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Late Items
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1. Confirmation of Ordinary Minutes – 10 August 2021
Resolved
That the Taranaki Regional Council:
a) takes as read and confirms the minutes and resolutions of the Ordinary meeting of
the Taranaki Regional Council held in the Taranaki Regional Council Chambers,
47 Cloten Road, Stratford on Tuesday 10 August 2021 at 10.30am.
Joyce/Williamson
Matters arising
1.1 It was noted that an update regarding Regional Recovery Programme was
Environmental Standards for Freshwater 2020 (NES-FW) as part of the Government’s Essential Freshwater reforms and came into effect on 3 September 2020. The regulations are temporary and apply until 1 January 2025, or when the Council notifies its proposed Land and Freshwater Plan (whichever date is earliest). A resource consent is required if you want to undertake any of the following activities: Converting more than 10ha of land to more intensive land use
Increase the area of land used for dairy support
Council held in the Taranaki Regional Council chambers, 47
Cloten Road, Stratford on Tuesday 21 September 2021 at 10.30am.
McDonald/Van Der Leden
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Matters arising
There were no matters arising.
2. Consents and Regulatory Committee Minutes – 12 October 2021
Resolved
That the Taranaki Regional Council:
a) receives the minutes of the Consents and Regulatory Committee meeting of the
Taranaki Regional Council at the Taranaki Regional Council, 47 Cloten Road,
The Council has secured a further $3.6 million over the four years to June 2027 for the South Taranaki and Regional Erosion Support Scheme (STRESS). Administered by the Council, funding for hill country erosion control comes from Government’s Ministry for Primary Industries Sustainable Land Management Hill Country Erosion Fund. Council funding supports soil conservation projects that will reduce the risk of accelerated erosion in the eastern hill country and the subsequent sediment that ends up
The Council has secured a further $3.6 million over the four years to June 2027 for the South Taranaki and Regional Erosion Support Scheme (STRESS). Administered by the Council, funding for hill country erosion control comes from Government’s Ministry for Primary Industries Sustainable Land Management Hill Country Erosion Fund. Council funding supports soil conservation projects that will reduce the risk of accelerated erosion in the eastern hill country and the subsequent sediment that ends up
spanning more than a
century. The Powerco network spreads across the upper and lower central North Island
servicing over 400,000 consumers. This represents 46% of the gas connections and 16% of the
electricity connections in New Zealand. These consumers are served through Powerco assets
including over 30,000 kilometres of electricity lines and over 6,200 kilometres of gas pipelines.
Powerco’s electricity networks are located in five regions – Taranaki, Manawatu-Whanganui,
and
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Tuesday 2 November 2021, 10.30am
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Ordinary Meeting
Venue: Taranaki Regional Council chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford
02 November 2021 10:30 AM
Agenda Topic Page
Purpose of meeting 3
Apologies
Notification of Late Items
1. Confirmation of Minutes Ordinary Committee 4
2. Consents and Regulatory Committee Minutes 11
3. Policy and Planning Committee Minutes 16
4. Executive, Audit and Risk Committee Minutes
to achieve this. What this means for people in Taranaki is requirements are being set for those carrying out certain activities that pose risks to freshwater and freshwater ecosystems. Anyone carrying out these activities will need to comply with the standards and, in many cases, people need to apply for a resource consent from the Council to continue carrying out regulated activities. All of this is underpinned by Te Mana o te Wai (the mana of the water). Te Mana o te Wai means that when
Here's the report card for the “Can I Swim Here?” monitoring programme for the 2023/24 season. From November to March each year the Council tests water quality at least weekly at 41 popular swimming spots. Here's the report card for the “Can I Swim Here?” monitoring programme for the 2023/24 season. The annual report highlights that beaches were usually safe to swim while the region’s lakes and rivers were more prone to pollution. The results were similar to the previous year. Can I Swim Here
the effects of the activity are unchanged from that of the
existing consent that is to be replaced or renewed.
6. The application meets that standard. The assessment by Taranaki Regional Council
(the Council) officers is that the proposed reduction in bird numbers and allowing
birds access to areas outside the broiler sheds will not increase the nature and scale of
the effects of the current activity.
7. The present consent is for the farming of broilers generally, and is not