[2018] NZEnvC 239 Mawhinney v Auckland Council [pdf, 851 KB]
...It starts with section 11 RMA which states (relevantly): 11. Restrictions on subdivision of land (1) No person may subdivide land, within the meaning of section 218, unless the subdivision is- (a) both first, expressly allowed by a national environmental standard, a rule in a district plan as well as a rule in a proposed district plan for the same district (if there is one), or a resource consent and, second, shown on one of the following: (i) a "survey plan", as defi...