management
of its natural resources. Reporting allows evaluation and demonstration of the overall rate of
compliance by sector and by consent holders as a whole, and of trends in the improvement of our
environment.
• The Council’s accountability and transparency. Reporting gives validity to investment in
monitoring and to assessments of effective intervention.
3. These compliance monitoring reports have been submitted to each consent holder for comment and
confirmation of
review.
For reference, in the 2022-2023 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental
performance and compliance for 878 (87%) of a total of 1007 consents monitored through the Taranaki
tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 96 (10%) of the consents a good level of environmental
performance and compliance was achieved. A further 27 (3%) of consents monitored required improvement
in their performance, while the remaining one (<1%) achieved a rating of
monitoring programmes, while for another 96 (10%) of the consents a good level of environmental
performance and compliance was achieved. A further 27 (3%) of consents monitored required improvement
in their performance, while the remaining one (<1%) achieved a rating of poor.
In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several
years, this report shows that the consent holder’s performance remains at a high level in the year under
review.
environmental
performance and compliance for 878 (87%) of a total of 1007 consents monitored through the Taranaki
tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 96 (10%) of the consents a good level of environmental
performance and compliance was achieved. A further 27 (3%) of consents monitored required improvement
in their performance, while the remaining one (<1%) achieved a rating of poor.
In terms of overall environmental and compliance performance by the consent holder over the last several
these.
For reference, in the 2022-2023 year, consent holders were found to achieve a high level of environmental
performance and compliance for 878 (87%) of a total of 1007 consents monitored through the Taranaki
tailored monitoring programmes, while for another 96 (10%) of the consents a good level of environmental
performance and compliance was achieved. A further 27 (3%) of consents monitored required improvement
in their performance, while the remaining one (<1%) achieved a rating of
IWG
3.4 What are the drainage properties of the soil that you will be intensive winter grazing on
Free draining ☐
Well drained flat land ☐
Artificially drained or coarse soil structure ☐
Impeded draining or low infiltration rate ☐
What is the soil type?
3.5 List the stock type, stock intensity, and duration of intensive winter grazing below
Stock type/class Stock intensity Duration of grazing (days
the patterns and frequency of water takes.
Water use and allocation in the Taranaki region
Current regional policy setting
The Regional Freshwater Plan for Taranaki (RFWP) sets the current policies and limits on how much water can
be taken from rivers, streams and lakes, and the rate at which it can be abstracted. The RFWP has been in
place since 2001.
The RFWP permits the use of small amounts of freshwater for domestic purposes or stock or dairy farm use
in Taranaki.
Kurapete Stream. There were no impacts evident
further downstream. Overall however, the Kurapete Stream was considered to be in better condition than in
the previous survey.
There were also ongoing issues with the positioning of flowmeters. Water take and discharge rates are now
being telemetered to the Council, but a review of the placement of the flowmeters is still required. The
separate groundwater and surface water monitoring programme has commenced and a report shall be
provided to the
table, however this is able to be
provided by assessors if they feel it is beneficial. Te Tangi a te Manu does emphasise under 6.24: In
any event, such descriptors do not replace the need to describe the specific nature of the effect, rate
its magnitude, and explain the reasons. It should be noted that the LVEA does provide description of
the nature of effect and explains reasoning for its rated magnitude and as such is considered
consistent with Te Tangi a te Manu.
In summary the landscape