Following the public presentation of the Regional Council’s management of the river in Havelock North (12 March 2008), we have posted information here to view.
- The Council presentation can be viewed.
- Questions asked before the meeting have answers posted here.
- Answers to the substantial questions asked at the meeting will be posted as soon as possible
The meeting aimed to inform the public about the range of work the Council does on the Tukituki River in terms of its statutory role, explain where the community is at with improvements, and provide scientific data. In summary the water quality is good but not brilliant, should be better but not getting worse, measures for improvement are in place, and a multi-management approach is needed.
The meeting was chaired by Hawke's Bay Regional Council Chairman Rex McIntyre, with Chief Executive, Andrew Newman, and some staff present.
Presentation (Format - Power point 97 - 2003 Size - 8Mb)
Presentation (Format - Adobe PDF Size - 3Mb)
Information covered in this presentation includes
- Setting the scene (Presented by Graham Sevicke –Jones, Council Manager Environmental Science, scientist) – factors that affect water quality, Council monitoring programmes, what is monitored, and guidelines that we monitor to.
- Policy (Liz Lambert Policy manager) – policy framework, plan development, policies on flows/water takes/discharges, where public has input.
- Land management Initiatives (Andrew Curtis, land management advisor) – tools used, irrigation and water conservation.
- Consent process (Helen Codlin, Strategic Development manager) – Central HB District Council discharge consents, process, upgrade date (30 Sept 2014), management.
- The State of the River (Graham Sevicke- Jones) – recreational water quality, state of the environment water quality, when we can expect improvements.