S J Ruru Chief Executive
A J Matthews Director - Environment Quality
M J Nield Director – Corporate Services
A D McLay Director – Resource Management
L Miller Manager – Resource Consents
V McKay Manager - Environmental Assurance
J Glasgow Manager – Compliance
R Honeyfield Team Leader – Prosecutions and Compliance
F Kiddle Strategy Lead
S Ellis Manager – Environmental Services (Joined meeting at 9.16am)
S Tamarapa Pou Takawaenga – Relationship Facilitator
A charity which prevents hundreds of thousands of CO2 emissions, vital mahi to improve fish passages, tireless voluntary work controlling pest animals and plants and long-term efforts by farmers to restore waterways have been recognised by the TRC. In an awards ceremony held in New Plymouth on Wednesday night, the seven winners and five recipients of ‘highly commended’ 2024 Environmental Awards were congratulated for their inspirational work safeguarding biodiversity, protecting the environment
in
accordance with section 79 of the Act, determined that it does not require further
information, further assessment of options or further analysis of costs and
benefits, or advantages and disadvantages prior to making a decision on this
matter.
Boyde/Walker
5. Biodiversity Credit System Submission
5.1 Mr F Kiddle – Strategy Lead, spoke to the Memorandum to update the committee on
the submission process, noting that his will be quite a lengthy process.
5.2 The motion
Taranaki Regional Council has launched its latest community conversation that will help shape how it manages the region’s freshwater. The public’s views are being sought on key environmental goals for the region’s rivers, streams, groundwater, lakes and wetlands and setting a long-term vision for six Freshwater Management Units which would care for the precious resource. Council Chair Charlotte Littlewood urged the community to have their say as the ‘Next Steps for our Freshwater’ conversation
to the Duration of Freshwater Consents –
New Analysis
b) noted that one immediate impact of the Natural Built Environment Act is that,
for resource consent applications lodged from 24 August 2023, clause 39 of Part 6
Schedule 12 of the Resource Management Act 1991 introduces additional
restrictions on consent duration, such that:
(i) the consent authority may grant the affected resource consent for a fixed
period or require that it expire by a fixed date; and
(ii) in either
extent necessary in relation to this decision; and in
accordance with section 79 of the Act, determined that it does not require further
information, further assessment of options or further analysis of costs and
benefits, or advantages and disadvantages prior to making a decision on this
matter.
Williamson/Hughes
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4. Dam Safety Requirements
4.1 Mr F Kiddle – Strategy Lead, spoke to the Memorandum to inform members of the
change to the regulation of dam safety and
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2032, giving a maximum duration of until 30 June 2037 for affected resource
consents
d) noted that applying a single end date for all affected resource consents will very
likely lead to an unmanageable amount of resource consent applications after that
date
e) agreed that from Royal Assent of the Natural and Built Environment Act 2023, the
Council adopt an expiry date for all affected resource consents of either 10 years
from the consent being granted or 30 June 2037, whichever is less
If you’re old enough to remember the ‘80s, chances are you’ll recognise the words “old man’s beard must go”. More than 30 years after that David Bellamy ad, it hasn’t all gone but we haven’t given up the fight. Old man’s beard remains one of our highest priority weeds. A vine that grows up to 20m tall, it creates a thick blanket that smothers trees and can destroy native forests. In Taranaki you must control any old man’s beard on your property. There are however a couple of exceptions to this
Around 550 people have attended Taranaki Regional Council’s freshwater drop-in sessions at the 16 events held around the region over the past two weeks. The drop-in sessions, which ran from 17 June to 1 July and covered the main urban centres as well as smaller rural locations, were a chance for communities to chat with Council staff about the future of freshwater. The focus now shifts to online community conversations with a Zoom meeting on 3 July and surveys around key freshwater issues