terms, and a bibliography, are presented at the end of
the report.
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,
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
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
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:
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
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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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
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:
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