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 NPDC, 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
management and, ultimately, through the refinement of methods and
considered responsible resource utilisation, to move closer to achieving sustainable
development of the region’s resources.
Evaluation of environmental and administrative performance 1.1.4
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.
decline.
The most notable change in livestock numbers in Taranaki
has been the significant long-term reduction in beef cattle
and sheep. As of 2019, there were 28% fewer cattle (-49,244)
and 68% fewer sheep (-933,407) in Taranaki compared to
1990. Since 2014, these numbers have continued to decline,
although at a reduced rate of -4% and -12%, respectively.
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the past decade. Changes
in river water temperature are more subtle, while air and
soil temperatures have risen sharply, with soil temperature
increasing at a rate of around 1.4°C per decade. Changes
over 10 to 15 year periods are affected by long-term climate
trends as well as changes due to shorter climatic cycles,
such as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation. An assessment
of cold temperature trends for air, soil and river water
suggests that in coming years we can
relation to the Patea HEPS
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List of tables
Table 1 Summary of occasions when flow rise and recession rates were not in line
with consent conditions, July 2014 to July 2015 17
Table 2 Number of days that lake level was below set levels in relation to consent
conditions 19
Table 3 Reports required to be submitted to Council by Trustpower over the
reported period 22
Table 4 Summary of fish transferred into the Patea River catchment headwaters 23
Table
monitoring programmes for 2014-2015 21
3.6 Exercise of optional review of consent 22
4. Recommendations 23
Glossary of common terms and abbreviations 24
Bibliography and references 26
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Appendix I Resource consents held by NZ Pure Bred Genetics Ltd Piggery 28
Appendix II Flow rating for Rumkeg Creek 30
List of tables
Table 1 Location of sampling sites in Rumkeg Creek, a tributary of
the Manganui River 12
Table 2 Results from NZ Pure
sustained.
Notification of Annual Plan and rates to be discussed under general business.
Late Items
Ordinary Meeting - Confirmation of Minutes
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1. Confirmation of Minutes – 25 February 2020
Resolves
That the Taranaki Regional Council:
takes as read and confirms the minutes and resolutions of the Ordinary Meeting
of the Taranaki Regional Council held in the Taranaki Regional Council chambers,
47 Cloten Road, Stratford, on Tuesday 25 …
the sector has been its AA+ credit rating. This is the same as the New Zealand Government.
Currently, the LGFA estimates it is delivering costs savings to its member councils of $25 million annually. This
saving would otherwise need to be funded by higher rates.
LGFA would not achieve the AA+ credit rating without the guarantee structure and therefore there would be no
savings in borrowing costs to councils.
LGFA GUARANTEE
Currently there are 48 councils (based on the
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 Trust, this report
also assigns them a rating for their environmental and administrative performance during the period under
review.
Environmental performance is concerned …
rainfall for the Waitara catchment is expected to be about 2,200
mm. A catchment-wide mean annual rainfall of about 3,200 mm is estimated for the Manganui River
based on the recorded mean flow at Everett Park (19.5 m3/s).
In a normal year, significant rainfall occurs in every month of the year, with the three months from
January to March receiving roughly 30% less rainfall than other months on average. This lower
rainfall period coupled with the higher temperatures and evapo-transpiration rates in