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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,
environment.
Section 4 presents recommendations to be implemented in the 2023-2024 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
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;
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c. ecosystems, including effects on plants, animals, or habitats, whether aquatic or terrestrial;
d. natural and physical resources
Behaviour Change Effectiveness
Survey.
Leuthart/Jamieson
5. General Business
5.1 The Committee discussed the continued issue of fly-tipping, being the illegal dumping
of liquid or solid waste on land or in water, and associated environmental damage and
costs. It was noted that future requirements of the Waste Minimisation and Litter Acts
are anticipated to include greater enforcement provisions for local Councils.
There being no further business, Committee
Special
requirements
• May be required to work outside normal working hours due to
emergency responses by Council or servicing the needs of catchment
community groups if required.
• Must be able to undertake the physical requirements of the position.
• Must be able to operate all-wheel drive vehicles.
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Subsequently, mitigation
methods have been implemented or are imminent. These include the use of hay bales at the discharge
point, installation of a silt fence in the run-off drain and the relocation of aggregate. Sampling will be
undertaken again once all mitigation is in place.
For reference, in the 2022-2023 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental
performance and compliance for 878 (87%) of a total of 1007 consents monitored through the Taranaki
tailored
Hickman JD 1997 Family Trust (the Trust) operates a road transport depot located on Waitara Road at
Brixton, Waitara, in the Waiongana catchment. The operations at this site mainly involve packaged dairy
related products. Goods are stored under roofed catchments with the remaining areas being paved or
gravel. The site also has a vehicle parts wash facility with wastewater draining to sumps and then to the
stormwater system. There is a truck wash onsite that drains to trade waste.
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year under review. The next six yearly report is due in the 2026-2027 year.
No odours were noted or communicated during the monitoring period.
For reference, in the 2022-2023 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental
performance and compliance for 878 (87%) of a total of 1007 consents monitored through the Taranaki
tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 96 (10%) of the consents a good level of environmental
performance and compliance was
consent. No issues, hazards, or changes from the previous monitoring period
were noted in Kaupokonui boulder rip-rap, Caves Beach access ramp or Ōpunake Bay boat ramp. None of
the monitored structures were causing definitive adverse effects on the surrounding environments, based
on the observations and measurement-based monitoring carried out during the period under review.
For reference, in the 2021-2022 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental
performance and
relation to this decision; and in
accordance with section 79 of the Act, determined that is doesn’t not require further
information, further assessment of options or further analysis of costs and benefits,
or advantages and disadvantages prior to making a decision on this matter.
Williamson/McIntyre
6.0 Date and time of first Ordinary Meeting of the Taranaki Regional Council
6.1 The first Ordinary Meeting of the Taranaki Regional Council will be held in the Port
Taranaki