Bylaws are local legislation enforceable by the Council staff and other nominated agencies. In 2008 most of Council’s Bylaws were reviewed and combined to form the Consolidated Bylaw.  

The Consolidated Bylaw is broken up into the following sections: 

• Introductory Bylaw 2020 (pdf, 109.49kb)
• Land Transport Bylaw 2008 (Amended 2022)*
• Wastewater Bylaw 2008 (Amended 2019) (pdf, 320kb)
• Water Supply Bylaw 2008 (Amended 2017) (pdf, 327kb)
• Stormwater Management Bylaw 2009 (Amended 2017)
• Trade Waste Bylaw 2020 (pdf, 385kb)
• Dog Control Bylaw 2010 (Amended 2016) (pdf, 444kb) 

• Solid Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw 2024 (pdf, 469.85kb)
• Freedom Camping Bylaw 2023 (pdf, 747.04kb)
• Freedom Camping Bylaw Maps (pdf, 7.17mb)
• Alcohol Licensing Fees Bylaw 2025 (pdf, 851kb)
• Cemeteries Bylaw 2025 (pdf, 928kb)
• Community Safety Bylaw 2025 (pdf, 2.49mb)

* Note: Due to a change in the way speed limits are set, Council removed references to the setting of speed limits within its Consolidated Bylaw in September 2022. Speed limits are now set using speed management plans and the legal instrument for the setting of speed limits is the National Speed Limit Register (NSLR). Prior to this, Council set speed limits (on local roads, not State Highways) through its bylaw-making process under the Land Transport Act 1998. All current speed limits can be viewed via the NSLR, an online maps-based source of speed limits for roads in New Zealand. The register can be accessed here.