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David MacLeod, Chairman
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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, amenity and visual effects;
2016/2017, more than
8,000 students were involved in class visits or field
trips under the programme. Feedback from schools,
teachers and students is consistently positive.
The Council intends to continue this fruitful
partnership with the region’s schools, and also to
broaden its educational outreach by funding a regional
position for the Enviroschools organisation. This
organisation takes a whole-school approach to
promote long-term action on sustainability and
environmental protection. It
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 in relation to:
(a) the neighbourhood or the wider community around an activity, and may
include cultural and social-economic effects;
(b)
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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d. natural and
increase has been 0.97%.
Over the life of the 2018/2028 Long-Term Plan the general rates increase averages out at 2.8%
The Consultation Document on the proposed 2018/2028 Long-Term Plan and this proposed 2018/2028 Long-
Term Plan, set out the details and implications of what we’re proposing, and how you can tell us what you think
about them before we make final decisions.
You can make a submission online at www.trc.govt.nz, or by email or letter. If you want more information, you
can see
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 year, the Company demonstrated a high level of both environmental performance and
administrative compliance with the resource consents.
For reference, in the 2016-2017 year, 74% of consent holders in Taranaki monitored through tailored
compliance monitoring programmes achieved a high level of environmental
than 8.000
students were involved in class visits or field trips under
the programme. Feedback from schools, teachers and
students is consistently positive.
The Council intends to continue this fruitful partnership
with the region’s schools, and also to broaden its
educational outreach by funding a regional position for
the Enviroschools organisation. This organisation takes a
whole-school approach to promote long-term action on
sustainability and environmental protection. It currently
findings of the macroinvertebrate survey.
There were no adverse effects on the environment resulting from the exercise of the air discharge consents.
The ambient air quality monitoring at the Kapuni Production Station showed that levels 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 boundaries during
inspections and there were no complaints in
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 in relation to:
(a) the neighbourhood or the wider community around an activity, and may