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2019 CANDIDATE
INFORMATION HANDBOOK
TARANAKI REGIONAL COUNCIL
LOCAL ELECTIONS
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andidate Inform
ation H
andbook
Taranaki Regional Council
June 2019
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Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this handbook is accurate and consistent with the Local
Electoral Act 2001. Taranaki Regional Council takes no responsibility for any errors or omissions. It is recommended that candidates obtain a full
copy of the Act, which
Taranaki rugby fans are counting down to the reopening of the iconic Yarrow Stadium when the Yarrows Taranaki Bulls return home on 3 September. The international-quality hybrid turf will be ready for the action under the new eco-friendly LED lights but delays to the construction project mean the roof of the West Stand won’t be completed until later this year, and there will be no covered seating available during 2022. Mike Nield, Director-Corporate Services at Taranaki Regional Council which
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FOREWORD
Taranaki Regional Council established the State Highway 3 Working Party in 2002 in response to
ongoing concerns about the route security, safety and efficiency of the section of State Highway 3
(SH3) between Taranaki and Waikato. In particular, there has been a focus on the section of
SH3 between Piopio and New Plymouth.
For some years this section of the state highway network has been of considerable concern to
local Taranaki and Waikato
Coastal Permit
Activity subtype Structure – Access (Coastal)
Activity status Discretionary
Applicant New Plymouth District Council
Site location Weld Road Recreational Reserve, Oākura
Grid reference(s) 1679803E-5669588N
Catchment Whenuariki
Timaru
Recommendation Grant with conditions
Expiry: 1 June 2059
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1. Purpose
1. This report provides the Taranaki Regional Council (Council) officers’ assessment of the
application lodged by New Plymouth
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Regional Council
Taranaki
Coastal
Plan for
Taranaki
Proposed
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Introduction
This section outlines the scope and structure of the Plan.
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Title
Purpose
Operative date and review
Application
The Taranaki coastline
Mana whenua
Coastal management areas
Plan structure
COASTAL PL AN FOR TARANAKI In t roduc t ion
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CO AS TAL P L AN F O R TARANAK I
Vision
Taranaki tangata
National Objectives Framework
The National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM) requires the Taranaki Regional
Council (TRC) to set environmental flow and levels for all of the region’s waterways (Figure 1). Environmental
flows and levels must be set as rules in plans. A flow can be considered the quantity, variability, flow, duration
and timing of flows or water levels to give effect to Te Mana o te Wai, the long-term visions and outcomes
set by the community
or premises must
be complied with.
Notification
The Taranaki Regional Council may process a resource
consent application for a discharge permit as a
notified application, limited notified, or as a non-
notified application. The Council’s powers are set out
in Sections 95A and 95B of the Resource
Management Act 1991. The test to be applied by the
Council will depend on whether the proposed activity
is a controlled, restricted discretionary, discretionary
or non-complying activity.
Objectives Framework
The National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM) requires the Taranaki Regional
Council (TRC) to set environmental flow and levels for all of the region’s waterways (Figure 1). Environmental
flows and levels must be set as rules in plans. A flow can be considered the quantity, variability, flow, duration
and timing of flows or water levels to give effect to Te Mana o te Wai, the long-term visions and outcomes
set by the community and tangata whenua (MfE,
been blocked by windblown sand, forming a
lake and swampy gully arms.
56For further details, refer to “Wetlands in the Taranaki Region: An inventory of regionally significant unprotected and protected wetlands”, Taranaki Regional Council (1997).
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APPENDIX IIB
APPENDICES
Wetland Area Ecological values Other natural and amenity values
Lake Oturi 50 ha The