Submission No. 1
Murray Hancock
4c Antonio Street
Stratford
Decision sought
Section 4 of RPMP: Organisms
declared as pests
(a) Include Sycamore tree as a pest plant.
Officers’ response
The submitter’s comment is noted. Officers agree that
Sycamore trees have potential ‘pest’ characteristics,
particularly in relation to biodiversity values. However,
the application of rules requiring land occupiers across
the region to control the species is
structure in Hongihongi Stream 21
Table 7 Summary of performance for Consent 4594-2 outlet structure Mangaotuku Stream 22
Table 8 Summary of performance for Consent 4595-3 Eliot Street outfall 22
Table 9 Summary of performance for Consent 4596-2 two stormwater outlet structures at Fitzroy and
East End Beaches 22
Table 10 Summary of performance for Consent 4598-2 stormwater outlet, Waitara 23
Table 11 Summary of performance for Consent 4900-2 stormwater outfall structure at Waitara 23
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Submission on resource consent application
Online reference number: CA210835714
Completed on: 18 Aug 2021
Submitter's details
Full name or company name of submitter Graham John Elliott
Contact Name Graham Elliott
Email jaydink@hotmail.com
Contact phone number 067551950
Postal Address: 76 Airport Drive, RD 3, New Plymouth 4373
Street address of property affected (if different to the
address above):
76 Airport Drive, RD 3, New Plymouth 4373
The Council will
3 12
Pātea 2 1 1 1 1
Volcanic Ringplain 1 6 9 2 5 9
Waitara 1 2 3
Northern Hill Country 1 1
Total 1 36 37 11 28 35
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Phytoplankton (chlorophyll-a)
Table 14Table 13 presents estimates of median chlorophyll-a concentrations translated to attribute bands
for 74 Taranaki lakes, from two models (Schallenburg et al. 2023 and Snelder et al. 2022). Schallenburg et al.
estimates that 53 lakes (72%) fall below the national bottom line
(25 June 2019)
The groundwater bore and reservoir tanks were inspected. The pump was not operating and the reservoir
tanks were full. No issues were noted.
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Waverley Beach Water Supply (25 June 2019)
The existing bore (permitted use) and plant were inspected and found to be compliant with Regional
Freshwater Plan (RFWP) rules. The operations log was inspecteed and no issues were noted.
Waverley Water Supply (25 June 2019)
Swinburne Street bore
highly-exposed coastline which gets
regularly battered by strong seas and is subjected to considerable sand abrasion,
burial, and movement up and down. This “environmental” influence is viewed by
most experts as the single biggest factor influencing what is found where, and in what
densities.
Direct discharges include(d) the New Plymouth sewage outfall at Eliot Street (now
gone), the Bell Block oxidation ponds (ditto), the Carrousel plant discharge, the old
Brixton dairy factory
performance 49
9.3 Monitoring plan effectiveness 49
9.4 Monitoring other effects of this Plan 50
9.5 Plan Review 50
10 Funding 51
10.1 Introduction 51
10.2 Funding sources and reasons for funding 51
10.3 Anticipated costs to the Council of implementing the Plan 51
10.3.1 General rate and investment revenue 51
10.3.2 Recovery of direct costs 51
10.3.3 Funding limitations 51
Glossary 53
Appendix A: Pest Management Line 58
Appendix B: Self-Help Possum
Ecosystem (KNE) established to protect the habitat of the Kupe skink (Oligosoma aff.
infrapunctatum). The Kupe skink is a ‘Nationally Vulnerable’ lizard species and as the Victoria Street KNE is
one of only a few sites in New Zealand where this lizard is found, it is a significant site for this species.
Condition 3 requires the consent holder to adopt the best practicable option as defined by Section 2 of the
RMA to minimise adverse effects.
Condition 8 requires the consent holder to provide
located on Domett Street at Waitara, in the Waitara River catchment. This report for the
period July 2015 to June 2016 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the
Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess ANZCO’s environmental performance
during the period under review, and the results and environmental effects of ANZCO’s
activities.
ANZCO holds two resource consents, which include a total of 11 conditions setting out the
requirements that ANZCO must satisfy. The consents