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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 81 — 10 AUGUST 2017
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Corrigendum—National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management Amendment Order 2017
THE RT HON DAME PATSY REDDY, GNZM, QSO,
Governor-General
Order in Council
At Wellington this 7th day of August 2017.
Present:
Her Excellency the Governor-General
Presiding in Council
This Amendment Order is made under section 52(2) of the Resource Management Act 1991 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council and on the recommendation of the Minister for the Environment.
1. Title
This Order is the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management Amendment Order 2017.
2. Commencement
This Order comes into force on the 28th day after the date of its notification in the New Zealand Gazette.
3. Principal Order
This Order amends the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2014, as published in the New Zealand Gazette, 4 July 2014, No. 71, page 1991.
Part 1
Amendments to preliminary provisions
4. Preamble amended
Replace the text of the preamble with:
“Fresh water is essential to New Zealand’s economic, environmental, cultural and social well-being. Fresh water gives our primary production, tourism, and energy generation sectors their competitive advantage in the global economy. Fresh water is highly valued for its recreational aspects and it underpins important parts of New Zealand’s biodiversity and natural heritage. Fresh water has deep cultural meaning to all New Zealanders. Many of New Zealand’s lakes, rivers and wetlands are iconic and well known globally for their natural beauty and intrinsic values.
The Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi is the underlying foundation of the Crown–iwi/hapū relationship with regard to freshwater resources. Addressing tangata whenua values and interests across all of the well-beings, and including the involvement of iwi and hapū in the overall management of fresh water, are key to giving effect to the Treaty of Waitangi.
All New Zealanders have a common interest in ensuring the country’s freshwater lakes, rivers, aquifers and wetlands are managed wisely.
New Zealand faces challenges in managing our fresh water to provide for all of the values that are important to New Zealanders. The quality, health, availability and economic value of our fresh waters are under threat. These challenges are likely to increase over time due to the impacts of climate change.
To respond effectively to these challenges and issues, we need to have a good understanding of our freshwater resources, the threats to them and provide a management framework that enables water to contribute both to New Zealand’s economic growth and environmental integrity and provides for the values that are important to New Zealanders.”
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- The RT HON DAME PATSY REDDY, GNZM, QSO, Governor-General