Environment Court’s 2014 Practice Note. I have read and
agree to comply with that Code. This evidence is within my area of expertise,
except where I state that I am relying upon the specified evidence of another
person. I have not omitted to consider material facts known to me that might
alter or detract from the opinions that I express.
2. RELEVANT PLANNING CONTEXT
Taranaki Regional Air Quality Management Plan
2.1 As noted in 7.2 of the Taranaki Regional Council (TRC)
with select hard fill,
including coastal erosion protection in the form of concrete anchor mass blocks and
armour protection. Drainage measures are also proposed, including subsoil drains
within the engineered fill and a concrete dish drain or kerb and channel along the edge
of the state highway closest to the slope.
5. The use of concrete mass blocks requires excavation of the soft estuarine sediments at the
base of the wall. Large angular rock is to be placed in this cutting to
areas that are yet to be identified.
Kororā commonly burrow in and among man-
made coastal structures such as rock walls, as well
as natural coastal habitats. So they can be right in
among structures that may require maintenance
works at some time.
Protecting kororā is your legal obligation
While you generally don’t need a resource consent to carry out maintenance, minor alterations or minor
extensions to a structure which may be partly or entirely in the coastal marine area (the ‘wet
processes of nature are repopulating New Zealand with birds that are able to live with predators,
while the rest are either adapting or have already gone’. However, Innes & Hay (1990, p. 2528)
concluded that ‘… at least twelve endemic forest bird species or subspecies have yet neither
adapted nor gone, but are declining’; and more recently, Innes et al. (2010, p. 86) concluded that
‘predation by introduced pest mammals continues to be responsible for current declines and
limitation of New Zealand
regards
to communication and engagement.
Farm dairy effluent discharge is subject to rules in the Regional Fresh Water Plan for Taranaki. This plan
is on our website:
https://www.trc.govt.nz/regional-fresh-water-plan
Please name the Consents Officer or TRC staff
member you have discussed your application with
PART 1
1) Applicant Details - Please complete either (A), (B) or (C)
I apply for resource consent(s) under section 88 of the Resource
Taranaki Iwi to the coastal marine area within the Taranaki Iwi rohe
(“coastal marine area”). The seas that bound the coastal marine area are known by
Taranaki Iwi as Ngā Tai a Kupe (the shores and tides of Kupe). The coastal lands that
incline into the sea are of high importance to Taranaki Iwi and contain kāinga (villages),
pā (fortified villages), pūkawa (reefs) for the gathering of mātaitai (seafood), tauranga
waka or awa waka (boat channels), tauranga ika (fishing grounds)
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activity report is a standard item presented to the Taranaki Solid Waste
Management Committee (referred to as the Committee) and provides
information of recent and upcoming activities, which helps inform the
Committee on how the Taranaki Territorial Authorities are tracking on the
delivery on of the WMMPs outcomes.
DISCUSSION/ KŌRERORERO
1. Activities that have been delivered or are planned, that contribute towards the
WMMP between October and March 2025 are summarised for the
sampling. No
offensive or objectionable odours were detected beyond the boundary during inspections and there were
no complaints in relation to air emissions from the site.
One incident was recorded in relation to the site in 2023/24. This was an exceedance of abstraction rate due
to unforeseen circumstances during a shutdown to update the safety control systems. Staff ensured
downstream flow was maintained in the stream and it is unlikely any adverse effects occurred, with no
further action
implemented at the site. There were no unauthorised incidents, non-compliances, or significant effects
found in the receiving environment.
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