of carbon monoxide,
combustible gases, PM10 particulates, and nitrogen oxides were all below levels of concern at the time of
sampling. No offensive or objectionable odours were detected beyond the boundary during inspections and
there were no complaints in relation to air emissions from the site.
During the period under review, Todd Petroleum demonstrated an overall high level of both environmental
performance and administrative compliance with the resource consents. There were no
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 effects;
c.
for the environment.
Section 4 presents recommendations to be implemented in the 2021-2022 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
the first
threshold test "… is plainly intended to be applied without the obligation to have
regard to either the operative district plan or proposed district plan". We respectfully
agree. But then he continued:
In context, it may be appropriate, and was here, to recognise that there was a plan
change in process implementing objective 6 and policies 6.1 and 6.2. [Emphasis
added.]
We are uncertain about that because it both appears to conflict with earlier authorities
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numbered_Paras The Opunake Hydroelectric Power Scheme (the Scheme) is a 400kVA (320kW) hydroelectric power station operated by Opunake Power Ltd (‘OPL’ or ‘the applicant’). The Scheme was established in 1922 and first consented in 1990.
numbered_Paras OPL held eight resource consents for the Scheme, seven of which expired in 2018. They lodged applications to renew those seven consents and for one additional consent after the previous consents had
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 landscape,
approximate only and are not intended to provide a definitive location or
extent of a site. These include those sites that are identified as wāhi tapu and wāhi taonga by the iwi and hapū.
Ngāti Tama
Te Rangihiroa wrote of Ngāti Tama’s renown throughout the country for their fighting prowess. He recorded the words of an unnamed elder “other tribes fought for fat lands, for birds and
rat preserves, an aruhe rahui (fern root reserve) but Ngāti Tama fought for the sake of fighting, with a
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;
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 effects;
c. ecosystems, including effects on plants, animals, or habitats, whether aquatic or
the Company to undertake works to the maintenance,
management and infrastructure of the stormwater treatment and disposal system to ensure compliance of
Resource Consent 5892-2.
Works were undertaken by the Company which demonstrated some improvement, both visually around the
site, but also chemically in the discharge. However the results were not sufficient enough to gain compliance
with the consent and or abatement notice. The Council agreed to allow the Company more time to mitigate