Plan
e) determines that this decision be recognised as significant in terms of section 76 of
the Local Government Act 2020
f) determines that it has complied with the decision-making provisions of the Local
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
those sites monitored for discharge or receiving environment water quality 9
Table 3 Chemical monitoring results for the irrigated wastewater (site l1) for the 2019-2020 monitoring
period 10
Table 4 Total volume of wastewater and total nitrogen applied to land during the reported period 11
Table 5 Paddock size and application depth statistics for the paddocks that received irrigated
wastewater during the reported period 12
Table 6 Wastewater discharge to the Kahouri Stream (consent …
where toxic and ecotoxic substances must be used, that there are
buffer zones of 200 metres for any waterways or Ngāruahine
statutory areas.
The Council notes the submitter’s concerns regarding increased use of toxins but
notes that both initial and ongoing mustelid control are based upon a (non-toxic trap)
network.
Iwi participation
5. Amend No change required
The submitter seeks that Ngāruahine iwi and hapū members participating in
current and future pest control and
Possum Self-help The site falls outside the possum self-help area.
Herbivores - High The property lies outside the self help possum boundary. The back
block and roadside blocks are mostly or fully fenced to exclude
stock, while the middle block is able to be accessed by stock and
has evidently been grazed through.
Habitat Modification - Medium The back block and roadside blocks are mostly or fully fenced to
exclude stock. Remaining areas will be proposed to be fenced in
conjunction with
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. ecosystems, including effects …
options or further analysis of costs and
benefits, or advantages and disadvantages prior to making a decision on this
matter.
Lean/MacLeod
7. Port Taranaki Ltd: Half Year Report to 31 December 2020
7.1 Mr M J Nield, Director – Corporate Services, spoke to the memorandum to receive and
consider Port Taranaki Limited’s report on the operations and activities of the
company for the six months ending 31 December 2020.
7.2 Councillor D N MacLeod noted his interest as a director
well,
or the ability of the receiving formation to accept injected fluids, during the period under review. The results
of groundwater quality monitoring undertaken show no adverse effects of the activity on local groundwater
resources. Inspections undertaken during the monitoring year found sites being operated in a professional
manner and there were no Unauthorised Incidents reported in relation to the Company’s DWI consents.
During the year, the Company demonstrated a high level of …
‘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 …
spill,
in a manner that does not cause further damage to the marine environment, or any
unreasonable danger to human life, or cause an unreasonable risk of injury to any
person.
It must also be noted that in some spill situations the spill will simply be monitored
to ensure that no environmental damage occurs, and that no physical clean-up
activities may be undertaken (eg diesel spill into a warm, rough sea).
Human safety and health have the highest priority in this Plan. Occupational
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:
a. the neighbourhood or the wider community around an activity, and may include cultural and social-
economic effects;
b. physical effects on …