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Agenda

whether we can reduce the impact on customers’ bills through a different mix of investment. Customers have told us they do not want us to hold back on investment if it results in problems in years to come. They also do not want to see deterioration in the level of service received. It is vital we strike the right balance between keeping bills affordable and investing in our assets for the benefit of today’s customers and future generations. Our ability to maintain current service

Aggradation in rivers & streams of the Taranaki ring plain

which were not transported as bedload but were deposited as a part of the formation and play an important control effect within the channel. All ring plain watercourses transport gravel and sand as bedload. Within the last two decades a series of heavy rainfall events has caused increased erosion in the upper catchments. This has led to an increase in bedload within watercourses which has induced instability within channels resulting in damage to riparian lands and assets within or

Coastal erosion information: inventory & recommendations for monitoring

needs to be established. The resulting recommendations essentially then form the basis for the development of a regional state of environment monitoring programme for coastal processes (erosion and accretion) that builds on existing information, and focuses on monitoring sites where there are significant assets or likely pressure for development. The report made use of a coastal information inventory developed by the Council in partnership with the Department of Conservation in 2004 and

Getting riparian planting finished by 2020

during the lead-up to 2020, while the programme is still voluntary.” Riparian planting is a great way to showcase the effort farmers make to improve the environment, says Kapuni dairy farmer Andrew Meuli. “Riparian planting is such a visual asset on a farm and it can make a big impact,” he says. Planting has reduced the amount of flooding on the farm as the wetlands retain flood water like a sponge and release it slowly. “It saves pasture by lessening the severity of