Links

General

• New Zealand Legislation
  www.qualityplanning.org.nz/legislation/index.php#rma
  

• Tourism, Recreation Research and Education Centre, Lincoln University www.lincoln.ac.nz/trrec/trrecpub.htm
  

• Tourism Planning Toolkit for Local Authorities, Ministry of Tourism 2004 www.tourism.govt.nz/tourism-toolkit/index.html
  

• Local Government New Zealand
  www.localgovt.co.nz
  

• Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
  www.pce.govt.nz
  

• Comprehensive overview of tourism planning issues in New Zealand
  www.qualityplanning.org.nz/plan-topics/tourism-planning.php
  

• Website for the Environmentally Sustainable Tourism Project for New Zealand tourism businesses, operated by the Ministries of Tourism and the Environment
  www.mfe.govt.nz/issues/sustainable-industry/initiatives/sustainable-tourism/index.html
  

Resource Management Act and Conservation Act

• The most complete RMA Planning Resource
  www.qualityplanning.org.nz
  

• Tourism and the RMA - a good practice guide, August 2004, prepared for Local Government New Zealand by Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner Ltd and Tourism Resource Consultants Ltd.
  www.doc.govt.nz/index.html
  

• Overview of the Department of Conservation's policies, plans and strategies
  www.doc.govt.nz/templates/summary.aspx?id=41118

Ecotourism

• Links to ecotourism websites worldwide
  www.uneptie.org/pc/tourism/ecotourism/other_websites.htm

Spatial planning

• New Zealand Tourism Flows Model
  www.tourismresearch.govt.nz/Research/Tourism+Flows+Model/

Master Plans and Structure Plans

• A good link for master and structure plans that explains what they are and their use
  www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/urban/urban-toolkit-apr07/html/page7.html

World trade Organisation

• World Tourism Organisation's website for Sustainable Development of Tourism
  www.world-tourism.org/frameset/frame_sustainable.html

Long Term Council Community Plans

• Introduction to ''Local Futures'' research programme
  www.localfutures.ac.nz/publications.html
  

• Fact sheet on Long Term Council Community Plans
  www.lgnz.co.nz/library/files/store_011/LTCCP_Question_and_Answer_Fact_Sheet.pdf