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;
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2019 CANDIDATE
INFORMATION HANDBOOK
TARANAKI REGIONAL COUNCIL
LOCAL ELECTIONS
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Taranaki Regional Council
June 2019
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Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this handbook is accurate and consistent with the Local
Electoral Act 2001. Taranaki Regional Council takes no responsibility for any errors or omissions. It is recommended that candidates obtain a full
copy of the Act, which
within the Officers report may be more complicated as the requested change may be from a different area of the Plan.
Some minor and inconsequential changes have occurred. These have been identified in blue with new text being underlined and removed text being struck through.
Minor and inconsequential amendments have been identified for the convenience of readers and have only occurred where necessary to improve the readability of Plan provisions, align
language within the Plan, or to better
within the Officers report may be more complicated as the requested change may be from a different area of the Plan.
Some minor and inconsequential changes have occurred. These have been identified in blue with new text being underlined and removed text being struck through.
Minor and inconsequential amendments have been identified for the convenience of readers and have only occurred where necessary to improve the readability of Plan provisions, align
language within the Plan, or to better
the monitoring period. Daily surface
water abstraction data was also assessed.
The monitoring indicated that the effects of the discharge of stormwater and process waters into the Kapuni
Stream were minimal. Inter-laboratory analysis indicated fairly good agreement between both parties.
Surface water abstraction was compliant for the whole monitoring period.
The review of the biological monitoring concluded that overall, the MCI scores for nearly all sites were
similar to or higher
increasing bureaucratic costs in our lives.
A firm believer and advocate for KISS management. I don't
believe our governments should be controlling our water or
enforcing your health requirements. Your land is your land, no
SNA or other should devalue your land without your permission
and compensation. I have an appreciation for the outdoors thus
Taranaki is where my heart is and I plan to make it a leader in
change
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Taranaki Regional Council
New Plymouth General Constituency
Electing 5
generation upon
notification. It should be noted that the Company never knowingly generated when the lake level was at or
below the minimum authorised level during the reporting period, and that leakage was the principal cause
when a low lake level occurred.
There is still concern about the sand inundation of the head of Opunake Lake, and the reduced recreational
value that has resulted from this. The Company is continuing to investigate an array of options, including
reducing the potential for
language within the Plan, or to better express the intent of a provision. These changes do not change the policy intent of any Plan provisions.
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1. Tom P Waite 22. Lyndon De Vantier 43. Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society
requested change may be from a different area of the Plan.
Some minor and inconsequential changes have occurred. These have been identified in blue with new text being underlined and removed text being struck through.
Minor and inconsequential amendments have been identified for the convenience of readers and have only occurred where necessary to improve the readability of Plan provisions, align
language within the Plan, or to better express the intent of a provision. These changes do not
Council and the three district councils.
Much of the information in this document draws on comprehensive state of the
environment monitoring programmes put in place by the Taranaki Regional
Council subsequent to the adoption of the first Regional Policy Statement in
1994. Generally, environmental quality is high and has been maintained or
improved over the last decade. The previous Regional Policy Statement built a
solid foundation for resource management in Taranaki. This