page 144TARANAKI AS ONE—Taranaki Tāngata Tū Tahi ‘The arrival of humans radically changed New Zealand’s indigenous biodiversity.’ Biodiversity on land Biodiversity on land, or terrestrial biodiversity, includes the plants, animals and ecosystems that are based on land. The arrival of humans radically changed New Zealand’s indigenous biodiversity. Introduced animals have preyed on or competed with native species, or degraded their habitat. Exotic plants also became
presents 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. page 2 1.1.3 The Resource Management Act 1991 and monitoring The Resource Management Act 1991 (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
students in: • investigating, using, and understanding the technological products, systems and environments that have developed in their society • identifying and exploring needs and opportunities which may be met through technological activity • creating and evaluating ideas to improve or modify technology in relation to these identified needs and opportunities • designing their own technological solutions • recognising the inter-relationship of technology and society –
deep-rooting. Afforestation with pines, or reversion to indigenous scrub, are not the only options for dealing with erosion- prone land. Much erodible hill country can be stabilised and sustained as farmland by planting poles into pastoral areas. In the past, poles have mainly been used for riverbank or roadside stabilisation in Taranaki. As they grow well in the local climate, they can also be used for stabilising erosion-prone hillslopes. When driving in or out of the region, many examples of their
fracture fluids to land at depth under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) must be accompanied by an Assessment of Environmental Effects (AEE) report. Section 5.1 of the report sets out the RMA requirements for a discharge in more detail. The purpose of the AEE is to determine the likely adverse effects that the activity will have on the environment and how these effects can be avoided, remedied or mitigated. The AEE should present such detail as corresponds with the scale and significance
inhabited part of a rating unit (SUIP): A SUIP is defined as a separately used or occupied part of a rating unit and includes any part of a rating unit that is used or occupied by any person, other than the ratepayer, having a right to use or inhabit that part by virtue of a tenancy, lease, licence, or other agreement, or any part or parts of a rating unit that are used or occupied by the ratepayer for more than one single use. Ordinary Meeting - Confirmation of Minutes 7 page
effects management hierarchy.” The effects management hierarchy referred to requires that (in order); (a) adverse effects are avoided where practicable; and (b) where adverse effects cannot be avoided, they are minimised where practicable; and (c) where adverse effects cannot be minimised, they are remedied where practicable; and (d) where more than minor residual adverse effects cannot be avoided, minimised, or remedied, aquatic offsetting is provided where possible; and
groundwater or surface water resources. There were no unauthorised incidents recording non-compliance in respect of the resource consent held by Petrochem in relation to these activities or provisions in regional plans, during the period under review. Petrochem demonstrated a high level of environmental and administrative performance and compliance with the resource consents over the reporting period. For reference, in the 2017-2018 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of
grazed pasture) filters sediment out of surface runoff. Sediment levels in waterways are thereby reduced. Swamp vegetation (such as rush or sedge) on or near streambanks helps remove nutrients, particularly nitrogen, from emerging groundwater before it enters streams. Where fences deny or restrict stock access, animal dung and urine are eliminated from waterways. Water contamination by organic pollutants, and also by associated pathogens, is minimised. Tall-growing riparian
defined in Part 2 of the RMA. The application as it stands fails to ensure that adverse effects of the activities are avoided, remedied or mitigated. In particular it is inconsistent with; • Matters of national importance outlined in s 6(a) of the RMA • Other matters outlined in s 7 of the RMA, including: 7(d), 7(f) and 7(g) of the RMA; 13. The application is contrary to the objectives and policies of the NPS-FM, including: • Objective A1(a) To safeguard the life