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CLIMATE JUSTICE TARANAKI INCORPORATED v TARANAKI REGIONAL COUNCIL
Decision [2022] NZEnvC 127 [14 July 2022]
IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND
AT AUCKLAND
I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA
KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU
Decision [2022] NZEnvC 127
IN THE MATTER OF
an appeal under clause 14 of Schedule 1
of the Resource Management Act 1991
BETWEEN
CLIMATE JUSTICE TARANAKI
INCORPORATED
ENV-2019-AKL-000300
Appellant
AND
Contact Energy Ltd (the Company) operates the Stratford Power Station (SPS) located on State Highway 43
near Stratford in the Patea catchment. This report for the period July 2021 to June 2022 describes the
monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the
Company’s environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under review. The report
also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of the
wastewater treatment system located at the Waiinu
Beach Settlement, in the Waitotara catchment. This report for the period July 2021 to June 2022 describes the
monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess STDC’s
environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under review. The report also details
the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of STDC’s activities.
During the monitoring period, South
describes the monitoring programme implemented by the
Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the environmental performance and consent compliance
of two concrete batching plants within the Taranaki Region. The report also details the results of the
monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of their activities. The two concrete batching
plants covered by this programme are located in Hawera and Stratford.
The Council’s monitoring programme for both the Hawera and
Effluent from the piggery is now largely irrigated to land, a recent
innovation in effluent management on the site. This report for the period July 2021 to June 2022 describes
the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the
Company’s environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under review. The report
also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of the
Company’s activities.
Station and Kapuni-J under consent 4054-6.1 14
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List of photos
Photo 1 Kapuni Production Station 3
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1 Introduction
Compliance monitoring programme reports and the Resource
Management Act 1991
1.1.1 Introduction
This report is for the period July 2021 to June 2022 by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) on the
monitoring programme associated with resource consents held by Todd Petroleum Mining Company Ltd
(Todd Petroleum).
(NPDC) operates a wastewater treatment plant (NPWWTP) located on
Rifle Range Road between New Plymouth and Bell Block. This report for the period July 2021 to June 2022
describes the monitoring programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess
the Company’s environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under review. The
report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of the
Company’s
period July 2021 to June 2022, describes the monitoring programme implemented by
the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the environmental performance of consent holders in
the Port Area Industrial Catchments of New Plymouth. The report also details the results of the monitoring
undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of the Companies’ activities. This report was formerly
known as the Hongihongi and Herekawe Streams Joint Monitoring Programme Annual Report.
During the
to maintenance and leachate discharge on a triennial basis. Triennial monitoring of these sites
was previously undertaken in the 2020-2021 year.
During the monitoring period, SDC demonstrated a high level of environmental performance and high
level of administrative performance.
This report for the period July 2021 to June 2022 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the
Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess SDC’s environmental and consent compliance
performance
effects of the exercise of consents. In accordance with Section 35 of
the RMA, the Council undertakes compliance monitoring for consents and rules in regional plans, and
maintains an overview of the performance of resource users and consent holders. Compliance monitoring,
including both activity and impact monitoring, enables the Council to continually re-evaluate its approach
and that of consent holders to resource management and, ultimately, through the refinement of methods
and considered