The Tairāwhiti Resource Management Plan (‘TRMP’) is a single combined planning document that represents all of Gisborne District Council’s natural and physical resource management plans under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) – our Regional Policy Statement, regional plans and District plan.

The TRMP is outdated and must be reviewed to bring it up to date and make it fit for purpose. Council must procure expertise to support the delivery of the TRMP review due to the scale and complexity of the review and level of internal capacity. It will be Council’s most significant piece of strategic planning work to date.

Council is seeking to establish a small, agile panel of about five to seven suppliers that demonstrates the required skills, expertise and experience we need to effectively complete the workload.

An overall budget has been approved to undertake the TRMP review (including delivery of the freshwater planning programme) over the next ten years. Delivery of the freshwater planning programme component is time bound for the end of 2024. Note: this budget will cover consultants, legal, internal resources, and engagement.