minutes of the Taranaki Regional Transport Advisory Group (RTAG) meeting held on
6 March 2019 were received and noted.
Recommended
THAT the Taranaki Regional Council
1. receives, for information purposes, the unconfirmed minutes of the Taranaki
Regional Transport Advisory Group meeting held on Wednesday 6 March 2019.
I’Anson/Duynhoven
3. Requests to vary the Regional Land Transport Plan for Taranaki: Mid-term Review
2018/19-2020/21
3.1 Mr M J Nield, Director –
were no apologies.
Notification of
Late Items Item 5 – Minutes Executive, Audit and Risk Committee Monday 8
May 2017 10.00am tabled
1. Hearing of Submissions and Adoption of the 2017/2018 Annual Plan
1.1 Members of the Taranaki Regional Council heard from the following submitter who
wished to speak to their written submission on the 2017/2018 Annual Plan.
Submission No. 5 Pukeiti Rhododendron Trust Mr Lynn Bublitz
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largely met the requirements of their resource consents. They have also demonstrated a high level of
commitment in regard to addressing environmental matters related to their operation, with various
mitigation measures either planned or underway.
The contamination of groundwater as a result of TBP’s activities has been reported on in previous years.
During this monitoring period it was evident that some of the effects of this contamination have persisted
and some further contamination has
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1.0 Purpose of the Plan ................................................................................................... 6
2.0 General ........................................................................................................................ 6
2.1 Product Monitoring ............................................................................................................. 6
2.2 Sampling Regimes
Zealand has the best biodiversity protection system in the world to
protect what is uniquely ours.
The good news is that we have favourable winds to assist our endeavours:
A rise in community conservation, philanthropic interest and investment in the environment.
National-scale initiatives like Predator Free 2050 and wilding conifer management.
Development of new technologies for controlling pests.
A range of new strategies and action plans plus changes to legislation.
from the
activities during the monitoring year. Administrative compliance is concerned with the Company’s approach
to demonstrating consent compliance in site operations and management including the timely provision of
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information to Council (such as contingency plans and water take data) in accordance with consent
conditions.
Events that were beyond the control of the consent holder and unforeseeable (that is a defence under the
provisions of the RMA can be
permit application to be notified (s
93);
(b) the Taranaki Regional Council need not notify a coastal permit application if:
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(i) the activity is a controlled activity and the plan expressly permits
consideration of the application without notification or the need to obtain the
written approval of affected parties (s 94(1)(b)); or
(ii) the activity is a controlled activity and written approval has been obtained
from
Submissions on the Consultation Document for the 2018/2028
Long-Term Plan
1.1 Members of the Taranaki Regional Council heard from the following submitters who
wished to speak to their written submission on the 2018/2028 Long-Term Plan.
Submission No. 54 Pukeiti Rhododendron Trust Mr Lynn Bublitz
Submission No. 30 Mr Clive Neeson
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Submission No. 31 Venture Taranaki Trust Mr John Haylock
Mr Stuart Trundle
Mr
the soil. By using the soil limits set in established guidelines an application rate
can be determined. The application rate will be a maximum of 1000 tonnes/hectare per
application, and will not normally exceed 2000 tonnes/hectare in total.
11. The disposal of sludge to land is to be undertaken in accordance with a management
plan.
Regional Plan Rules
12. The relevant regional plans are the Regional Air Quality Plan for Taranaki (RAQP) and the
Regional Freshwater Plan for
timely
provision of information to Council (such as contingency plans and water take data) in accordance with
consent conditions.
Events that were beyond the control of the consent holder and unforeseeable (that is a defence under the
provisions of the RMA can be established) may be excluded with regard to the performance rating applied.
For example loss of data due to a flood destroying deployed field equipment.
The categories used by the Council for this monitoring period, and their