quarries. This will be the fourth report to incorporate the monitoring results of
this group of quarries.
The monitoring programmes for another 11 quarries (plus one since remediated) will be included in a
separate biennial report (Southern Quarries Compliance Monitoring Report), which also covers the period
2020 to June 2022. Civil Quarries Ltd’s Everett Road quarry is reported on separately.
For each quarry, this report describes the monitoring programmes implemented by the Council to
of the Policy and Planning Committee of
the Taranaki Regional Council held 1pm on 22 November 2022 at Taranaki
Regional Council 47 Cloten Road Stratford
b) notes the recommendations therein..
Boyde/Cram
2. Inhalable Particulate (PM2.5) State of the Environment Monitoring Report
2.1 Mr R Phipps, Manager – Science and Technology Spoke to the memorandum to
provide the Committee with an update of the continuous monitoring of airborne
particulate matter in urban New
confluence
126 The Mako Stream below Lake Ratapiko is a tributary of the Makino
Stream; analysis not presented here noting that the dammed
catchment (8.5 km2) is relatively small
h. Waitara River at Tarata 701 Long-term gauge with good quality flow record from 1968;
represents river flow immediately downstream of MTK discharge
i. Waitara River at Bertrand
Road
1113 Long-term gauge with good quality flow record from 1980;
represents flow in the lower Waitara River downstream of the
confluence
Taranaki Regional Council Long-Term Plan 2015-2025
Mr B Pope, Compliance Manager, responded to a question raised by Mr D McIntyre in
regard to 3301-22-483, IN/45245, New Plymouth District Council, and noted that the
discharge was the result of a technical issue where there was a defence in law.
3.4 Mr B Pope, Compliance Manager, in response to questions raised by Ms E Bailey, Iwi
Representative, clarified that the assessments undertaken for environmental effects for
incidents of a digger in a river on Weld Road and a
been reviewed for the year under review 7
Table 3 Surface water monitoring site details, discharges to water 10
Table 4 Monitoring site details for the Stuart Road irrigation area 11
Table 5 Monitoring site details for the Paulwell Farm irrigation area 12
Table 6 Biomonitoring site details 15
Table 7 Surface water quality results 2021 23
Table 8 Surface water quality results 2022 24
Table 9 Inter-laboratory comparison results June 2022 and October 2022 27
Table 10
into the Race is located to the south of the Race. During flood events, stormwater runoff from
the local catchment enters the Race.
The two largest tributaries that feed directly into the Race are at chainage (CH) 1300m
(refer to Photo 1, 1.3km from the intake, Salisbury Drain immediately upstream of the
Salisbury Road Culvert) and at CH 3400m (refer to Photo 2, 3.4km from the intake, unnamed
drain upstream of Tunnel 2). Prior to the Race construction and modifications to the drainage
Minutes – 4 December
2023
Resolved
That the Taranaki Regional Council:
a) took as read and confirmed the minutes of Executive Audit and Risk Committee of the Taranaki
Regional Council held at 10.00am on 4 December 2023 at Taranaki Regional Council 47 Cloten
Road Stratford
b) noted the recommendations therein were adopted by the Taranaki Regional Council on Tuesday
12 December 2023.
Hughes/Littlewood
Financial and Operational Report
Mr M Nield provided the
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 Progress
2.1 Ms L Miller, spoke to the memorandum to advise the Committee of consents
group Karakia at 10.35am.
Apologies: Were received and sustained from, B Haque, M Ritai, C Filbee and B J Bigham
1. Confirmation of Minutes Policy and Planning Committee 14 March 2023
Resolved
That the Taranaki Regional Council:
page
a) took as read and confirmed the minutes of the Policy and Planning Committee of
the Taranaki Regional Council held at 10.30 on 18 July 2023 at Taranaki Regional
Council 47 Cloten Road Stratford
b) noted the recommendations