rule in a regional plan, or by national
regulations. Methanex currently holds a consent for a flood control structure in the
Waitara River.
Section 14 of the RMA stipulates that no person may take, use, dam or divert any
water, unless the activity is expressly allowed for by a resource consent or a rule in a
regional plan, or it falls within some particular categories set out in Section 14.
Methanex currently holds two abstraction consents for the Waitara River.
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climber, the longfin eel can climb steep falls and is found in almost
all of New Zealand’s waterways from sea level to 1150m altitude and up to
314km inland. Habitats include streams, rivers, wetlands and lakes.
Juveniles prefer shallow fast-flowing water with coarse substratum, while
adults are more common under the cover of river banks or large debris in
slower flowing water.
Longfin eel only
breed once in
their life. Adult
males mature at
around 25 years
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DISTRIBUTION, BREEDING AND FEEDING
Banded kokopu are primarily a lowland species but can penetrate up to
180km inland, and to elevations of 550m. This has allowed them to
establish some landlocked populations in lakes in central New Zealand.
They are exceptional climbers and can scale steep falls to reach higher
catchments.
Preferred habitats
for adult banded
kokopu are small
tributaries with
plenty of forest
cover. Unlike other
kokopu, they don’t
seem
range of specific resource consent compliance
programmes. We have also committed to permanent iwi representation on the Council’s two main standing
committees. This is currently being progressed through Treaty of Waitangi settlement legislation.
There are eight iwi whose rohe or tribal area falls
either wholly or partially within the Taranaki region.
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 are issued by the
management area within which it falls, except as
follows:
(i) rules referenced with a `G' apply to the entire coastal marine area except as otherwise
stated; and
(ii) rules for activities that fall within more than one coastal management area are dealt
with as described in Section 4.2.4.
4.1.2 Planning Maps
The following maps show the location of all coastal management areas. The location of the
coastal marine area boundary at rivers with non-standard "mouths" is also shown where
those rivers
control at
water intake 9/03/2000 - Expired*
01/06/2017
7 5736-2 Discharge treated wastewater to
land (Eltham Road) 9/07/2012 June 2023 1/06/2026
8 5739-2 Structure for pipeline crossing of
Waingongoro River 14/12/2000 June 2023 1/06/2035
9 6455-1 Structure for piping of unnamed
tributary 20/09/2004 - 1/06/2023
Note-* Consent expired and did not require renewal as the activity now falls under the permitted activity rules
1.3.1 Water abstraction permit
Section 14 of the