It is firmly focused on providing the resources, environment and people, which are at the core of our on-going work. Last year, the Council put considerable effort into the preparation and adoption of its 2015/2025 Long-Term Plan. This included significant public engagement and consultation processes. This Annual Plan continues to deliver on the agreements put in place with the community in that Long-Term Plan. Indeed, for 2016/2017 there are no significant or
......................................................................................................................... 23 5.3 Evaluating policies, rules and other methods ............................................................................ 24 5.4 Quantifying benefits and costs ....................................................................................................... 25 5.5 Evaluating impacts on economic growth and the risks of acting or not acting ............. 25 6 Appropriateness of objectives
two self-reported minor leaks of hydraulic fluid at the offshore platform. In both cases, no environmental effects were noted and no further action was taken or required. The Pohokura facilities were well managed and maintained. For reference, in the 2015-2016 year, 71% of consent holders in Taranaki monitored through tailored compliance monitoring programmes achieved a high level of environmental performance and compliance with their consents, while another 24% demonstrated a good level
completion of this application form, please contact l Council on telephone (06)765-7127 or email consents@trc.govt.nz Lodge the application by signing below and sending the completed Taranaki Regional Council, Private Bag 713, Stratford 4352. Attention: Consents Administration Officer (if application is emailed please do not mail a hard copy unless requested to do so by the consents department.) If you have not received an email acknowledgement for this application within 5 working
acknowledgement Under section 41, and without limiting the rest of this schedule, the only purposes of this statutory acknowledgement are— (a) to require consent authorities, the Environment Court, or the Historic Places Trust, as the case may be, to have regard to this statutory acknowledgement in relation to the Nukumaru Recreation Reserve as provided for in sections 42 to 44; and (b) to require consent authorities to forward summaries of resource consent applications to the
application of rules for Giant buttercup; Gorse, Nodding, Plumeless, and Variegated thistles; and Wild broom; Application of rules to control Old man’s beard in the Patea and Waingongoro catchments; Focus on eradication programmes or sustained control programmes (for which rules apply) with other species and non-regulatory programmes to be addressed in the Taranaki Regional Council Biosecurity Strategy 2017–2037. On behalf of the Taranaki Regional Council, I
recommendations for the 2013-2014 year. Section 15 summarises the recommendations to be implemented in the 2013-2014 monitoring year. A glossary of common abbreviations and scientific terms, and a bibliography, are presented at the end of the report. 1.1.1. The Resource Management Act (1991) and monitoring The Resource Management Act primarily addresses environmental `effects' which are defined as positive or adverse, temporary or permanent, past, present or future, or cumulative.
notified. Policies 5 to 11 relate to the use and development of resources and the protection, maintenance or enhancement of natural and historic heritage and values. The Council supports these policies. Policy 14 Page 24 Indigenous Biodiversity Support Retain as notified. The Council considers the protection of indigenous biodiversity in the coastal environment to be critically important, particularly biodiversity that is only found in the coastal environment. Policy 16 Page 25
oxides and the volatile organic compounds toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes were all below levels of concern at the time of sampling. Benzene was slightly above the recommended guidelines at one site. 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. Monitoring commissioned by OMV showed that, with the exception of 30 minutes, the relevant New Zealand Workplace Exposure Standards for
of activities at a crematorium site, the discharge of visible smoke or odours from a cremator may be found to be offensive. During the reporting period, the Company demonstrated a high level of environmental and administrative performance with the resource consents. For reference, in the 2013-2014 year, 60% of consent holders in Taranaki monitored through tailored compliance monitoring programmes achieved a high level o f environmental performance and compliance with their consents,