and uses of river and lake beds are allowed only if authorised by a resource consent
or by a rule in this Plan (or by regulations). This means that unless a specific rule in
this section of the Plan provides otherwise, then it will be necessary for the activities
governed by those sections to be authorised by a resource consent obtained under
Part VI of the Act.
Advisory note: As from 1 May 2018, this Plan is amended to align with the Resource
Management (National Environmental Standards
If you've lost an item while travelling on a Citylink service, send us the details and we'll do our best to find it for you. Download and fill our lost property form - it's interactive and editable. Email the completed form to npl@tranzit.co.nz. Please note that the Taranaki Regional Council and Tranzit Coachlines do not accept any responsibility for the loss or damage of any property brought on to buses by passengers. While we do our best to locate missing items and return them to their
The dryer than normal year continued last month with an average of 41% less rain than usual in Taranaki. The average rainfall total for the month was 104.5mm and there was 62% less rain at Kotare at OSullivans, and 12% less at Kaupokonui at Glenn Rd. Year-to-date rainfall is lowest at Waitotara at Hawken Rd with 43% less rainfall than usual and on average there has been 19% less than normal across all rain gauges. Mean river flows for May were 40.8% lower than typical values, low flows were
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What are earthflows and slumps?
Earthflows are made up of disintegrating soil and
weathered rock, which moves by inter-particle or
inter-layer shear above a failure plane in underlying
rock. The failure plane may be either planar or
curved. The ground surface breaks into hundreds of
hummocks, roughly aligned as curving ridges at
right angles to the direction of flow, and separated
by tension cracks which form low scarps (Figure 1).
Figure 1. Typical earthflow terrain
Earthflows
The Council undertakes or commissions studies to assist with its pest management activities under the Biosecurity Act 1993 and other legislation, as well as non-regulatory programmes. Pest Pathways into Taranaki This June 2020 report, prepared by Place Group Ltd for the Taranaki Regional Council, documents the key findings of a pest-threat risk assessment and sets out recommended options for the future management of pest pathways into the region. Pest Pathways into Taranaki (1.1 MB pdf) (single
are activities having less than minor adverse
effects on the environment, or having minor effects where affected parties have agreed
to the activity. In accordance with sections 87BB, 104 to 108 and 139 of the Resource
Management Act 1991, and pursuant to delegated authority to make these decisions, the
Chief Executive or the Director—Resource Management, has allowed the consents,
certificates of compliance and deemed permitted activities.
4. The exercise of delegations under the Resource
The Operations and Regulatory Committee deals with resource consents, compliance monitoring and pollution incidents. Generally meets every six weeks.
Operations and Regulatory Agenda Oct 2023 (5.9 MB pdf) Operations and Regulatory Committee Minutes October 2023 (250 KB pdf)
Operations and Regulatory Committee Agenda August 2023 (3 MB pdf) Operations and Regulatory Committee Minutes August 2023 (248 KB pdf)
