green, yellow, or orange zone; or

red zone where the land proposed for afforestation is 2 ha or less in any calendar year.

the location where the afforestation will occur and the proposed setbacks (including a description of how these were calculated); and

the dates on which the afforestation is planned to begin and end.

applied to any land on which afforestation of a conifer species is proposed; and

calculated in accordance with the wilding tree risk guidelines by a suitably competent person; and

completed no more than 8 months before notice is given under regulation 10.

tertiary qualifications in silviculture and forest ecology and at least 2 years’ experience in the field of silviculture; or

at least 5 years’ experience in silviculture that includes forest establishment.

the score required under subclause (1) and the calculation sheet used to provide that score:

an assessment of each element of wilding tree risk for each relevant area of forest and an explanation of how the assessments were made.

on the same property on which the afforestation activity occurs; and

on any other adjacent properties under the same ownership or management as that of the property on which the afforestation activity occurs.

within 10 m of the boundary of an adjoining property that is not owned by the owner of the commercial forest or the land it is located on (unless that adjoining property is also commercial forest); or

except in the case of a dwelling located on the same property as the proposed commercial forestry to be afforested, within the greater of—

within 30 m of the boundary of land zoned in a district plan as a papakāinga or an urban area; or

within 10 m of a significant natural area.

within 5 m of—

within 10 m of—

within 30 m of the coastal marine area.

green, yellow, or orange zone; or

red zone where the land proposed for afforestation is 2 ha or less in any calendar year.

regulation 11, 12, or 14(3) is not complied with and the afforestation is in any—

it is in any red zone and the land proposed for afforestation is more than 2 ha in any calendar year; or

the land proposed for afforestation is undefined in the erosion susceptibility classification.

the level of wilding tree risk:

the mitigation proposed to restrict wilding conifer spread, including the species to be planted:

the effects on the values of the significant natural area or outstanding natural feature or landscape:

the information and monitoring requirements.

the effects on adjacent landowners, dwellings, land zoned in a district plan as a papakāinga, and urban areas:

the effects of shading, including icing on a paved public road:

the effects on the values of the significant natural area:

the information and monitoring requirements.

the effects on ecosystems, fresh water, and the coastal environment:

the effects on the values of the significant natural area:

the information and monitoring requirements:

the effects on the values of an outstanding freshwater body where a Treaty of Waitangi settlement Act includes a statutory acknowledgement in relation to that outstanding freshwater body.

the erosion and sedimentation effects, including effects on ecosystems, fresh water, and the coastal environment:

measures to avoid, remedy, or mitigate erosion, including—

the information and monitoring requirements:

the planting location and species, including planting density and establishment practice:

future harvesting and earthworks effects:

the level of risk to communities and infrastructure that may be adversely affected by slash or sediment:

the forest type (plantation or exotic continuous-cover):

management requirements to avoid adverse effects on ecosystems, fresh water, the coastal marine area, communities, and infrastructure.

blocking or damming of a water body:

eroding river banks:

significant adverse effects on aquatic life:

damaging downstream infrastructure, property, or receiving environments, including the coastal environment.

the effects on hydrological flow:

methods used to minimise erosion and the deposit of slash:

the effects on ecosystems, fresh water, and the coastal environment:

the effects on downstream infrastructure and property:

the information and monitoring requirements.

in a green or yellow zone; or

in an orange zone with a land slope of less than 25 degrees; or

in an orange zone with a land slope of 25 degrees or more and, in any 3-month period, comprise—

in a red zone and, in any 3-month period, comprise—

the volume moved in any 3-month period is less than 5 000 m³; and

where earthworks will be undertaken on a slope of more than 25 degrees, cut and fill road construction is used that involves—

spoil material is end-hauled to a safe containment area in any circumstance where—

a record of any forestry road widening or realignment is maintained, and the record is available for inspection by the relevant council.

the place where earthworks are to be carried out; and

the dates on which the earthworks or road widening and realignment are planned to begin and end.

at least 20 and no more than 60 working days before the date on which the earthworks or road widening and realignment are planned to begin; or

for earthworks or road widening and realignment in green or yellow erosion susceptibility zones, at least 10 and no more than 60 working days before the date on which the activity is planned to begin; or

for earthworks that are required for salvage operations, a minimum of 2 days before the date on which the earthworks are planned to begin; or

in the case of ongoing earthworks, annually.

any conspicuous change in colour or visual clarity:

the rendering of fresh water unsuitable for consumption by farm animals:

any significant adverse effect on aquatic life.

identify the environmental risks associated with the earthworks and provide measures to avoid, remedy, or mitigate the adverse effects of the activity on the environment; and

contain the details required by Schedule 4; and

be in place at least 20 working days before the earthworks begin; and

if the earthworks are required for a salvage operation, be in place 2 days before the earthworks begin.

the flow path is an entrenched dry gully greater than 1 m deep; or

there is evidence of a channel within the valley system where overland flow occurs from time to time; or

there is evidence of erosion (such as gullying or headward gully erosion) associated with short-term water flow from time to time within the valley system; or

there is evidence of an active bed activated by rain events.

a perennial river; or

wetlands larger than 0.25 ha; or

lakes larger than 0.25 ha; or

an outstanding freshwater body; or

a water body subject to a water conservation order.

if the earthworks are for the construction and maintenance of a river crossing, a sediment or water control measure, or a slash trap or debris retention structure; or

if the earthworks within the setback will result in less than 100 m² of soil disturbance in any 3-month period, and are not within 5 m of the water body; or

during the maintenance and upgrade of existing earthworks.

where it may cause failure of the deposited material or the underlying land; or

over slash or woody vegetation; or

into a water body, coastal water, or a significant natural area; or

onto land in circumstances that may result in the spoil or sediment entering water.

the diversion or damming of any water body; or

damage to downstream infrastructure, property, or receiving environments including the coastal environment.

325 mm internal diameter in any green, yellow, or orange zone with a land slope of less than 25 degrees:

375 mm internal diameter in any orange zone with a land slope of 25 degrees or more in any red zone.

seeding:

vegetative cover, mulch, or slash cover:

compacting, draining, roughening, or armouring by the placement of rock or the use of other rigid materials.

divert water run-off and disperse water flows to stable ground and away from constructed fill; and

minimise disturbance to earthflows and gullies.

an overthrust bulging dome at the toe, a depressed, fissured, and disrupted centre upslope, and slipping or slumping at the head; and

prominent transverse cracks, particularly in the upper region of the movement.

any orange zone with a land slope of 25 degrees or more where the threshold specified in regulation 24(2)(c) is exceeded; and

any red zone where the threshold specified in regulation 24(2)(d) is exceeded; and

any zone where the earthworks are the maintenance and upgrade of existing earthworks and exceed the threshold in regulation 24(3); and

any zone where the earthworks are for forestry road widening or realignment and exceed the thresholds and standards in regulation 24(4); and

any area where the land is undefined in the erosion susceptibility classification.

the timing, location, and duration of the activity:

the effects on ecosystems, fresh water, and the coastal environment:

the effects on vegetation in the riparian zone:

the method of stabilising soil disturbance:

the method of sediment retention and run-off management:

stormwater control measures:

the methods used to minimise erosion:

the placement and management of cuts, fill, or spoil likely to cause slope instability:

the preparation and content of the forestry earthworks management plan:

the information and monitoring requirements:

the effects on the values of an outstanding freshwater body where a Treaty of Waitangi settlement Act includes a statutory acknowledgement in relation to that outstanding freshwater body.

a single or double culvert complies with regulation 46(1):

a battery culvert complies with regulation 46(2):

a drift deck complies with regulation 46(3):

a ford complies with regulation 46(4):

a single-span bridge complies with regulation 46(5):

a removable in-stream structure complies with regulation 46(8).

a temporary river crossing complies with regulation 46(6):

a temporary single-span bridge complies with regulations 42 and 46(5)(b), (c), and (d), and (7).

the date on which the construction or removal of a river crossing, other than a temporary river crossing, is planned to begin; and

the location of the river crossing.

alter the natural alignment or gradient of the river; or

compromise the structural integrity or use of any other lawfully established structure or activity in the bed of the river or lake; or

dam or divert water in a way that causes flooding or ponding on any property owned or occupied by a person other than the owner of the commercial forest.

the relevant statutory fisheries manager advises the relevant regional council in writing that to provide for the passage of fish would have an adverse effect on the fish population upstream of the river crossing; or

the relevant regional council has determined that fish passage must be restricted.

in a wetland larger than 0.25 ha; or

in a wetland of 0.25 ha or less, where the river crossing extends over more than 20 m in length within the wetland; or

within an outstanding freshwater body; or

within a water body subject to a water conservation order; or

within a significant natural area; or

less than 500 m upstream of a dwelling that is within 15 m of a river bed that is 3 m or more wide; or

downstream of a dwelling with a ground-floor level that is less than 1 m above the highest part of the river crossing.

the activity must discharge no contaminants into water, other than sediment; and

all practicable steps must be taken to—

all practicable steps must be taken to avoid wet concrete or concrete ingredients coming into contact with flowing or standing water; and

elevated sediment levels resulting from the construction, maintenance, or removal of a river crossing must not occur for longer than 8 consecutive hours; and

all machinery must be kept out of flowing or standing water, except where machinery must cross the bed of a water body for the purpose of river crossing construction, maintenance, or removal; and

all excess materials and equipment must be removed from the bed of the water body within 5 working days of the completion of the river crossing construction, maintenance, or removal.

the document referred to in item 3 of Schedule 2 (Regional Flood Estimation Tool for New Zealand Part 2):

the document referred to in item 4 of Schedule 2 (Technical Memorandum Number 61):

the document referred to in item 5 of Schedule 2 (Comparison of a regional method for estimating design floods with two rainfall-based methods).

the calculated 5% AEP storm flow from the catchment above the river crossing point must be no greater than 5.5 m³ per second for a single culvert and 7.5 m³ per second for a double culvert:

the culvert must be designed to pass a 5% AEP flood event without heading up:

the culvert must have an internal diameter of at least 450 mm:

the highest point of the river crossing, measured at the inlet end, must be no greater than 3.5 m above the river bed:

the fill depth and construction must comply with the culvert manufacturer’s specifications:

at installation, the culvert invert must be located so that at least 25% of the culvert’s external diameter is below the river bed level, unless it is not possible to achieve 25% embedment, in which case best endeavours must be made to comply with this condition:

where the bankfull channel width is 3 m or more, the bed invert gradient must be no greater than 6%, measured 50 m upstream and downstream of the river crossing:

the culvert inlet (entry point) and outlet (exit point) must be protected from erosion:

culvert approaches and fill must be constructed using successively compacted layers of clean fill that is free of organic matter.

the contributing catchment must be less than 500 ha:

the maximum height of the river crossing measured from the river bed must not exceed 800 mm:

the diameter of each culvert must be at least 450 mm but not exceed 800 mm, except that the culvert that carries base flow must be at least 450 mm but not exceed 1 200 mm:

the invert of at least 1 culvert pipe must be at least 100 mm below the river bed level and positioned to carry base flow:

the culvert pipe inlets (entry point) and outlets (exit point) must be protected from erosion:

culvert approaches must be protected from erosion:

if the bankfull channel width is 3 m or more, the bed invert gradient, measured 50 m upstream and downstream of the river crossing, must be no greater than 6%:

the culvert must be sized to pass annual average flow and must be constructed to allow greater flows to pass over it without structural failure.

the contributing catchment must be less than 500 ha:

the approaches and outlets must be protected from erosion:

if the bankfull channel width is 3 m or more and the bed invert gradient measured 50 m upstream and downstream of the river crossing is greater than 6%, 2 discrete footings must be used to embed the drift deck into the substrate, to maintain the natural bed material under the structure.

to minimise sediment release to the water body, water from the forestry road or forestry track surface must be intercepted, and passed through a sediment treatment structure positioned as close as practicable to the water body, above the annual flood flow level:

use of the ford must not cause a conspicuous change in colour or visual clarity beyond a 100 m mixing zone downstream of the ford for more than 30 consecutive minutes after use of the ford:

a new ford is not permitted in a river listed in a regional plan or water conservation order as a habitat for threatened indigenous fish or a fish spawning area.

there must be at least 1 m clearance of the bridge soffit above the design flood level, from a 2% AEP event:

bridges must not decrease the bankfull channel width or top flow width by more than 10%:

the abutments or foundations must be constructed parallel to the channel:

a bridge on a navigable water body must permit continued navigability.

excavation of the banks or bed of a river must not exceed 200 m²:

if logs are placed in the bed of a river, a culvert at least 300 mm in diameter must be placed in the bed first:

all river crossing materials must be removed from the bed of a river within 1 week of the completion of the construction or removal of the river crossing.

bridges must be constructed to pass the flood flow from a 5% AEP event under the bridge soffit; and

bridges must be constructed to enable the passage of bed material.

the structure may be in a location for a period not exceeding 2 years:

the contributing catchment must be less than 500 ha:

the bed gradient, measured 50 m upstream and downstream of the river crossing, must be less than 10%:

the approaches and outlets must be protected from erosion:

the structure must be anchored:

the structure must be maintained so as to avoid debris build-up and blockage:

the structure must be constructed so as to allow flows to pass over it without structural failure.

the culvert will pass a 5% AEP flood event; and

the highest point of the river crossing, measured at the inlet end, is no more than 4 m above the river bed; and

the culvert position complies with the manufacturer’s minimum height specifications.

the timing of any bed disturbance in relation to adverse effects on aquatic ecosystems:

measures to minimise the duration and extent of bed disturbance:

measures to avoid, remedy, or mitigate the adverse effects of the structure on—

measures to avoid or mitigate the risk of soil or debris being discharged into water or onto land in circumstances that may result in it entering the water body:

engineering design relating to—

measures to account for any adverse effects of the culvert arising from—

construction standards, including for headwall and apron:

information and monitoring requirements for the maintenance of the culvert, including removal of the structure if it is damaged or becomes redundant.

the timing of any bed disturbance in relation to adverse effects on aquatic ecosystems:

measures to account for—

erosion protection works:

location of the single-span bridge:

information and monitoring requirements for the maintenance of the bridge, including removal of the structure if it is damaged or becomes redundant:

matters affecting navigation in navigable water bodies.

aspects of engineering relating to characteristics of the site, design, and construction of the river crossing, to—

measures to—

cumulative effects of multiple river crossings within a catchment:

alternative roading and river crossing routes:

the information and monitoring requirements:

the effects on the values of an outstanding freshwater body where a Treaty of Waitangi settlement Act includes a statutory acknowledgement in relation to that outstanding freshwater body.

the place where the forestry quarrying is to be carried out and the proposed setbacks (including a description of how they were calculated); and

the dates on which the forestry quarrying is planned to begin and end.

at least 20 and no more than 60 working days before the date on which the forest quarrying is planned to begin; or

for forest quarrying in green or yellow erosion susceptibility zones, at least 10 and no more than 60 working days before the date on which the activity is planned to begin; or

in the case of ongoing forest quarrying, annually.

must not quarry more than 5 000 m³ of material within a 5-year period; and

must not be closer than 500 m from any other quarry at which forestry quarrying exceeds 200 m³ per calendar year.

a dwelling under different ownership or management from that of the land on which the forest quarry is located; or

the boundary of an urban area or a papakāinga.

a perennial river; or

a wetland larger than 0.25 ha; or

a lake larger than 0.25 ha.

where it may cause failure of the deposited material or the underlying land; or

over slash or woody vegetation; or

into a water body, coastal water, or a significant natural area, or within a setback referred to in regulation 54(3) or (4); or

onto land in circumstances which may result in sediment entering water.

any conspicuous change in colour or visual clarity:

the rendering of fresh water unsuitable for consumption by farm animals:

any significant adverse effect on aquatic life.

the diversion or damming of any water body; or

damage to downstream infrastructure, property, or receiving environments including the coastal environment.

into the aquitard above a confined aquifer; or

within 1 m of the seasonal high water table level above an unconfined aquifer.

the timing, location, and duration of the activity:

the area and volume of forestry quarrying:

the disposal of fill and overburden:

the method of stabilisation of disturbed soil, fill, and overburden:

stormwater control:

sediment retention and run-off management methods:

effects on ecosystems, fresh water, and the coastal environment:

effects on vegetation in the riparian zone:

measures to rehabilitate land:

the dimensions of cut and fill:

the preparation and content of a quarry erosion and sediment management plan:

the information and monitoring requirements.

the timing, location, and duration of the activity:

the visual, dust, and noise effects on adjoining properties:

the dimensions of cut and fill:

the effects on traffic and public roading infrastructure:

the effects on adjacent landowners, dwellings, urban areas, and papakāinga:

the information and monitoring requirements.

red zone:

earthflow terrain in any orange zone:

area of land that is undefined in the erosion susceptibility classification.

the timing, location, and duration of the activity:

the area and volume of forestry quarrying:

the disposal of fill and overburden:

the method of stabilisation of disturbed soil, fill, and overburden:

stormwater control:

sediment retention and run-off management methods:

the effects on ecosystems, fresh water, and the coastal environment:

the effects on vegetation in the riparian zone:

measures to rehabilitate land:

the dimensions of cut and fill:

the preparation and content of a quarry erosion and sediment management plan:

the information and monitoring requirements.

green, yellow, or orange zone; or

red zone that is not of Land Use Capability Class 8e, where it involves no more than 2 ha of harvesting in any 3-month period.

the place where harvesting will be carried out; and

the dates on which the harvesting is planned to begin and end.

at least 20 and no more than 60 working days before the date on which the harvesting is planned to begin; or

a minimum of 2 days before the date on which harvesting required for salvage operations is planned to begin; or

annually, in the case of ongoing harvesting operations.

any conspicuous change in colour or visual clarity:

the rendering of fresh water unsuitable for consumption by farm animals:

any significant adverse effect on aquatic life.

identify the environmental risks associated with the earthworks and provide operational responses to those risks that avoid, remedy, or mitigate the adverse effects of the activity on the environment; and

contain the details required by Schedule 6; and

be in place at least 20 working days before harvesting begins, except where the harvesting is a salvage operation; and

if the harvesting is a salvage operation, be in place before harvesting begins.

the diversion or damming of any water body; or

degradation of the aquatic habitat, riparian zone, freshwater body, or coastal environment; or

damage to downstream infrastructure and properties.

within 5 m of—

within 10 m of—

within 30 m of the coastal marine area.

any disturbance to the water body from the machinery is minimised; and

the harvest machinery is being operated—

diversion or damming of any water body or coastal water:

degradation of any aquatic habitat or riparian zone:

damage to downstream infrastructure or property.

a slash pile; or

the ground under a slash pile.

blocking or damming of a water body:

eroding river banks:

significant adverse effects on aquatic life: