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,
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information provided by the Client or any external source.
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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
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:
Reviewed by:
Dr Amy Vaughan
Genomics postdoctoral fellow
Dr Chris Niebuhr
Vertebrate Ecologist
Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research
Approved for release by:
Chris Jones
Portfolio Leader – Wildlife Management &
Conservation Ecology
Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research
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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-
economic effects;
b. physical effects on the locality, including
out into the spiritual waters of Te Moananui a Kupe and along the Ngāti
Ruanui coastline.
Names such as Rangatapu, Ohawe, Tokotoko, Waihī, Waukena, Tangaahoe, Manawapou,
Taumaha, Manutahi, Pipiri, Kaikura, Whitikau, Kenepuru, Te Pou a Turi, Rangitaawhi and
Whenuakura denote the whereabouts of either a fishing ground or a reef.
All along the shoreline from Rangatapu to Whenuakura food can be gathered depending
on the tides, weather and time of year.
Tragedies of the sea
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