Papakāinga/Kāinga Nohoanga zone plan change : Christchurch City Council

Operative Plan Change 8 - Operative since 14 March 2022.

This plan change better enables the use and development of Māori land in the Papakāinga/Kāinga Nohoanga zone.

The zone is in five different locations: Rapaki, Koukourārata (Port Levy), Wairewa (Little River), Ōnuku and Ōpukutahi.

The District Plan was updated so that it:

Significantly reduce the current 15m road setback for buildings on Māori land to 3m, or 5m where the garage directly faces the road (so cars parked in front of the garage door will not extend onto the road).
Reduce the current 10m internal boundary setback for buildings on Māori land to 2m. A recession plane is proposed to be introduced to offset the possible visual and privacy effects on neighbours of an internal boundary setback reduction of this extent.
Increase the maximum permitted site coverage of buildings on Māori land from 35% to 50%, to allow for the possibility of multiple buildings on communally owned land.
Provide a more generous earthworks allowance – the same as for residential zones – for Māori land in the Papakāinga/Kāinga Nohoanga zone, where sites are below 2000m².
Extend the definition of Māori land (for the purposes of the Papakāinga/Kāinga Nohoanga zone only) so the following land can also benefit from the Māori land zone rules:
1. Land where a status declaration was made under the Māori Affairs Amendment Act 1967 converting the Māori freehold land to general title, and there have been no changes of ownership since the conversion other than to an owner’s bloodline successor, or
2. Land where one or more owners are able to provide written evidence of Whakapapa to the original grantees of the land as confirmed by the Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu Whakapapa Unit or the Māori Land Court.
3. Land which is vested in a Trust constituted pursuant to Part 12 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 or a Māori incorporation constituted pursuant to Part 13 of the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
4. Land which is owned by a Rūnanga with authority/mana over the area in which the original Māori reserve is located.