Key points

Landscapes and heritage areas are valuable for a number of reasons including tourism, other business and development activities, recreation and aesthetic benefits.  Hence, outstanding natural features need to be managed so their values are preserved, protected and enhanced.

• During 2009/10, a Waikato Regional Landscape Assessment was commissioned by Environment Waikato.  This shows that the Waikato Region has a number of historically and aesthetically important landscape assets, providing a baseline for future monitoring and management of landscapes within the Region.

Summary Table: Outstanding Natural Features and Landscapes (ONFL)

Source: Waikato Regional Landscape Assessment, Environment Waikato Technical Report 2010/12, p 92.

High Value Amenity Natural Features and Landscapes (HVANFL)

Source: Waikato Regional Landscape Assessment, Environment Waikato Technical Report 2010/12, p 93.

Significant Natural Landscape Features (SNLF)

Source: Waikato Regional Landscape Assessment, Environment Waikato Technical Report 2010/12, p 93.

What agencies are doing

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What you can do to help

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More information

More detail on this indicator, including how and where this information is collected, is available here.

What we want to achieve

The community outcomes we are seeking to achieve by protecting natural heritage and landscapes are:

• The iconic landscapes and natural features of our environment define and sustain us. We respect and celebrate them as taonga.
• Our natural environment is protected and respected. Its ecological balance is restored, its air, soil and water quality is improved and its native biodiversity is enhanced.
• The traditional role of iwi and hapu as kaitiaki is acknowledged, respected and enabled.
• Our region’s waterways have consistently high water quality.