed to you with the documents.
Amendments and reviews
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Find out more about the amendments
Waikato Regional Policy Statement Change 1 - National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020 and Future Proof Strategy update
Waikato Regional Policy Statement Change 1 – National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020 and Future Proof Strategy update will become operative on 15 July 2026.