slopes and stream terraces.
The remnant is of a native forest type that is classified as 'Chronically Threatened' in Taranaki and falls
within an 'Acutely Threatened' Land Environment (LENZ) F5.2a. Remnants such as this provide
important habitat for rare and threatened species. Allerby's Bush also offers good connectivity to other
nearby habitats, covenants and Key Native Ecosystems in the area such as the Everett Park Scenic
Reserve KNE.
Ecological Features
consent or a rule in a regional plan, or it falls within some particular
categories set out in Section 14. Permits authorising the abstraction of water are issued by the Council
under Section 87(d) of the RMA.
Water discharge permits
Section 15(1)(a) of the RMA stipulates that no person may discharge any contaminant into water, unless the
activity is expressly allowed for by a resource consent or a rule in a regional plan, or by national regulations.
Permits authorising discharges to water
volcano and associated peaks and surrounding ring-plain of volcanic
debris slopes gently seaward to the north and west and abuts the sedimentary hill country to the
east. Approximately 8 m of rain falls annually on Mt Taranaki and more than 365 fast-flowing
rivers emanate from the mountain in a radial pattern across the ring-plain. Taranaki Region is
dissected by more than 20,000 kilometres (km) of rivers and streams which are a particular
feature of the landscape. This includes the 39 km
or grant a coastal permit for this type of
discretionary activity. The Council will exercise its discretion in accordance with the
objectives and policies in the plan and other Section 104 matters. The Council may
consider any matter allowed under Section 104, including all effects on the
environment. If the coastal permit is granted, the Council may set any conditions on
the permit that fall within the Council's powers under Section 108 of the Act.
A non-complying activity is an
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STRATFORD
WAITARA
Provisional data only
NEW PLYMOUTH
ELTHAM
MANAIA
Tota (mm)l monthly rainfall
KEY
xxx yy%
INGLEWOOD
Pohokura
Saddle
Dawson Falls
Cape Egmont
Stratford
Whareroa
North Egmont
Inglewood
Motunui
Brooklands
Kaka Rd
Rimunui
Glenn Rd
Huinga
114%
162%
213%
1 %58
202%
221%239%
252%
272%
231%
288%
236%
267 335
432
270
1165
1003
259
280
257
300
301
205%
striking features within the landscape which remain strong in the memory
Limited discordant elements disrupt the distinctive pattern of boulders along the river bed channel
Transient values Hangatahua (Stony) River catchment is exposed to some of the heaviest rain in New Zealand with rocks rolling down the river in accelerated river flows
frequently changing its course
At other times the river is recognised for having waters so clear that it appears that it isn’t there, however
and subtidal habitats.
Sedimentation has a major influence on the region’s estuaries, the factors behind which
include rain fall and modified land use. The large number of rivers and the erosion of
Mount Taranaki generally bring a lot of sediment to the coast. However, the high energy
coastline means this sediment supply does not settle long enough to greatly assist with
the beach building process.
Active dunelands exist at some of the larger river mouths and dominate the
observations made on each of the
sampling occasions during the period under review are presented in Table 5.
Table 5 Observations at Lake Rotorangi monitoring sites on sampling occasions during 2020-2021
Date Lake level
(m asl) Weather
Wind Lake appearance
L2 L3 L2 L3
16 Oct 2020 76.78 Fine, rain 3
days prior
Light NE
breeze No wind
Turbid, brown-
green; surfaced
rippled
Turbid, green-
brown; surface
rippled
25 Feb 2021 76.65
Fine, dry
weather
preceding
threshold without affecting the assigned attribute state.
The Council’s existing monitoring programme only collects chlorophyll a once a year,
during summer (worst case flow conditions). Therefore, a comparison against the new
attribute’s standards cannot be made. An analysis to compare with the new NoF guideline is
presented below, for indicative purposes only. It should be noted that since the Council is
sampling under worst-case conditions, then clearly if such a result falls into an A, B, or