military training simulations. Amputees are uniquely able to provide realistic and challenging problems for those who train for disaster and rescue – search and rescue teams, the Fire Service, police, ambulance services and the military. Philip Wells, who has been paralysed from the shoulders down since a rugby injury as a teen, told the forum in New Plymouth about the challenges of being in a wheelchair for 35 years. In earlier times there were steps and
at Sole Rd Ngaere in the Patea catchment. The landfill was closed in late 2011 when a tipface fire alerted Council to its presence. As the landfill site was within 25 metres of a waterway and found to contain contaminants such as zinc-based agricultural pharmaceuticals it was determined by Council that either all of the contaminants be removed from the site or a consent would be required to manage and maintain the closed landfill. R H Vosseler applied for consent to discharge leachate and
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the renewal to be bought forward to 2021/2022 or 2022/2023 owing to the issues around drainage. The timing of resurfacing is flexible however it should be undertake immediately after reconstruction as the drainage will be severely compromised through this work. 61. There are a number of remaining shortcomings including: Failing/end of life floodlights – the operators have limped along to this point and have been lucky. The current lights are end of life and unreliable. A fire
The current lights are end of life and unreliable. A fire started in one of the control boxes at the bottom of the light tower at the end of a televised game. Had it started earlier during the game there would have been an evacuation and high profile media coverage. The reliability of the lights in 2 or 3 years when the repairs are complete, cannot be guaranteed Operational staff – there is a lack of space for the 200+ operational staff required for big events with nowhere to report
slight chemical odour from the Company’s site was detected at the top of Paritutu Road; a very slight sharp chemical odour was noted downwind of the Commodities plant scrubber; slight domestic fire smoke was smelt but not visible at Tahurangi/Rangitake intersection and at the bottom of Paritutu Road. 30 October 2012 The weather was fine and bright with a steady W breeze. The stormwater ponds were fairly clear with a green tinge. Frogs were seen in the channel between the ponds. Herekawe
fuel storage facility, located on Centennial Drive, was required. An infringement notice was issued for the discharge of firefighting foam during a fire exercise. During the year Port Taranaki Ltd demonstrated a high level of administrative performance. This consent was transferred, after the incident, to New Zealand Oil and Gas Services Ltd. During the year an improvement was required in Molten Metals Ltd environmental performance and compliance with their resource consents. During the
not, or is not likely to, have an adverse effect on the environment; or (e) The water is required to be taken or used for emergency services or training purposes in accordance with section 48 of the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017. Section 15 Discharge of contaminants into environment - (1) No person may discharge any - (a) Contaminant or water into water; or (b) Contaminant onto or into land in circumstances which may result in that contaminant (or
‘acceptable’ category. There were no exceedances of WHO’s daily mean threshold, with the maximum individual daily mean recorded over the entire dataset being 14 µg/m3. An annual mean of 4 µg/m3 was recorded for each full year of the monitoring period, or 40% of the threshold of 10 µg/m3 set by WHO. Both filter analysis, and a comparison of monitoring results with meteorological conditions, indicate that marine aerosols are the major source of PM2.5 in the region. Emissions from domestic fires used …