monitoring and annual significant activity reports.
Evaluating the effectiveness of the RCP was undertaken by first examining the outputs of the
plan (consents issued, consent monitoring, unauthorised incidents and non-regulatory methods
undertaken).
This found that the number of current coastal consents is relatively low (just over 250) and an
average of 24 consents per year have been issued, varied or renewed since the RCP was made
operative with most of these processed on a non-notified
every year.
Map - Key Native Ecosystems in Taranaki.
WHAT MAKES KEY NATIVE
ECOSYSTEMS REGIONALLY
SIGNIFICANT?
Key Native Ecosystems are regionally significant
because they are:
home to nationally or regionally threatened
or at-risk native plant and animal species, or
representative of originally rare ecosystems
and indigenous vegetation now much
reduced from its original extent, and/or
important connections or buffers to other
sites of value, or provide
from discharges on the communities in
the stream.
There were no adverse effects on the environment resulting from the exercise of the air discharge consent.
Ambient air quality monitoring at the Turangi Production Station showed that levels of carbon monoxide,
particulate matter and nitrogen oxides were below levels of concern at the time of sampling. No offensive or
objectionable odours were detected beyond the boundary during inspections.
For reference, in the 2023/24 year, consent
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compares well with other
regions.
Ecological monitoring shows healthy and stable communities of marine life in
Taranaki’s coastal waters.
Taranaki’s most popular bathing beaches comply with safe level national
bathing standards on a seasonal basis.
The main influence on coastal water quality is rivers discharging to the sea
and carrying with them the cumulative effects of agriculture and stormwater
run-off within their catchments.
There are now only six community or
2. Associated resource consents are listed with basic details including key dates.
3. The monitoring programme components are summarised.
4. The company’s environmental performance and administrative compliance is evaluated, including:
a. A summary of the company’s performance, regarding the site and wider environment.
b. If necessary, any incidents, investigations or interventions that occurred during the monitoring period.
c. A direct assessment of the company’s consent
report is due in the 2026/27 year. No odours were noted or communicated during the monitoring period.
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
TRCID-176456519-97 (Word)
Document: TRCID-1188382587-606 (Pdf)
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Executive summary
RKM Farms Ltd (the Company) operates a piggery located on 599A South Road at Hawera, in the Tangahoe
Catchment. The piggery is a breeder grower and finishing operation with up to 5,000 pigs and piglets at any
one time, the treated effluent from which is discharged to the Tawhiti Stream or spread onto land and
emissions of odour to air.
This report for the
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