expired consents
(including the consents for the dam structures themselves), while also seeking to
increase the rate of take / diversion from the Manganui River from 5.2m3/s to 7.5m3/s.
3. You have asked for our advice on what constitutes the “existing environment” when
considering the application to replace the expired consents. In particular, you have
asked:
a. Where structures impede desired fish passage, but have been in place for
over 90 years, can the Council require (and
present rates to use it. This should never have even been considered. Vote NO
8 Ross Calgher 1 1
We have as ratepayers already paid in the way of our rates many times for this white elephant now you want to on top of what we are paying to fix the disgusting work that has been done, the
millions that were spent not years ago upgrading kitchens etc. just before oh Dear we are not earth quake proof. That have not been used???/. That upgrade should not have been done till the
utilisation, to move closer to achieving sustainable development of the
region’s resources.
1.1.4 Evaluation of environmental and administrative performance
Besides discussing the various details of the performance and extent of compliance by the Company, this
report also assigns a rating as to each Company’s environmental and administrative performance during the
period under review. The rating categories are high, good, improvement required and poor for both
environmental and administrative
responsible resource utilisation, to move closer to achieving sustainable development of the
region’s resources.
1.1.4 Evaluation of environmental and administrative performance
Besides discussing the various details of the performance and extent of compliance by the consent holders,
this report also assigns a rating as to each Company’s environmental and administrative performance during
the period under review. The rating categories are high, good, improvement required and poor for both
due to work, family commitments and cost.
On average, men spent more days per year at beach, river and at lake sites.
Walking swimming and relaxing were the most popular activities at beaches and
rivers. Walking, relaxing and scenic appreciation were the most popular activities at
lakes.
Ninety percent of respondents thought public access to the coast, rivers and lakes was
about right. Ninety percent of respondents rated water quality at beaches as good or
excellent, 77% rated
River was confirmed
following the review of the RPS in 2010.
Policy 3.1.1 seeks to retain as far as possible in
their natural state, the quantities levels and rates
of flow of water and the quality of water within
the Hangatahua (Stony) catchment.
In addition to the objectives and policies seeking
to protect the Hangatahua (Stony) River, Policy
6.1.1 of the Freshwater Plan identified two other
catchments or reaches where the taking and use
of water
its approach
and that 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 administrative performance
Besides discussing the various details of the performance and extent of compliance by the consent holders,
this report also assigns a rating as to each company’s environmental and
This table presents
information for the years ended 30 June 2020, 2021, and 2022.
2021/2022
Forecast $
2020/2021
Actual $
2019/2020
Actual $
Sources of operating funding
General rates, uniform annual general charge, rates penalties 10,937,288 7,954,391 7,954,398
Targeted rates 4,366,647 5,971,225 5,910,856
Subsidies and grants for operating purposes 5,714,327 7,338,437 4,030,691
Fees and charges 11,160,477 19,386,306 16,513,275
Interest and dividends from investments
damage caused by the June 2015 flood.
The monitoring showed that overall the scheme was operated well, and within resource
consent requirements, with no breaches of lake level requirements, residual flow requirements
or rise and recession rate restrictions for the lower Patea River. The Company coordinated a
number of investigations and reports during the reporting period. The bulk of the required
monitoring has been undertaken prior to the 2015-2016 period, although the current report
region’s rivers and streams every day.
Today, every dairy farm in Taranaki operates under a regularly monitored discharge permit that requires
effluent to be treated before discharge. And the rates of compliance are consistently high at over 93%.
Clean, healthy water is the region’s most precious resource. A highlight of the report is the finding that
trends in ecological health and a wide range of physical and chemical measures of water quality are the best
that have ever been recorded.