Public Notices

Published: 5 March 2026

Public Notice of Proposed Plan Change Under Clause 5, Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991

Rangitīkei District Council has prepared the following Proposed Plan Change to the Rangitīkei District Plan 2013

Proposed Plan Change 3 – Urban Growth

The following amendments to the District Plan are proposed as part of Proposed Plan Change 3:

• Amendments to the General Residential Zone, Rural Lifestyle Zone and Subdivision Chapter to provide greater opportunity for urban intensification, implementation of a structure plan and removing existing barriers to better enable urban growth.
• Amendments to the Planning Maps to identify a new Residential Intensification Area for Marton, Bulls and Taihape, to enable more intensive infill development in walkable distance from town centres and local amenities.
• Amendments to the Planning Maps to rezone areas of General Rural Zone and Rural Lifestyle Zone land to Residential, on the urban fringes of Marton and Bulls.
• Introduction of a new Marton North-West Structure Plan Area to help guide development in a large area of land proposed to be rezoned on the periphery of Marton.

Copies of Proposed Plan Change 3 may be inspected at www.rangitikei.govt.nz/PPC3 or in hard copy at the locations below from the 5 March 2026 until 7 April 2026 (during usual opening hours):

• Marton Head Office: 46 High Street, Marton
• Marton Community Hub: 31 High Street, Marton
• Te Matapihi – Bulls Community Hub: 4 Criterion Street, BullsTaihape Community Hub: 102 Hautapu Street (SH1), Taihape

If you have any questions about the proposal, please contact Rangitīkei District Council’s Strategy Manager, Tiffany Gower, on (06) 327 0099 or via email at districtplan@rangitikei.govt.nz

• The following persons may make a submission on the proposal:
• the local authority in its own area may make a submission; and
• any other person may make a submission but, if the person could gain an advantage in trade competition through the submission, then the person may do so only if the person is directly affected by an effect of the proposal that -
  • adversely affects the environment; and
  • does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition.

You may make a submission by sending a written or electronic submission to Rangitīkei District Council -

• By post to: Rangitīkei District Council, Attn: Strategy Manager, Private Bag 1102, Marton 4741
• By email to: districtplan@rangitikei.govt.nz
• Via the online submission form: available at www.rangitikei.govt.nz/PPC3
• Dropping it into the Marton Head Office: 46 High Street, Marton.

The submission must be in Form 5 of the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedure) Regulations 2003 and must state whether or not you wish to be heard on your submission. Copies of this form are available from Rangitīkei District Council (locations listed above) or online at www.rangitikei.govt.nz/PPC3

Submissions close on Tuesday, 7 April 2026 at 5pm. Submissions must be received by this date and time.

The process for public participation in the consideration of the Proposed Plan Change under the Resource Management Act 1991 is as follows:

• After the closing date for submissions, the Rangitīkei District Council will prepare a summary of decisions requested by submitters and give public notice of the availability of this summary and where the summary and submissions can be inspected and;
• There will be an opportunity for the following persons to make further submissions in support or opposition to the submissions already made;
  • any person representing a relevant aspect of the public interest:
  • any person who has an interest in the proposal greater than the general public has:
  • the local authority itself; and

• If a person making a submission asks to be heard in support of their submission, a hearing must be held; and
• Rangitīkei District Council must give its decision on the Proposed Plan Change (including its reasons for accepting or rejecting submissions); and give public notice of its decision within 2 years of notifying the proposal and serve it on every person who made a submission at the same time; and
• Any person who has made a submission has the right to appeal the decision on a Proposed Plan Change to the Environment Court if –
  • in relation to a provision or matter that is the subject of the appeal, the person referred to the provision or matter in the person’s submission on the proposal; and
  • in the case of a proposal that is a proposed policy statement or plan, the appeal does not seek the withdrawal of the proposal as a whole.

Carol Gordon
Chief Executive
Rangitīkei District Council

Public Notice - 5 March 2026