utilisation of additional pasture production is likely include the following:
Increase in stocking rate to utilise additional production during the summer and
autumn for increased milk solids production per hectare. Typically this would mean
an increase in stocking rate by approximately 0.4 to 0.6 cows per hectare
Reduction in supplementary feeding, such as silage and maize silage during the late
summer and autumn
Fewer cows are likely to dry off early due to higher pasture production in
quality criteria. Irrigation of wastewater during the year led to mass loadings of
nitrogen per hectare that were well in excess of those recommended by the Council and the description of
N loadings previously provided by RNZ. The rates of application in 2021-2022 raise questions about
whether the ability of pasture to take up nitrogen could be surpassed, and the timing and volume of
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irrigation events suggest that irrigation is being used as a means to prevent the
abstraction rate from the Patea River during the low flow period. One incident was recorded
as a result and a letter requiring an explanation was issued. The subsequent response was
accepted.
During the year, SDC demonstrated a good level of both environmental and administrative
performance.
This report includes recommendations for the 2015-2016 year.
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1.1 Compliance monitoring programme reports and the
the rest of
this Agenda Item:
The final option to be adopted for the repair/reinstatement and update of Yarrow
Stadium
The availability of the facilities for a multitude of users and sports at an affordable
cost
The Revenue and Financing Policy for Yarrow Stadium
The incidence of rates for industrial and commercial ratepayers in the New Plymouth
and North Taranaki constituencies
The incidence of rates for the Patea Ward of the South Taranaki District.
6.
general rates increases
have been at or below the rate of inflation for the past
few years. The Council’s balance sheet remains very
strong, with no public debt.
We gratefully acknowledge the efforts and
achievements of council staff during the year, ably
governed by a team of Councillors providing clear
direction, consistent with our mission.
David MacLeod Basil Chamberlain
Chairman Chief Executive
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site.
Inspection visits typically comprised of:
a visual inspection of the production bore, abstraction pipework monitoring equipment and
associated infrastructure; and
obtaining manual measurements of groundwater levels in the production and monitoring bores
and retrieving electronic data.
To monitor the exercising of consent 7470-1.2, abstraction volume and rate data are recorded electronically
at the site by a data logging system and transferred to the Council via telemetry,
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Monitoring, using rat footprint tracking and a possum bite-mark index, show catch rates have
dropped; rats went from 33 per cent to 19 percent in the past year, while the urban New Plymouth
possum index has fallen from 25.6 to 1.4 per cent in the past four years. These results strongly suggest
the rapidly growing trapping network in urban New Plymouth backyards, parks and reserves is having
an impact,
budgeting for a 1.5%
rates rise in the 2013/2014 year on the back of a zero percent
rates rise in 2012/2013. This was assisted by improved
dividends from Port Taranaki Ltd, which is 100% owned by the
Council on behalf of the people of the region. The Council is
firmly committed to continued public ownership of the port.
Financially, the Council continued its strong financial
performance. Operating expenditure was 1.3% below budget.
On the resource management front, the Council had a busy
year
good level of administrative performance.
STDC has advised council that the breaches in discharge rates at Opunake should be resolved by February
2020. The non-compliant breaches became apparent when council received the discharge data at the end of
the monitoring year.
For reference, in the 2018-2019 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental
performance and compliance for 83% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored monitoring
programmes,
wind direction was from the east to north-
east – that is, from the poultry sheds towards the Hibells. Notably, there were no further
complaints during this time, even though during this period there were times when shed
doors were open, ventilation rates were high, and birds were being removed.
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43. The Hibells lodged a second complaint with the Council, on 8 February at 5.39 pm. Again the
complaint