are activities having less than minor adverse
effects on the environment, or having minor effects where affected parties have agreed
to the activity. In accordance with sections 87BB, 104 to 108 and 139 of the Resource
Management Act 1991, and pursuant to delegated authority to make these decisions, the
Chief Executive or the Director—Resource Management, has allowed the consents,
certificates of compliance and deemed permitted activities.
4. The exercise of delegations under the Resource
Mobility scheme which provides subsidised transport for those who can’t use buses due to disabilities or infirmities. Submissions on the Draft Plan close on 25 September. To read the document and make a submission, go to www.trc.govt.nz/public-transport-plan
study analysing the stomach contents of mustelids killed on the ring plain in order to get a better understanding of their diet. While it’s too early to draw any conclusions, a recent sample of 21 mustelids found 33% had birds in their stomachs, 81% rodents, 28% insects and 19% vegetation. None had rabbits or hares, despite mustelids being introduced to New Zealand to control rabbits. Over the next eight months they will work with Taranaki Mounga Project, taking further samples from both the mounga