in the
large pre-fill gully was maintained as were the silt controls. There were no discharges of unauthorised wood
waste or other materials found at inspection. There were no unauthorised incidents recording non-
compliance in respect of this consent holder 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 compliance for 88% of the consents monitored through the Taranaki tailored
Section 5 presents recommendations to be implemented in the 2022-2023 monitoring year.
A glossary of common abbreviations and scientific terms, and a bibliography, are presented at the end of
the report.
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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
monitoring results from the Taranaki Combined Cycle (TCC) were within consent defined
specifications for the full duration of the monitoring period.
The Stratford Peaker Plants (SPP) were stack tested with the resulting analysis indicating compliance with
consent defined criteria.
The six yearly report, as required by the consent, was provided during December 2020 and is next due in the
2026-2027 year.
No odours were noted or communicated during the monitoring period.
For reference,
‘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 physical resources having
Membership and Delegations 9
6.1 Executive, Audit and Risk Committee 10
6.2 Operations and Regulatory Committee 10
6.3 Policy and Planning Committee 11
6.4 Chief Executive Liaison Committee 12
6.5 Regional Transport Committee 12
6.6 Taranaki Civil Defence Emergency Management Group (Joint Committee) 13
6.7 Taranaki Solid Waste Management Committee (Joint Committee) 13
6.8 Yarrow Stadium Joint Committee 14
7 Meeting Processes 14
8 Consultation Policies 15
9 Policies for Liaising with, and Memoranda or
Taranaki Regional Council at least 48 hours
prior to the commencement of the discharge.
2. That the consent holder shall at all times adopt the best practicable option, as defined
in section 2 of the Resource Management Act 1991, to avoid or minimise the
discharge of silt or other contaminants onto land arising from the discharge.
3. That the consent holder and staff of the Taranaki Regional Council shall meet as
appropriate, and at least once per year, with interested submitters
accepted by Boffa Miskell Limited for any errors or omissions to the extent that they arise from inaccurate
information provided by the Client or any external source.
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their significance for the environment.
Section 4 presents recommendations to be implemented in the 2022-2023 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:
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 plants, animals, or habitats, whether aquatic or terrestrial;
d. natural
community.
Surface water was found to be impacted beyond consent limits, for at least one site and one or more
contaminants, on half of the scheduled surveys of the Haehanga Stream. Impacts on the Mimitangiatua awa
were measureable but usually not significant in terms of recognised environmental thresholds. Groundwater
quality is generally improving in respect of markers of irrigation, from peak levels of some contaminants
evident in previous years, and does not give rise to concerns over