2965998 (Pdf)
March 2022
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Executive summary
Colin Boyd (the consent holder), in conjunction with MI SWACO (the Company), operate a drilling waste
stockpiling facility (Surrey Road stockpiling facility) and a landspreading/landfarming operation on his
property, near Inglewood. This site is located within the Waitara catchment. Stockpiled drilling mud from the
Surrey Road stockpiling facility is landfarmed or landspread on the consent holder’s
additional leashed control restrictions to better protect threatened and rare species such as kororā (little blue penguin), red-billed gulls and white fronted terns that are vulnerable to dog attacks or disturbance. It suggested extending these to all year round (as opposed to the current 'August to April' restrictions). The Council strongly recommended dogs be prohibited off leash after dark at significant penguin nesting and roosting sites all year round and suggested NPDC officers consider sites
finds no fundamental areas for concern about the new regulations but identifies practical issues that may arise in their implementation, and raise some questions about enforcement. It also says that continuing engagement with regional councils and port companies will be important. And it expresses concern that the draft regulations make no reference to cultural impacts or recognition of the cultural and spiritual significance of the marine environment. It says cultural impact assessments have proven
Woodleigh Ltd - for environmental stewardship and the protection of wetlands and other important native habitat. The presence of matuku, or Australasian bittern, and other endangered species convinced Bruce Middleton to make the environment a priority when he converted his 227-hectare Waverley farm from drystock to dairying. The family has protected an extensive wetland on the property with 15 kilometres of fencing and 5,400 native plants, with more plants to come. The wetlands are transforming before
Almost 14 years of lobbying by the SH3 Working Group has resulted in a Government allocation of accelerated funding for three major works on the route, including bypasses of Mount Messenger and the Awakino tunnel. The Taranaki Regional Council established the State Highway 3 Working Group in 2002 in response to ongoing concerns about the route security, safety and efficiency of the SH3 between Taranaki and Waikato. The group includes representatives from: Taranaki Regional Council
Waikato