under the
protection of section 124 of the Resource Management Act 1991. The Company has submitted an
application to renew these consents.
The Council’s monitoring programme for the year under review included 12 hydrological inspections, which
included a gauging of the residual flow on each occasion, two macroinvertebrate surveys, the auditing of
data provided by the Company, and water temperature monitoring of the Waiwhakaiho River.
Gauging of the residual flow recorded a compliant
sites. There was one site where periphyton growth was limited by both nitrogen and
phosphorous. At the remaining five sites, the concentrations of both nitrogen and phosphorous were
above the limitation thresholds. Phosphorous was not a limiting nutrient at any of the sites with volcanic
geology; owing to the naturally elevated phosphorous concentrations in those rivers and streams.
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The report contains recommendations to review the current monitoring programme in
provide iwi input into the freshwater planning process. The RPS review is underway and this document will be
incorporated into the Natural Resources Plan.
Outputs/Key performance indications
PERFORMANCE MEASURE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE
Complete preparation/full reviews and interim
reviews of resource management policies, plans and
strategies:
Regional Policy Statement: Commence full review in
2020/2021 as part of the development of a
combined natural resource
functions and Taranaki’s natural and physical
resources.
Commentary/Highlights
The main focus has been on completing the Coastal Plan review process. Work on the Freshwater and Land Plan continues
with assessments of minimum flows and allocation limits. Engagement with iwi through Wai Maori collaborative group and
engagement with other stakeholders.
Outputs/Key performance indications
PERFORMANCE MEASURE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE
Complete preparation/full reviews and interim
A revised plan will be presented to the October
Policy and Planning Committee for consideration prior to a pre-hearing process with submitters.
Outputs/Key performance indications
PERFORMANCE MEASURE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE
Complete preparation/full reviews and interim
reviews of resource management policies, plans and
strategies:
Regional Policy Statement: Commence full review in
2019/2020 as part of the development of a
combined natural resource management
Essential Freshwater
programme has been released and staff are developing implementation programmes and estimating costs for the LTP.
Outputs/Key performance indications
PERFORMANCE MEASURE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE
Complete preparation/full reviews and interim
reviews of resource management policies, plans and
strategies:
Regional Policy Statement: Commence full review in
2020/2021 as part of the development of a
combined natural resource management plan.
The …
to date.
No significant adverse environmental effects were observed as a result of any of the consent holders’
activities at the time of the inspections. There was little, if any unauthorised material found at most of the
sites and where prohibited materials were found, these items were dealt with promptly and appropriately
with little intervention.
During the period under review AA Contracting, Downer (Dorset Road), Downer (Veale Road), Gas &
Plumbing, Smudgy, Taranaki Civil and The
number of consents issued at the end of each month for
this year and the previous two years
• Breakdown of consents issued. This is the number of consents issued broken down
by purpose – new, renewals, changes or review
• Types of consents issued, further broken down into notification types – non-
notified, limited notified or public notified
• Number of times that the public and iwi were involved in an application process for
the year so far
• Application processing time
reviews and interim
reviews of resource management policies, plans and
strategies:
Regional Policy Statement: Commence full review in
2019/2020 as part of the development of a
combined natural resource management plan.
The Regional Policy Statement for Taranaki (RPS) was made operative in
January 2010. An interim review of the RPS has been completed, involving
the preparation and targeted consultation of an Interim Review Report in
2017.
Plymouth was recently determined a high growth area requiring very tight time frames to
be met to implement the NPS-UD.
Outputs/Key performance indications
PERFORMANCE MEASURE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE
Complete preparation/full reviews and interim
reviews of resource management policies, plans and
strategies:
Regional Policy Statement: Commence full review in
2019/2020 as part of the development of a
combined natural resource management plan.
The Regional