than one consent. Overall, the Council found a high level of environmental performance and compliance for 76%, with another 20% rated ‘good’ and the remainder requiring improvement. The monitoring reports are prepared by, and based on the work of, the Council’s experienced and qualified scientific staff. Consent compliance monitoring reports Getting with the planUseful initiatives promoting farm environmental plans have sprung from increased national interest in the concept, the Policy & Planning
enforcement programmes have been rated very favourably in peer reviews, and the Council is working with iwi to develop its mātauranga Māori processes and capacity in this and other areas. Wastewater treatment plant compliance monitoring reports Coastal charges not for TaranakiThe Council does not intend taking up an opportunity to introduce a new occupation charges covering coastal structures such as moorings, jetties, wharves, sheds or boat ramps. An amendment to the Resource Management Act allows
compliance to 67.4% by 2030, though the Committee was told the Council’s own scientists consider 50-55% is more realistic, based on measured observations. Taranaki’s current swimmability rate is higher than most other North Island dairying regions and our projected gains from existing programmes and investments are the highest of any region in New Zealand, the Committee was told. But the Council is concerned that the swimmability requirements take no account of when people actually swim or the degree of
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enhancing waterway quality. The programme covers almost 14,500 km of streambank mainly on the ring plain with 12,209 km (84.4%) now fenced, 7,691 km (69.5%) protected with riparian vegetation and includes 99.5% of Taranaki’s dairy farmers. Over 4.3m plants have been supplied over the life of the programme.
The Taranaki Regional Council has a comprehensive programme to monitor all resource consent holders, which consistently reveals a generally high rate of compliance with consent conditions across all
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5. May & June Meeting Dates 2022 29
6. Setting of Administrative Charges Pursuant to Section 36 of the Resource Management Act
1991
30
7. Adoption of the 2022/2023 Annual Plan 49
8. Setting of Rates 2022/2023 142
9. Representation review for the 2022 Local Authority Elections 149
10. LGNZ Conference 164
11. Ngāti Maru Joint Management Agreement Committee 168
12. Public Excluded 172
13. Confirmation of Public Excluded Ordinary Minutes 173
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holders, which consistently reveals a generally high rate of compliance with consent conditions across all sectors,
Non-compliance with consent conditions, and pollution complaints are thoroughly investigated by Council and appropriate enforcement action is taken. Riparian protection satus at September 2017. Progressively darker shades indicate increased protection. The Waiokura is part of a national project which showcased five ‘best practice dairy catchments’ from around the country – two in the
benefits, or advantages and disadvantages prior to making a decision on this
matter.
Williamson/Van Der Leden
8. Setting rates
8.1 Mr M J Nield, Director – Corporate Services, spoke to the memorandum having
adopted the 2022/2023 Annual Plan earlier this meeting, the purpose of this
memorandum is to set the rates for the 2022/2023 financial year. The rates are driven
from the adopted 2022/2023 Annual Plan.
Resolved
That the Taranaki Regional Council:
a) sets the
have supported event organisers by assisting with their
waste plans, providing volunteer support for managing waste and subsidizing
bin costs if the event reaches a 50 per cent diversion from landfill rate.
14. Below is a summary of the zero waste events data between 1 May - 30 June
2024.
Total Event Waste Diversion Data
Number of Events Total diverted (kg) Average diversion
rate
11 2,386.36 77 per cent
Community Events on Council Land
Number of Events Total diverted (kg)