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STRATFORD
WAITARA
Provisional data only
PATEA
NEW PLYMOUTH
OPUNAKE
ELTHAM
MANAIA
HAWERA
EGMONT
NATIONAL
PARK
Total monthly rainfall (mm)
KEY
xxx yy%
INGLEWOOD
Pohokura
Saddle
Dawson Falls
Cape Egmont
Stratford
Whareroa
Patea
North Egmont
Inglewood
Motunui
Brooklands
Kaka Rd
Kotare
Rimunui
Glenn Rd
Huinga
112%
105%
100%
131%
78%
180%166%
226%
195%
119%
172%
102%
127
generally located inland, between Inglewood and Eltham.
1.1.7 Irrigation systems
In general there are two types of irrigation methods; surface and pressurised. The majority of irrigation
systems currently in operation in the province fall in to the pressurised category. Pressurised systems can be
further differentiated based on the method of operation and equipment used. A summary of the systems
encountered in the region is given below.
K-line and long-lateral types – Impact sprinklers
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
Lower Waiwhakaiho Catchment Annual Report 2022-2023
stock. There were issues around keeping buried
product in the ground due to elevated groundwater levels, the officer noted that the pits appeared to be
well managed. At the time of the inspection a discharge pipe to pond 1 had been damaged and product is
leaking into the ground. TBP was advised that this needed to be resolved before the next inspection.
4 May 2022
At the time of the inspection, the inspecting officer was advised that heavy rain had contributed to high
groundwater levels
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Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of the
Taranaki Regional Council, held
Taranaki Regional Council Chambers, 47
Cloten Road, Stratford, on Tuesday 26
June 2018 at 10.30am.
Present Councillors D N MacLeod (Chairperson)
M J Cloke
M G Davey
M P Joyce
D L Lean (Deputy Chairperson)
C L Littlewood
M J McDonald
D H McIntyre
B K Raine
N W Walker
C S Williamson
Attending Messrs
2017/2018 year. However, we had not expected such a
dramatic increase in visitor numbers, which were up by 285%
for the year as a whole.
The new centre gives our world-class garden a world-class
visitor experience. It gives people an opportunity to visit
regardless of the weather and time of year, and experience
the wonderful gardens out of the rain and under a roof, and
to take in the stories of Pukeiti.
Allied developments include a network of tree houses and an
systems away from direct
surface water disposal to land irrigation.
Analysis comparing data to NPS-FM NOF attributes showed that 52 of the 67 sites (78%) reported five-year
median MCI scores above the national bottom line (≥90), with 15 sites (22%) falling below this threshold,
indicating severe organic pollution or nutrient enrichment. Most sites (29, or 43%) were in band C,
suggesting moderate pollution, while 12 sites (18%) were in band A, indicating pristine conditions. For
SQMCI, 41