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Application No. Consent No. Applicant Lodged Date Application Type Description Activity Type Location Catchment
24-11205-1.1 R2/11205-1.1 First Gas Limited 11-Apr-24 Change of consent conditions
To undertake earthworks and vegetation clearance within, or within
10 metres of a natural wetland...change to conditions 1 and 3 Land Use Consent 169 Clifton Road, Tongaporutu Waikorora
24-11237-1.0 R2/11237-1.0 New Plymouth District Council 12-Apr-24 New consent
To drill/auger up to
invasive species. Thus, they are capable of showing the impacts of stressors present
upstream in the catchment, such as habitat loss or pollution (NEMS, 2022). For example, when effluent is
discharged into a stream, intolerant organisms reduce in numbers or disappear, while those that are able to
tolerate such stresses increase in number.
Macroinvertebrates and the National Objectives Framework
The NPS-FM sets out requirements for councils and communities to maintain
(available 25 September 2023) at
www.trc.govt.nz/freshwater, attending one of our workshops or by writing to the Council at
policy@trc.govt.nz
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Waitara Catchment FRESHWATER MANAGEMENT UNIT Discussion document
Purpose and
Essential
Freshwater, covering a range of initiatives including synthetic nitrogen caps and freshwater farm plans.
The NPS-FM sets out requirements for freshwater management to:
manage activities that impact freshwater in a way that ‘gives effect’ to Te Mana o te Wai;
maintain and/or improve freshwater and address any degradation;
implement the National Objectives Framework (NOF);
avoid any further loss or degradation of wetland extents and to encourage their
organic nitrogen).
The most common sources of nitrogen include leaching and run-off from agriculture and horticulture or from
industrial or wastewater discharges.
Ammonia (toxicity)
Ammoniacal nitrogen (NH4-N), also called ‘ammonium’, is the concentration of nitrogen present as either
ammonia (NH3) or ammonium (NH4) in water. The balance between ammonia and ammonium depends on
the pH and temperature of the water. Ammoniacal forms of nitrogen enter waterways such as lakes
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surf breaks. Despite the assimilating qualities of the Tasman Sea, the quality of freshwater in the Volcanic
Ring Plain FMU does have an impact on inshore coastal water quality, particularly near the mouths of rivers
and streams where people may be swimming, surfing or fishing.
Figure 2 Indicative land use map for the Volcanic Ring Plain FMU.
Volcanic Ring Plain Freshwater Management Unit Discussion Document
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Background
The
Index of Biotic Integrity
New Zealand’s freshwater environs are home to 50 known native fish species (Dunn et al., 2018) with 20 native
species currently known to inhabit Taranaki’s freshwaters for all, or part, of their life stages. Native fish play a
crucial role in the functioning of a healthy ecosystem: transporting nutrients within, and between, freshwater
and marine environs, and providing a source of food for a range of native birds. Many native species are
highly valued
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8.1 Discharges .......................................................................................................................... 49
8.2 Structures and occupation .......................................................................................... 60
8.3 Disturbance, deposition and extraction ................................................................ 93
8.4 Reclamation or drainage
undertaken in a private or company
vehicle; 6.3% by walking or cycling; and less
than 1% by public bus. At 17.4% of the
census population, nearly three times as
many people worked from home as used
shared and active travel modes to a place of
employment.
This matters because motor vehicles make a
significant contribution to Greenhouse Gas
(GHG) emissions such as Carbon Dioxide
(CO2), which are driving climate change. There are also issues of traffic congestion
15 years ago.
This RPTP intends to start the transformation of public transport into a modern, environmentally conscious,
integrated, accessible, and customer-focussed service which becomes the mode of choice for a range of
utility and leisure travel, whether people have a car or not. Transformation starts by understanding the
current strengths and weaknesses of the system, and making better use of available short-term investment.
In the medium to longer term, the aim is