Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014 The purpose of the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014 (the HNZPTA) is to the identification, protection, preservation, and conservation of the historic and “promote cultural heritage of New Zealand”. Under the HNZPTA, an authority’ (consent) ‘archaeological is required from Heritage New Zealand if any activity is likely to modify or destroy a pre-1900 site” (as defined in the HNZPTA). The HNZPTA requirements apply if a person “archaeological or ought reasonably to have suspected, that the site is an archaeological site”. “knows, The HNZPTA requirements apply in addition to any RMA controls, and are not affected by the NESTF 2016. It is important that telecommunication operators are aware of the requirements in the HNZPTA, as if there are unanticipated archaeological finds during the installation of a telecommunication facility and an archaeological authority is not in place, work must stop immediately. For more information on the HNZPTA requirements, see the Heritage New Zealand website. Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Telecommunication Facilities) Regulations 2016 A copy of the regulations is included with this guide, but can also be accessed through the New Zealand Legislation website, at Background to NESTF 2016 Evaluation of the 2008 regulations The Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Telecommunication Facilities) Regulations 2008 (NESTF 2008) came into effect in October 2008. The NESTF 2008 was developed to provide national consistency under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) for the placement of low-impact telecommunication infrastructure in road reserves, and a national standard for human exposure to radiofrequency fields for all telecommunication infrastructure. In 2013, the Ministry for the Environment evaluated the NESTF 2008 and found that it had largely achieved its objectives. In particular, the NESTF 2008 had been successful in: reducing timeframes and compliance for telecommunication providers and councils lowering costs for making new services available to customers
Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014 The purpose of the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014 (the HNZPTA) is to “promote the identification, protection, preservation, and conservation of the historic and cultural heritage of New Zealand”. Under the HNZPTA, an ‘archaeological authority’ (consent) is required from Heritage New Zealand if any activity is likely to modify or destroy a pre-1900 “archaeological site” (as defined in the HNZPTA). The HNZPTA requirements apply if a person “knows, or ought reasonably to have suspected, that the site is an archaeological site”. The HNZPTA requirements apply in addition to any RMA controls, and are not affected by the NESTF 2016. It is important that telecommunication operators are aware of the requirements in the HNZPTA, as if there are unanticipated archaeological finds during the installation of a telecommunication facility and an archaeological authority is not in place, work must stop immediately. For more information on the HNZPTA requirements, see the Heritage New Zealand website. Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Telecommunication Facilities) Regulations 2016 A copy of the regulations is included with this guide, but can also be accessed through the New Zealand Legislation website, at Background to NESTF 2016 Evaluation of the 2008 regulations The Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Telecommunication Facilities) Regulations 2008 (NESTF 2008) came into effect in October 2008. The NESTF 2008 was developed to provide national consistency under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) for the placement of low-impact telecommunication infrastructure in road reserves, and a national standard for human exposure to radiofrequency fields for all telecommunication infrastructure. In 2013, the Ministry for the Environment evaluated the NESTF 2008 and found that it had largely achieved its objectives. In particular, the NESTF 2008 had been successful in: reducing timeframes and compliance for telecommunication providers and councils lowering costs for making new services available to customers