Waiwhakaiho River and Te Henui Stream, and less frequently at Lake Opunake, were due
principally to resident wild fowl populations in the vicinity of recreational usage sites (as
confirmed by inspections and more recently by DNA marker surveys).
In terms of E. coli, bacteriological water quality in the latest survey period was similar in
comparison with historical surveys. The total number of samples falling within the “Alert”
or “Action” categories (29% of samples) was 1% higher than the long-term
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climate, with abundant rainfall and high sunshine hours, makes the region lush, green
and fertile.
Rainfall
Annual rainfall varies throughout the region. Some coastal areas receive less than 1,400 mm annually, while
the summit of Mount Taranaki receives around 7,500 mm.
Heavy rainfall events do occur and there can be extremes. In 2012 heavy rain caused a number of slips on
the coastal road around Mount Taranaki, including a large slip at Oākura that covered the road, burying a
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one inspection, a review of water
abstraction data and water level monitoring data, three water samples collected for physicochemical
analysis, two biomonitoring surveys of receiving waters and various stream gaugings.
The monitoring indicated that the operation of the sluicing of the weir has improved, with flows not falling
below 151L/s at any point in the 2023/24 year.
For reference, in the 2023/24 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental
natural form and character, mahinga kai, fishing,
irrigation and food production, animal drinking water, wāhi tapu, water supply, commercial and
industrial use, hydro-electric power generation, transport and tauranga waka. Attributes for these
values are categorised into four states, A, B, C or D, reflecting different levels from A-excellent to D-
unacceptable. D is the attribute that falls below the national bottom line and the NPS-FM requires
that the freshwater management unit is
Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of the
Taranaki Regional Council, held in the
Taranaki Regional Council Chambers, 47
Cloten Road, Stratford, on Tuesday 1
October 2019 at 10.30am
Present Councillors D N MacLeod (Chairperson)
D L Lean (Deputy Chairperson)
M J Cloke
M G Davey
M P Joyce
C L Littlewood
M J McDonald
D H McIntyre
B K Raine
N W Walker
C S Williamson
Attending Messrs B G Chamberlain (Chief Executive)
M J Nield (Director -
of the production station and the wellsites were undertaken on the same day and were found to
be in full compliance with the consent conditions. The production stormwater system was noted to be
managing the stormwater well in light of heavy rain the night before. No hydrocarbon sheens were
observed on the skimmer pits, and there was no smoke or odour from the pilot flare. The well sites were
observed to be tidy and in good order. Stormwater discharges were well managed at the time and there
sampled on 3 May 2017 31
Table 7 Chemical analysis of the Puremu Stream, sampled on 23 May 2017 33
Table 8 Results of metal analysis undertaken on 3 May 2017 34
Table 9 Results of metal analysis undertaken on 23 May 2017 35
Table 10 Results of rain event monitoring – discharge and Puremu Stream samples, 23 August 2016 37
Table 11 Results of rain event monitoring - Manganaha Stream, 23 August 2016 38
Table 12 Biomonitoring sites in the Puremu and Manganaha Streams related to the