flat rich dairy land on uplifted marine terraces. Ropers Bush falls
within the 'Acutely threatened' LENZ environment (less than 10% indigenous
forest remaining) and is located in the Manawatu Plains Ecological District.
The KNE provides connectivity to other KNE sites such as Ngakotana Gorge
and Tarere Forest Extension.
Ecological features
Flora
The main forest canopy is dominated by tawa (Beilschmiedia tawa), pukatea
(Laurelia novae-zelandiae) and kahikatea (Dacrycarpus
activity is
expressly allowed for by a resource consent or a rule in a regional plan, or it falls within some particular
categories set out in Section 14. Permits authorising the abstraction of water are issued by the Council
under Section 87(d) of the RMA.
Water discharge permits
Section 15(1)(a) of the RMA stipulates that no person may discharge any contaminant into water, unless the
activity is expressly allowed for by a resource consent or a rule in a regional plan, or by national
General Policy that applies to all activities, including oil and gas
industries, within the coastal environment and regardless of which coastal
management area the activity may fall within. Officers further note that the potential
risks associated with oil and gas exploration and production activities are well
understood. In the main oil and gas exploration and production activities in the
coastal marine area are largely a Discretionary Activity or a Non-complying Activity.
General Policy that applies to all activities, including oil and gas
industries, within the coastal environment and regardless of which coastal
management area the activity may fall within. Officers further note that the potential
risks associated with oil and gas exploration and production activities are well
understood. In the main oil and gas exploration and production activities in the
coastal marine area are largely a Discretionary Activity or a Non-complying Activity.
Taylor report has also avoided commenting on how controls should be enhanced
and where existing controls might become less effective under the new operation. In terms
of equipment that AFT have to mitigate effects of odour and dust, these are all based on
having birds contained within a negative pressure maintained enclosed space.
25. Likewise the TRC in its assessment of the Application appears to make a similar error of
omission to conclude that the consent application falls
activity without a resource consent.
NES-F conditions
Passage of fish: The weir must provide for the
same passage of fish upstream and downstream
as would exist without the culvert, except as
required to carry out the works
Size: The fall height of the weir must be no more
than 0.5m
Slope: The slope of the weir must be no steeper
than 1:30
Face: The face of the weir must have roughness
elements that are mixed grade rocks of 150 to
200mm
certainty during the
consenting process and will minimise disputes and reduce costs for the
applicant and the Council.
More effective as Plan users will have greater certainty around whether their
activity falls inside/outside the coastal environment and the appropriate Policies
to consider.
More effective as each consent application will be addressed consistently and
reduces variation between consents.
There are no additional costs associated with this change.
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due to higher live weights
in Friesian genetics-based herds.
• Farm systems predominantly fall into System 2 and 3.
• Supplements are used to a) boost production (PKE is major supplement) and b) allow
resilience against summer dry period (PKE, maize silage, bought-in silage and summer
crops).
• Irrigation does not occur on farms.
• Investment is taking place on some farms to upgrade effluent system to use nutrients.
• Wetter and higher altitude areas (i.e. Egmont
public use can
degrade the values associated with the site – little can or should be done to promote
coastal public access. Six (or 21%) of the coastal areas of local or regional significance
having poor public access fall within these two categories.
• For the two remaining limiting factors, these being lack of formal access or poorly
defined public access, more could be done to improve public access. Twenty-three (or
79%) of the coastal areas of local or regional significance having poor
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