categorised, 2 were rated ‘poor’, 1 was rated
‘improvement required’, 2 were rated ‘good’ and 14 ‘high’. During the year under review
there were eight incidents associated with the Whareroa site (five incidents linked with milk
spills requiring disposal of product via the marine outfall, two incidents involving
stormwater pond non-compliances and one incident requiring the disposal of milk permeate
to land). One Infringement Notice was issued during the 2012-2013 period relating to non-
compliant
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 receiving environment from the
activities during the monitoring year. Administrative performance is concerned with 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 receiving environment from the
activities during the monitoring year. Administrative performance is
landscape and visual effects of the proposal in the context of the site and the
wider landscape setting, as well as effects on key public views.
This assessment has been prepared with reference to the NZILA Best Practice Note Landscape Assessment and
Sustainable Management 10.1 in conjunction with Information requirements for the assessment of landscape and
visual effects”2. The effects ratings and definitions used in Table 1 are provided in Appendix B. To determine the
overall nature and
various details of the performance and extent of compliance by the Trust, 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 receiving environment from the
activities during the monitoring year. Administrative performance is concerned with the Trust’s approach to
demonstrating consent compliance in site operations and management including the
population growth district. This assessment will be
reviewed in December 2018.
Housing: In general all the indicators in this group have increased with the exception of the
housing affordability measure, which has improved. This leads us to believe that while the cost
of building or buying a first home in New Plymouth has increased, it is less than the rate of
affordability1.
Rent has continued to increase but the rate of change has decreased, therefore renting has
become
through the refinement of methods
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
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
receiving environment from the activities during the monitoring year.
Administrative performance is concerned with the Contact Energy’s approach to
demonstrating consent compliance
and enhanced.
THE BOTTOM LINE
The Council finished the 2017/2018 year with a surplus
of $962,000 (total comprehensive income). Total
expenditure was $26.6m. Overall it was a good result,
noting that the general rates increases have been at or
below the rate of inflation for the past few years (a 1%
general rates increase in 2017/2018). The Council’s
balance sheet remains very strong, with no public debt.
All of the achievements outlined here would not
Potential significant changes in direction that are not planned.
These could result from changes in the Council’s mandated
functions, structure or leadership.
Potential changes to dividend returns from Port Taranaki
Ltd. Dividends are budgeted to account for about 15% of
the Council’s total revenue. Changes could impact
positively or negatively on rates. Estimates for future
dividends are conservative and the Council works closely
Low rates increases
- Average 1.3% for past