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Biodiversity
& Biosecurity
Taranaki is home to forests, wetlands and lakes, along with
hundreds of streams and rivers winding their way from the
mountain to the sea. Standing proud, Taranaki Maunga
and Te Papakura o Taranaki are cloaked in native bush,
home to birds, lizards and insects. To the north and east of
the region, indigenous forest and wetlands can be found
throughout the steep hills and valleys stretching inland to
Whanganui and the King
residential suburb
which produces its own challenges for water quality. These challenges include: where and how much water
is taken for municipal supply, contaminants from stormwater and wastewater discharges, culverting and
piping of water bodies, and drainage of wetlands and removal of vegetation for subdivision that has
previously been undertaken.
Although not located within the FMU themselves, the townships of Pātea and Waitōtara source their
municipal supply from southern catchments in the
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4. Te Kāhui o Taranaki Trust Taiao Briefing 26
5. Freshwater Farm Plan Regulation Discussions Document 28
6. Stock Exclusion Regulations: Proposed Changes to the Low Slope Map Discussion
Document
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7. Draft Submission on the Proposed Changes to Wetland Regulations 55
8. Freshwater Management Unit Review 65
Closing Karakia and Karakia for kai 80
Policy and Planning Committee - Agenda
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Purpose of Policy and Planning Committee meeting
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a culvert in, on, over or
under the bed of a river
Discretionary
Other Rule(s)/Regulations (give details below)
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4.3 Will construction of the bridge/culvert result in any disturbance of a wetland (eg vegetation
disturbance, earthworks)?
Yes No
estuary is the largest estuary in Taranaki and has a long tidal
reach with substantial intertidal habitat.
The Southern Hill Country FMU contains most of Taranaki’s lake-like wetlands. These unique areas are
characterised by the specific lakes which the wetland habitats surround, such as Lake Rotokare and the
Moumahaki Lakes. These areas contain many unique and important values, for example, Lake Rotokare is
regionally identified as an outstanding freshwater body, and the Moumahaki
target its limited resources to where they are most
needed and in working with private landowners to prepare and implement Biodiversity Plans for the most
significant sites. Monitoring bears out the effectiveness of this approach. For example, 70% of wetlands
covered by Council Biodiversity Plans have shown overall improvement in the past five years, compared with
30% of those not covered by plans.
The Council has also worked hard in bringing together the diverse range of government
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Patea Saltmarsh
At a glance
TRC Reference: BD/9735
Ecological District: Manawatu Plains
Land Tenure: District
Area(ha): 7.3
GPS: 1726917X & 5598294Y
Habitat: Coastal/Wetland
Bioclimatic Zone: Coastal
Ecosystem Type: SA2: Searush, oioi, glasswort
and sea primrose rushland/
herbfield
National: Priority 1 – Threatened Land
Environment
Priority 2 – Sand Dunes and
Wetlands
8718999)
Appendix 14: Oropuriri Infrastructure Report (ECM 8719003)
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Appendix 15: Junction Traffic Report (ECM 8719006)
Appendix 16: Area N Traffic Report (ECM 8719009)
Appendix 17: Wetland Identification Report (ECM 8719026)
Appendix 18: Meeting Minutes (ECM 8719028)
Appendix 19: Memorandum for mana whenua engagement for Carrington,
Junction and Patterson (ECM 8719031)
Appendix 20: Summary Tables for mana whenua engagement (ECM 8719033)
Appendix 21:
Waiwhakaiho River marked the boundary of the rohe of Puketapu, Ngāti
Tawhirikura and Ngāti Te Whiti.
The Waiwahakaiho River was very important because of the abundant resources which
sustained the physical and metaphysical needs of the papakainga and communities
along its banks; papakainga such as Rewa Rewa, Waiwhakaiho River, Raiomiti, Te
Ngaere, Pukemapo, Te Renega, Pukeotepua and Papamoa. The Waiwhakaiho River
mouth, the wetlands and associated water bodies were important
Standard for Freshwater
If your proposed activity is a discharge of stormwater and is
within a wetland or within 100 metre setback of a wetland
☐ Yes
☐ No
☐ NA – Not a stormwater discharge
If you answered ‘Yes’ do not complete this form. You must complete the Wetland Form instead
2) Regional Plan and Activity Status
2.1 Please advise the regional plan and/or National Environmental Standard (NES) regulation, and activity
status of the consents applied for