assessment by supplementing the
limited monitoring data. In 2016, MfE commissioned a report to estimate the state of freshwaters in New
Zealand from a human health perspective (Snelder et al. 2016). Monitored water quality variables were
combined with catchment and land-use data to estimate water quality for all lakes in New Zealand, which
was subsequently used to make predictions of cyanobacterial biovolumes for all lakes. The spatial water
quality attribute models were rated to have satisfactory
have the powers of Council to act in the following instances as specified by Clause 32 (1) of
Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002 to:
a) make a rate
b) make a bylaw
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of consent holders to resource management and, ultimately, through the refinement of methods
and considered responsible resource utilisation, to move closer to achieving sustainable development of the
region’s resources.
1.1.4 Evaluation of environmental and consent performance
Besides discussing the various details of the performance and extent of compliance by the Company, this
report also assigns them a rating for their environmental and administrative performance during the period
Besides discussing the various details of the performance and extent of compliance by
GPL, this report also assigns them a rating for their environmental and administrative
performance during the period under review.
Environmental performance is concerned with actual or likely effects on the receiving
environment from the activities during the monitoring year. Administrative
performance is concerned with GPL’s approach to demonstrating consent compliance
in site operations and management
various details of the performance and extent of compliance by
the consent holder during the period under review, this report also assigns a rating as
to Todd’s environmental and administrative performance.
Environmental performance is concerned with actual or likely effects on the receiving
environment from the activities during the monitoring year. Administrative
performance is concerned with the Company’s approach to demonstrating consent
compliance in site operations and management
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undertook two bore permeability tests on the monitoring bores GND 2188 and GND 2190 (January
8th 2015).
The ‘slug test’ method requires removal of a set amount of water, where after recovery of water
levels is timed with a stopwatch. The four litre ‘slug’ was removed by a high rate vacuum pump,
and the recovering water level was determined with a calibrated electronic dip tape. Both
monitoring bores did not fully recover to their initial water levels after
About 200 NIWA staff have expertise in freshwater
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Water everywhere
New Zealand has one of the highest volumes of water
per capita flowing to the sea through some of the
shortest waterways in the world, over the course of
days rather than months (unless dammed).
The flow rate changes dramatically due to rain, and
the water often passes through an extreme range of
geography – from mountain, bush, forest, pasture and
towns.
appear to be improving. This is the highest percentage of sites
showing an indication of ecological improvement of any degree found to date. Surprisingly
and pleasingly, the number of sites showing improvement continues to be maintained at the
high levels of recent years, rather than begin to decrease as might generally be expected once
rates of improvement begin to flatten out.
Changes in the indicative and in the statistically significant trends are summarised below.
Progressive changes