Committee 14 March 2023
Recommended
That the Taranaki Regional Council:
a) took as read and confirmed the minutes of the Operations and Regulatory
Committee of the Taranaki Regional Council held on 7 February 2023 at Taranaki
Regional Council 47 Cloten Road Stratford
b) noted the recommendations therein were adopted by the Taranaki Regional
Council on Tuesday 4 March 2023.
Cloke/Davey
2. Resource Consents Issued under Delegated Authority & Applications in
city
from Bell Block through to Whalers Gate. For example, 90%
of the wax tags along the Coastal Walkway near Te Rewa
Rewa Bridge and Lake Rotomanu had possum bites. A
monitoring line in Westown had a 50% result. And we've
had reports of them spotted in Spotswood, Westown,
Lynmouth and Highlands Park.
Why are possums a problem?
Possums were introduced to New Zealand to create a fur
industry and are now widespread across the country. They
have had a significant impact
community conversations were held including the ‘Let’s Kōrero’ engagement on the future of freshwater and the proposed creation of Freshwater Management Units while ‘The Road Ahead’ conversation asked for views about public transport, road safety and speed and how to get people cycling and walking more. Elections in October also saw a change at the Council with Mrs Littlewood named as Chair, following the decision by former Chair David MacLeod not to re-stand for election. Neil Walker was chosen as
Discharge Permit 6 Maratahu Street, Westown Huatoki
22-10831-2.0 10831-2.0 Cygnet Land Development Limited 20-May-22 New consent To discharge stormwater and sediment from earthworks associated with the subdivision of
land for residential development into the Huatoki Stream
Discharge Permit 6A Ballance Street, Vogeltown Huatoki
22-03472-3.0 3472-3.0 Mangapoua Farms Limited 20-May-22 Replacement for expiring consent To discharge farm dairy effluent onto land Discharge Permit 60 Mangapoua Road,
Regional Council
New Plymouth District Council
Waitomo District Council
New Zealand Transport Agency
The New Zealand Automobile Association
Western Central Road Transport Association
New Zealand police
Roading maintenance contractors e.g. Transfield Services, Downers In recent years, the Government has responded to calls for action and a number of safety improvements have been made to the route, including corner straightening, new passing lanes, widening of the Awakino Tunnel and better signage.
discharge farm dairy effluent onto land
Rohe:
Ngāti Ruanui
Engagement or consultation:
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui Trust No return correspondence was received
R2/0799-4.0 Commencement Date: 19 Dec 2022
Creathnach Trust Expiry Date: 01 Dec 2045
Review Dates: Jun 2027, Jun 2033, Jun 2039
Activity Class: Controlled
Location: 172 Durham Road Upper, Norfolk Application Purpose: Replace
To discharge farm dairy effluent onto land
Rohe:
9.49
10.59
1.19 pm
2.29
8.40
10.00
11.10
1.30 pm
2.40
Route 4 Westown/Hurdon
Arrive
Bus Centre
(Ariki St)
Depart
Bus Centre
(Ariki St) Sanders Avenue
Cnr Waimea/
Tukapa Sts
Cowling Rd Westown Shops
BUS 2
Departure Waypoints
8.50 am
10.05
11.15
12.25 pm
1.35
2.45
8.55
10.10
11.20
12.30 pm
1.40
2.50
9.00
stream channel 22
Photo 18 Typical streams in Taranaki which are commonly piped for land
improvement purposes 24
Photo 19 The headwaters of the Rawa Stream 24
Photo 20 Aerial photo of a piped stream upstream of the road and riparian planted
section downstream 25
Photo 21 Piped stream at Westown Golf Course 26
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1. Introduction
1.1 Background
Taranaki has a history of small stream modification with streams and wet areas being
channelised and realigned to
Location
The Crown owned Oapuni Forest Sanctuary is located on Junction Road
adjoining the Taramouku Stream, 17 km east of Inglewood. The Sanctuary
is in the North Taranaki Ecological District.
General description
The Oapuni Forest Sanctuary, which is administered by the Department of
Conservation, is a very small (1.2 ha) remnant of vigorously regenerating
secondary lowland podocarp forest on alluvial terraces.
The Sanctuary is in close proximity to other Key Native Ecosystems –
Key Native Ecosystems Lake Kaikura - Nofolk Road (p80-147)