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    • Escape with us this summer...
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    • Our Region out now
  • Our Environment
    • Environmental monitoring
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      • Rivers and streams
      • Rainfall
      • Groundwater
      • Wetlands
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      • Air quality
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    • Biosecurity
      • Regional pest management strategy (RPMS)
      • Key native ecosystems (KNE)
      • Pest animals
      • Pest plants
      • Bovine Tb
      • Guidelines for Biosecurity services agreement
    • Bulk water supply
      • Water supply situation update
      • Watering restrictions
      • Water conservation
      • Storage lake upgrade 2011
      • Our role
      • Bulk water supply - live
      • Water quality
      • Water use
      • Water treatment
      • Brief history
      • Turning on the tap - water educational resource
    • Contaminated sites
      • Selected Land Use Register (SLUR)
      • Description of categories
      • Contaminated site enquiry
      • Selected Land Use Register (SLUR) - Register Search
    • Ecosystem restoration and protection
      • Restoring natural areas
      • Conservation and restoration
    • Energy
    • Environmental pollution
      • Who are Environmental Protection?
      • Storm water
      • Report an incident
      • Who do we work with?
      • Where to from here?
      • Enforcement
      • What actions can be taken against me?
    • Environmental reporting
      • Quarterly hydrological summaries
      • Environmental report cards
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      • State of the environment reporting
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    • Flood protection
      • Achieving flood risk management
      • Flood hazard advice
      • Hutt River
      • Waiwhetu Stream
      • Waikanae River
      • Otaki River
      • Upper Ruamahanga River
      • Mangaroa River
      • Waiohine River
      • Lower Wairarapa Valley
      • Wainuiomata River
      • Pinehaven Stream
      • Other Rivers and Streams
      • Civil Defence and Emergency Management
    • Groundwater
      • Monitoring
    • Harbour, sea and coast
      • Monitoring
      • Harbourmaster
      • About Wellington Harbour
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    • Land and soil
      • Monitoring
      • Land management
    • Rivers, streams and lakes
      • Monitoring
      • Flood protection
    • Sustainable Business
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      • eMission 2009/10
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    • Your environment - are we on the right track
      • What's your view - online survey
      • Monitoring and science
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    • Waste and recycling
      • Agrecovery Rural Recycling Programme
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    • Weather and climate
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  • Parks & Recreation
    • Parks' annual roundups
    • Planning & management
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      • Accessible places to visit
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    • Forest events
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    • Akatarawa Forest
      • Getting there and staying safe
      • Events
      • Environment
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      • History
      • Look after the forest
      • Horse riding
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      • Motorised recreation
      • Mountain biking tracks
      • Walking and tramping
      • Contact the ranger
    • Battle Hill Farm Forest Park
      • Getting there and staying safe
      • Look after your park
      • Barbecues and campfires
      • Camping
      • Education
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      • Environment
      • History
      • Horse riding
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      • Park interest groups
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      • Contact the ranger
    • Belmont Regional Park
      • Contact the ranger
      • Events
      • Getting there and staying safe
      • Horse riding tracks
      • Look after your park
      • Mountain biking tracks
      • Park interest groups
      • Park news
      • Picnics and camping
      • Walking and tramping tracks
      • Korokoro Valley pine plantation logging operation
    • East Harbour Regional Park
      • Getting there and staying safe
      • Look after your park
      • Baring Head
      • Butterfly Creek
      • Environment
      • Events
      • Hunting
      • History
      • Mountain biking
      • Parangarahu Lakes Area
      • Park interest groups
      • Park news
      • Walking and tramping
      • Contact the ranger
    • Hutt River Trail
      • Getting there and staying safe
      • Look after the Hutt River Trail
      • Environment
      • Events
      • Fishing
      • History
      • Rafting and kayaking
      • Swimming
      • Walking, running and cycling
      • Contact the ranger
    • Hutt Water Collection Area
      • How to get there
      • Ecological value
      • Looking after yourself and the forest
      • Tramping tracks
    • Kaitoke Regional Park
      • Getting there and staying safe
      • Look after your park
      • Barbecues and picnics
      • Camping at Kaitoke
      • Environment
      • Events
      • Education
      • Filming
      • History
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      • Millennium Totara Grove
      • Mountain biking
      • Park news
      • Rafting and kayaking
      • Rivendell
      • Swimming
      • Walking
      • Weddings
      • Contact the ranger
    • Pakuratahi Forest
      • Getting there and staying safe
      • Look after your forest
      • Camping
      • Events
      • Forest interest groups
      • Forest news
      • Horse riding
      • Hunting
      • Mountain biking
      • Mt Climie track
      • Rimutaka Rail Trail
      • Rimutaka Trig Track
      • Tunnel Gully
      • Contact the ranger
    • Queen Elizabeth Park
      • Getting there
      • Look after the park
      • Camping
      • Environment
      • Events
      • Group picnics and events
      • History
      • Horse riding
      • Mountain biking
      • Park interest groups
      • Park news
      • Swimming and fishing
      • Walking
      • Contact the ranger
    • Wainuiomata Recreation Area
      • How to get there
      • History
      • Looking after the park
      • Walking tracks
      • Contact the ranger
    • Wainuiomata/Orongorongo Water Collection Area
      • How to get there
      • Be a volunteer interpreter
      • Environment
      • Wainuiomata tramping tours
      • Wainuiomata walking tours
      • Research
      • Wainuiomata Hunting Ballot
      • Contact the ranger
    • Wairarapa Moana Wetlands Park
      • Look after your wetland park
      • Background
      • History
      • Sites of interest
  • Emergencies & Hazards
    • Civil Defence Emergency Management
      • 3 Step Emergency Plan
      • In an emergency
      • After an emergency
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      • In your neighbourhood
      • First aid
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      • It's Easy. Get prepared for an emergency!
    • Hazard management
      • Civil Defence Emergency Management
      • What is a hazard?
      • Greater Wellington's role
      • Hazard fact sheets
      • Engineering lifelines groups
    • Hazard information database
    • Droughts
      • 2008 Wairarapa drought
    • Earthquakes
      • Earthquakes in the Wellington region
      • Effects of earthquakes
      • Earthquake hazard maps
      • More information
    • Floods
      • Flooding in the Wellington region
      • Big floods in the Wellington region
      • Responding to a flood
      • How do we manage the risk of flooding?
      • Flood Protection
    • Human-made hazards
      • Infrastructure failures
      • Petroleum products
      • Hazardous substances
      • More information
    • Landslides
      • Landslides
      • What should you do?
      • More information
    • Tsunami
      • Tsunami evacuation zone maps
      • Tsunami hazards
      • Do we get any warning?
      • More information
    • Wildfire
      • How to minimise the risks
      • More information
    • Wind & storms
      • Wellington region weather and climate
      • Climate change
      • More information
  • Transport
    • Walking & cycling
      • Walking
      • Cycling
      • Active transport forum
      • Walking and cycling journey planner
      • Active a2b
      • Shared space courtesy code
    • Public transport
      • Metlink - Greater Wellington's public transport network
      • Service reviews
      • Public transport spine study
      • Buses
      • Trains
      • Harbour ferry
      • Total Mobility
    • Carpooling
    • Schools & workplaces
      • Workplace travel plans
      • Workplace initiatives
      • School travel plans
      • School events & resources
      • Movin'March 2012
    • Policy & publications
      • Regional Land Transport Strategy
      • Regional Public Transport Plan
      • Regional Rail Plan
      • Bus & Ferry Services Procurement Strategy
      • Procurement strategy
    • Road Safety
      • Safer Road Use
      • Schools programme
      • Survivable Speeds
  • Get Involved
    • Be the Difference
      • About the programme
      • Water conservation
      • Water quality
      • Rubbish
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      • Biodiversity
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    • Community Environmental Projects
      • Take Care
      • Corporate Volunteer Programme
    • Environmental Education
      • Contact the Take Action team
      • Join a community care group
      • Meridian Take Action Fund
      • Other funding sources
      • Resources and links
      • Take Action for Water
    • Event Calendar
      • Wainuiomata Walking Tour
      • Wainuiomata Walking Tour
      • Wainuiomata Walking Tour
      • Wainuiomata Walking Tour
      • Wainuiomata Walking Tour
      • Wainuiomata Walking Tour
      • Wainuiomata Walking Tour
      • Mt. Lowry Challenge
      • Waitangi 21
      • Kev the Wandering Kiwi and Sport Wellington Buggy Walk
      • Introduction to Horse Riding
      • Creepy Crawly Critters
      • Summer Sampler - Whitireia Park
      • Nature Discovery Treasure Hunt
      • Explore the Mainland Island
      • 4WD Sunset Tour 1
      • Introduction to Horse Riding
      • Kev the Wandering Kiwi
      • Summer Sampler - Queen Elizabeth Park
      • Summer Sampler - Paws in the Park
      • Kev the Wandering Kiwi
      • After the Fire
      • Summer Sampler - Battle Hill
      • Summer Sampler - Tana Umaga Track
      • Wheelie Kev
      • Summer Sampler - Belmont Regional Park
      • Summer Sampler - Kaitoke Regional Park
      • Pedalling in the Park
      • Eat, Drink and be Crafty
      • Rimutaka Rail Trail 1
      • Real Cannons Creek
      • Summer Sampler - Hutt River Trail
      • Sport Wellington Buggy Walk
      • Lighthouse and Lakes 1
      • Korokoro Catchment Bush Walk
      • Summer Sampler - Back of the Bay Forest Walk
      • Giant Rata Journey
      • Daughter, Mother, Grandmother Mountain Bike Ride
      • 4WD Sunset Tour 2
      • The Hutt Great Gravel Grab
      • Hikoi ki Whitireia - Whitireia History Walk
      • Gollans Valley Adventure
      • Hutt Valley Gliding Club Open Weekend
      • Kapiti Great Gravel Grab
      • Meet at the Top
      • Beginners Guide to Flyfishing 1
      • Kapiti Expo 2012
      • 4WD Back Country Akatarawa
      • Explore Chrystalls Bend
      • Sport Wellington Buggy Walk
      • Harekeke Flax Weaving on the Coast
      • Explore Baring Head
      • Before and After
      • Karapoti Classic
      • Bike the Trail
      • Stopbank Soiree
      • Beginners Guide to Flyfishing 2
      • Old Coach Road History Trail
      • Mt Climie 4WD Trip
      • Glow Worm Grotto
      • Farm to Coast
      • Push Play at the Park
      • Kapiti Coast Beginners Guide to Flyfishing
      • Yankee Trail
      • Federated Farmers Farm Day
      • Tauanui 4WD Trip
      • Lighthouse and Lakes 2
      • Rimutaka Rail Trail 2
      • Kapiti Festival
      • Porirua Grand Traverse
      • Norbetts Creek
      • Sport Wellington Buggy Walk
      • Inaugural Meeting of the Friends of Waiwhetu Stream
    • Funding & awards
      • Encore Awards
      • Encore Awards 2010 winners
      • Encore Awards 2011 winners
    • Greater Wellington and sustainability
      • Home insulation and clean heating assistance
    • Have Your Say
      • Contact form
      • Hutt River Mouth - renewal of existing consents for extraction and depostion
      • Wairarapa public transport review
      • Proposed Regional Public Transport Plan
      • Draft Porirua Harbour and Catchment Strategy
      • Otaki public transport review
      • Rimutaka Railway proposal
  • Plans & Publications
    • Statutory Publications
      • 10-Year Plan 2009-19 (incorporating the Annual Plan 2009/10) - Approved
      • Annual Plan 2011/12 - Approved
      • Annual Report 2010/11
      • Archived plans & reports
    • Regional plans, policies and strategies
      • Regional landscape atlas
      • Historic Bridges of the Wellington Region
      • Historic Heritage User Guide
      • Guide to regional rules and regulations
      • Definitions in plans
      • Recent Plan changes
      • Regional Air Quality Management Plan
      • Regional Coastal Plan
      • Regional Freshwater Plan
      • Proposed Regional Policy Statement
      • Regional Soil Plan
      • Plan for discharges to land
      • Resource Management (Marine Pollution) Regulations
      • National Environmental Standards for air quality
      • Wairarapa Coastal Strategy
    • Our Region
      • December 2011
      • September 2011
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      • March 2011
      • December 2010
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      • March 2010
      • December 2009
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      • Elements newsletter
    • Rates News
      • Rates News 2010/11
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    • Document library
    • Council policies
    • Your environment - are we on the right track
      • Developing a new regional plan – Q & A
      • What are regional plans
      • What's Te Upoko Taiao?
      • Regional Plan news and information
  • Resource Consents
    • About resource consents
      • Types of resource consent
      • About your consent
      • Consents process
      • About affected parties
      • Decisions
      • Your rights
    • Applying for a consent
      • Applying for a resource consent?
      • How to apply
      • Forms
      • Timeframes
      • What is a non-notified consent application?
      • What is a limited notified consent application?
      • What is a publicly notified consent application?
      • Pre-hearing meetings
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      • How to consult
      • Assessing your application
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      • Assessment of environmental effects (AEE)
      • Written approvals
    • Compliance monitoring
      • Our responsibilities
      • Environmental Regulation report cards
      • Annual compliance ratings
      • Dealing with non-compliance
      • Monitoring charges
      • Resource consent water restrictions
    • Current consent applications
      • Publicly notified applications
      • Meridian Energy Mt Munro Wind Farm
      • Hutt City Council - Seaview WWTP
      • Taratahi Water Race Scheme
      • Carrington Water Race Scheme
      • Lychgate Funeral Home
      • Wairarapa Funeral Services
      • Genesis Energy Castle Hill Wind Farm
      • Pauatahanui Forest Limited
      • Whitby Coastal Estates Limited
      • Exide Technologies Limited
      • Wainuiomata pump station
      • AJC Bidwill
      • Unilever New Zealand Trading Limited
      • Wellington Regional Council Flood Protection department
      • Martinborough Wastewater Treatment Plant
      • Carterton Wastewater Treatment Plant
      • Horokiwi Quarries Limited
      • South Wairarapa District Council
      • J V and L A Petrie
      • Careys Gully Sanitary Landfill Sludge Treatment Facility
      • Wairarapa Aggregates Ltd
      • Juken New Zealand Limited
      • Stronvar Properties Limited
      • Project Mill Creek
    • Dams
      • Background
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      • Building consents
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    • Water takes - information for consent holders
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