Policy and Planning Committee Thursday 5 May 2016 10.30am Taranaki Regional Council, Stratford Agenda for the Policy and Planning Committee of the Taranaki Regional Council to be held in the Taranaki Regional Council chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford, on Thursday 5 May 2016 commencing at 10.30am. Councillors N W Walker (Committee Chairperson) P D Horton B R Jeffares M P Joyce C S Williamson D L Lean (ex officio) D N MacLeod (ex officio) Representatives Councillor R Vickers (Stratford District Council) Councillor R Jordan (New Plymouth District Council) Councillor P Nixon (South Taranaki District Council) Mr D H McIntyre (Federated Farmers Taranaki) Attending Messrs B G Chamberlain (Chief Executive) M J Nield (Director-Corporate Services) A D McLay (Director-Resource Management) G K Bedford (Director-Environment Quality) S R Hall (Director-Operations) G C Severinsen (Policy and Strategy Manager) C L Spurdle (Planning Manager) P Ledingham (Communications Officer) S Tamarapa (Iwi Communications Officer) Mrs K van Gameren (Committee Administrator) Apologies Notification of Late Items Item 1 Confirmation of Minutes – 17 March 2016 Page 1 Item 2 Sustainable Dairying Water Accord – Two years on Page 8 Item 3 Submission on Next steps for fresh water consultation Page 54 document Item 4 LAWA River of the Month Page 67 Doc# 1672616-v1 Item 5 Comparison of national and overseas bathing water Page 69 quality criteria Item 6 Potential benefits of introducing dung beetles to Taranaki Page 78 Item 7 State of the Environment Monitoring of Lake Rotorangi Page 84 water quality and biological programme Annual Report 2014-2015 Item 8 Taranaki Surf Breaks of National Significance Page 91 Item 9 Draft submission on Review of the Oil Pollution Page 131 Levy 2015-2016 Item 10 Submission on the Review of King Edward Park Page 198 Item 11 Key Native Ecosystems programme update 2016 – update two Page 204 Item 12 General Business 1 Agenda Memorandum Date 5 May 2016 Memorandum to Chairperson and Members Policy and Planning Committee Subject: Confirmation of Minutes – 17 March 2016 Item: 1 Approved by: A D McLay, Director-Resource Management B G Chamberlain, Chief Executive Document: 1672626 Resolve That the Policy and Planning Committee of the Taranaki Regional Council: 1. takes as read and confirms the minutes of the Policy and Planning Committee meeting of the Taranaki Regional Council held in the Taranaki Regional Council chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford, on Thursday 17 March 2016 at 10.30am 2. notes the recommendations therein were adopted by the Taranaki Regional Council on 5 April 2016. Matters arising Appendices Document #1656315 – Minutes Policy and Planning Committee Thursday 17 March 2016 2 Minutes of the Policy and Planning Committee Meeting of the Taranaki Regional Council, held in the Taranaki Regional Council Chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford, on Thursday 17 March 2016 at 10.30 am. Members Councillors N W Walker (Committee Chairperson) P D Horton M P Joyce C S Williamson D L Lean (ex officio) Representatives Councillor P Nixon (South Taranaki District Council) Councillor R Vickers (Stratford District Council) Mr D McIntyre (Federated Farmers Taranaki) Attending Messrs B G Chamberlain (Chief Executive) A D McLay (Director-Resource Management) G K Bedford (Director-Environment Quality) M J Nield (Director-Corporate Services) G C Severinsen (Planning and Strategy Manager) C L Spurdle (Planning Manager) R Ritchie (Communications Manager) Mrs M Lachmann (Digital Media Co-ordinator) Mrs K van Gameren (Committee Administrator) Mrs F Hafiz (Scientific Officer) Mrs N West (Policy Analyst) Mr J Clough (Wrightson Consulting) One member of the media. Apologies The apologies from Councillor B R Jeffares, Councillor D N MacLeod and Councillor R Jordan (New Plymouth District Council) were received and sustained. Notification of Late Items There were no late items of business. 1. Confirmation of Minutes – 4 February 2016 Resolved THAT the Policy and Planning Committee of the Taranaki Regional Council Doc# 1656315-v1 3 1. takes as read and confirms the minutes of the Policy and Planning Committee meeting of the Taranaki Regional Council held in the Taranaki Regional Council Chambers, Cloten Road, Stratford, on Thursday 4 February 2016 at 10.30 am 2. notes that the recommendations therein were adopted by the Taranaki Regional Council on 22 February 2016. Williamson/Joyce Matters Arising There were no matters arising. 2. Survey of Rural Decision Makers 2015 2.1 Mr G K Bedford, Director-Environment Quality, spoke to the memorandum advising the Committee of the release of the findings of a survey undertaken by Landcare Research of landowners and land managers nationwide. The survey provides an evidence base nationally, region by region, and by agricultural production sector, that can be used by policy agencies, regulators, and land managers to better understand the state of land management and what is influencing decision-making and land use changes across New Zealand’s rural sector. 2.2 There were positive perceptions of the Council and its environmental programmes shown by the survey results. Recommended THAT the Taranaki Regional Council 1. receives this memorandum noting the release by Landcare Research of summary results of the Survey of Rural Decision Makers 2015 2. notes the findings of the survey 3. notes that officers of the Council will seek further information from Landcare Research of relevance to the Taranaki region, and would further inform the Council as appropriate. Horton/Vickers 3. State of the Environment Monitoring Groundwater Levels 1989-2013 3.1 Mr G K Bedford, Director-Environment Quality, spoke to the memorandum presenting to the Committee the latest results and findings of the State of the Environment programme implemented by the Council to monitor the levels of groundwater across the region. Policy and Planning Committee Meeting Thursday 17 March 2016 4 Recommended THAT the Taranaki Regional Council 1. receives the memorandum noting the preparation of a report into the state of and trends in the quantity of the region’s groundwater resources 2. receives the report State of the Environment Monitoring Groundwater Levels 1989-2013 Technical Report 2014-126 3. notes the findings of the analysis of data on the levels of groundwater from the SEM groundwater monitoring programme 4. notes the findings of the trend analysis of data from the SEM groundwater monitoring programme 5. adopts the specific recommendations therein. McIntyre/Williamson 4. Regional freshwater ecological quality: 2014-2015 results from state of the environment monitoring 4.1 Mr G K Bedford, Director-Environment Quality, spoke to the memorandum presenting an update to the Committee on the latest results and findings of the Council’s State of the Environment monitoring programme for freshwater ecosystem health (macroinvertebrate monitoring). Recommended THAT the Taranaki Regional Council 1. receives the memorandum noting the preparation of a report into the state of and trends in regional in-stream macroinvertebrate community health data for Taranaki, for 2014-2015 and over the period 1995-2015 2. notes the findings of the SEM programme 3. adopts the specific recommendations therein. Joyce/Vickers 5. SEM periphyton monitoring programme reports 2010-2012 and 2012-2014 5.1 Mr G K Bedford, Director-Environment Quality, spoke to the memorandum presenting to the Committee two reports on the quality of streams and rivers in the Taranaki region, as measured by assessing periphyton during the 2010-2012 and 2012- 2014 years (Freshwater Periphyton Monitoring Programme (Periphyton monitoring in relation to amenity values) State of Environment Monitoring Report 2010-2012 and Freshwater Periphyton Monitoring Programme (Periphyton monitoring in relation to amenity values) State of Environment Monitoring Report 2012-2014). Policy and Planning Committee Meeting Thursday 17 March 2016 5 Recommended That the Taranaki Regional Council 1. receives this memorandum on the results of the Council’s SEM programme monitoring periphyton, and the accompanying reports Freshwater Periphyton Monitoring Programme (Periphyton monitoring in relation to amenity values) State of Environment Monitoring Report 2010-2012 Technical Report 2015-105 and Freshwater Periphyton Monitoring Programme (Periphyton monitoring in relation to amenity values) State of Environment Monitoring Report 2012-2014 Technical Report 2015-99. 2. adopts the specific report recommendations contained therein. Williamson/Horton 6. Regional state of the environment monitoring for freshwater physiochemical quality: 2014-2015 results and long-term trends 6.1 Mr G K Bedford, Director-Environment Quality, spoke to the memorandum providing an update to the Committee on the latest results of the Council’s State of the Environment long term monitoring programme for freshwater quality (physiochemical measures). Recommended That the Taranaki Regional Council 1. receives the memorandum noting the preparation of a report into the state of and trends in regional physicochemical water quality data for Taranaki, for 2014-2015 and over the periods 1995-2015 and 2008-2015, respectively, together with information on trends for the period and compliance with the NOF and regional guidelines 2. receives the report Freshwater Physicochemical Programme State of the Environment Monitoring Annual Report 2014-2015 Technical Report 2015-51 3. notes the findings of the trend analyses of data from the SEM physicochemical programme 4. notes the findings