considerations justify otherwise. The representation of the Stratford and South Taranaki
constituencies falls outside the stipulated range. The Council considers that the Stratford Constituency
warrants one member and the South Taranaki Constituency warrants three members for the following
reasons:
• the proposed representation reflects the status quo (with only minor proposed boundary changes),
which is well understood and accepted by the regional community.
• the constituency boundaries are
previous monitoring carried out between 2016 and 2020
that show PM2.5 concentrations are consistently very low at the Central School site.
25. Under MfE’s grading criteria, 96% of daily mean concentrations measured at the site
achieved either an ‘excellent’ or a ‘good’ grading across the 2016 to 2021 period, with all
but one day of the remaining 4% falling into the ‘Acceptable’ category.
26. The annual mean concentration of PM2.5 at the Central School site across the 2016-2021
period was 4
conditions of this consent, the conditions of this consent shall prevail.
2. The consent holder shall maintain the structure in a safe and sound state such that:
(a) It does not fall into a state of disrepair and continues to function effectively for the
purpose it was designed; and
(b) Its structural integrity is maintained.
3. The consent holder shall ensure that upstream and downstream passage is provided
past the weir and intake structure for trout and native fish in all their life
year. The volume
of waste to landfill peaked at 65,257 tonnes in 2013-2014
What we know
and reduced significantly from 2015 when all three
district councils aligned their recycling collection services
and created a regional materials recovery facility in New
Plymouth to process recyclables. In 2014, the waste to
landfill in the region per person was 595kg falling to 311kg
per person in 2020-2021.
In Stratford and South Taranaki, there has been additional
monitoring bore GND2103 varied in
response to abstraction from GND2010. When abstraction volumes increase over the summer months the
groundwater levels fall in response and during the winter months, when abstraction decreases, the
groundwater levels recover.
In summary, groundwater level monitoring data gathered by the Council does not indicate any long-term
reduction in shallow or deep groundwater levels as a result of the abstraction authorised by consent 7470-
1.2. As such, the potential for
contaminants. Only a pilot flare was operating. The
API separator and all bunds and ring drains were clear. Everything was satisfactory.
1 November 2012
The site was inspected during fine weather with no significant rain having occurred for
a week or more. The skimmer pits were clear and not discharging. The ring drains were
free of contaminants and a frog was in residence at the top end of the drain. Some
flaring was being undertaken, but this was very minor and no downwind effects were
noted. The
Regional Transport Committee Agenda June 2024
Operations and Regulatory Agenda 13 February 2024
K Raine
Councillor C S Williamson
Councillor D L Lean (ex officio)
Councillor D N MacLeod (ex officio)
Representatives Councillor R Jordan (New PlymouthDistrict Council)
Councillor G Boyde (Stratford District Council)
Councillor C Coxhead (South Taranaki District Council)
Mrs B Muir (Taranaki Federated Farmers)
Apologies Councillor P Nixon (South Taranaki District Council)
Notification of Late Items
Item Page Subject
Item 1 3 Confirmation of Minutes
Item 2
regenerating well. Drains running North to
south on both the eastern and western boundaries will also be
altering the hydrology of the site.
Herbivores - Medium Stock are excluded from the site through drains and a two wire
fence around the perimeter. Stock incursions are infrequent.
Possum Self-help This site falls within the Opunake possum self-help operation. Leg-
hold trapping is carried out annually by a contractor.
Predators - Medium Predators including rodents, mustelids, possums,