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138 2015/2025 Long-Term Plan
Appendix 1: Resource Management Act Charging Policy
SCHEDULE OF CHARGES PURSUANT TO
SECTION 36 OF THE RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT ACT 1991
SCHEDULE 1: SCALE OF CHARGES FOR
STAFF TIME
Rate for
processing
resource
consents and
responding to
pollution
incidents.
Rate for
all other
Council
work.
Level 1 Senior management $338/hr $317/hr
Level 2 Managers/supervisors $157/hr $147/hr
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Application
Number
Consent
Number
Applicant Lodged
Date
Application Type Description Activity Type Location Catchment
22-11033-1.0 11036-1.0 Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency 24-May-22 New consent To discharge stormwater and sediment from earthworks into the New Plymouth
District Council stormwater network which enters an unnamed tributaries of various
streams
Discharge Permit Princess Street, Waitara Various
22-11033-1.0 11037-1.0 Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
threatened
National: Priority 1 – Threatened Land
Environment
Priority 4 – Threatened Species
Regional: Key Native Ecosystem
Regional
Ecosystem Loss:
Acutely Threatened <10% left
Chronically threatened 10-20%
left
Protection Status: QEII Covenant
Catchment: Waitara (395)
General Description
Manui Farm QEII Covenants are locates on privately owned land on Tarata Road approximately 11km
Farm Ltd 8-May-24 Replacement for expiring consent To discharge farm dairy effluent onto land Discharge Permit 497 Wiremu Road, Opunake Mangahume
24-11243-1.0 R2/11243-1.0 GC Land Holdings Ltd 10-May-24 New consent
To undertake earthworks and associated vegetation clearance within a
natural inland wetland to erect a culvert in an unnamed tributary of the
Unnamed Tributary of the Makokako Stream Land Use Consent 751 Rangitatau West Road, Waitotara Waitotara
24-11244-1.0 R2/11244-1.0 Waka
undertaken in some areas.
Fauna
The primary value of these wetlands is as secure habitat for the ‘At Risk’ and
Regionally Distinctive’ brown mudfish (Neochanna apoda). Other wetland
species are present including ‘At Risk’ species such as the freshwater
crayfish (Paranephrops planifrons). Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyria melanotus)
are present and other notable bird species may also inhabit the wetlands.
Ecological values
Ecological values Rank Comment
Rarity
Coastal
Marine Area
Coastal Permit Offshore of Onaero & Urenui Urenui
22-00132-4.1 0132-4.1 Hawera Golf Club Inc 9-Feb-22 Replacement for expiring consent To take water from Unnamed Stream 22 for irrigation purposes Water Permit Fairfield Road, Hawera Unnamed catchment 22
22-06088-4.0 6088-4.0 South Taranaki District Council 9-Feb-22 Replacement for expiring consent To discharge domestic green waste onto land for the purpose of stabilising sand dunes Discharge Permit North Beach Reserve,
additional benefit of being
formally protected.
Ecological context - High Provides habitat for regionally distinctive species and is an
important link in a corridor of native vegetation along the sides of
the Waiwhakaiho river.
Representativeness - High The ecosystem type is WF13, Tawa, kohekohe, rewarewa, hinau,
podocarp forest which is classified as 'Chronically threatened'.
There is approximately 16% of this type of ecosystem left in the
Taranaki region.
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Rarity
covered by existing rules.
The new requirements are far-reaching and should not be ignored. If your farm or business is undertaking or
planning operational changes or developments involving any aspect of fresh water or waterways, you should
check if they apply. Even if you haven’t needed a resource consent for such work in the past, it’s important you
talk to Council staff.
The changes summarised below are of particular relevance to Taranaki:
Natural wetlands
Wetlands,
and
Wetlands
Regional: Key Native Ecosystem
Regional
Ecosystem Loss:
At risk 20-30% left
Protection Status: Local Government
Catchment: Patea (343)
General Description
The Moir forest and wetlands are on private land (14.89ha of native forest and 3.3ha of wetlands) located
11.5 km north of Patea. The site lies in the Manawatu Plains Ecological District. The forest has been
modified in the
Coastal
Marine Area
Coastal Permit Offshore of Onaero & Urenui Urenui
22-00132-4.1 0132-4.1 Hawera Golf Club Inc 9-Feb-22 Replacement for expiring consent To take water from Unnamed Stream 22 for irrigation purposes Water Permit Fairfield Road, Hawera Unnamed catchment 22
22-06088-4.0 6088-4.0 South Taranaki District Council 9-Feb-22 Replacement for expiring consent To discharge domestic green waste onto land for the purpose of stabilising sand dunes Discharge Permit North Beach Reserve,