2. Consent applications.
3. Regional policy development.
4. Hearing and court evidence, as agreed with the Director –
Environmental Quality.
Effectively communicate complex science to a range of technical and
non-expert audiences.
Proactively identify knowledge gaps or research needs in relation to
this role’s specialisation, and scopes further investigations or
analyses to address these.
Maintain and develop specialist knowledge relevant to this role
through research
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 plants, animals, or habitats, whether aquatic or terrestrial;
d. natural and
discusses the results, their interpretations, and their significance for the 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
or barriers
to good recycling behaviour. WasteMINZ is the largest representative
organisation comprised of members from across New Zealand working in the
resource recovery, waste minimisation, and contaminated land sectors.
Background and methodology
8. The key research questions were:
a) What are the public’s attitudes towards recycling? Do they have
understanding and belief in the system?
b) What level of knowledge do they have about what can be recycled and
how
3 discusses the results, their interpretations, and their significance for the 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
higher than consent limits. These
contaminants pose a minimal risk to the wider environment and will decrease with time by microbial
degradation or dilution. Recent site inspections reported that pasture strike is good in paddocks indicating
that residual contamination is having a negligible effect on pasture health.
On the basis that waste is no longer received, the soil sampling results, and recent observations, this report
recommends that the compliance monitoring programme may be reduced
and their significance for the environment in the Lower Waiwhakaiho area as a whole.
A glossary of common abbreviations and scientific terms, and a bibliography, are presented at the end of
the report.
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The Resource Management Act 1991 and monitoring
The RMA regulates 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
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 wider community around an activity, and may include cultural and social-
Turangi Production Station showed that levels of 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 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
The ambient air quality monitoring at the site showed that
concentration of nitrogen oxide during the survey was less than the relevant human health-based criteria at
the time of sampling. No significant odour or dust was observed during inspections and there were no air
quality-related complaints received.
During the site inspection on 31 May 2023 it was noted that hydrocarbon contaminated stormwater from
bunds had been discharged prior to the inspection. It is considered unlikely that