Post in Submissions by 5pm today on Coastal Policy Statement Review

Tony Milne wrote:
> The NZ Coastal Policy Statement is a key statement of national policy which
> guides planning and resource consent decisions for the coastal environment.
> The existing statement is currently being reviewed. [...]
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> Why does the review matter?
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> The NZCPS is a national policy statement under the Resource Management Act
> (RMA). Once the new NZCPS is completed, regional and district councils have
> to ensure their policy statements and plans give effect to the provisions in
> the NZCPS.
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> The policy can affect any activity in the "coastal environment" - not just
> marine areas and the beach, but also adjacent land areas.
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> More information about the policy can be found on Doc's website at :
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> http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/page.aspx?id=33968
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I have a concern that as spread of bird species changes, that exotic
trees that otherwise would not have been a habitat then become such.
Bellbirds are becoming more frequent in Christchurch, in the New
Brighton area. They can use big trees like macrocarpas which are not
indigenous. They may make more use of them in future.

I do not know if they are here because there is increased food and
vegetation for them in the city or whether there is less in the rurla
areas. Do you see them in the rural areas?

I am a bit worried about Policy 35 of the Statement:

"(h) removing redundant structures and materials that lack heritage or
amenity value."

Could that be taken to mean removing macrocarpas from Thomson Park and
planting tussock and ngaois?

I have seen a heron in Thomson Park macrocarpas. And I have heard a bell
bird in a macrocarpa on Marine Pde near Lonsdale St. Had those trees
been removed a few years back before those birds had come to them, then
they could not have that habitat now. So I feel foresight somehow needs
to be defined.

Silvereyes and fantails  can use beach areas and gain iodine and
protein.  They need  nearby refuge from the gulls which give them a
hurry up. The infill in the New Brighton L3 housing areas when the
fuller potential has been moved to often have less bushy areas, though
some landscaping is done. So the birds do not have that refuge.

Brian Sandle