human land use and therefore interpreted to represent the baselines state) from a boosted regression tree
model trained on reference site data defined by land cover rules, and all available deposited sediment data.
As with the model output from the suspended sediment attribute, the dataset used to establish the deposited
sediment baseline values was reported at the REC stream segment scale. Therefore we were able to assess
the percentage of stream length of each FMU within each
Policy & Planning Committee agenda February 2019
different sort of work, or to just soak up the
atmosphere,” says Jackie. “That’s a reward in itself. And you
can see the native trees are now flowering and fruiting much
more heavily, and the birds are fantastic.”
The bush blocks contain kahikatea, rimu (including one giant
with a trunk circumference of 7.8 metres and diameter of 2.8
metres), rata, king ferns, t tara, n kau palms and a host ofō ī
other native plants. Besides the kiwi, the property has t ,ūī
k kupa (kerer ), grey
environment be prohibited unless
there is an unforeseen emergency such as a tree falling on a pipe but that said, all risks
should be assessed and prevented. It is unacceptable in this day and age to be discharging
contaminants to fresh or seawater. There are always alternatives such as grey and black
water systems or controlled evaporation. As a society we use far too much clean water to
‘wash away’ contaminants. This attitude has to stop. In most places around the world they
wouldn’t think of
Submission No. 1
Murray Hancock
4c Antonio Street
Stratford
Decision sought
Section 4 of Plan: Organisms
declared as pests
(a) Include Sycamore tree as a pest plant.
Council response
The submitter’s comment is noted. The Council agrees
that Sycamore trees have potential ‘pest’
characteristics, particularly in relation to biodiversity
values. However, the application of rules requiring land
occupiers across the region to control the species is
Northern regional quarries combined consent monitoring 2018-2020
experience.
Dame Patsy, pictured here with the
Council Chairman, David MacLeod,
planted a tree at the Rainforest
Centre to commemorate its
opening.
She told guests she is always
grateful to be given an
opportunity to plant trees.
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cubic metres per second which
is more than twice the highest flow measured
at 1,640 cubic metres on 20 June. A one-in-
100-year flood would be about three metres
higher, with a substantially higher flow
velocity.
“This is the context in which the decision had
to be made to remove some pohutukawa trees
as part of the upgrade. To cope with the very
fast-moving floodwaters that a one-in-100-
year event would bring, the bank at that
location needs to be resloped
rimu and beech forest (see graphic below).
The light brown/cream colour bands in
the core (pictured left) between 55 - 70 cm
are likely caused by mud and soil washed
into the lake from the surrounding land.
Forest composition shifts dramatically when
Europeans settled in this region. Native forest
is removed, and the charcoal data suggests
increased burning in the surrounding
landscape. Following this European tree species
are planted and there is an increase in …
Sustainable land use initiative
This farm plan-based programme was initiated by Horizons
Regional Council in 2005/6 in response to serious erosion
and flooding in a 2004 storm. It targets highly erodible land
for afforestation or space planting with poplar poles. Farm
plans are in place on 669 farms in the target areas, covering
500,942 ha. Over 13.7 million trees have been planted as
forests and 165,900 poles planted to reduce the risk of
erosion and downstream flooding, along with 850 km of