effect to any of the PKW land and culturally significant
sites.
Fish and Game New
Zealand Taranaki Region
The Waingongoro River supports the most popular and productive
trout fishery on the Taranaki ring plain. The river is also very highly
rated for its recreational uses and values, and for its aesthetic and
scenic values. F&GNZ is concerned that the recommissioning of the
hydro-electric power station will result in unacceptable adverse
effects. Specific concerns related to: residual
also assigns a rating as to each Company’s environmental and administrative performance during
the period under review. The rating categories are high, good, improvement required and poor for both
environmental and administrative performance. The interpretations for these ratings are found in
Appendix II.
For reference, in the 2021-2022 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental
performance and compliance for 88% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki
and considered responsible resource utilisation, to move closer to achieving sustainable development of the
region’s resources.
1.1.4 Evaluation of environmental and administrative performance
Besides discussing the various details of the performance and extent of compliance by the Company, this
report also assigns them a rating for their environmental and administrative performance during the period
under review.
Environmental performance is concerned with actual or likely effects on
(Communications Advisor) Part Meeting
Ms J Mack (Administrator Manager)
Miss L Davidson (Committee Administrator)
Apologies An apology from Councillor D L Lean for lateness was received and
sustained.
Notification of Annual Plan and rates to be discussed under general business.
Late Items
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Resolves
That the Taranaki Regional …
supported at levels of 50% to 75% by central government with maintenance and
operating costs at rates of around 33%. A review of documents from the time suggests this national support
typically amounted to over $114m per annum in today’s dollars.
In the three decades since the central government stopped funding flood protection works, the Crown’s
assets have received flood protection at a cost to regional and targeted local ratepayers, with no
contribution from the Crown1. These
including loss of gate control, the scheme operated with few major issues. In comparison with
previous monitoring years, compliance with residual flow requirements was high, continuing on from the
significant improvement noted in the 2014-2015 monitoring period. Management of the level of Lake
Opunake improved from the previous period, as maintenance works and changes to operations led to a
reduction in the rate of water lost during station shutdowns. Unfortunately, the maintenance works required
considered responsible resource utilisation, to move closer to achieving sustainable development of the
region’s resources.
1.1.4 Evaluation of environmental and administrative performance
Besides discussing the various details of the performance and extent of compliance by the Company, this
report also assigns them a rating for their environmental and administrative performance during the period
under review.
Environmental performance is concerned with actual or likely effects on the
race and
lake water levels was generally good. With regard to the management and recording of flows within the
diversion race, performance has improved significantly compared to previous monitoring years, with no
significant loss of data. This is the second consecutive monitoring period to record no such occasions of lost
data since monitoring has focused on the continuity of the data record. There were only three occasions
where required flow rates were not complied with. The first related to
move closer to achieving sustainable development of the
region’s resources.
1.1.4 Evaluation of environmental performance and administrative compliance
Besides discussing the various details of the performance and extent of compliance by the consent holder/s
during the period under review, this report also assigns a rating as to each Company’s environmental and
administrative performance.
Environmental performance is concerned with actual or likely effects on the receiving environment
move closer to achieving sustainable development of the
region’s resources.
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1.1.4 Evaluation of environmental performance and administrative compliance
Besides discussing the various details of the performance and extent of compliance by the consent holder/s
during the period under review, this report also assigns a rating as to each Company’s environmental and
administrative performance.
Environmental performance is concerned with actual or likely effects on