PLANNING AND EVENT Source: When you are planning an event, you need to do the following: Get permission to hold the event it is in a public place – ‘event permit’ if Event safety information and resources for you to ensure the safety of – everyone attending your event Event traffic management Licences you may require for your event information on other licences or – permits such as food licences Waste management produce a waste management plan – Resource consents are permits issued by Auckland Council for activities that affect the environment. The council is required by the Resource Management Act to make sure that environmental effects are managed well. Every day, people apply for resource consents for activities such as subdividing their property, building a new house, discharging wastewater or stormwater, moving earth or releasing discharges into the air. There are different regulations about these activities based on the area where you live, under the district plan for that area. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT 1991 cited at The Resource Management Act (usually called the RMA) is the main piece of legislation that sets out how we should manage our environment. based on the It’s idea of the sustainable management of our resources, and it encourages us (as communities and as individuals) to plan for the future of our environment. This that we have to get rid of our cars, stop building things and plant doesn’t mean only native trees on our farms. The RMA is really more concerned with managing the effects our activities have on the environment so that the suffer. environment doesn’t We need to think about how our activities today can affect the future to keep our – eyes and ears open and to do what we can to stop other that people’s behaviour might damage the environment. The RMA also encourages us to get involved in for the environment. deciding what’s best Perhaps most importantly, the RMA expects us to tell our local councils what we value about our environment, so that they can look after it for us. This is because we as locals are best placed to know our own surroundings, and we should be – – involved in deciding what needs to be protected and how. While the RMA provides a guide to important in our environment, it generally leaves the decisions about what’s how to manage the environment in the hands of the local community. If you need to obtain resource consent, then the consent authority (Auckland Council) should also explain how to go about talking with people who might be
PLANNING AND EVENT Source: When you are planning an event, you need to do the following: Get permission to hold the event – ‘event permit’ if it is in a public place Event safety – information and resources for you to ensure the safety of everyone attending your event Event traffic management Licences you may require for your event – information on other licences or permits such as food licences Waste management – produce a waste management plan Resource consents are permits issued by Auckland Council for activities that affect the environment. The council is required by the Resource Management Act to make sure that environmental effects are managed well. Every day, people apply for resource consents for activities such as subdividing their property, building a new house, discharging wastewater or stormwater, moving earth or releasing discharges into the air. There are different regulations about these activities based on the area where you live, under the district plan for that area. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT 1991 cited at The Resource Management Act (usually called the RMA) is the main piece of legislation that sets out how we should manage our environment. It’s based on the idea of the sustainable management of our resources, and it encourages us (as communities and as individuals) to plan for the future of our environment. This doesn’t mean that we have to get rid of our cars, stop building things and plant only native trees on our farms. The RMA is really more concerned with managing the effects our activities have on the environment so that the environment doesn’t suffer. We need to think about how our activities today can affect the future – to keep our eyes and ears open and to do what we can to stop other people’s behaviour that might damage the environment. The RMA also encourages us to get involved in deciding what’s best for the environment. Perhaps most importantly, the RMA expects us to tell our local councils what we value about our environment, so that they can look after it for us. This is because we – as locals – are best placed to know our own surroundings, and we should be involved in deciding what needs to be protected and how. While the RMA provides a guide to what’s important in our environment, it generally leaves the decisions about how to manage the environment in the hands of the local community. If you need to obtain resource consent, then the consent authority (Auckland Council) should also explain how to go about talking with people who might be
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