The amendment will result in the inclusion of “housing bottom lines” for the regions Tier 2 urban environments (Dunedin and Queenstown), based on the most recent Housing and Business Capacity Assessment undertaken for each area, into Schedule 6: Housing Capacity, as required by Clause 3.6 of the National Policy Statement for Urban Development 2020, without using Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991.

The Partially Operative Regional Policy Statement 2019 is available on Otago Regional Council’s website www.orc.govt.nz/rps

Anita Dawe
Acting General Manager, Policy and Science
Signed on behalf of the Otago Regional Council