Part 6Resource consents
Decisions
104DACircumstances in which consent authority may grant resource consent contrary to standards and solutions
Despite the provisions listed in subsection (2), a consent authority may grant a resource consent contrary to a stormwater environmental performance standard, a wastewater environmental performance standard, or an infrastructure design solution for the purpose of giving effect to—
- Te Ture Whaimana o Te Awa o Waikato—the Vision and Strategy for the Waikato River; or
- a provision that is included in a regional policy statement or a proposed regional policy statement to give effect to Te Ture Whaimana o Te Awa o Waikato—the Vision and Strategy for the Waikato River; or
- a provision that—
- is included in a plan or proposed plan to give effect to Te Ture Whaimana o Te Awa o Waikato—the Vision and Strategy for the Waikato River; and
- is more stringent than the environmental performance standard or infrastructure design solution.
- is included in a plan or proposed plan to give effect to Te Ture Whaimana o Te Awa o Waikato—the Vision and Strategy for the Waikato River; and
The provisions are—
- section 87A:
- section 104(2D) and (2E):
- section 105(3):
- section 107(4):
- section 123(aa) and (ab):
- section 128.
Notes
- Section 104DA: inserted, on , by section 83 of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).


