being reported. During this period, the Company was fully compliant with lake levels
and demonstrated good compliance with rise and recession rate restrictions for the lower Pātea River. The
Company provided adequate residual flows within the Pātea River at all times.
The Company successfully operated the trap and transfer system. During the 2023/24 season three ‘target’
fish species were trapped in the Pātea fish trap: longfin eels, shortfin eels and banded kōkopu. Kōaro were
not found
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
performance, while the remaining two (<1%) achieved a rating of poor.
In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by NPDC over the last several years, this
report shows that the consent holder’s performance remains at a good level.
This report includes recommendations for the 2024/25 year.
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the remaining two (<1%) achieved a rating of poor.
In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several
years, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance is improving in the year under review.
This report includes recommendations for the 2024/25 year.
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6) Iwi Consultation
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and stormwater consents.
Ferndene Quarries Ltd received two abatement notices in relation to their groundwater consent. A
flowmeter had not been installed to record the rate of incidental groundwater take and an independent
monitoring programme had not been implemented to assess the effects of the quarry activity upon the
surrounding aquifer. The flowmeter was subsequently installed and data was telemetered to the Council
from October 2023. The Company was granted until 1 December 2024 to
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
through the Taranaki
tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 75 (8%) of the consents a good level of environmental
performance and compliance was achieved. A further 26 (3%) of consents monitored required improvement
in their performance, while the remaining two (<1%) achieved a rating of poor.
In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several
years, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance remains at a high
Taranaki
tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 75 (8%) of the consents a good level of environmental
performance and compliance was achieved. A further 26 (3%) of consents monitored required improvement
in their performance, while the remaining two (<1%) achieved a rating of poor.
In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several
years, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance remains at a level that requires
scheduling priority and a low efficiency rating. These ratings
will be reviewed and assessed by Waka Kotahi as part of their internal assessment processes.
Factor Rating
GPS Alignment Medium
The investment proposal has been assessed as medium as it responds to
economic growth and productivity through ‘operation of public transport
services enabling access to employment and other economic
opportunities. The preferred option is estimated to increase public
transport