LIMITED 2017. THE MĀNUKA & KĀNUKA PLANTATION GUIDE:
PREPARED BY:
INTERVIEWS BY:
LOUISE SAUNDERS, BOFFA MISKELL LIMITED
MATTHEW LAY
REVIEWED BY: STEPHEN FULLER, BOFFA MISKELL LIMITED
DON SHEARMAN, TARANAKI DISTRICT COUNCIL
GRANT BLACKIE, WAIKATO REGIONAL COUNCIL
ISSUE DATE: APRIL 2017
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PREFACE
Across New Zealand, there is strong interest in growing mānuka
(Leptospermum scoparium) and kānuka (Kunzea species) to diversify
or supplement farm
Council of its intention to combust gas intermittently on 1 October 2014, 30
October 2014, and 26 November 2014. Following these dates, gas combustion occurred
intermittently over the course of a few days in conjunction with well testing. No offensive or
objectionable odours, smoke or dust associated with activities at the wellsite were observed.
The mix bury cover consent was not exercised and the drilling fluids and cuttings were
disposed of at a consented off site facility. There were no
act as contingency sites if the regional landfill at Colson Road has to cease accepting
waste, or there are transportation issues in the event of an emergency.
The Colson Road regional landfill remains operational. The monitoring of this facility
has been reported separately since the annual report covering the 1999-2000
monitoring period.
This report covers the results and findings of the monitoring programme implemented
by the Council in respect of the consents held by NPDC that
from the exercise of the air discharge consent.
The ambient air quality monitoring at the site 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 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
supplied by the Company
have been used in compiling this report.
The Council did not receive any complaints or register any unauthorised incidents
associated with any of the Company’s DWI activities during the 2013-2014 monitoring
period.
During the year, 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
conditions setting out the
requirements that they must satisfy. Fonterra holds four consents to allow it to take and use
water and for associated structures, eight consents to discharge stormwater, sediment, and
back flushing from sand filters (and their associated structures) into the unnamed tributaries
of the Tangahoe, Tawhiti and an unnamed coastal stream, or to land where it may enter
water, six consents to discharge wastewater to the Tasman Sea along with associated
structures, two consents
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,
during
the period under review. Both incidents were considered to be unforeseeable and related to
mechanical failures or unanticipated issues at the site. In addition both events were adequately
mitigated or remedied by Methanex after they occurred. For this reason no enforcement
response was considered appropriate or necessary.
During the year, Methanex demonstrated a High level of environmental performance with the
resource consents at both facilities. Their administrational performance has
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 the locality,
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 a discharger, and may
include cultural and social-economic effects;
(b) physical effects on the locality, including landscape, amenity and visual effects;
(c) ecosystems, including