A collaboration between representatives from Tāmaki Makaurau iwi and hapū, Tātaki Auckland Unlimited’s Screen Auckland and the screen industry will lead to a more streamlined approach to filming on sites and places of significance to mana whenua.
Auckland Council’s Policy and Planning Committee gave the approach the green light at its meeting in August. Brought about by a change to the Auckland Unitary Plan (Plan Change 106), it means most short-term film projects on publicly managed sites and places of significance will follow the film permit process, rather than requiring resource consent.
