Excluded Consents and Regulatory Committee Minutes – 20
July 2021
THAT the public conduct of the whole or the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting
would be likely to result in the disclosure of information where the withholding of the
information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information
would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or
who is the subject of the information.
Item 12 - Public
a. The consent holder shall pay to the Taranaki Regional Council all the administration,
monitoring and supervision costs of this consent, fixed in accordance with section 36
of the Resource Management Act 1991.
Special conditions
1. The rate of discharge shall not exceed 3,900 litres per second.
2. The consent holder shall install and maintain signage, or other suitable facilities at the
site of discharge, for public safety purposes, warning the public that there may be a
abbreviations and scientific 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, …
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, …
Government Act 2002 to the extent necessary in relation to this decision; And in
accordance with section 79 of the Act, determines that it does not require further
information, further assessment of options, or further analysis of costs and
benefits, or advantages and disadvantages prior to making a decision on this
matter.
MacLeod/Williamson
In favour - 9
Against – 2 (Walker/McIntyre)
2. Confirmation of Minutes - 23 February 2021
Resolved
That the Taranaki Regional
rules have the force
and effect of a regulation under the RMA. For the purposes of this Plan, rules only apply
to activities in the coastal marine area.
1 Except as otherwise provided in section 6 or section 6A of the Territorial Sea, Contiguous Zone, and Exclusive Economic Zone Act 1977.
1.4.1 Geographic extent
The Plan has effect over the coastal marine area of the Taranaki region and the coastal
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St Joseph's Waitara
Enviro Day
St Josephs enjoyed an Enviro Day last
term. Students made origami style
little newspaper pots to fill with seed
raising mix seeds or plants.
They also all made beeswax wraps
where tamariki created their own
designs plus they took part in an
invertebrate treasure hunt. A very
busy and fun filled learning day!
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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. ecosystems, including effects on plants, …
48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act 1987, resolves that the public is excluded from the following part of the
proceedings of the Ordinary Meeting on Tuesday 10 August 2021 for the following
reason/s:
Item 8 – Public Excluded Ordinary Minutes – 21 September 2021
THAT the public conduct of the whole or the relevant part of the proceedings of the
meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information where the
withholding of the information is
Breaches and non-compliances
3. As we pointed out in our original submission, the company has had numerous breaches and
non-compliances of consent conditions over the years. The Officer’s Report listed poor record
keeping, non-compliance with management plans, receipt of unapproved material, lack of
maintenance, monitoring or sampling, and unauthorised discharges as the main issues.
Notably, the drilling waste, rather than being processed into compost, has been blended with