He is trying to establish a care group for the Waiaua River valley to plant native trees and shrubs along the river, which he feels has been neglected, with invasive willows prominent and regular flooding.<\/p>\n
The regional council agrees the river is prone to flooding adjoining farmland.<\/p>\n
Coastal catchments manager Charles Harley said the Waiaua River was not part of the council\u2019s river management scheme and ongoing river maintenance was generally the responsibility of adjoining landowners.<\/p>\n
He said the council had been aware of the work being undertaken and liaised with local landowners beforehand.<\/p>\n
The earthworks did not require a resource consent as they met the permitted activity rules contained within the regional council\u2019s Natural Resources Plan. <\/p>\n
These rules allow certain river management and maintenance activities to occur without a consent, provided a range of environmental conditions are met. <\/p>\n
These include requirements relating to erosion control, protection of fish passage, timing of works, and management of sediment and debris.<\/p>\n
Harley said Waiaua River had a highly mobile riverbed and was prone to changing channels during floods.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn these environments, targeted works can help reduce erosion loss,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Waiaua River valley regularly floods.<\/p>\n
Although the work did not require any public notification, in the lead-up, the regional council engaged with Te Whakat\u014dhea to discuss the background to the activity, why the work was being proposed, and the relevant planning framework, he said.<\/p>\n
Kelly felt the earthworks contrasted hugely with modern thinking about river management, which was to leave the river alone and retreat further back and plant natives along the edges.<\/p>\n
The local hap\u016b had previously carried out native planting on the road side of the river.<\/p>\n
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