Taranaki Regional Council:
a) received the memorandum Financial and Operational Report and the February
2023 Monthly Financial Report
b) noted the digital media update
Williamson/Jamieson
Health and Safety
3.1 Mr M J Nield, Director – Corporate Services, spoke to the memorandum providing an
update on Health and Safety.
3.2 Councillor SW Hughes requested data be presented to the Executive Audit and Risk
Committee pertaining to how many staff currently have three or more
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Figure 1: Patterns of wind abatement in the vicinity
of shelterbelts of different density (after Carbon 1965)
Introduction
The primary purpose of farm shelter is to
protect livestock, pasture and crops from
the wind. Strong wind causes physiological
stress in plants and animals. Plants'
transpiration increases, desiccating pasture
or cropland and stunting its growth. A
greater proportion of animals' metabolism
is diverted into maintaining body
temperature instead of weight gain.
Committee
In accordance with section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act 1987, resolves that the public is excluded from the following part of the
proceedings of the Executive, Audit and Risk Committee Meeting on Monday 12
September 2022 for the following reason/s:
Item 7 - Public Excluded Minutes – 1 August 2022
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That the public conduct of the whole or the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting
would be likely to result in the
ensure that plantings
and fences don’t obstruct flood flow or
erode streambanks, causing problems on
the farm or for neighbours.
FENCE PLACEMENT
Fences should be positioned above flood
level where-ever possible. Where there is
no option but to cross a floodplain or fence
a bank to the water’s edge - or where a
fence has to extend into a shallow channel
to stop stock movement - try one of the
flood-proof designs described in the
Council’s information sheet Riparian
fencing options and
1987 are as follows:
Item 11 – Confirmation of Public Excluded Executive Audit and Risk Minutes – 8 May 2023
That the public conduct of the whole or the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting
would be likely to result in the disclosure of information where the withholding of the
information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the
information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the
person who supplied or who is the
section 79 of the Act, determined that it does not require further
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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
Public Excluded – Executive, Audit & Risk Committee
In accordance with section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act 1987, resolves that the public is excluded from the following part of the
Government Official Information
and Meetings Act 1987 are as follows:
Item 12 – Confirmation of Public Excluded Executive Audit and Risk Minutes – 25 March 2024
That the public conduct of the whole or the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting would be likely
to result in the disclosure of information where the withholding of the information is necessary to protect
information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the
8. Public Excluded – Executive, Audit & Risk Committee
In accordance with section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act 1987, resolves that the public is excluded from the following part
of the proceedings of the Executive, Audit and Risk Committee Meeting on
Monday 20 June 2022 for the following reason/s:
Item 9 - Public Excluded Minutes – 9 May 2022
That the public conduct of the whole or the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting
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assessment of options or further analysis of costs and
benefits, or advantages and disadvantages prior to making a decision on this
matter.
Littlewood/Walker
Proposed Change to the Commencement of Meeting Time
6.1 Miss N Chadwick spoke to the memorandum providing an update on the poll that
was put to the committee for their consideration of a proposed change to the
standard start time of this committee meeting.
Resolved
That the Taranaki Regional Council:
a) received