Volume One 10. Heritage Resources and Notable Trees (k) for heritage resources on the New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero , the views of Heritage New Zealand. This policy sets out the matters that the Council should have regard to when assessing any resource consent application to demolish, remove, alter or add to a heritage resource. These matters are designed to ensure that the significance of the heritage resource is recognised and appropriately provided for in the decision making process. Opportunities exist to retain and enhance historic buildings through the active use and adaptive reuse of the buildings. Where the use of a historic building is not permitted by the relevant zone rules (i.e. a land use consent is required for the activity irrespective of the historic heritage value of the building), this policy allows the Council to consider any positive effects of the use in determining the application. Reuse of heritage buildings may require modification to be made to the building. This creates the opportunity for the heritage value of a historic building to be enhanced, especially where the modifications are sympathetic to, or build on, existing heritage features. [RPS, C, D] Policy 10.1.8 – When assessing resource consent applications to destroy or modify a registered waahi tapu site or area, or to undertake activities in a place of significance to Marlborough’s tangata whenua iwi, have regard to: (a) the effect of demolition, removal, alteration or additions on the heritage values of the heritage resource; (b) the position of the relevant iwi; (c) the views of Heritage New Zealand; (d) the effects of the destruction or alteration on the heritage resource or the effects of the proposed activity on the spiritual and cultural values of iwi; (e) any cumulative effects, especially where the resource or place is part of a group of similar resources or places; (f) efforts by the applicant to retain important features of the heritage resource, or spiritual and cultural values of iwi; and (g) whether the activity can be undertaken at an alternative location on the same property or on another property owned by the applicant, where the adverse effects on the heritage resource or place can be avoided. This policy sets out the matters that the Council should consider when assessing any resource consent application to destroy or modify a waahi tapu site or area, or other area of significance to Marlborough’s tangata whenua iwi. These matters are designed to ensure the cultural and spiritual significance of the site or area is recognised and appropriately provided for in the decision making process. Archaeological sites [RPS, D] Policy 10.1.9 – Except as set out in Policy 10.1.11, primarily rely on Heritage New Zealand and the requirements of the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014 to regulate archaeological sites within Marlborough. There are dual management responsibilities for the management of historic heritage in New Zealand (especially for archaeological sites), with both Heritage New Zealand and local authorities involved. Given the specific regulatory protection provided to archaeological sites through the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014, the Council considers it an inefficient use of resources to create a dual consenting process in respect of archaeological sites. An additional consenting process under the RMA would provide no measurable additional protection of the archaeological site. Archaeological sites are important in a Marlborough context and the Council will actively support Heritage New Zealand’s regulatory protection of these sites 10 – 5