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Otago Mar 2018
Birds New Zealand PO Box 834, Nelson. osnz.org.nz Regional Representative: Mary Thompson 197 Balmacewen Rd, Dunedin. [email protected] 03 4640787 Regional Recorder: Richard Schofield, 64 Frances Street, Balclutha 9230. [email protected] Otago Region Newsletter 3/2018 March 2018 Otago Summer Wader Count 27 November 2017 Catlins Karitane Karitane Aramoana Aramoana Total 2017 Total 2017 Total 2016 Blueskin Bay Blueskin Bay Harbour east east Harbour Papanui Inlet Papanui Inlet Harbour west west Harbour Inlet Hoopers Pied Oystercatcher 57 129 0 195 24 60 21 238 724 270 Variable Oystercatcher 14 12 0 26 34 47 0 4 137 45 Pied Stilt 26 160041515 6 8297 Banded Dotterel 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 15 43 Spur-winged Plover 12 1 2 3 4 50 7 16 95 30 Bar-tailed Godwit 124 472 58 0 0 8 1050 305 2017 1723 I was told that the predicted high tide of 1.8metres was much lower. There were no waders at Aramoana and large areas of mud flats at Hoopers Inlet were occupied by feeding birds; all rather difficult to count accurately. But the results was very good with all areas surveyed by plenty of counters. Many thanks to all for this very good wader count. Peter Schweigman Better late than never. Apologies ed. 2 Ornithological snippets 5 Chukor were seen & photographed at Ben Lomond on 5th March by Trevor Sleight. A pair of Indian Peafowl of unknown origin put in an appearance near Lake Waihola on 15th March. A moulting Erect-crested Penguin was seen at Jacks Bay (Catlins) on 18th Feb, while another crested penguin was at Anderson’s Lagoon (Palmerston) by Paul Smaill on 2nd March. -
South-East Marine Protection Forum: Recommendations to Ministers, February 2018
SOUTH-EAST MARINE PROTECTION FORUM ROOPU MANAAKI KI TE TOKA Recommendations to the Minister of Conservation and the Minister of Fisheries FEBRUARY 2018 Crown copyright, February 2018 South-East Marine Protection Forum: Recommendations to Ministers ISBN 978-1-98-851450-5 (print) ISBN 978-1-98-851451-2 (online) Front cover: Macrocystis. Photo: Chris Hepburn Back cover: Kelp. Photo: John Barkla Citation: South-East Marine Protection Forum. 2018. Recommendations to the Minister of Conservation and the Minister of Fisheries: Recommendations towards implementation of the Marine Protected Areas Policy on the South Island’s south-east coast of New Zealand. Department of Conservation. Wellington. 314 p. The document is available at https://south-eastmarine.org.nz/recommendations This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. In essence, you are free to copy, distribute and adapt the work, as long as you attribute the work to the Crown and abide by the other licence terms. To view a copy of this licence, www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Please note that no departmental or governmental emblem, logo or Coat of Arms may be used in any way that infringes any provision of the Flags, Emblems, and Names Protection Act 1981. This publication is printed on paper pulp sourced from sustainably grown and managed forests, using Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF) bleaching and printed with 100% vegetable based inks. SOUTH-EAST MARINE PROTECTION FORUM ROOPU MANAAKI KI TE TOKA Recommendations to the Minister of Conservation and the Minister of Fisheries FEBRUARY 2018 Recommendations towards implementation of the Marine Protected Areas Policy on the South Island’s south-east coast of New Zealand Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari, “ he toa takitini. -
Waste for Otago (The Omnibus Plan Change)
Key Issues Report Plan Change 8 to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago and Plan Change 1 to the Regional Plan: Waste for Otago (The Omnibus Plan Change) Appendices Appendix A: Minster’s direction matter to be called in to the environment court Appendix B: Letter from EPA commissioning the report Appendix C: Minister’s letter in response to the Skelton report Appendix D: Skelton report Appendix E: ORC’s letter in responding to the Minister with work programme Appendix F: Relevant sections of the Regional Plan: Water for Otago Appendix G: Relevant sections of the Regional Plan: Waste for Otago Appendix H: Relevant provisions of the Resource Management Act 1991 Appendix I: National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 Appendix J: Relevant provisions of the National Environmental Standards for Freshwater 2020 Appendix K: Relevant provisions of the Resource Management (Stock Exclusion) Regulations 2020 Appendix L: Relevant provisions of Otago Regional Council Plans and Regional Policy Statements Appendix M: Relevant provisions of Iwi management plans APPENDIX A Ministerial direction to refer the Otago Regional Council’s proposed Omnibus Plan Change to its Regional Plans to the Environment Court Having had regard to all the relevant factors, I consider that the matters requested to be called in by Otago Regional Council (ORC), being the proposed Omnibus Plan Change (comprised of Water Plan Change 8 – Discharge Management, and Waste Plan Change 1 – Dust Suppressants and Landfills) to its relevant regional plans are part of a proposal of national significance. Under section 142(2) of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA), I direct those matters to be referred to the Environment Court for decision. -
Water& Atmosphere
Water & Atmosphere February 2017 Shifting sands The end of a Kiwi dream? Life's a beach NIWA scientists' favourite spots Wave action Sculpting New Zealand's coasts Knowledge waves Young scientists leading the way Water & Atmosphere February 2017 Cover: Warrington Beach, Otago. (Dave Allen) Water & Atmosphere is published by NIWA. It is available online at www.niwa.co.nz/pubs/wa Enquiries to: In brief The Editor 4 Water & Atmosphere Aerosol assessment, NIWA Science Fair, NIWA New Zealand's hottest year, NIWA finds Private Bag 14901 overboard truck, mitigating coastal Kilbirnie acidification, Bountiful Bryozoans Wellington 6241 New Zealand 6 News email: [email protected] HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY: Below the ©National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd surface of one of New Zealand's ISSN 1172-1014 busiest shipping lanes Water & Atmosphere team: CHANGING CLIMATE: Editor: Mark Blackham Fish species may suffer as Production: NIWA Communications and Marketing Team New Zealand waters warm Editorial Advisory Board: Geoff Baird, Mark Blackham, Bryce Cooper, Sarah Fraser, Barb Hayden, Rob Murdoch 18 Life's a beach NIWA scientists pick their favourite beaches 32 Sustaining the sea Follow us on: Enhancing the use of marine resources within biological facebook.com/nzniwa constraints 36 Muddy sinks twitter.com/niwa_nz Mangrove swamps and coastal marshes soaking up google.com/+niwanz carbon emissions www.niwa.co.nz 40 Gallery special: 2016 NIWA Photography Awards Water & Atmosphere is produced using vegetable-based inks on 46 Q&A: Super sand paper made from FSC certifed mixed-source fibres under the ISO It's far more fascinating than 14001 environmental management system. -
Otago Peninsula Plants
Otago Peninsula Plants An annotated list of vascular plants growing in wild places Peter Johnson 2004 Published by Save The Otago Peninsula (STOP) Inc. P.O. Box 23 Portobello Dunedin, New Zealand ISBN 0-476-00473-X Contents Introduction...........................................................................................3 Maps......................................................................................................4 Study area and methods ........................................................................6 Plant identification................................................................................6 The Otago Peninsula environment........................................................7 Vegetation and habitats.........................................................................8 Analysis of the flora............................................................................10 Plant species not recently recorded.....................................................12 Abundance and rarity of the current flora...........................................13 Nationally threatened and uncommon plants......................................15 Weeds..................................................................................................17 List of plants .......................................................................................20 Ferns and fern allies ........................................................................21 Gymnosperms ..................................................................................27 -
Assessment of Liquefaction Hazards in the Dunedin City District D
Assessment of liquefaction hazards in the Dunedin City district D. J. A. Barrell P. J. Glassey S. C. Cox B. Smith Lyttle GNS Science Consultancy Report 2014/068 May 2014 DISCLAIMER This report has been prepared by the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited (GNS Science) exclusively for and under contract to Otago Regional Council. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by GNS Science, GNS Science accepts no responsibility for any use of, or reliance on any contents of this Report by any person other than Otago Regional Council and shall not be liable to any person other than Otago Regional Council, on any ground, for any loss, damage or expense arising from such use or reliance. The data presented in this Report are available to GNS Science for other use from May 2014. BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE Barrell, D. J. A.; Glassey, P. J.; Cox, S.C.; Smith Lyttle, B. 2014. Assessment of liquefaction hazards in the Dunedin City district, GNS Science Consultancy Report 2014/068. 66 p. Project Number 440W1489-00 CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................... 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 3 1.1 BACKGROUND ..................................................................................................... 3 1.2 SCOPE OF WORK UNDERTAKEN ........................................................................... 3 1.3 DATA COLLATION AND REVIEW ........................................................................... -
Otago Harbour Ferry
OTAGO HARBOUR FERRY WILDLIFE CRUISES & OTAGO HARBOUR FERRY Albatross, Wildlife and Harbour Cruise Departs Portobello: 10:00am* | 1:15pm* | 4:00pm* (allow up to 2 hours) Port Chalmers departure time is 15 minutes later (on request) Prices: Adults $90* | Children $46* The Trip Albatross, Wildlife and Harbour Cruise – Allow two hours FERRY TRANSFERS ACROSS Experience for yourself the unique natural attractions OTAGO HARBOUR that Dunedin has to offer by joining our World Class Otago Harbour cruise. Portobello, Otago Peninsula, Sit back and relax, or lean forward in amazement, Dunedin, New Zealand Travel from Port to Port on board our comfortable, fast, as we give you an indepth insight into the rare and custom built vessel. A fun and quick way to go between: endangered wildlife, harbour history and the local Bookings and enquiries maritime industry, in our one of its kind Albatross, Portobello | Back Beach (Port Chalmers) Taiaroa Head Wildlife and HarbourP Tour. Carey’s Bay (Port Chalmers) | Quarantine Island Aromoana 020 4162 4250 Other locations available on request. Let our maritime industry and wildlife experts guide www.porttoport.co.nz you... Bookings essential. Cruises depart from Portobello and See reverse for timetable and pricing. Port Chalmers, Dunedin. (See map inside) P Harbour Ferry Service, Otakou 10 minutes duration Careys Bay Back Beach, Port Chalmers P 9:30am | 12:55pm | 3:30pm Port Chalmers Portobello P Back 12:35pm | 3:15pm | 6:10pm Bookings essential Beach Goat Island Portobello Quarantine Bay Island Contact us if you require transport P$ Portobello Phone bookings 020 4162 4250 Broad Bay Online bookings: Otago Papanui Inlet We also offer Albatross, Wildlife and Harbour www.porttoport.co.nz Harbour P Harbour Cruises to Taiaroa Head nature reserve.Cone [email protected] Ferry service To book or enquire: is also available. -
Strategic Analysis of Options to Improve Management of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Otago Region
STRATEGIC ANALYSIS OF OPTIONS TO IMPROVE MANAGEMENT OF ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY FOR OTAGO REGION R4262 STRATEGIC ANALYSIS OF OPTIONS TO IMPROVE MANAGEMENT OF ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY FOR OTAGO REGION Indigenous forest and grassland remnants in the North Branch Waikouaiti River. Contract Report No. 4262 June 2017 Project Team: Kelvin Lloyd - Project management, Report author Steve Rate - Report author Nathan Baker (Beca) - Report author Susan Jackson (Beca) - Report author Corinne Marti (Beca) - Report author Juliet O’Connell - GIS analyses Roger Bawden - GIS analyses William Shaw - Strategic advice Prepared for: Otago Regional Council 70 Stafford St Dunedin DUNEDIN OFFICE: 764 CUMBERLAND STREET, DUNEDIN 9016 Ph 03-477-2096, 03-477-2095 HEAD OFFICE: 99 SALA STREET, P.O. BOX 7137, TE NGAE, ROTORUA Ph 07-343-9017; Fax 07-343-9018, email [email protected], www.wildlands.co.nz EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Otago Regional Council (ORC) is reviewing the roles it plays with respect to ecosystems and biological diversity, in order to give better effect to its statutory functions and responsibilities under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). Regional councils have a broad mandate for maintaining indigenous biological diversity, stemming from Section 30(1) of the RMA. A number of national goals and policy statements are also relevant. Wildland Consultants and Beca were commissioned to analyse options to improve management of indigenous ecosystems and diversity for Otago. The scope of the project includes terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems within Otago. As part of the project, the statutory and non-statutory framework covering the project was assessed, current indigenous biodiversity values of Otago Region were summarised, ecosystem zones were delineated and described, organisations involved in protecting and enhancing indigenous biodiversity in Otago were identified and their activities summarised, and the aspirations of organisations with respect to roles for ORC were canvassed with a representative selection of organisation representatives. -
(Pisces: Pleuronectiformes) in Inlets and Shallow Water Along the Otago Coast
New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research ISSN: 0028-8330 (Print) 1175-8805 (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tnzm20 Seasonal occurrence and distribution of flatfish (Pisces: Pleuronectiformes) in inlets and shallow water along the Otago coast D. S. Roper & J. B. Jillett To cite this article: D. S. Roper & J. B. Jillett (1981) Seasonal occurrence and distribution of flatfish (Pisces: Pleuronectiformes) in inlets and shallow water along the Otago coast, New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 15:1, 1-13, DOI: 10.1080/00288330.1981.9515891 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00288330.1981.9515891 Published online: 22 Sep 2010. Submit your article to this journal Article views: 180 View related articles Citing articles: 9 View citing articles Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=tnzm20 Download by: [203.118.161.175] Date: 14 February 2017, At: 05:05 New Zealand Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research, 1981, 15(1): 1-13 Seasonal occurrence and distribution of flatfish (Pisces: Pleuronectiformes) in inlets and shallow water along the Otago coast D. S. ROPER* and J. B. JILLETT Portobello Marine Laboratory, P.O. Box 8, Portobello, New Zealand The distribution and seasonal occurrence of planktonic larvae, juveniles, and adult flatfish were studied. Larvae of Peltorhamphus latus, Rhombosolea plebeia, and R. tapirina, were common in the Otago Harbour plankton from late winter to early summer, and settlement of larvae resulted in peak abundance of juveniles of all three species in Otago Harbour, Papanui Inlet, and Hoopers Inlet over summer. -
22A Allans Beach Rd
NEWSLETTeR october 2015 A Publication from Portobello Community Incorporated. www.portobello.org.nz Chairman’s Chat The Hawk & Hurl has become a regular event on the Peninsula calendar that we have undertaken to coincide with the Dunedin City Council’s skip day at Portobello Domain. Portobello Community Inc. has used the Hawk and Hurl to raise money for the school pool, toy library and other things for our community. It has become such a great concept that the Dunedin City Council want to use the event as a template for other rural community’s. This is a great compliment for the community and something that everyone should be justifiably proud. I’d particularly like to thank Dave Fenwick who began the Hawk & Hurl concept and the rest of the Portobello Community team who put in the hard work to make it happen. See you on the 18th October Paul Pope – Chairman Portobello Community Incorporate Interested in having local food grown and available on the Peninsula? We are a small group who would like to get together with others to share ideas about how this could happen. Come along, bring a plate and we’ll share some kai and do some talking! Sunday 4th October 2-4ish The Playgroup on the hill between the Portobello School and the church OPEN ARTS Inc. Peninsula Artists ANNUAL ART FAIR! MACANDREW BAY HALL - NOVEMBER 2015! th th Saturday 28 - Sunday 29 - 10:00am - 5:00pm daily! Great Art - great gifts! See you there! Portobello Blues Festival The Portobello Blues Festival will skip 2016. The first and successful Portobello event, which took place 6th to 8th March 2015 and which drew in more than 1500 people over the course of the weekend, will be looking to run in 2017 as a second edition. -
Draft Otago Conservation Management Strategy: Volume I
CMS C ONSERVATION MANAGEMENT StratEGY Otago 2014–2024, Volume 1 DRAFT June 2013 Cover: Celmisia haastii on the upper Wye Valley near Queenstown with the Hector Mountains in the background. Photo: John Barkla © Copyright June 2013, New Zealand Department of Conservation ISSN 1173-2741 This publication is produced using paper sourced from well-managed, renewable and legally logged forests. Contents Foreword 5 Introduction 6 Purpose of conservation management strategies 6 CMS structure 7 CMS term 8 Relationship with other Department of Conservation strategic documents and tools, and other agencies planning processes 8 Relationships with other planning processes 9 Legislative tools 9 International obligations 10 Part One 11 1.1 Otago 11 1.2 Vision for Otago—2064 11 1.3 Distinctive features, values and issues of Otago 13 1.4 Treaty of Waitangi responsibilities 18 1.5 Otago by 2024 24 Part Two—Places 35 2.1 Mount Aspiring National Park Place 36 2.2 Inland Conservation Parks Place 38 2.3 Western Lakes and Mountains Place 46 2.4 Central Otago Uplands Place 60 2.5 Old Man Range/Kopuwai, Old Woman Range, and Garvie Mountains Place 66 2.6 Central Otago Drylands Place 70 2.7 Eastern Otago and Lowlands Place 76 2.8 Catlins Place 82 2.9 Marine Place 89 2.10 Freshwater Place 95 Part Three—Specific policy requirements for Otago 102 Part Four—Implementation, monitoring, reporting and review 139 Glossary 140 Appendices Appendix 1: 160 Work or activities of the Department of Conservation that meet the requirements of section 4(3) of the Resource Management -
Minutes of Otago Peninsula Community
Otago Peninsula Community Board MINUTES Minutes of an ordinary meeting of the Otago Peninsula Community Board held in the Portobello Bowling Club, Sherwood Street, Portobello on Thursday 12 March 2020, commencing at 10:03am. PRESENT Chairperson Paul Pope Deputy Chairperson Hoani Langsbury Members Lox Kellas Graham McArthur Cheryl Neill IN ATTENDANCE Nicola Pinfold, Group Manager Community and Planning Catherine Irvine, Senior Strategy and Policy Officer Solid Waste Governance Support Officer Lauren McDonald 1 OPENING Paul Pope opened the meeting acknowledging the World Health Organisation’s declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic and the ongoing impacts to be faced. 2 PUBLIC FORUM 2.1 Public Forum Fulton Hogan – Joe Connolly provided an update on the peninsula connection project including: • Vauxhaull section due for completion by 26 June 2020. • Congestion due to the stop/go traffic lights will continue for another week due to water mains work. • Sealing to commence for the next 600-700m section on 23 March 2020. • Water mains work due for completion by 31 March 2020. Mr Connolly outlined the contingency plans in place for the Portobello Road closure over 3 days (29- 31 March) from 7pm to 6am. He confirmed that the road would only open to emergency service traffic and that the road closure was due to stormwater drainage to the subdivision above Proctor and Irvine Roads. He confirmed public meeting to be held today (12 March) on the section work and road closure. Moved (Chairperson Paul Pope/Member Graham McArthur): That the Board: Extends Public Forum Motion carried (OPCB/2020/012) Otago Peninsula Community Board Minutes 12 March 2020 Page 1 of 7 Sam Neill spoke in regard to the letter from himself and wife Christine to the Board seeking the Board’s support for tar sealing a section of Allans Beach Road.