Consents – Variation 5 – Taupo Map
Select the map from the Maps introduction page http://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/Maps/
If you have the map browser open the
Variation 5 - Taupo map will display when
selected in the top right of the Map Window.
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The map is initially centred on the Taupo area of the region. The Variation 5 Catchment and
Near Shore Zones are clearly shown as coloured shaded areas in the map window and legend.
State Highways, TA Boundary, Regional Boundary and Google maps are initially shown to give
context.
These specific instructions for the Variation 5 - Taupo map should be read in conjunction with
the standard tools (http://gis.waikatoregion.govt.nz/wrcmaps/pdf/standard_tools.pdf) guide that
covers basic tools available on the map (like zooming in and out etc).
The legend shows all the layers available for users on this map.
The Catchment and Near Shore Zone are shown as
blue / mauve lines (and shading depending on the
scale.)
The Properties (Rating Units) are coloured in shades
of Red, Yellow and Green to indicate where they are
inside or out of the Near Shore zone and/or Catchment
The Base Layers give context to guide you around the
map. The Google maps can be used in conjunction
with the Base maps layers to give you further context
to guide you around the map.
To turn on or off layers check
toggle between on and off.
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The latest Aerial photography Images (2012) is
provided as a back drop at scales between 1:1.000
and 1:20,000
or uncheck
the tick box in the legend next to the name to
Main Workflow
Browse to find out if you are in the Variation 5 Catchment
Select the Zoom By Area Tool from the top toolbar.
1. Left mouse click in the map to define the first corner of the area, move the mouse and
the pink zoom area box is drawn as shown below.
2. Left mouse click again to finish selecting area and the zoom area box turns pink.
3. The map will be re-centred and zoomed into this area.
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As you zoom in past 1:100,000 property boundaries become visible.
As shown above the properties are shaded to indicate:
Red = Property completely, or partially, in Near Shore Zone and Catchment
Yellow = Property completely, or partially, in Catchment
Green = property outside of catchment.
Important notes about the above classification:
1) Due to the nature of hydrological catchments and scale at which they were collected this
classification
is
indicative
only.
See
the
metadata
for full
details.
(http://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/Environment/Environmentalinformation/REDI/1016036/)
2) A single property is based on the „Rating Unit‟ made up of the legal parcels shown on
your rates bill. This means all parts of the rating unit will be classified as in the
catchment even if only one parcel actually falls within the catchment.
3) Where only a small part of a property is inside the catchment the whole property is
classified as such
4) Properties that are near (within 200m) the catchment still may come under the variation
5 rules.
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5) The data is indicative only. In all cases please contact Waikato Regional Council on
0800 800 401 to confirm the exact rules and how they may apply to your property.
As you zoom in past 1:20,000 the aerial photography backdrop automatically turns on and the
colour classification shading becomes transparent.
The transparent shading aids finding a particular feature or property shown on the aerial
photography and makes it clearer where the catchment boundary falls.
As you hover your mouse pointer over the properties note that a pop-up label tells you the
address and classification.
A (red) property that is within or partially in, the
catchment and Near Shore Zone.
A (yellow) property that is within or partially in, the
catchment.
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A (green) property that is outside the catchment.
If you click on a highlighted property, as shown above with the Feature Info tool
, you get
some basic details about the property from the council database, for properties outside the
Taupo catchment you get our standard property report.
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If the property is indicatively shown in the Taupo Catchment or Near Shore Zone you will see a
slightly different message as shown above. Catchment details
and Near Shore Zone details below
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At scales less than 1:20,000, when the aerial photograph is shown behind the transparent
shading you will see (as in the example below) that there are properties where the shading
becomes less transparent.
This is because there are several rating units that have an equal share in the same piece of
land. The darker the shading the more rating units share the land.
To discover all the property numbers with an interest in such land use the „Select By Point‟ tool
to get a list.
Click on the „Select Features By Point‟ tool and then the „Add selected features to clip board‟
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A report is generated in the clip board listing all the interests in the property.
Tip: To ensure you are able to query a layer ensure it is in the svgz format.
Please Note: For refreshing the Map the performance is better in png format. Map Performance
will be slower at scales > 1:25,000
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Query to find out if you are in the Variation 5 Catchment
Select the Simple Query Window Tool from the Tools Tab.
Rather than browsing the map to find out if a location is within the catchment there are seven
queries available (Address, Consents, Road, Places, Valuation, Legal and Mark_IT) that can be
used to find a location. Each one works in a similar way. You enter the information in the boxes
as prompted, results are shown and when selected the map automatically zooms to that
location.
For example in the Address query you enter both a House Number and all or the beginning part
of the Street Name e.g. entering Vic will find both Victoria and Victory. There is no need to enter
Street, St, Road Rd etc the name is sufficient.
Click
button to start the
search.
The query will return all the addresses that match what you have entered.
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Click on the Taupo District record and the map window will zoom automatically to that address
and highlight it „hot pink‟.
As shown in this
example the property
is shaded, as before,
to indicate if it is in or
out of the catchment.
Red = In the Near
Shore Zone.
Yellow = In the
Catchment
Green = Outside the
catchment.
Search for a location on the Map with NZTM coordinates
This query allows you to enter NZTM map coordinates and center the map on the location on
the map.
Click the Centering map with an input NZTM coordinate Tool from the Tools tab.
Enter your NZTM easting and northing as shown.
Click Center
and the map will zoom to that location at a default scale of 1:1,000
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…and maps zooms to point at the center of the Map Window
You can now clearly see if the entered location in inside or outside the catchment
You may need to zoom in or out to see the surrounding properties.
Note: be sure you are reading and entering the correct numbers, as the system cannot detect
incorrectly entered numbers, missing numbers or extra numbers…
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Search for location using other queries
There are other queries work in a similar way to the Address query and can be used to find
locations. As with previous examples you will then be able to see if the searched for location is
inside or outside the catchment by the shading applied to the area / and or the pop up labels in
the area.
Search for location using the Consent Query
In the Consents query you need to enter a valid resource consent number (or the first part of it)
e.g. entering 12257 will return all the consents that start with those numbers.
to start the search.
Click
The query will return all the consents that match the number you entered.
Below is an example from the older Web maps.
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button
Click on a row and the map zooms to the found consent.
You can use the Feature Info tool to click on the map and get a report of the
property details etc.
Tip: To return to the default Pan tool (“the hand”) try a left click in the Map Window.
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The map window will zoom automatically to that consent and highlight it „hot pink‟.
If you hover your mouse over the property the consent is in, it gives the label that indicates the
address and whether it is in or out of the catchment.
Tip: To clear highlighted features in the map between queries use the Refresh Map tool
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Road Query:
In the Road query enter all or the beginning part of the Road Name e.g. entering Waia will find
both Waianiwa Place and Waiari Road.
Click
button to start the search.
Click on the Richmond Heights record and the map window will zoom automatically to that road
name.
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Places Query:
In the Places Query enter all or the beginning part of any topographic Place Name (town,
stream, hill etc) e.g. entering “lake taupo” will return any place that starts with “lake taupo”.
the search.
Click
button to start
To select all the Places you can click on the top row and then Shift click on the bottom row to
zoom to all of them.
The Selected Geographic Place Names are shown in green points.
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