review.
For reference, in the 2023/24 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental
performance and compliance for 864 (89%) of a total of 967 consents monitored 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.
of 967 consents monitored 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 Company over the last several years,
this report shows that the Company’s performance remains
Officers audited three days’ worth of landfill,
organics and recycling.
7. Results showed that 77% of the site’s waste is diverted from landfill through
recycling and organics collection. This is a positive change from the previous
audit in 2021, for which the calculated overall diversion rate was 43%.
8. Understanding waste through the waste audit provides an opportunity to
improve systems, educate teams and assign responsibility for material
management. The Sustainability and Behaviour
“We’re looking to the future with this
Plan and how we can address the many
challenges our amazing region is facing,”
says Council Chair Charlotte Littlewood.
“There’s funding for our key environmental
work programmes to ensure we build on
the Council’s freshwater and biodiversity
mahi and we’ve responded to our
community’s feedback on responding
to the threat from climate change.”
The 10-year plan for the region includes
an overall rates increase of 16.3% for
relationship
with tangata whenua.
While inflation has been trending down and is now
falling close to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s
target consumer inflation rate of between 1 and 3
per cent, the economy has remained sluggish with
gross domestic product rising by just 0.2% in the
March 2024 quarter. That followed a 0.1% fall in the
previous quarter.
We’ve had to factor these economic headwinds as
we work and adapt as many people in our region
have too. Prices are only just starting
achieve a high level of environmental
performance and compliance for 864 (89%) of a total of 967 consents monitored 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
Ordinary Council Agenda October 2024
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 level.
responsible regard for the Taranaki region’s environment and our management
of its natural resources. Reporting allows evaluation and demonstration of the overall rate of
compliance by sector and by consent holders as a whole, and of trends in the improvement of our
environment.
• The Council’s accountability and transparency. Reporting gives validity to investment in
monitoring and to assessments of effective intervention.
3. These compliance monitoring reports have been submitted