Items of interest from this week’s meetings of the Council’s two key committees, Consents & Regulatory, and Policy & Planning: Getting with the farm planCouncil officers broadly support the Government’s approach to its proposed new Freshwater Farm Plans under the Essential Freshwater Reforms, as set out in a discussion document circulated by the Ministry for the Environment. Officers found only minor issues and concerns of a technical nature when they analysed the document, the Policy &
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8. Regional Land Transport Plan Review 29
9. Kiwi Rail - Presentation
10. Waka Kotahi 76
11. Regional Speed Management Plan 103
12. Road Safety Update 112
13. Territorial Authorities Update 114
14. Agenda Authorisation 138
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years ago may now be out of date. Good farming practice can help you in developing your Farm Environment Plan. One of the main reasons for preparing and implementing a farm plan is to recognise where good management practices are currently in place on farm, and identifying where you could adopt extra ones to reduce the risks of soil and nutrient loss on water quality from your farming operation. See more about Farm Environment Plans National Good Farming Practice PrinciplesThis list of principles
the region’s coastal fringes to areas of higher elevation across the eastern hill
country and the slopes of Te Maunga. Much of this rainfall rapidly flows to the sea via rivers or streams or
enters groundwater through infiltration, causing considerable variation in river flows, particularly seasonally.
Taranaki has 217 parent catchments, made up of more than 500 named rivers and streams. More than 300
rivers flow from the flanks of Mt Taranaki in a distinctive radial pattern across the
standalone pumps. This avoided the need for
offsite discharges during the demolition phase when there was increased risk of entrainment of
contaminants. The irrigation is permitted under Rule 29 of the Council’s Regional Fresh Water Plan which
allows discharges of contaminants from industrial premises onto land. The likely contaminants of concern,
1 The Council has used these compliance grading criteria for more than 19 years. They align
Items of interest from today's Consents & Regulatory and Policy & Planning Committee meetings: Opunake Hydroelectric Power Scheme gets go-aheadThe Consents & Regulatory Committee has granted seven resource consents to Opunake Power Limited, enabling it to restart operations at its small hydroelectric scheme. The applications were for the damming of the Waiaua River and the taking of water to fill Lake Opunake for the purpose of power generation. The water is then discharged onto Opunake Beach.
the installation of the fish screens to June 2020. This variation was granted in November 2018.
In May 2019 NPDC advised that they were unlikely to meet this timeframe as a single project, as it would be
out of step with an existing wider strategic plan to upgrade the infrastructure at the lake. As the consent
was due to expire in June 2021, it was recommended that NPDC address these issues in their consent
application. The application was to provide a timeline of when works would be expected
sustainability of the area. It can be a real thrill to discover and report what we find to the landowners. We’ve discovered kiwi, long-tailed bats (pekapeka-tou-roa), North Island robin (toutouwai), fernbird (mātātā), swamp maire, jointed fern – the list goes on! The Council prioritises 20 KNEs per year to prepare a Biodiversity Plan that helps the owner protect and further enhance their habitat. It includes funding towards work such as predator trapping, planting and fencing. A Plan could cover anything
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Tuesday 16 March 2021, 10.30am
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Policy and Planning Committee
16 March 2021 10:30 AM
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Apologies
An apology was received from Councillor M P Joyce.
Notification of Late Items
Purpose of Committee and Health and Safety 3
1. Confirmation of Minutes 4
2. Engagement on the Long-term Vision for Freshwater 10
3. Good Farm Management and Water Quality Improvements (Past and Potential) 15
4. Fonterra Co-operative Difference
monitoring site location is evaluated as it may be
better suited upstream of the weir to avoid the flow variability from the sluicing and abstraction. As stated in
Section 2.1.5, the water level site was destroyed and subsequently relocated upstream, with the consent
being revised to reflect this.
The Council’s Land Management department work closely with farmer’s to develop and implement Riparian
Management Plans in the region. In the Oaonui Catchment, 69.23 km (56%) of planting and 89.3 km