professional manner and in accordance with the Taranaki Regional
Council’s policy and statutory responsibilities.
• Continue to ensure professional knowledge is current and spans across
best practice.
• Representing the Taranaki Regional Council at any objections or
appeals to consents decisions.
• Provide technical support in areas of expertise (activity champion),
including reviewing letters (Section 92) and reports (Section 42a) and
continuous improvement of standard consent conditions.
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
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
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
NPWWTP. The consent requires
that emissions do not give rise to any odours that are offensive or objectionable at or
beyond any boundaries of the site. It does not authorise emissions to air associated
with the land disposal of sludge.
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6. Wastewater that enters the NPWWTP is initially treated through the plant before it is
discharged to the aeration basin where it is treated to create biological sludge. Surplus
sludge which accumulates in the basin is removed and
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
Council for
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1.1.3 The Resource Management Act 1991 and monitoring
The RMA primarily addresses environmental ‘effects’ which are defined as positive or adverse, temporary or
permanent, past, present or future, or cumulative. Effects may arise in relation to:
a. the neighbourhood or the wider community around an activity, and may include cultural and social-
economic effects;
b. physical effects on the locality, including landscape, amenity and visual effects;
c. ecosystems, including effects on
to be implemented in the 2024/25 monitoring year.
A glossary of common abbreviations and scientific terms, and a bibliography, are presented at the end of
the report.
1.1.3 The Resource Management Act 1991 and monitoring
The RMA primarily addresses environmental ‘effects’ which are defined as positive or adverse, temporary or
permanent, past, present or future, or cumulative. Effects may arise in relation to:
a. the neighbourhood or the wider community around an activity, and may