7. Coastal Living Zone Volume Two (b) on land above mean high water springs that is within 20m of an Ecologically Significant Marine Site. 7.3.7.4. Clearance of indigenous vegetation within the coastal environment must not include the following habitats/species: (a) duneland vegetation; (b) coastal grassland; (c) coastal flaxlands; (d) coastal vegetation dominated by (making up >50% of the canopy cover) wharariki/coastal flax (Phormium cookianum); (e) coastal broadleaved shrubland; (f) coastal small-leaved shrubland; (g) coastal salt turf; (h) coastal speargrass herbfield. 7.3.7.5. Clearance of indigenous forest must not exceed 1,000m per Computer 2 Register in any 5 year period. 7.3.7.6. Clearance of indigenous vegetation, per Computer Register, must not exceed: (a) 2,000m 2 in any 5 year period where the average canopy height is between 3m and 6m; (b) 10,000m2 in any 5 year period where the average canopy height is below 3m, except for the following species where clearance in any 5 year period must not exceed: (i) 500m of indigenous sub-alpine vegetation; 2 (ii) 100m of tall tussock of the genus Chinochloa. 2 7.3.8. Non-indigenous vegetation clearance. 7.3.8.1. Where clearance is by mechanical means, blading or root-raking by a bulldozer must not be used on slopes greater than 20°. 7.3.8.2. Vegetation must not be removed by fire or mechanical means within 8m of a river (except an ephemeral river, or intermittently flowing river when not flowing), lake or the coastal marine area. 7.3.8.3. Within, or within 8 metres of, a Significant Wetland, Pest Plants identified in Appendix 25 and willow, blackberry, broom, gorse and old man’s beard are the only vegetation that may be removed. Any vegetation removed under this standard must only be done by non-mechanical means. 7.3.8.4. Vegetation clearance must not be within such proximity to any abstraction point for a community drinking water supply registered under section 69J of the Health Act 1956 as to cause contamination of that water supply. 7.3.8.5. All trees must be felled away from a river (except an ephemeral river, or intermittently flowing river, when not flowing), lake, Significant Wetland or the coastal marine area. 7.3.8.6. No tree or log must be dragged through the bed of a river (except an ephemeral river or intermittently flowing river, when not flowing), lake or Significant Wetland or through the coastal marine area. 7 – 6