indicated its willingness to determine, as a preliminary
issue, the relevance of climate change to the assessment of the proposed rules
and the proposed coastal plan (PCP) for Taranaki.1
The questions for determination were then framed by the parties as:2
When resolving the appeals of CJT […] against TRC’s decisions on Rules
26 to 30 of the PCP:
(a) Are the following matters within the scope of the appeal filed on
18 November 2019:
[…]
(ii) any challenge to the
and reviewing conditions on discharge permits, and in implementing monitoring programmes,
the Council is recognising the comprehensive meaning of ‘effects’ in as much as is appropriate for each
activity. Monitoring programmes are not only based on existing permit conditions, but also on the
obligations of the RMA to assess the effects of the exercise of consents. In accordance with Section 35 of
the RMA, the Council undertakes compliance monitoring for consents and rules in regional plans, and
mediation, the parties have reached agreement
on a proposal to resolve aspects of these appeals.
[6] The parties have agreed the following changes to the Taranaki Coastal Plan:
(a) Amending Objective 8;
(6) Amending Policy 2;
(c) Amending Policy 14;
(d) Amending Policy 14A;
(e) Amending Policy 28;
(f) Amending Policy 34;
(g) Amending Policy 41;
(h) Amending Policy 49;
(i) Amending Section 6.1
G) Amending Rule 12;
(k) Amending Rule 12A;
(1) Amending
conditions on discharge permits, and in implementing monitoring programmes,
the Council is recognising the comprehensive meaning of ‘effects’ in as much as is appropriate for each
activity. Monitoring programmes are not only based on existing permit conditions, but also on the
obligations of the RMA to assess the effects of the exercise of consents. In accordance with Section 35 of
the RMA, the Council undertakes compliance monitoring for consents and rules in regional plans, and
maintains an
NOF attribute
states were calculated for each site and water quality variable from the timeseries data as
described in section 3.1.3. Note that the numbers of non-TRC sites reflect the availability of
sites that complied with the data requirement rules used for calculating the statistics that are
outlined in section 3.1.3.
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Table 1: Water quality variables and associated numbers of sites included in this study.
Where “MW” is Manawatū
TEW;
(b) Energy Resources;
(c) Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated;
(d) the Minister of Conservation
(e) Port Taranaki Limited.
Agreement reached
[5] Following informal mediation and subsequent discussions, the parties have
reached agreement to resolve aspects of these appeals.
[6] The parties have agreed to changes to the following provisions:
(a) Rule 26;
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(b) Rule 28; and
(c) Rule 30.
Section 32AA
plan that is required by a direction of the Environment Court under section 293.
2 Section 86F (of the RMA) directs that rules in a proposed plan must be treated as operative if the time for making submissions and lodging appeals has expired and, in relation to the rule, no
appeals have been lodged, all appeals have been determined or all appeals withdrawn or dismissed.
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about having the right solutions to suit Taranaki.
What is the NOF process?
The National Objectives Framework (NOF) is a process which regional councils must work through in
tandem with their freshwater plan reviews. The NOF process involves setting long-term visions (aspirations)
for freshwater health, implementing changes to freshwater management approaches (e.g. rules and
consents) and monitoring key elements of the state of freshwater to track progress toward achieving
outcomes. The NOF
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Taranaki Regional Council
Freshwater Workshop
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Working with people | caring for Taranaki
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Ki raro
Ki roto
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In consultation with the community,
our role is to set the rules for managing our
region’s freshwater resources
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to plan for compliance of the new
rules and regulations from 1st December 2022. We expect that the applicant must be able to demonstrate
their intention to comply with the new rules and regulations. For this reason, we believe the consent in its
current status is incomplete.
Response and considerations during processing of application
This response was taken into consideration during assessment of the activity against the relevant rules and
regulations.
Operations and