one of the 155 people, families or groups in Taranaki who took part in the
Garden Bird Survey this year. Did you see Dr Emily on Seven Sharp recently? Watch it here.
Lorella Doherty from Rethinking Plastic Revolution and Lauree from Enviroschools started the
community efforts in Taranaki in 2017. Since then there’s been a number of events, a giant plastic
bottle whale and now Lorella has made her 100 days of beach clean-ups into an exhibition. Lauree
was honoured to
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-
economic effects;
b. physical effects on the locality, including landscape, amenity and visual
and/or reclamation,
and nine consents to discharge cleanfill onto and into land.
The Council's monitoring programme included a total 36 inspections, with each site receiving either two or
three scheduled inspections as programmed. Follow up inspections were undertaken at the George Family
and Downer (South Road) sites. Two additional site visits were undertaken at the Riddick site to discuss
Council requirements relating to a proposed expansion of the cleanfill site and a change of operator
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, including effects on plants, animals, or habitats, whether aquatic or
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.
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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.
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, including effects on plants, animals, or habitats, whether aquatic or
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Disclaimer
This report has been prepared by Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research for Taranaki Mounga Project Ltd and
Taranaki Regional Council. If used by other parties, no warranty or representation is given as to its accuracy
and no liability is accepted for loss or damage arising directly or indirectly from reliance on the information in
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setting out the
requirements that they must satisfy. The Company holds five consents to allow it to take and use water, five
consents to discharge water or sediment into the Makara, Mangaotea and Mako streams, one consent to
discharge wastes to land around Lake Ratapiko and five land use permits for bed disturbance and structures
in the Manganui River, Mangaotea Stream and Lake Ratapiko. Seven additional consents allow the Company
to abstract water, and construct and maintain structures in the
information required by the
conditions of the consent or where the suitability of material for cleanfill was uncertain.
The monitoring showed that the site was well managed during the year, with all unacceptable materials
placed away from the tip head for removal. Documentation regarding the volume and type of waste was
available on site. Sampling indicated that the cleanfill may be contributing to small increases in metal
concentrations immediately downstream of the site, but these did not
3 discusses the results, their interpretations, and their significance for the environment.
Section 4 presents recommendations to be implemented in the 2022-2024 monitoring period.
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