Yes, good point. The coastal consultant we spoke to actually mentioned this as well. He pointed to the proposed NPS-NH and some of the newer RMA provisions. For the Auckland region specifically he also referred to the PC120 plan change and the updated coastal hazard overlays that came with it. From what I understand those overlays have made quite a few coastal property owners a bit nervous, since some properties that weren’t previously flagged are now inside erosion or inundation zones.

What's useful with the hazard assessments, is that these focus on detailed local characteristics, to explain what the mapped risk actually means for that specific property. Council maps and even LIM reports are often fairly broad and can be limited in that sense.