Thread: Getting ahead of new range rules

When I made a submission against this section I did some research with the two territorial authorities district and regional.
The district council felt that a range was a discretionary rather than a permitted activity and therefore need to be notified in order to get a certificate of compliance.
Assuming the range had been started before the introduction of the rma in 1990 under section 10 an existing right use could be issued if it falls within the district plans requirements.
The regional council disagree that an existing use exemption could be granted as the operation involves discharge of contaminants to soil, air and potentially water, however neither had been involved in consenting anything goes like this.
The president has been set by the wairarapa gun club and the Waiuku pistol clubs consent battles.
A bit over 10 years ago Waiuku spent $130,000 on consenting a site they had occupied since the 1980s, driven by a council rule change and a vexatious neighbor
Wairarapa in 2017 coughed up over $100,000 fighting both the neighbors and a hostile regional council to establish their new grounds.
This is going to turn into a shit fight where the police or whoever is administering this at the time can turn and say it's the councils that are closing ranges not us.
I only hope that 2 years is enough time for some sense to be brought to the table.

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

When I made a submission against this section I did some research with the two territorial authorities district and regional.
The district council felt that a range was a discretionary rather than a permitted activity and therefore need to be notified in order to get a certificate of compliance.
Assuming the range had been started before the introduction of the rma in 1990 under section 10 an existing right use could be issued if it falls within the district plans requirements.
The regional council disagree that an existing use exemption could be granted as the operation involves discharge of contaminants to soil, air and potentially water, however neither had been involved in consenting anything goes like this.
The president has been set by the wairarapa gun club and the Waiuku pistol clubs consent battles.
A bit over 10 years ago Waiuku spent $130,000 on consenting a site they had occupied since the 1980s, driven by a council rule change and a vexatious neighbor
Wairarapa in 2017 coughed up over $100,000 fighting both the neighbors and a hostile regional council to establish their new grounds.
This is going to turn into a shit fight where the police or whoever is administering this at the time can turn and say it's the councils that are closing ranges not us.
I only hope that 2 years is enough time for some sense to be brought to the table.

Yip its going to be dam minefield. Clubs fighting bureaucrats in both Police and Council with Lawyers on tap at ratepayer and taxpayers expense to impede.
I cynically believe this is slipped in 2nd tranche to particularly target a certain range in Auckland and get rid of it, as they haven't been able to.

I believe there are only a handful of PNZ ranges that would currently comply if read law to the letter.