Opihi River Regional Plan
The Opihi River Regional Plan (PDF File, 5.23MB) aimed to promote sustainable and integrated management of the natural and physical resources of the Opihi River and its tributaries as well as hydraulically connected groundwater.
You can access further information on the plan and background documents below. Planning maps for the plan can also be viewed via Canterbury Maps.
Current stage
Plan superseded by Plan Change 7~~
The Opihi River Regional Plan no longer applies, as it has been superseded by Plan Change 7 to the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan. Plan Change 7 is now fully operative and should be referred to as the planning framework for this catchment.
National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020
Previous stages
Decision documents
- Public notice – NPSFM amendments to plans 2018 (PDF File, 44.54KB)
- Public notice – NPSFM amendments to plans 2015 (PDF File, 79.13KB)
- Opihi River Regional Plan - Corrections Minor Errors (PDF File, 1.37MB)