However, you
will still retain your right to appeal any decision made by the Council.
Request for independent commisioner/s
Pursuant to section 100A of the Resource Management Act
1991, I request that the Taranaki Regional Council delegates
its functions, powers, and duties required to hear and decide
the application to one or more hearing commissioners who
are not Taranaki Regional Councilors.
Yes
Note: Such a request may be made (in writing) up to 5 working days after close of
Pohutukawa Metrosideros excelsa
Ngaio Myoporum laetum
Akeake Dodonea viscosa
Golden akeake Olearia albida/angulata
Chatham akeake Olearia traversii
Akiraho Olearia paniculata
Koromiko Hebe stricta
Flax Phormium tenax
Toetoe Cortaderia fulvida
Cabbage tree Cordyline australis
It is worth consulting local nurseries, farm
forestry groups, or Land Management Officers
at the Taranaki Regional Council; all of whom
can offer advice about species' suitability for a
particular site. However, final choice
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OVERSEER NUTRIENT BUDGETS
OVERSEER is the preferred farm systems modelling tool used by fertiliser companies, farm consultants, regional councils and the
dairy industry to demonstrate improved nutrient management practice on New Zealand dairy farms. It is well suited
to providing an assessment of relative change (year-on-year and farm-to-farm). Your data has been processed through OVERSEER
by our
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56TARANAKI AS ONE—Tāngata Tū Tahi
Land remediation
The vast majority of sites investigated in Taranaki show no evidence of contamination and
those sites that are high-risk have been cleaned up. There was a substantial effort made in
the 1990s to identify sites and, where necessary, undertake further investigation and
remediation. Sites in the Taranaki region that have the potential to be or could currently
be considered contaminated continue to be identified and
vegetation and when different animals
feed on it, you may be able to hit them
hard once a year, instead of having to
spread effort.
Remember that advice
and assistance are
available from the
Regional Council’s pest
management officers, in
the event of any
problems that are
difficult to cope with
alone.
Blanking (re-planting)
Post-planting maintenance can be crucial
for tree survival, but may not be practical
due to other demands on time. The options
are to:
• Only plant what can
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Report on
prehearing meeting for resource consent applications
lodged by Opunake Power Ltd
(In accordance with section 99(5) of the Resource Management Act)
16 June 2020
Taranaki Regional Council Office, Stratford
Initial comment
Section 99(5) of the RMA requires that the pre-hearing meeting chairperson prepare a report of
the meeting that:
Does not include anything communicated or made available on a without prejudice basis;
and
For the parties …
Young, Environment Canterbury;
• Kelvin Ferguson, Hawkes Bay Regional Council; and
• Andrew Curtis, Irrigation New Zealand Ltd.
OPEN CHANNEL WORKING PARTY:
• Dave Boraman, Boraman Consultants Ltd;
• John Young, Environment Canterbury;
• Graeme Elley, NIWA;
• Michael Ede, Marlborough District Council;
• Phil Downes, Environment Canterbury;
• Graeme Horrell, NIWA;
• Stephen McNally, Opus; and
• Andrew Curtis, Irrigation New Zealand Ltd.
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wish to be heard at consent hearing
I/we wish to be heard in support of my/our submission Yes
By answering yes, you will have the option to speak in support of your submission at any consent hearing.
If others make a similar submission, I/we will consider
presenting a joint case with them at the hearing.
No
Request for independent commisioner/s
Pursuant to section 100A of the Resource Management Act
1991, I request that the Taranaki Regional Council delegates
its functions, powers, and
environmental
and educational organisations.
• We have a schools programme where we teach
children about gardening, including soil and
composting, native and exotic plants and animals,
and ecology. Taranaki Regional Council also supports
Enviroschools.
Enhancing biodiversity
• We propagate, distribute and plant endangered flora
from Aotearoa.
• We actively participate in pest control as part of the
‘Towards Predator-Free Taranaki’ initiative, aiming to
restore the
The National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity (NPS-UDC) was introduced by the
Ministry for the Environment (MfE) in 2016 and requires the Council to assess housing and business
demand and capacity across the district. They have newly defined New Plymouth District as medium-
high growth (i.e. projected to grow by more than 10 per cent from 2013 to 2023).
As a result, the NPS-UDC requires the New Plymouth District Council and Taranaki Regional Council to
provide