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Policy C5.1.1 To recognise Te Runanga O Toa Rangatira as the voice of the tangata whenua. Policy C5.1.3 To have particular regard to the exercise of kaitiakitanga in the management of the resources of the City. Policy C5.1.4 To recognise the desire of Ngati Toa to maintain and enhance their traditional relationship with the natural world. Policy C5.1.5 To recognise the resources needed by Ngati Toa if the tangata whenua are to have an active role in all aspects of resource management in the City. Policy C5.1.6 To protect waahi tapu and other taonga from desecration. C6. Subdivision Objective C6.1 To promote a pattern of land ownership which enhances the opportunities for the sustainable management of resources. Policy C6.1.5 To protect the long-term potential of the rural land resource by controlling subdivision which does not directly contribute to the long-term sustainable management of the rural resource. The Judgeford Hills Zone makes specific provision for the sustainable management of the rural land resource within that zone. C7. Transport Objective C7.1 To achieve a safe and efficient transportation network that enables the people of the city and their wider community to provide for their social and economic well-being without creating significant adverse environmental effects. Policy C7.1.1 To use a roading hierarchy as the basis for the management of the effects of traffic on adjacent activities, and the effects of activities on the transportation network. Policy C7.1.2 To ensure that the adverse effects of land use and development on the efficiency and safety of the transportation network are taken into account, and any intersection or frontage conflicts are avoided or minimised or remedied as appropriate. Policy C7.1.3 To avoid, remedy or mitigate the adverse environmental effects of the transportation network on the environment. Policy C7.1.4 To protect the corridors of existing and proposed major transport routes in the City. Policy C7.1.5 To encourage the undertaking of major road improvements in a timely manner and in a sequence, location and form that reflects comprehensive 36
economic, social and environmental assessments. Policy C7.1.6 To encourage major new developments and activities in a manner that makes best use of the City's existing and proposed transportation network. Policy C7.1.7 To encourage the use of bicycles for commuting, recreation, and general access around the City. Policy C7.1.8 To actively encourage the provision of public transport and its use throughout the City, and between the City and adjacent locations. C8. Heritage Objective C8.1 To protect significant heritage features in Porirua City. C8.1.1 To identify and protect significant heritage features. C9. Landscape and Ecology Objective C9.1.1 To manage in a sustainable manner the landscape and ecological systems within Porirua City. Policy C9.1.1 To prevent urban encroachment into sensitive ecological and landscape areas. Policy C9.1.4 To protect the Belmont Scarp and Eastern Porirua Ridge from urban encroachment in order to preserve the open space and rural edge of Porirua City. Policy C9.1.5 To protect the visual and ecological character of the Rural Zone. Policy C9.1.6 To encourage the protection and preservation of areas of significant native vegetation. Policy C9.1.12 To protect and enhance the spiritual, cultural, ecological and amenity values of rivers and the coast. Policy C9.1.14 To encourage the protection and enhancement of ecological integrity throughout Porirua City. Policy C9.1.15 To recognise, protect and enhance the existing ecological and landscape features in the Whitby Landscape Protection Area, including Duck Creek and the Resolution Ridge, through subdivision design, location, roads, low residential densities, allotment size and the management of earthworks and vegetation clearance. C10. Coastal Objective 10.1 To protect and enhance the spiritual, cultural, ecological and amenity values of the coast. Policy C10.1.1 To promote the long-term legal protection of, and access to, the coast through the use of riparian strips. Policy C10.1.5 To manage the effects of activities likely to result in increased levels of contaminants and silt run-off so as to avoid and/or mitigate these effects on the coastal environment and coastal marine area. 37
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