Floodplain management planning creates a long-term strategy for managing flood risk within a catchment. This is done with a focus on improving the security and quality of life for those living on a floodplain. It better prepares communities for coping with a flood when it occurs, and aims to ensure that any future development considers flood risk. Floodplain management plans are developed with communities to identify the flood hazard and determine management strategies.
The outcome of a floodplain management plan is a document that guides how the floodplain and catchment is managed to:
- Minimise risks to life, health and safety
- Reduce severity of flood damage
- Promote sustainable use of flood and erosion prone land
- Promote sustainable development of the wider catchment
- Use planning and community preparedness to ensure sustainable land use
- Identify options to manage the flood risk.
Hutt River Floodplain Management Plan
The Hutt River Floodplain Management Plan is the result of more than 10 years work by the Regional Council, the Upper Hutt and Hutt City Councils, Manawhenua and the people… Read more here
date_range Published 01 Oct 2001
Download now (PDF 8.8 MB) get_appTe Kāuru Upper Ruamāhanga Floodplain Management Plan
The Te Kāuru Upper Ruamāhanga Floodplain Management Plan represents many years of investigating the most appropriate, comprehensive and long-term approach for managing the flood and erosion risks to both rural… Read more here
date_range Published 01 Dec 2019
Download now (PDF 26 MB) get_appPinehaven Floodplain Management plan Vol 1
The Pinehaven Catchment, located in the eastern hills of Upper Hutt, is home to the Pinehaven Stream and the communities of Pinehaven and Silverstream. These communities have experienced a number… Read more here
date_range Published 06 Sep 2016
Download now (PDF 18 MB) get_appPinehaven Floodplain Management Plan Vol 2
The maps provided in this appendix tell the story of how the Pinehaven Flood Hazard maps in the earlier version of the FMP in Appendix E were developed. These maps… Read more here
date_range Published 16 Sep 2016
Download now (PDF 5.3 MB) get_appWaikanae River Floodplain Management Plan
A major flood in the Waikanae River could cause millions of dollars’ worth of damage to property and community assets in the Waikanae area. The social and psychological costs, although… Read more here
date_range Published 01 Oct 1997
Download now (PDF 13 MB) get_appOtaki Floodplain Management Plan
A major flood in the Otaki River could cause millions of dollars worth of damage to property and community assets in the Otaki area. The social and psychological costs, although… Read more here
date_range Published 01 Jun 1998
Download now (PDF 8.4 MB) get_appThe Waiōhine I Rakahanga River Plan
The Waiōhine I Rakahanga River Plan sets the Greytown community's vision for better flood and erosion risk management, and the improvement and restoration of the living river corridor.
The Plan is…
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date_range Published 09 Jun 2022
Download now (PDF 9.5 MB) get_appWork to improve river corridors
Environmental strategies set out the work we do to improve the environment and recreational access to river corridors. These are developed in association with floodplain management plans. We have environmental strategies for the following rivers:
Otaki River Environmental Strategy: Opportunities to Enhance the Otaki River Environment
Numerous agencies, community groups and landowners have an interest
or a role to play in the Otaki River and its environs. Each of these parties
has their own…
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date_range Published 01 Mar 1999
Download now (PDF 16 MB) get_appWaikanae River Environmental Strategy: Opportunities to Enhance the Waikanae River Environment
The Waikanae Floodplain Management Plan is the result of six years of work by the Waikanae River Communities, Ati Awa ki Whakarongotai, the Wellington Regional Council and the Kapiti Coast… Read more here
date_range Published 01 Mar 1999
Download now (PDF 4.8 MB) get_appHutt River Environmental Strategy
Hutt Valley communities value and enjoy the natural character of the Hutt River and the surrounding environment. An environmental strategy recognising the river's values has been jointly developed by the… Read more here
date_range Published 01 Mar 2001
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- Waiwhetu Floodplain Management Plan
- Mangatarere River Plan
- Lower Wairarapa Valley Development Scheme Review
How are these plans updated?
Floodplain management plans and environmental strategies are living documents that are reviewed and updated at regular intervals, or as required.
Our approach to developing or reviewing these documents is described in the Guidelines for Floodplain Management which can be found here;
Guidelines for Floodplain Management Planning
This document provides guidance on the floodplain management planning process, and on the preparation and production of Floodplain Management Plans. The purposes of the guidelines are to apply consistent principles… Read more here
date_range Published 30 Jun 2015
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