In 2020, Boffa Miskell was engaged by the three Wairarapa District Councils to assist with the review of the first Combined District Plan. Following a review of the Operative Plan, working collaboratively with the Councils, Boffa Miskell assisted with the preparation of the second Combined District Plan.

For the first and second Combined District Plans, Boffa Miskell guided much of the plan's development, including the following services:

• Review of operative plans, including assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of the plans.
• Preparation of non-statutory ‘draft’ District Plans for public comment.
• Prepared and managed the production of the Proposed Plan, which was notified for public submissions in August 2006.
• Managed the public notification process and acted as Committee advisors at public meetings and submitters’ hearings.
• Provided coordination and liaison between the planning departments of each Council on plan implementation.
• Analysed and reported to the Hearings Panel on submissions.
• Various miscellaneous roles such as preparation of media releases, heritage guidelines, structure plans, and organising various technical assessments and reports.

Major issues included the management of rural subdivision, coastal development, energy and infrastructure issues, and the protection of indigenous biodiversity and preservation of historic heritage values.

Boffa Miskell also prepared an Implementation Manual to guide the three councils in applying the plan provisions consistently in each of the three districts.