latest survey period was lower than normal in
comparison with historical surveys. The total number of samples falling within the “Alert” or “Action”
categories (39% of samples) across the 16 recognised bathing sites was among the highest recorded.
However, it should be noted that the “Action” category is the only category for which swimming is not
recommended. In the 2018-2019 season, 79% of all samples met the national bathing guideline. Of the 21%
of samples that exceeded the
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Councillor B K Raine
Councillor D L Lean (ex officio)
Councillor D N MacLeod (ex officio)
Representative Ms E Bailey (Iwi Representative)
Members Councillor G Boyde (Stratford District Council)
Mr J Hooker (Iwi Representative)
Councillor R Jordan (New Plymouth District Council)
Mr P Muir (Taranaki Federated Farmers)
Councillor P Nixon (South Taranaki District Council)
Mr M Ritai (Iwi Representative)
Apologies Councillor C S Williamson
Notification of Late Items
dam or divert any water, unless the 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
E.coli/Enterococci samples falling in each band of the MfE contact recreation
guidelines over the 2018-2019 bathing season 21
Figure 15 Do questionnaire respondents check conditions prior to visiting a recreational site? 22
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Figure 16 Conditions checked by survey respondents prior to visiting a site 22
Figure 17 Websites used when checking site conditions prior to a visit 23
Figure 18 If questionnaire respondents would still visit a recreational site when a …
Executive Audit and Risk agenda June 2024
are around 13-14°C, while temperatures at Taranaki
Maunga Dawson Falls and North Egmont Visitor Centre
average slightly over 9°C. Winter temperatures average
between 7 and 8°C, with a fresher 3°C at our mountain sites.
Summer daily averages are from 19 to 20°C, and 16°C on
Taranaki Maunga. Although summer days can feel hot, the
temperate climate, and our proximity to the
ocean mean that, in summer, the mercury rarely climbs
above 30°C.
Averages °C New Plymouth
freshwater quality is good
to excellent, with rivers falling within quality bands A to B as set
out in the NOF. The region’s small number of lakes largely fall
within the bands A to C.
Where the A to C grading is not achieved, the causes are
generally natural and thus exempt from national bottom line
requirements.
In many cases, the Taranaki Regional Council already monitors
waterway health more intensively than is required under the
NOF, and has a very detailed
Policy & Planning Committee agenda October 2021