PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS IN THE ROTORUA DISTRICT …€¦ · • changes to PNA extent, or their protection category • Department of Conservation Management Strategy changes. The

PROTECTED NATURAL

AREAS IN THE

ROTORUA DISTRICT

AUGUST 2011 April 2012

Author: Ella Jonker (Revised by Anabella Vidal, May 2012) RDC-266359 (report) RDC-232809 (data) File: 66-01-016

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Acknowledgements

Rotorua District Council would like to thank and acknowledge those who contributed to this report, in particular the following people;

Tom Payatt and Roland Pomana of Department of Conservation, Serge Peeters of Queen Elizabeth II Trust, Kit Richards and Sally Haddon of PF Olsens, Colin Maunder of Timberlands.

Disclaimer

Care has been taken in the production of this report to ensure that its contents are accurate and up-to-date. However where data has been sourced from external providers RDC take no responsibility where this data may be incorrect, and any actions that may result in the use of information in this publication.

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CONTENT

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................... 3

2. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND........................................................................ 4

3. DEFINING PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS ............................................................... 4

4. METHODOLOGY........................................................................................................... 4

4.1 DATA SOURCE.......................................................................................................................................4

4.2 SPATIAL LAYER AND ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................5

5. RESULTS ...................................................................................................................... 5

5.1 PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS - NUMBER AND EXTENT IN 2011..................................................5

5.2 CHANGES TO PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS 2006 TO 2011 .........................................................6

5.3 NEW AREAS PROTECTED..................................................................................................................10

5.4 AREAS NO LONGER CONSIDERED PNA (FROM 2006)...................................................................14

7. OTHER NATURAL AREAS WITH FORMAL AND INFORMAL PROTECTION ......... 15

6.2 AREAS EXCLUDED IN THE 2011 REPORT .......................................................................................16

6. FUTURE MONITORING .............................................................................................. 17

7. APPENDICES.............................................................................................................. 18

APPENDIX 1: INVENTORY OF PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS OF THE ROTORUA

DISTRICT IN 2011 .............................................................................................................. 18

APPENDIX 2: DETAILED DEFINITION OF PNA IN THE ROTORUA DISTRICT.............. 33

APPENDIX 3 DETAILED METHODOLOGY AND ANALYSIS........................................... 38

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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Rotorua District Council (RDC) is mandated under section 35(2)(a) of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) to monitor the state of the environment. Protected Natural Areas (PNAs) are one of the indicators used to understand trends in the district. A Protected Natural Area is a defined area of land that has formal or legal status intended to protect indigenous ecosystems, vegetation, habitats, or species. This report is the latest update to PNAs in the Rotorua District to August 2011 and describes changes from 2006. To understand where PNA are located, their number and extent, data was requested from different organizations that have a legal mandate for PNA, or that land owners or managers of land that are under formal protection for PNA. From this a spatial layer was developed in the Geographic Information System (GIS) ARCVIEW 3.1 using existing digital data provided by relevant organisations.

From 2006 to 2011, there were an extra 41 PNAs, making a total of 214 PNAs in the Rotorua District, covering more than 31478 ha. These areas all have formal protection under one of the 19 protection mechanisms identified. The Conservation Act 1987 and Reserves Act 1977 were found to be the main mechanisms used to protect natural areas, together with the Crown Forest Assets Act 1989, Wildlife Act 1953, Resource Management Act 1991, as well as Queen Elizabeth ll and Māori covenants. The most common type of protection was Scenic Reserves under the Reserves Act (42) which also covered the greatest area (18, 966 ha). This was followed by Fixed marginal strip (41) and Stewardship Area under the Conservation Act 1987 (33). Stewardship area covered the second greatest area of PNA (5707 ha). Despite 41 extra PNA in 2011 it was found that the area covered by PNA was 2533 ha less than that counted in 2006. There are various reasons for this discussed in this report.

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2. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

Rotorua District Council (RDC) is mandated under section 35(2)(a) of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) to monitor the state of the environment. Protected Natural Areas (PNAs) are one of the indicators used to understand trends in the district. In 2002 an inventory of all PNAs in the Rotorua District was prepared, along with a digital data layer showing the location and spatial extent of all PNAs. This report was then updated in 2006. This report is the latest update to PNAs in the Rotorua District to August 2011 and describes changes from 2006. In addition to state of the environment monitoring the Protected Natural Areas (PNAs) relate to a number of anticipated environmental results in the District Plan relating to reserves and water bodies, and are included in the draft district plan if they relate to a significant natural area (SNA) or any other matter of national importance under section 6 of the RMA.

3. DEFINING PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS A Protected Natural Area is a defined area of land that has formal or legal status intended to protect indigenous ecosystems, vegetation, habitats, or species. This report defines a PNA for the purpose of State of Environment reporting only and does not encompass all aspects as described by legislation. The various levels of protection and protection categories included within the scope of this definition are included in Appendix 2. These areas may include relatively minor areas of exotic vegetation, e.g. grassed picnic areas. Information on the vegetation, flora, and fauna of many of these areas is presented in Beadel et al. 1998, Shaw & Beadel 1998, and Beadel 1995.

4. METHODOLOGY

Data was requested from different organizations that have a legal mandate for PNA, or land owners or managers of land that are under formal protection for purposes of PNA. From this a spatial layer was created and analysis undertaken.

4.1 DATA SOURCES

All areas conforming to the definition of a PNA were collated from the updated information from existing databases held by the following organisations:

• Department of Conservation (DOC)

• Queen Elizabeth II National Trust (QE11)

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• Rotorua District Council

• PF Olsens

• Timberlands and New Zealand Forest Managers Ltd.

The data provided by the various organisations was accepted as correct. Verifying its accuracy was outside of the scope of this study.

Detailed methodology for collation of this data is included in Appendix 3.

4.2 SPATIAL LAYER AND ANALYSIS

A spatial layer was developed in the Geographic Information System (GIS) ARCVIEW 3.1 from existing digital data provided by the relevant organisations. Information on each site was recorded in an attribute table (Appendix 1) linked to the GIS layer. The data was extracted from the Digital Cadastral Database (DCDB) to produce a map of the PNAs under the various protection categories as shown in Figure 1. Where there were differences the reason for the differences was reconciled according to whether they were no longer PNA, new PNA, and amalgamated or fragmented PNA. The outcome and reasons for these differences are discussed in section 7. The PNAs were summarised according to protection categories listed in table 1 of section 5.

5. RESULTS

5.1 PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS - NUMBER AND EXTENT IN 2011

In August 2011, 214 PNAs were identified in the Rotorua District, covering more than 31,478 ha. These areas all have formal protection under one of the 19 protection mechanisms listed in Table 1. The Conservation Act 1987 and Reserves Act 1977 were found to be the main mechanisms used to protect natural areas, together with the Crown Forest Assets Act 1989, Wildlife Act 1953, Resource Management Act 1991, as well as Queen Elizabeth ll and Māori covenants. The most common type of protection was for scenic reserves under the Reserves Act (42) which also covered the greatest area (18, 966 ha). This was followed by Fixed marginal strip (41) and Stewardship Area under the

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Conservation Act 1987 (33). Stewardship area covered the second greatest area of PNA (5707 ha). All PNAs are listed in Appendix 1 and their locations and distribution is shown in Figure 1. Table 1: Summary of Protected Natural Areas in the Rotorua District

PROTECTION CATEGORY Number of PNAs 2011 Area (Ha) 2011

QE Covenants 27 569.08

Kawenata 4 616.14

Management agreement 5 1503.75

Maori reservation 1 449.03

Scenic Reserve - s.19(1)(a) Reserves Act 1977 42 18966.014

Scientific Reserve - s.21 Reserves Act 1977 1 1.04

Stewardship Area - s.25 Conservation Act 1987 33 5707.3105

Wildlife Refuge - s.14 Wildlife Act 1953 3 1248.88

Recreation Reserve - s.17 Reserves Act 1977 16 590.42

Local Purpose Reserve - s.23 Reserves Act 1977 5 40.73

Protected Private Land - s.76 Reserves Act 1977 2 145

Protective Covenant - s.18 Crown Forest Assets Act 1989 2 368.77

Government Purpose Reserve - s.22 Reserves Act 1977 9 242.52

Fixed Marginal Strip - s.24(3) Conservation Act 1987 41 392.32

Conservation Covenant - s.77 Reserves Act 1977 15 264.42

Conservation Covenants entered into under both the Conservation and Reserves Act 3 76.24

Conservation Park - s.19 Conservation Act 1987 1 292.56

Scenic Reserve, Reserves Act, 1977 2 1.63

Covenant set aside as a condition of resource consent 2 2.21

TOTAL 214 31478.13

5.2 CHANGES TO PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS 2006 TO 2011

In 2006 a total of 34,011 hectares were protected and in 2011 a total of 31,478 hectare were protected. This is 2533 less hectares counted as protected land in 2011, despite 41 additional, new PNA created in this time. Possible explanations for this are:

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• the spatial extent of protected natural areas was redefined to include only the areas requiring protection rather than including the whole parcel on which it is located;

• Corrections to the data based on new and more accurate information;

• Land no longer requiring protection;

• Land now managed by a private institution, rather than being crown land.

The 2006 data set was matched with references from the 2011 data set. Comparisons were made to identify:

• New (additional) areas protected

• areas missing in the 2011 data that were included in 2006 data or vice versa

• changes to PNA extent, or their protection category

• Department of Conservation Management Strategy changes. The 214 PNAs in 2011 comprise of:

• 41 new PNAs

• 8 PNAs where there were no changes to the extent: o 1 conservation Area (PNA No 45), o 3 marginal strips (PNA No 151,152,159) and o 4 RDC PNAs (scenic reserves: No 164 and 165; covenants set

aside as a condition of a resource consent: no 172 and 173).

• 6 PNAs where the 2006 data was used because the 2011 data provided extended to include land outside the district (PNA No's 40, 41, 44, 57, 76 and 150 as outlined in Table 5)

• 159 sites that were altered, where the extent or area of the PNA has changed.

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Figure1: Protected Natural Areas of the Rotorua District 2011

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Figure 2: Protected Natural Areas – differences from 2006 to 2011

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5.3 NEW AREAS PROTECTED

There are 41 new PNAs covering 1004 hectares, shown in table 4. These comprise:

• 15 recreation reserves

• 8 QE ll covenants

• 5 conservation covenants

• 5 local purpose reserves

• 2 kawenata

• 2 government purpose reserves

• 2 conservation covenants entered into under both the Conservation and Reserves Act

• 1 fixed marginal strip

• 1 scientific reserve

• 1stewardship area. Figure 2 shows the new PNA on a district map, while table 2 lists these, including their protection category.

Table 2: Natural areas which have been formally protected for natural values

between 2006 and 2011. Note: PNA 183 (P17005) may have been already protected in 2001, but was not recorded in the 2006 database.

PNA

No. Reference Name Protection Category Hectares Notes

174 5/03/524 Confidential QE Covenant 0.98








182 C17217 Paritangi Trust Kawenata 5.82

183 P17005 Tokerau A4B Trust Kawenata 194.04

184 178004 Kakapiko Covenant

Conservation

Covenant - s.77

Reserves Act 1977

2.51 Protected other (DOC)

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PNA


185 171003 SH 33 Segregation

Strip

Government Purpose

Reserve - s.22

Reserves Act 1977

0.00 Administered by DOC

186 175003

Whakarewarewa

Thermal Springs

Reserve

Recreation Reserve -

s.17 Reserves Act

1977


187 175004 Roto-a-Tamaheke

Reserve


s.17 Reserves Act

1977


188 175006

Southern

Arikikapakapa

Reserve


s.17 Reserves Act

1977


189 178005 Lake Rotokawa

Covenant

Conservation

Covenants entered

into under both the

Conservation and

Reserves Act


190 178007 Moerangi Covenant

Conservation

Covenants entered

into under both the

Conservation and

Reserves Act


191 178008 Lake Rotomahana

Covenant

Conservation

Covenant - s.77

Reserves Act 1977


192 U15039 Hamurana Springs

Recreation Reserve


s.17 Reserves Act

1977


193 U15045 Te Ngae Junction

Recreation Reserve


s.17 Reserves Act

1977


194 U15046 Recreation Reserve -

Lake Rotoiti


s.17 Reserves Act

1977

2.17

Control and

management

(Reserves only) -

Managed by Lake

Rotoiti Scenic Reserve

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PNA


Board

195 U16007 Horohoro-Ngakuru

Recreation Reserve


s.17 Reserves Act

1977

8.14

Control and

management

(Reserves only) -

Rotorua District

196 U16014

Local Purpose

Reserve - Geddes

Rd

Local Purpose

Reserve - s.23

Reserves Act 1977

0.13

Control and

management

(Reserves only) - Air

Cadet League of NZ

197 U16015 Pt. Rotorua Domain

Recreation Reserve


s.17 Reserves Act

1977

0.42

Control and

management

(Reserves only) -

Rotorua District

198 U16025

Local Purpose

Reserve -

Ambulance

Local Purpose

Reserve - s.23

Reserves Act 1977

0.27

Control and

management

(Reserves only) - NZ

Order of St John

199 U16026 Pt. Rotorua Domain

Recreation Reserve


s.17 Reserves Act

1977

32.20

Control and

management

(Reserves only) -

Rotorua District

200 U16034 Arikikapakapa

Recreation Reserve


s.17 Reserves Act

1977

65.01

Control and

management

(Reserves only) - LINZ

201 U16039 Pukeroa Recreation

Reserve


s.17 Reserves Act

1977


202 U16042 Scott Street Base

Crown Land

Stewardship Area -

s.25 Conservation Act

1987


203 U16086 Lake Ngahewa

Recreation Reserve


s.17 Reserves Act

1977


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PNA


204 U16093 Government Purpose

Reserve - Waiotapu

Government Purpose

Reserve - s.22

Reserves Act 1977


205 U16101 Recreation Reserve -

Rotorua


s.17 Reserves Act

1977

1.30

Control and

management

(Reserves only) -

Rotorua District

207 U16161 Protective Covenant

Conservation

Covenant - s.77

Reserves Act 1977


208 U16163 Conservation

Covenant

Conservation

Covenant - s.77

Reserves Act 1977


209 U16164 Conservation

Covenant

Conservation

Covenant - s.77

Reserves Act 1977


210 U16171

Whangapaoa

Springs Scientific

Reserve

Scientific Reserve -

s.21 Reserves Act

1977


211 U17001

Local Purpose

Reserve - Bartle Rd

Quarry

Local Purpose

Reserve - s.23

Reserves Act 1977


212 U17006

Local Purpose

Reserve – Te Kopia

Rd Quarry

Local Purpose

Reserve - s.23

Reserves Act 1977


213 V16001

Moura Local Purpose

(Maori Burial

Ground) Reserve

Local Purpose

Reserve - s.23

Reserves Act 1977


214 V16003 Lake Rerewhakaaitu

Recreation Reserve


s.17 Reserves Act

1977


215 V16005 Te Tapahoro

Recreation Reserve


s.17 Reserves Act

1977


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PNA 206 and PNA216 to PNA236 (Appendix 1) have new PNA numbers and references assigned to them, however they are not new PNAs. Existing PNAs or a portion of an existing PNA from the 2006 data have been split or merged and a new reference assigned to the new portion created. In some instances, this also includes new areas that haven’t been protected before. Similarly area or extent has been added to other existing PNAs to that recorded in the 2006 data base that had not been previously protected. The extent of new areas of land added to existing PNAs could not be accurately identified as the difference in extent also needs to account for areas subtracted from a PNA (either excluded, split into more than one PNA or portions merged with another PNA) e.g. the decrease in one PNA could partially account for the increase in another. The extent of these changes is not known and identifying changes to every portion of a PNA does not form part of the purpose of this project. There are covenants as condition of resource consent, which haven’t been given effect to as yet due to the subdivision not being completed. If given effect to, these will be two new RDC PNAs. Their detail is as follows:

Name Protection Category Comments

595 Kaharoa Road and 2 Kapukapu Road, Kaharoa

Covenant as a condition of resource consent. Section 5.7 of court decision - stock proof fencing around remnant bush

PNA will be shown once subdivision has been given effect to (latest communication in this regard: RDC-100453). Notice of decision (Doc OW-81554) with related scheme plans (RDC-89790).

Crater Lakes Park Covenant as a condition of resource consent. Section 5.7 of court decision - stock proof fencing of remnant bush.

PNA will be shown if subdivision is given effect to. Final Environment Court decision (Doc RDC-121258) with related plans (RDC-121259).

5.4 AREAS NO LONGER CONSIDERED PNA (FROM 2006)

Table 3 below shows areas included as PNA in 2006 and were found to no longer be PNA in 2011. There are four areas in total, covering 331 ha. Table 3: Data no longer retained as PNAs

PNA No.

Ref. Name Protection

Category

Ha Notes Comments

65 U17018 Whirinaki Arm Stewardship Area

Stewardship Area, Section 62, Conservation Act, 1987

80 Administered by DOC

Not required to be retained in the 2011 report. DOC confirmed this PNA has been replaced as part of the area was a marginal strip and part included in adjoining PNA, although the new PNA no’s could not be identified.

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PNA No.

Ref. Name Protection

Category

Ha Notes Comments

117 U16060 Haumurana Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife Refuge, Wildlife Act 1953 (land admin by the Crown, NOT admin by DOC)

119 Not Administered by DOC

DOC unsure as to its status. When the deed of settlement is signed, it will be transferred to Iwi. A part will be retained as it protects wildlife over the water.

131 Te Riu O Te Papa-Nga Whenua Rahui

Nga Whenua Rahui Kawenata

11 Nga Whenua Rahui Kawenata

Data was possibly included in 2006 as proposed areas that were not yet formally protected. DOC does not have this as a PNA in their current data.

171 Te Riu6 Nga Whenua

Rahui Kawenata

121 Nga Whenua Rahui

Data was possibly included in 2006 as proposed areas that were not yet formally protected. DOC does not have this as a PNA in their current data.

7. OTHER NATURAL AREAS WITH FORMAL AND INFORMAL PROTECTION The stand of Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) forest adjacent to Lakes Tikitapu and Rotokakahi is protected by a Conservation Covenant under the Crown Forests Assets Act 1989, however this area has not been included in the PNA layer as it is a stand of exotic trees protected for historical and landscape protection purposes. Recreation Reserves were also not included in the PNA indicator because their legal status is not designed to protect indigenous ecosystems, vegetation, habitats, or species. However, there are several examples of significant natural areas in the Rotorua District that are within Recreation Reserves. One of these is Rotoma Recreation Reserve which contains a small high quality stand of kahikatea (Dacrycarpus dacrydioides) forest. This reserve is of considerable importance as very little kahikatea forest remains in the Rotorua Lakes Ecological District.

The Lake Rerewhakaaitu Recreation Reserve is another example of a Recreation Reserve which contains significant natural areas. There are also examples of geothermal vegetation and habitats in Rotorua City (e.g. Government Gardens and the Sanatorium Reserve) which are in Recreation Reserves. In addition, some areas of geothermal vegetation are in local purpose reserves (Cemetery Reserve) and unclassified land administered by Rotorua District Council (Kuirau Park). Many of these examples of geothermal habitats have been ranked as being of significant ecological value (Beadel et al. 1996; Shaw & Beadel 1998).

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Another category is Esplanade Reserves which are primarily for public access rather than for ecological values. However, some do have significant ecological values, including forest, lake margins, and pohutukawa forest. The Draft Rotorua District Plan has made provision for significant natural areas in the Rotorua District. There are other areas within the Rotorua District which are informally protected, but these have not been included in the protected natural area database:

• Besides the two PNAs remaining under Timberlands’ management, Timberlands only hold forestry rights over land managed by New Zealand Forest Managers Ltd (Iwi land). There are several areas of natural values within the forests, managed under the principles of the New Zealand Forest Accord and under Forest Certification processes and Rotorua District Council rules.

• P.F. Olsen is also currently managing several areas in the Rotorua District for natural values under the principles of the New Zealand Forest Accord and Forest Stewardship Council:

- Three areas (totalling 31.3 hectares) under a soil erosion covenants.

- Seventy nine reserved areas (totalling 334.4 hectares) that are all either Forest Accord areas or protected under internal management planning protocols (because they likely do not meet Forest Accord conditions). They are best described as protected under Forestry Best Management Practice.

There may be more sites in the Rotorua District on private land which are protected as conservation covenants under Section 77 of the Reserves Act 1977 but no records are held by the District Council GIS Department and information was not able to be obtained on these within the timeframe of this project. Other areas in the Rotorua District may already be protected under this mechanism. (See recommendation in Section 5 below). There may be other PNAs not listed in this report.

6.2 AREAS EXCLUDED IN 2011

The following PNA numbers listed in table 4 below do not appear in Appendix 1. Table 4 also explains reasons for this. Table 4: Reasons for areas excluded in 2011

PNA No. REASON FOR EXCLUSION

22 The PNA number was not in the 2006 report or 2011 data

34 PNA No. 34 has been merged with No. 2


49 PNA No. 49 has been merged with No.48

51 PNA No. 51 has been merged with No.50

54 PNA 54 falls outside the district boundary and was incorrectly included in the 2006

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report


65 Data not in 2011 data – not retained as PNA

91 PNA No. 91 and a portion of No 128 has been merged with No. 116


124 A portion of No. 124 formed the new PNA No. 216 – the remainder not retained as PNA

125 A portion of No. 125 formed the new PNA No.218 – the remainder not retained as PNA





153 PNA 54 falls outside the district boundary and was incorrectly included in the 2006 report

161 PNA No 161 has merged with PNA 32 (U16134)

162 PNA No 162 has merged with PNA 16 (U16135 )

163 The full portion of PNA 163 formed the new PNA 206 (U16131)

167 PNA No. 167 has merged with a portion of No.130 to form a new PNA No. 226


To maintain consistency with the 2006 data, these numbers have not been reassigned. Where only a portion of a PNA has been taken up in a new PNA, the remainder has been excluded in the 2011 data and is no longer retained as PNA. Four of the PNAs listed above, were not in the 2011 data and are no longer retained as PNAs. The reasons for this are explained under the “comments column in Table 3, section 5.4.

6. FUTURE MONITORING Changes to numbers of PNA and how they are created may be expected in response to the draft/ proposed district plan, two proposed regional policy statements and Central North Island treaty settlements. Central government’s proposed National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity (2011) and Statement of National Priorities for Protecting Rare and Threatened Biodiversity on Private Land (2007) are intended to protect biodiversity which may see more PNA created. Recommendations on how to more efficiently monitor PNA in the future can be found in Appendix 3.

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7. APPENDICES

APPENDIX 1: INVENTORY OF PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS OF THE ROTORUA DISTRICT IN 2011 Appendix 1: LIST OF PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS IN THE ROTORUA DISTRICT – AUGUST 2011

PNA No.

Reference Name Protection Category Hectares Notes New Sites

Altered PNA

Comment

1 U15090 Mangapapa Conservation Area

Stewardship Area - s.25 Conservation Act 1987


��

2 U16107 Whakarewarewa State Forest Park

Conservation Park - s.19 Conservation Act 1987


�� U16103 (No 34) has been merged with U16107 (No. 2)

3 V16036 Ash Pit Road Marginal Strip

Fixed Marginal Strip - s.24(3) Conservation Act 1987


��

4 U16147 Lake Ngapouri Marginal Strip



��

5 U16149 Lake Okareka Marginal Strip



��

6 U16138 Lake Rotokakahi Marginal Strip



��

7 U16146 Lake Rotokawa Marginal Strip



��

8 U15075 Lake Rotorua Marginal Strip



��

9 U16142 Lake Tarawera Marginal Strip



��

10 U15079 Mangapouri Stream Marginal Strip



��

11 U17024 Mangatete Stream Marginal Strip



��

12 U17023 Mangatete Stream Marginal Strip



��

13 U15074 Mangorewa River Marginal Strip



��

14 U15063 Ngongotaha Stream Marginal Strip



��

15 U17029 Onepu/Rautawiri Streams Marginal Strip



��

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Appendix 1: LIST OF PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS IN THE ROTORUA DISTRICT – AUGUST 2011

PNA No.


Altered PNA

Comment

16 U16135 Otamakokore Stream Marginal Strip



�� PNA No 162 has merged with U16135 (PNA 16)

17 U16133 Otamaroa Stream Marginal Strip



��

18 V15102 Otautu Bay Marginal Strip



��

19 U16124 Pokaitu Stream Marginal Strip



��

20 U16123 Puarenga Stream Marginal Strip



��

21 U17031 Rautawiri Stream Marginal Strip



��

23 U16132 Tahunaatara Stream Marginal Strip



��

24 U17028 Torepatutahi Stream Marginal Strip



��

25 U15068 Umurua Stream Marginal Strip



��

26 U17021 Waikato River Marginal Strip



��

27 U17026 Waiotapu Stream Marginal Strip



��




��




��

30 U17034 Waitakahi Stream Marginal Strip



��

31 U17033 Wharekaka Stream Marginal Strip



��

32 U16134 Whirinaki Stream Marginal Strip



�� PNA No 161 has merged with U16134 (32)

33 U16150 Conservation Area - Corbett Rd



��

35 U15062 Closed Road Stewardship Area - s.25 Conservation Act 1987


��

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PNA No.


Altered PNA

Comment

37 U16148 Puarenga Stream Conservation Area



��

38 V15119 Rotoehu Forest West Stewardship Area - s.25 Conservation Act 1987


��

39 V16030 Crater Block Crown Land



��

40 U15013 Horohoro Forest Stewardship Area - s.25 Conservation Act 1987


Extent from 2006 is reflected here. Difference of 4334.8 ha from 2011 data falls outside district boundary.

41 U15041 Kaharoa Forest Stewardship Area - s.25 Conservation Act 1987



42 U15061 Conservation Area - Ruato Stream



��

43 178006 Orakei Korako Covenant

Conservation Covenant - s.77 Reserves Act 1977


��

44 T15013 Mamaku Forest Stewardship Area - s.25 Conservation Act 1987


Extent from 2006 is reflected here. Difference of 3207 ha from 2011 data falls outside district boundary.

45 U15006 Conservation Area - Old State Mill Rd



No changes to extent

46 U15026 Conservation Area - Angakakahi Stream



��

47 U15009 Conservation Area - Mangorewa



��

48 U17016 Conservation Area - Mihi Village



�� U17015 (No 49) has been merged with U17016 (No.48)

50 U17009 Conservation Area - Plateau Rd



�� U17008 (No 51) has been merged with U17009 (No.50)

52 U16056 Conservation Area - Froude St



��

53 U17036 Conservation Area - Ruatawiri Stream



��

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PNA No.


Altered PNA

Comment

55 U17007 Conservation Area - Te Kopia Rd



��

56 U17020 Conservation Area - Mangatete Stream



��

57 U15059 Te Matai Forest Stewardship Area - s.25 Conservation Act 1987



58 U16040 Conservation Area - SH 30



��

59 U17002 Conservation Area - Tutukau Rd



��

60 U16112 Waikite Valley Scenic Reserve

Scenic Reserve - s.19(1)(a) Reserves Act 1977


��

61 U16067 Conservation Area - Waikite Valley



��

62 U16098 Rotomahana Conservation Area



��

64 U16091 Waiotapu Scenic Reserve



��

66 U16090 Lake Ngapouri Wildlife Management Reserve

Government Purpose Reserve - s.22 Reserves Act 1977

0.843 Control and management (Reserves only) - Eastern Region Fish and Game Council

�� Excl. lake

67 U16089 Lake Tutaeinanga Wildlife Management Reserve


2.42 Control and management (Reserves only) - Eastern Region Fish and Game Council

��

68 U16085 Waikite Wildlife Management Reserve



��

69 U16048 Sulphur Point Wildlife Sanctuary



��

70 U15005 Arahiwi Railway Scenic Reserve



��

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PNA No.


Altered PNA

Comment

71 V15009 Carrie Gibbons Scenic Reserve



��

72 U15011 Dansey's Road Scenic Reserve



��

73 U16071 Lake Okareka Scenic Reserve



�� Excl. lake

74 V15008 Lake Rotoehu Scenic Reserve



��

75 U16079 Lake Rotokakahi (Green Lake) Scenic Reserve



��

76 V15010 Lake Rotoma Scenic Reserve



Extent from 2006 is reflected here. Difference of 512 ha from 2011 data falls outside district boundary.

77 U16083 Lake Tarawera Scenic Reserve



�� Excl. lake

78 U16004 Maleme Bush Scenic Reserve



��

79 U15001 Mamaku Scenic Reserve



��

80 U16001 Mangakotaha Stream Scenic Reserve



��

81 U15018 Mangapouri Scenic Reserve



��

82 U15016 Mangorewa Scenic Reserve



��

83 U16088 Maungaongaonga Scenic Reserve



��

84 U16096 Miller Bush Scenic Reserve



��

85 U16005 Mt Ngongotaha Scenic Reserve



��

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PNA No.


Altered PNA

Comment

86 V15002 Scenic Reserve - Lake Okataina Rd


27.5186 Control and management (Reserves only) - Managed by Lake Okataina Scenic Board

��

87 U16084 Pareheru Scenic Reserve



��

88 U15037 Penny Road Scenic Reserve



��

89 U17004 Puaiti Bush Scenic Reserve



��

90 U16087 Rainbow Mountain Scenic Reserve - Maunga Kakaramea



��

92 U16082 Tarawera Landing Scenic Reserve



��

93 U15012 Tarukenga Scenic Reserve



��

94 U17005 Te Kopia Scenic Reserve


2241.3968

Administered by DOC

��

95 U15038 Te Waerenga Scenic Reserve



��

96 U16078 Lake Tikitapu Scenic Reserve



��

97 U16003 Umurua Scenic Reserve



��

98 U15043 Scenic Reserve - Kaituna River



��

99 U16099 Waimangu Scenic Reserve



��

100 U16104 Conservation Area - Waimangu Rd



��

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PNA No.


Altered PNA

Comment

101 V15007 Hinehopu Scenic Reserve


50.9114 Control and management (Reserves only) - Managed by Lake Rotoiti Scenic Reserve Board

��

102 U15052 Lake Okataina Scenic Reserve


4371.5037

Control and management (Reserves only) - Managed by Lake Okataina Scenic Board

��

103 U15053 Lake Rotoiti Scenic Reserve



��

104 U15042 Okere Falls Scenic Reserve



��

105 U15051 Waione Block Scenic Reserve



��

106 U16117 Protective Covenant Conservation Covenant - s.77 Reserves Act 1977

6.6169 Protected other (DOC) ��

107 U17017 Mangamingi-Pukemoremore Covenant



108 U17013 Loop Rd Conservation Covenant



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PNA No.


Altered PNA

Comment

109 U16113 Ngapouri Covenant Conservation Covenant - s.77 Reserves Act 1977


110 U15081 Ohau Channel Conservation Covenant



111 U16105 Rotomahana Protective Covenant



112 U17019 Torepatutahi Covenant Protective Covenant - s.18 Crown Forest Assets Act 1989


113 U16111 Waikite Farm Block Covenant



114 U16106 Protective Covenant Protective Covenant - s.18 Crown Forest Assets Act 1989


115 U16054 Motutara Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife Refuge - s.14 Wildlife Act 1953


116 U16120 Lake Rotomahana Wildlife Refuge


976.12 Protected other (DOC) �� V16002 (91) and a portion of P17009 (No 128) has been merged with U16120 (116)

118 U15040 Mokoia Island Wildlife Refuge


135.1698 Protected other (DOC) �� Correction to data from the Wildlands report, which showed no. 119 to be U15040

119 U16116 Pt. Kapenga Wildlife Management Reserve


105.7 Administered by DOC �� Correction to data from the Wildlands report, which showed no. 118 to be U16116.

120 V16031 Makatiti Dome Scenic Reserve


2479 Administered by DOC ��

121 V15085 Matawhaura North Scenic Reserve


363 Administered by DOC ��

122 U16006 Mt Ngongotaha Private Scenic Reserve

Protected Private Land - s.76 Reserves Act 1977

80 Protected other (DOC) ��

123 U16070 Pukepoto Private Scenic Reserve


65 Protected other (DOC) ��

126 5/03/301 Confidential info QE Covenant 142.712 ��


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PNA No.


Altered PNA

Comment

128 P17009 Onuku Maori Lands Trust

management agreement 693.9360 ��

129 P17029 Rotoma management agreement 388.4336 ��

130 P17028 Tautara Matawhaura Trust

management agreement 302.2723 �� Smaller due to correction to extent

132 P17006 Tokerau kawenata 273.0639 ��






141 5/03/345.1 Confidential info QE Covenant 7.485 ��

142 5/03/345.2 Confidential info QE Covenant 2.286 �� 143 U15098 Conservation Area -

Kapukapu Rd Stewardship Area - s.25 Conservation Act 1987


��

144 U15099 Conservation Area - Kapukapu Rd



��

145 U15100 Patetere Scenic Reserve



��

146 U16136 Utuhina Stream Marginal Strip



��

147 U16137 Utuhina Stream Marginal Strip



��

148 U16170 Conservation Area - Dansey Rd



��

149 V16006 Conservation Area - Tarawera River Rd



��

150 V16029 Rerewhakaaitu Conservation Area




151 U15084 Kaharoa Road Marginal Strip




152 U15086 Waiohewa Stream Marginal Strip




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PNA No.


Altered PNA

Comment

154 U16051 Conservation Area - St Michaels



��

155 U16102 Lake Orotu Wildlife Management Reserve



��

156 U16141 Lake Tarawera Marginal Strip



��




��




��





160 U15097 Ngongotaha Stream Marginal Strip



��

164 Unnamed Scenic Reserve

5

Scenic Reserve, Reserves Act, 1977

1.24 RDC 2006 data unchanged

165 Nicholson Scenic Reserve

5


0.39 RDC 2006 data unchanged




��

168 P17128 Rotoiti 6 & 7B1 management agreement 99.771 �� PNAs was only registered (2007) after the 2006 report, but it was already reflected in the 2006 report

169 P17127 Rotoiti 6 & 7B2 kawenata 143.2165 �� PNAs was only registered (2008) after the 2006 report, but it was already reflected in the 2006 report

170 P02910 Te Papa A Ruamoa management agreement 19.3405 ��

172 586 Spencer Road Covenant set aside as a condition of resource consent

0.12 RDC 2006 data unchanged, except for correction of the number "1731" to 172.

173 Kariri Point Covenant set aside as a condition of resource consent

2.09 RDC 2006 data unchanged, except for correction of the number "172" to 173.


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PNA No.


Altered PNA

Comment

175 5/03/528 Confidential info QE Covenant 23 ��







182 C17217 Paritangi Trust kawenata 5.8248 ��

183 P17005 Tokerau A4B Trust kawenata 194.038 �� PNA was registered (2001) before 2006, but it was not in the report. This entry corrects it.

184 178004 Kakapiko Covenant Conservation Covenant - s.77 Reserves Act 1977


��

185 171003 SH 33 Segregation Strip



��

186 175003 Whakarewarewa Thermal Springs Reserve

Recreation Reserve - s.17 Reserves Act 1977


��

187 175004 Roto-a-Tamaheke Reserve



��

188 175006 Southern Arikikapakapa Reserve



��

189 178005 Lake Rotokawa Covenant

Conservation Covenants entered into under both the Conservation and Reserves Act


��

190 178007 Moerangi Covenant Conservation Covenants entered into under both the Conservation and Reserves Act


��

191 178008 Lake Rotomahana Covenant



��

192 U15039 Hamurana Springs Recreation Reserve



��

193 U15045 Te Ngae Junction Recreation Reserve



��

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PNA No.


Altered PNA

Comment

194 U15046 Recreation Reserve - Lake Rotoiti



��

195 U16007 Horohoro-Ngakuru Recreation Reserve


8.1404 Control and management (Reserves only) - Rotorua District

��

196 U16014 Local Purpose Reserve - Geddes Rd

Local Purpose Reserve - s.23 Reserves Act 1977

0.1332 Control and management (Reserves only) - Air Cadet League of NZ

��

197 U16015 Pt. Rotorua Domain Recreation Reserve



��

198 U16025 Local Purpose Reserve - Ambulance


0.2747 Control and management (Reserves only) - NZ Order of St John

��

199 U16026 Pt. Rotorua Domain Recreation Reserve



��

200 U16034 Arikikapakapa Recreation Reserve


65.007 Control and management (Reserves only) - LINZ

��

201 U16039 Pukeroa Recreation Reserve



��

202 U16042 Scott Street Base Crown Land



��

203 U16086 Lake Ngahewa Recreation Reserve



��

30


PNA No.


Altered PNA

Comment

204 U16093 Government Purpose Reserve - Wai-o-Tapu



��

205 U16101 Recreation Reserve - Rotorua



��

206 U16131 Te Waro Stream Marginal Strip



�� The full portion of PNA 163 formed the new PNA number 206 (U16131)

207 U16161 Protective Covenant Conservation Covenant - s.77 Reserves Act 1977


��

208 U16163 Conservation Covenant



��

209 U16164 Conservation Covenant



��

210 U16171 Whangapaoa Springs Scientific Reserve

Scientific Reserve - s.21 Reserves Act 1977


��

211 U17001 Local Purpose Reserve - Bartle Rd Quarry



��

212 U17006 Local Purpose Reserve – Te Kopia Rd Quarry



��

213 V16001 Moura Local Purpose (Maori Burial Ground) Reserve



��

214 V16003 Lake Rerewhakaaitu Recreation Reserve



��

215 V16005 Te Tapahoro Recreation Reserve



��

216 5/03/368 Confidential info QE Covenant 3.38 �� A portion of No. 124 formed this new pna no.


218 5/03/370.1 Confidential info QE Covenant 2.399 �� A portion of No. 125 formed this new pna no.

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PNA No.


Altered PNA

Comment

219 5/03/370.2 Confidential info QE Covenant 2.745 �� A portion of No. 125 formed this new pna no.

220 5/03/205A Confidential info QE Covenant 54.1 �� A portion of No. 134 formed this new pna no.

221 5/03/205B Confidential info QE Covenant 18.48 �� A portion of No. 134 formed this new pna no.

222 5/03/060A Confidential info QE Covenant 2.691 �� A portion of No. 136 formed this new pna no.

223 5/03/060B Confidential info QE Covenant 1.035 �� A portion of No. 136 formed this new pna no.



226 P09311 Matawhaura Maori reservation 449.0358 �� No. 167 has merged with a portion of P17028 (130) to form a new number P09311

227 178003 Horohoro Bluff Covenant



�� A portion of U15013 (No. 40) formed this new pna no.

228 178002 Lakes Rotongata (Mirror Lake) and Rotoatua Covenant



�� A portion of U15051 (No 105) formed this new pna no.

229 175005 Rangitoto Scenic Reserve




230 178001 Te Wairoa Conservation Covenant


1 Protected other (DOC)


231 U16172 Conservation Area - Tikitapu




232 U16080 Tikitapu Recreation Reserve




233 175002 Wai-o-Tapu Scenic Reserve



�� A portion of U16091 (No. 64) formed this new pna no.

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PNA No.


Altered PNA

Comment

234 U16169 Pt. Kapenga Swamp Wildlife Management Reserve


86.4468 Control and management (Reserves only) - Fish and Game New Zealand


235 U16143 Puarenga Stream Marginal Strip




236 175001 Ruatihi o Paeroa Scenic Reserve




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APPENDIX 2: DETAILED DEFINITION OF PNA IN THE ROTORUA DISTRICT

The various levels of protection and protection categories included within the scope of this definition are listed below:

QE ll PNAs

These PNAs include land owned by the Crown and administered, controlled and managed by Queen Elizabeth ll National Trust through QE ll covenants.

Nga Whenua PNAs

These PNAs include land where DOC has a rau or covenant over Māori owned land to access the Nga Whenua Rahui Kawenata or fund, which is managed by DOC. There are three protection categories – kawenata, management agreement and Māori reservation.

RDC PNAs These PNAs include Crown owned and land vested in Council, administered, as well as controlled and managed by Rotorua District Council (with no DOC involvement). In terms of the RMA, Council can also through a condition of resource consent require a covenant to set aside an area of land to protect e.g. indigenous vegetation on privately owned land. The RDC PNAs are protected through the following protection categories:

• Marginal Strip, Section 24, Conservation Act, 1987 (RDC PNAs identified in terms of this legislation in the previous report is now covered by DOC PNAs)

• Scenic Reserve, Reserves Act, 1977

• Section 221, RMA 1991, resource consent conditions

DOC PNAs These PNAs are defined through the following three levels of protection:

1) Administered by DOC These define land administered by the Department of Conservation, which is protected under the following protection categories:

• Conservation Park - s.19 Conservation Act 1987

• Fixed Marginal Strip - s.24(3) Conservation Act 1987

• Stewardship Area - s.25 Conservation Act 1987

• Government Purpose Reserve - s.22 Reserves Act 1977

• Local Purpose Reserve - s.23 Reserves Act 1977

• Recreation Reserve - s.17 Reserves Act 1977

• Scenic Reserve - s.19(1)(a) Reserves Act 1977

• Scientific Reserve - s.21 Reserves Act 1977

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The following additional protection status may be found (these are not included in Appendix 1):

• Ecological Area - s.21 Conservation Act 1987

• Sanctuary Area - s.22 Conservation Act 1987

• Wildlife Refuge - s.14 Wildlife Act 1953

2) Protected other Protected other generally refers to land in private ownership (fee simple or Maori land) in which DOC has an obligation or interest. These are protected under the following protection categories:

• Conservation Covenant - s.77 Reserves Act 1977

• Conservation Covenants entered into under both the Conservation and Reserves Act

• Protected Private Land - s.76 Reserves Act 1977

• Protective Covenant - s.18 Crown Forest Assets Act 1989

• Recreation Reserve - s.17 Reserves Act 1977

• Scenic Reserve - s.19(1)(a) Reserves Act 1977

• Wildlife Refuge - s.14 Wildlife Act 1953

3) Control and management (reserves only) “Control and management (reserves only)” refers to land of the Crown in which DOC has an obligation or interest and where an administering body is appointed to control and manage under the following protection categories:

a. Air Cadet League of NZ - Local Purpose Reserve - s.23 Reserves Act 1977

b. Fish and Game New Zealand; Eastern Region Fish and Game Council - Government Purpose Reserve - s.22 Reserves Act 1977

c. LINZ - Recreation Reserve - s.17 Reserves Act 1977

d. Lake Okataina Scenic Board - Scenic Reserve - s.19(1)(a) Reserves Act 1977

e. Lake Rotoiti Scenic Reserve Board - Recreation Reserve - s.17 Reserves Act 1977

- Scenic Reserve - s.19(1)(a) Reserves Act 1977 f. NZ Order of St John

- Local Purpose Reserve - s.23 Reserves Act 1977 g. Rotorua District Council

- Recreation Reserve - s.17 Reserves Act 1977

The DOC PNA schedule excludes:

• some areas where management is carried out by other parties e.g. where public land is vested in a council or a society, or where control and management are passed to a council or government department and the land is not for conservation purposes;

• easements;

• strips established under section 58 Land Act 1948 and many moveable marginal strips created since 1989 are not included in the schedules.

Other Protected Natural Areas

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The following protection categories were included in the 2006 report as part of the definition of PNA:

• Conservation Park, Section 61, Conservation Act 1987

• Stewardship Area, Section 7, Conservation Act 1987 (land acquired and held for conservation purposes since the enactment of the Conservation Act 1987)

• Stewardship Area, Section 62, Conservation Act 1987

• Wildlife Management Reserve, Government Purpose, Reserves Act 1977

• Wildlife Sanctuary, Government Purpose, Reserves Act 1977

• Wildlife Refuge, Reserves Act 1977

• Nature Reserve, Reserves Act 1977

• Scenic Reserve, Reserves Act 1977

• Ecological Area, Section 61, Conservation Act 1987

• Sanctuary Area, Section 61, Conservation Act

• Conservation Covenants, Section 27, Conservation Act 1987

• Wildlife Refuge, Wildlife Act 1953 (over private land)

• Scenic Reserves and covenants, Reserves Act 1997, administered by District Council or other local authorities

• Conservation covenants, Crown Forest Assets Act 1989 Although there were no PNAs in the 2011 data that were defined in terms of these categories, it is retained as mechanisms by which PNAs may potentially be protected. See page 37 for more detail regarding changes to the protection categories.

CATEGORIES OF PROTECTED AREAS

The following is a schematic summary of categories of protected areas under the Conservation Act 1987, the Reserves Act 1977 and the Wildlife Act 1953. CONSERVATION ACT 1987

Note:

Sanctuary

Area

Wilderness

Area

Conservation

Park

Ecological

Area

Watercourse

Area

Amenity

Area

Wildlife

Area

Specially

Protected Area

Stewardship

Area

Marginal

Strip

Conservation

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1 A specific place may be classified as more than one type of Specially Protected Area.

2 Wildlife Areas include Wildlife Sanctuaries, Wildlife Refuges or Wildlife Management Reserves declared under s.18 of the Conservation Act. Such areas are administered under both the Conservation and Wildlife Acts.

RESERVES ACT 1977

Note: 1 Any of these categories of reserves may also be declared to be National Reserve

or Wilderness Area under s.13 or s.47 respectively, without changing the underlying category of reserve.

2 Scenic Reserves Types A and B are distinguished under s.19 (1) (a) and s.19 (1) (b) of the Act respectively.

3 Government Purpose Reserves include Wildlife Management Reserves administered under both the Reserves and Wildlife Acts.

4 Reserves vested in or controlled and managed by an administering body are not subject to the Conservation General Policy 2005.

WILDLIFE ACT 1953

Note: These areas are created and managed under the Wildlife Act only.

Scenic Nature Recreation Historic Scientific Government

Purpose

Local

Purpose

Scenic

A

Scenic

B

Racecourse Other Specified

Purpose(s)

Specified

Purpose(s)

Wildlife

Refuge

Wildlife

Sanctuary

Wildlife

Management

Reserve

Wildlife Area

Reserve

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PROTECTION CATEGORY CHANGES Changes to the DOC PNA protection categories were mainly due to correction of records. Table 4 provides a summary of these changes. Various categories in the 2006 data are now described by one category, e.g. data described in the 2006 data as Conservation Covenants, Scenic Reserve and Stewardship Area are now only in the Conservation Covenant category. These previous categories are retained in the definition of PNAs as at the time of writing this report DOC were in the process of reclassifying PNAs. There are two protection categories that are assigned to new PNAs and therefore there are no corresponding categories found in the 2006 data. Table 4: Summary of changes to the DOC PNA protection categories

PROTECTION CATEGORY CHANGES

2011 data 2006 RDC data

Conservation Covenants, Section 77, Reserves Act 1977




Conservation Park, Section 61, Conservation Act, 1987 Conservation Park - s.19 Conservation Act 1987 Stewardship Area, Section 7, Conservation Act, 1987


Marginal Strip, Section 24, Conservation Act, 1987

Wildlife Management Reserve, Government Purpose Reserve, Reserves Act, 1977

Protected Private land administered as a Scenic Reserve, Reserves Act, 1977


Wildlife Sanctuary, Government Purpose, Reserves Act, 1977


Protected Private land administered as a Scenic Reserve, Reserves Act, 1977

Protective Covenant - s.18 Crown Forest Assets Act 1989

Conservation Covenants, Section 77, Reserves Act 1977


Scenic Reserve, Reserves Act, 1977 Scenic Reserve - s.19(1)(a) Reserves Act 1977 Protected Private land administered as a Scenic Reserve,

Reserves Act, 1977


Conservation Park, Section 61, Conservation Act, 1987




Wildlife Refuge, Wildlife Act 1953 (land admin by the Crown, Not administered by DOC)








No category in 2006 data because it is new PNAs

Scientific Reserve - s.21 Reserves Act 1977

No category in 2006 data because it is new PNAs

Kawenata

Management agreement

Maori reservation

Nga Whenua Rahui Kawenata

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APPENDIX 3: DETAILED METHODOLOGY AND ANALYSIS

METHODOLOGY FOR SOURCING DATA

Areas conforming to the definition of a PNA were collated from updated information held in existing databases by the following organisations:

• Department of Conservation (DOC) Due to the different protection functions, Nga Whenua PNAs and DOC PNAs as defined in section 2 were provided by two separate entities within DOC. Acknowledgement to Tom Payatt and Roland Pomana. DOC provided data on PNAs under private ownership (identified as “protected other” in Appendix 1) for which DOC holds the information. Apart from differences in the extent of some of the PNAs, this data was in essence the same as that provided in 2006. DOC is in the process of collating a new data base joint with Land Information New Zealand (LINZ). The new data base will initially hold information for DOC only, but will eventually hold all public land. Release of this data is scheduled for mid 2012.

• Queen Elizabeth II National Trust (QE11) The QE11 Trust provided information on PNAs owned and administered by QE11. Acknowledgement to Serge Peeters.

• Rotorua District Council The PNAs administered and controlled and managed by RDC, the existing 2006 data and information was used as there were no changes to the existing PNAs or any additional PNAs included in the schedule. Potential future PNAs were identified through the process described under section 5.3 “New areas protected”.

• PF Olsens - PF Olsens (acknowledgement to Kit Richards and Sally Haddon)

provided only a summary of soil erosion covenants and Forest Accords.

• Timberlands and New Zealand Forest Managers Ltd. Timberlands (Acknowledgement to Colin Maunder) confirmed they have only two PNA’s remaining under their management as the others are now managed by New Zealand Forest Managers Ltd (Contact person: John Hura) since the transfer of land to Iwi through the treaty settlements. The information is still held with Timberlands. At the time of this report, neither Timberlands, nor New Zealand Forest Managers Ltd were able to commit to providing the respective PNA data.

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ANALYSIS OF DATA

Inventory of PNA in Rotorua district 2011 Appendix 1 lists all PNA in the Rotorua district in 2011. The GIS layer that pertains to the table in Appendix 1 includes:

• the site name, protection status and area (hectares); where the PNA had a name change, the name is presented in italic. Where applicable, the hectares are indicated with four decimals to provide a more accurate image of the size (0.1 Hectare represents 1000m ²) in order to account for changes in extent.

• the “notes” column describes the DOC Conservation Management Strategy and notes where it is a RDC PNA.

• the “reference” column refers to the reference provided by the relevant organisation that provided the data. In the case of DOC PNAs, it is the Department of Conservation Management Strategy (CMS) number.

• A number (“PNA No” column) is assigned by Council to each PNA for ease of reference.

• The “new sites” column indicates natural areas which have been formally protected for natural values between 2006 and 2011. It does not include existing PNAs where new areas have been added to the PNA.

• The “altered PNAs” column refers to PNAs where there may be a difference in extent between the 2006 data and the 2011 data. Where PNAs have been amalgamated or split to form a new PNA or more than one PNA, the extent of the change cannot be measured, but it is logged as an alteration to the PNA.

• The “comments” column relates to the “new” and “altered PNAs” columns and denotes where PNAs from 2006 have been amalgamated with another PNA or split into more than one PNA. This is further explained in section 6.

The 2006 data was overlain by the 2011 data to show the differences in PNA extent and new PNAs. There were various shortfalls in the data provided, which influenced the method followed to compare the 2006 and 2011 data. The following processes were followed:

• QE ll data did not have a similar reference as RDC's 2006 data. The spatial data had to be aligned against each other. Due to this, there were double-ups under the RDC data, which had to be clarified individually.

• Nga Whenua PNAs had to be compared in terms of spatial data since many of the names did not match up with the new names and numbers.

• DOC data had common reference numbers for the 2006 and 2011 data, but many had been merged and split and these changes had to be tracked.

• No record was available to confirm any new RDC PNAs. Spatial data was created for all rural subdivisions from 2006 and overlain with the data base for Protected Natural Areas (PNA), Significant Natural Areas (SNA) and Recommended Area for Protection (RAP). Areas where subdivisions may potentially have consent conditions relating to PNAs have been further investigated to identify any new PNAs. The two cases where protection was required, the subdivision hadn’t been given effect to and could thus not be

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included as new PNAs. These are recorded at the end of section 5.3 “New areas for protection”

Table 5 summarises PNAs where a portion of the PNA fall outside Rotorua district boundary. That portion is excluded from Appendix 1. Since the difference in extent between the 2006 and 2011 data has been assigned to the area falling outside the district boundary, Appendix 1 reflects the extent from the 2006 data as indicated in the table below. Table 5: PNAs where the extent of the 2006 data is retained PNA No.

Reference Name Protection Category 2011 data

2006 data

Difference in extent (Ha) falling outside district boundary

40 U15013 Horohoro Forest


5514.11 1254.52 4259.59

41 U15041 Kaharoa Forest


876.19 494.75 381.44

44 T15013 Mamaku Forest


3344.27 136.92 3207.35

57 U15059 Te Matai Forest


1306.24 216.64 1089.60

76 V15010 Lake Rotoma Scenic Reserve


867.72 355.23 512.49

150 V16029 Rerewhakaaitu Conservation Area


2505.05 590.27 1914.78

Total: 11365.2341

Data from PNAs provided by DOC that are adjacent to Rotorua district boundary (not cross-boundary PNAs as in Table 5) are not recorded in this report.

CHANGES TO THE EXTENT OF PNAS

There are various changes in the extent of PNAs between the 2006 and 2011 data. One hundred and fifty eight PNAs (identified in Appendix 1) have had records adjusted. This does not reflect any real change in the extent of area managed as protected between 2006 and 2011 as explained below. Decreases in the extent of the PNA could be due to various reasons: - PNAs in its entirety or sections of land has been reclassified under another

existing or new PNA number; - Cadastral differences between the data used by the protection agency and the

latest version held by Council; - Land or sections of land are no longer required to be protected due to

corrections to PNA boundaries; - Land or sections of land are no longer managed by DOC.

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Increases to the extent of the PNA could be due to the following reasons: - PNAs in its entirety or sections of land previously included in another PNA

number, has been reclassified and included in the said PNA. - New sections of land have been added and are now protected under the PNA. - Cadastral differences between the data used by the protection agency and the

latest version held by Council;

In some cases, a combination of a variety of the above changes in extent is evident in a single PNA. Similarly, some PNAs may seemingly not have significant changes in the extent, but it could be that the land taken away and land added to the PNA have balanced out. The extent of these changes is not known and identifying and verifying changes to every portion of a PNA does not form part of the purpose of this project. Where information of PNA amalgamation or splitting was available, it has been recorded in the “comments” column of Appendix 1. Due to this, some PNA numbers have lapsed

CHANGES TO DOC PNA MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

The management strategy for DOC PNAs has not changed significantly. Rather, most of the PNAs that were defined as “not administered by DOC” in 2006, are renamed as “protected other”, except for the ones now managed by “Fish and Game NZ and Administered by DOC”, for which the relevant reference number is found in the table below. There are four administration and management categories that are assigned to new PNAs and there are thus no corresponding category found in the 2006 data. Table 7: Summary of DOC PNA management strategy changes

MANAGEMENT STRATEGY CHANGES

2011 data 2006 RDC data

Protected other (DOC) (all PNAs now in this group, except for the ones in the following two groups)

Fish and Game NZ (PNA no. 234)

Administered by DOC (PNA no’s 119; 120; 121)

Not administered by DOC

Administered by DOC (all PNAs still in this group, except for the ones in the following three groups)

Eastern Region Fish and Game Council (PNA no’s 66; 67)

Lake Okataina Scenic Board (PNA no. 86) Protected other (DOC) (PNA no’s 116; 43)

Administered by DOC

Administered by DOC (PNA no. 32) Administered by DOC and RDC

Lake Rotoiti Scenic Reserve Board Lake Rotoiti Scenic Reserve Board

Lake Okataina Scenic Board Lake Okataina Scenic Board

Rotorua District No category in 2006 data because it is new PNAs

Air Cadet League of NZ No category in 2006 data because it is new PNAs

NZ Order of St John No category in 2006 data because it is new PNAs

LINZ No category in 2006 data because it is new PNAs

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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE REPORTS

It is likely that Conservation Covenants under Section 77 of the Reserves Act 1977 or conditions imposed as part of subdivision consents are two of the key mechanisms currently used to protect natural areas in the District, both in the recent past and in the future. Therefore, if information on these covenants is not readily available, then any increase in extent or number of protected areas will not be able to be detected or recorded. It is recommended that information on these covenants or conditions of subdivision be captured on a GIS layer held by the Council as they are implemented, and that when resources allow, Council files are searched and existing covenants (and/or conditions) of subdivisions are also captured on a GIS layer.

Since DOC will provide a more comprehensive and correct list of PNAs in 2012, it is recommended that the data for DOC in this report be accepted and verification not be undertaken at this stage. More detailed study is required to verify the extent and reasons for changes and to identify land that is now controlled through other protection agencies e.g. where land are no longer managed by DOC, it needs to be confirmed if it is managed by a private owner or institution, in which case the data for these sections need to be retained.

Documents

PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS IN THE ROTORUA DISTRICT …€¦ · • changes to PNA extent, or their protection category • Department of Conservation Management Strategy changes. The