Identification of surf breaks of national significance

Peryman, P. Bailey

Abstract

Surf break protection is experiencing a rapid rise in attention on an international scale. Researchers of coastal management issues and advocates for protection of the surfing environments are merging here in New Zealand too. The following is effectively an account of how this has led to the inclusion of a policy identifying surf breaks of national significance in the latest revision of the New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement (NZCPS) – the only mandatory National Policy Statement under the Resource Management Act (RMA) 1991.

Keywords

surfing; surf breaks; New Zealand coastline; coastal policy; coastal management

Fields of Research

150404 Sport and Leisure Management; 050205 Environmental Management

Date

2011-09

Type

Journal Article