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13b Tainui Street
Welbourn
New Plymouth 4312
Mr Steve Ruru
Chief Executive
Taranaki Regional Council
Private Bag 713
Stratford 4352
By Email: haveyoursay@trc.govt.nz
Māori Constituency Submission
Tēnā koe Mr Ruru,
I am writing in support of the Taranaki Regional Council’s proposal to establish a Māori
Consistency. Doing so is commensurate the the Council’s obligations under the Local
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BEFORE AN INDEPENDENT HEARING PANEL
FOR THE TARANAKI REGIONAL COUNCIL
IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA)
AND
IN THE MATTER of a resource consent application by Airport Farm Trustee Limited
LEGAL SUBMISSIONS FORTARANAKI REGIONAL COUNCIL
16 February 2022
Simpson Grierson
Barristers & Solicitors
M G Conway
Telephone: +64-4-499 4599
Email: matt. conway@simpsongrierson. com
PO Box 2402
Wellington
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1. INTRODUCTION
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Silver Fern Farms
South Taranaki District Council
South Taranaki Underwater Club
Spark New Zealand Trading Ltd
Surfbreak Protection Society Inc
Surfing Taranaki
Taranaki Chamber of Commerce
Taranaki District Health Board
Taranaki Energy Watch Inc
Taranaki Regional Council
Te Atiawa
Te Kaahui o Rauru
Te Kāhui o Taranaki Trust
Te Korowai o Ngāruahine Trust
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Mutunga
Todd Energy Ltd
Transpower New Zealand Ltd
Apologies
An apology was received from Councillor E D Van Der Leden.
Notification of Late Items
1. Confirmation of Minutes 5
2. Consents Issued Under Delegated Authority and Applications in Progress 12
3. Consent Monitoring Annual Reports 50
4. Incident, Compliance Monitoring Non-compliances and Enforcement Summary 66
5. Public Excluded Recommendations 129
6. Schedule of Taranaki Regional Council Prosecutions 130
6.1 Schedule of TRC Enforcement Work 133
7. Prosecution 136
The project to upgrade and restore Yarrow Stadium’s West Stand is raising the roof! Work started this week on installing the new fabric roof with the mahi expected to be completed before Christmas, weather permitting. Taranaki Regional Council Chair Charlotte Littlewood said it was great to see the work now under way. ”New Plymouth is the sunshine capital of Aotearoa but we had a pretty wet and wild winter which put the brakes on getting the roof on earlier in the year. We’re now hoping for
applications, consider having a pre-application meeting with Council staff and technical experts.
Consider hiring a consultant to prepare your application for you.
Ensure your proposal is consistent with the objectives and policies in the Regional Policy Statement and relevant Regional plans.
Include a complete assessment of the environmental and cultural effects with your application. This may involve engaging with technical experts and tāngata whenua.
Obtain written approvals from potential affected
The Taranaki Regional Council is monitoring rainfall and river flows throughout the region. There has been a period of sustained heavy rain yesterday and overnight. Rain is forecast to continue until early afternoon today. At the Waiwhakaiho and Waitara flood protection schemes, river levels peaked between 2 and 4am, and based on the current weather forecast, we do not anticipate these rivers reaching critical flood levels. In the rest of the region, heavy rainfall is expected to result in
appointment to Board of Pukeiti: Donald McIntyre TRC appointment to Pukeiti Trust Fund: Charlotte Littlewood State Highway 3 Working Party TRC appointments: Tom Cloke, Alan Jamieson Local Government NZ Regional Sector Group and Zone 3 Group TRC representative: Charlotte Littlewood Yarrow Stadium Trust TRC appointments: tbc Regional Software Holdings Ltd TRC appointments: Steve Ruru (Chief Executive) and Mike Nield (Director-Corporate Services). Policy on Elected Members' Allowances and Recovery of
Farmers, our free farm plans will help you future-proof your business and help ensure your children and grandchildren can continue to enjoy our great Taranaki lifestyle. Council farm plans address:
Riparian (streamside) management on the ring plain.
Soil erosion in the hill country.
Protection of wetlands and other valuable habitats.
Eradication of possums and other pests that threaten agricultural production and native biodiversity.
How do our plans benefit your farm?Addressing issues such as
The Taranaki Regional Council achieved most of its targets for the financial year to 30 June, in the face of the continuing roll-out of profound changes driven by central Government as well as lingering disruptions from COVID-19. “We finished the year in a strong financial position and we were also able to start making the changes needed to prepare the region for the future,” Chair David MacLeod said as the Council adopted its 2020/2021 Annual Report today. The year-end surplus was $11.6