composition at
representative reef sites around the region which can be used to assess the ‘health’ of
the reef environment.
Around the Taranaki coastline, particular reefs are regarded as property of particular
hapu. Iwi and hapu associations with the six SEM reef sites are outlined in Table 1.
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2. Monitoring methodology
2.1 Site location
The location of the six SEM rocky shore sites are shown in Table 1 and Figure 1.
Table 1 Location of SEM rocky shore
Guide to regulating oil and gas exploration and development activities under the Resource Management Act.
NPDC New Plymouith wastewater treatment plant consent monitoring report 2018-2019
A Study into the Use of Prosecutions under the Resource Management Act (Ministry for the Environment, 2013).
Freshwater physicochemical state of the environment monitoring report - Taranaki Regional Council.
State of the environment monitoring - freshwater physicochemical monitoring 2018-2019
NPDC New Plymouth wastewater treatment plant resource consent monitoring report 2019-2020
suggestion of one
of the STUC members, a small reef observed by divers to support rich fish life and abundant reef
cover was adopted as the project’s focus, and unofficially came to be known as ‘Project Reef’. The
Project Reef citizen science group was created, with iwi partners (Ngā Rauru, Ngati Ruanui), and
outreach initiatives to work with local high school students. The Taranaki Regional Council also
provided support in the earlier years as the project’s science partner. The Project Reef is
incident, the Company took immediate action to recover the
oil such that there was no lasting environmental effects. Local iwi visited the site and
approved the remedial measures. The Council brought an enforcement action against the
Company, which pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity to the charge. The Company was
fined $20,000. The Court noted that the Company was prompt and responsible in its clean-
up attempt and that it co-operated fully with the Council in its investigation and