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      • Hearing 1: Chapter 1 Introduction
      • Hearing 2: All of Plan matters and Plan Structure
      • Hearing 3: Strategic Objectives
      • Hearing 4: Tangata Whenua, Whaanga Coast and Maaori Freehold Land
      • Hearing 5: Definitions
      • Hearing 6: Village Zone
      • Hearing 7: Industrial Zone and Heavy Industrial Zone
      • Hearing 8A: Hazardous Substances/Contaminated Land
      • Hearing 8B: GMO
      • Hearing 9: Business and Business Town Centre
      • Hearing 10: Residential
      • Hearing 11: Lakeside
      • Hearing 12: Country Living
      • Hearing 13: Hampton Downs
      • Hearing 14: Historic Heritage
      • Hearing 15: Designations
      • Hearing 16: Raglan
      • Hearing 17: Te Kowhai Airpark
      • Hearing 18: Rural
      • Hearing 19: Ohinewai Rezoning
      • Hearing 20: Maaori Sites and Areas of Significance
      • Hearing 21a: Significant Natural Areas
      • Hearing 21b: Landscapes
      • Hearing 22: Infrastructure
      • Hearing 23: Rangitahi
      • Hearing 24: Reserves
      • Hearing 25: Rezoning
        • Framework Report
        • Future Urban and Residential Medium Density Zones (General non-spatial)
        • Rest of District
        • Raglan
        • Hopu Hopu Special Development
        • Matangi Dairy Factory
        • Tuakau
        • Te Kauwhata
        • TaTa Valley
        • Pokeno
        • Huntly
        • Kimihia Lakes
        • Te Kowhai, Horotiu, Ngaruawahia and Taupiri
        • Mercer and Meremere
      • Hearing 27A: Background and Process – Natural Hazards and Climate Change
      • Hearing 27B: Objectives, Policies, and General Submissions
      • Hearing 27C: Flood Hazards, and Defended Areas
      • Hearing 27D: Coastal Hazards
      • Hearing 27E: Subsidence, Liquefaction, & other Hazards
      • Hearing 27F: Fire, Climate Change, and Definitions
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    • Variation 2 Natural Hazards
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