Chapter 1 - Introduction to be addressed by the Plan as a whole, the objectives, policies and methods to be used in promoting sustainable management of the natural and physical resources of the Wairau/Awatere and the environmental results anticipated from their implementation. Volume Two Sets out the rules to achieve the objectives, policies and methods including assessment criteria for those activities which require resource consents. Volume Two also contains the interpretation section which defines the words, terms and phrases used in the Plan. Volume Three Contains the planning maps for the Wairau/Awatere Resource Management Plan, which are an integral part of the Plan in that they establish graphically the areas to which the rules set out in Volume Two apply. 1.7 Plan Framework 1.7.1 Relationship Between the Wairau/Awatere Resource Management Plan and Other Policy Statements and Plans Prepared Under the Resource Management Act 1991 Figure 1.1 shows the relationship of the Plan with other policies and plans prepared under the Act. It is important to note that each level of policy or Plan must be consistent with the level above. 1 3