This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Official Information request 'Monitoring Compliance with Consent Conditions'.
Ellen Seumanufagai
From:
Richard Hopkins
Sent:
Friday, 7 May 2021 8:00 AM
To:
Derek Vos
Subject:
FW: Work and Activities by Porirua City Council at Titahi Bay
fyi chain below includes notes from both monitoring visits 
 
From: Chanelle Brodie  
Sent: Thursday, 10 May 2012 4:05 PM 
To: Chris Freeman <[email address]>; Karyn Stillwell <[email address]>; Katie Brown 
<[email address]> 
Subject: RE: Work and Activities by Porirua City Council at Titahi Bay 
 
Just to let you know, I completed another routine monitoring of resource consent RC6129 site inspection on Tuesday 
and all works appear compliant with the consent.   This will finish the Resource Consents' Teams monitoring of this 
consent. 
  
I would recommend that the disturbed grass area in the southern car park, which I believe was disturbed as a result of 
this project, is re-grassed without further delay.  It's now been naked for just over 1 month. 
  
  
Kind Regards, 
Chanelle Brodie 
  
  
Senior Monitoring and Enforcement Officer,  
Resource Consents Team. 
DDI:  04-237 3592 
 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
Porirua City Council 
www.pcc.govt.nz 
PO Box 50-218, 16 Cobham Court, Porirua 5240, New Zealand 
24hr Phone: +64 4 237 5089  
Fax: +64 4 237 6384. 
  
*Did you know that the stormwater system (grates on the road) is different from the sewage system? 
*What goes down the stormwater drain in your street, generally does not get cleaned or filtered, but goes into the Harbour?
  
  
-----Original Message----- 
From: Chris Freeman  
Sent: Wednesday, 4 April 2012 9:48 a.m. 
To: Karyn Stillwell; Chanelle Brodie; Katie Brown 
Subject: RE: Work and Activities by Porirua City Council at Titahi Bay 
Hi all  
  
There was no low tide sand removal, we just used the carpark sand as fill and regraded the dune face. 
  
The stormwater outlet has got sand cover over rock, I will plant the top shortly but only expect the back area 
to maintain vegetation and sand cover long term. The rocks wil  be exposed with high stormwater and sea 
levels in future. 
  
A dune post and cable fence is being erected to protect the dune this week. 
  
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Regards Chris 
  
Chris Freeman 
Biodiversity and Horticultural Advisor 
0272261366 (Part Time Tues Wed) 
[email address] 
Porirua City Council 
  
  
-----Original Message----- 
From: Karyn Stillwell  
Sent: Tuesday, 3 April 2012 5:08 p.m. 
To: Chris Freeman 
Subject: FW: Work and Activities by Porirua City Council at Titahi Bay 
Any comments? 
  
  
Karyn Stillwell 
Manager, Leisure Assets & Services 
DDI: 04 2371499 | MOB: 0275545771 
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
Porirua City Council 
www.pcc.govt.nz 
PO Box 50-218, 16 Cobham Court, Porirua 5240, New Zealand 
24hr Phone: +64 4 237 5089 Email: [email address] Fax: +64 4 237 6384 
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
"Porirua enjoys kilometres of scenic walking tracks and cycleways for all levels of fitness" 
-----Original Message----- 
From: Chanelle Brodie  
Sent: Tuesday, 3 April 2012 4:35 p.m. 
To: Katie Brown 
Cc: Adrian Ramage; Karyn Stillwell 
Subject: RE: Work and Activities by Porirua City Council at Titahi Bay 
Hi Katie, 
  
I can confirm that I monitored the land use resource consent RC6129 this afternoon and can confirm 
that all works appear compliant at this stage.   
  
I noted that there still appears to be work to be done on the stormwater outlet (namely more rocks 
placed here to protect the new small earth mounds that have been created and planting). 
  
I also noted that there apepared to be no evidence of the proposed excavation area just above the 
low tide mark, so I'm assuming that the excavation has been undertaken and the beach contour has 
returned back to its natural state. 
  
We will monitor the works again within one month. 
  
Happy to discuss further. 
  
  
  
Kind Regards, 
Chanelle  
  
  
Senior Monitoring and Enforcement Officer,  
Resource Consents Team. 
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DDI:  04-237 3592 
 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
Porirua City Council 
www.pcc.govt.nz 
PO Box 50-218, 16 Cobham Court, Porirua 5240, New Zealand 
24hr Phone: +64 4 237 5089  
Fax: +64 4 237 6384. 
  
*Did you know that the stormwater system (grates on the road) is different from the sewage system? 
*What goes down the stormwater drain in your street, generally does not get cleaned or filtered, but goes 
into the Harbour? 
  
  
-----Original Message----- 
From: Katie Brown  
Sent: Monday, 26 March 2012 10:47 a.m. 
To: Chanelle Brodie 
Subject: Work and Activities by Porirua City Council at Titahi Bay 
Hi Chanelle,  
  
Could you please let me know when you have been down to the beach and whether you 
have any comments regarding our works?  
  
I will be working on the below OIA request this week and if there is anything I should now 
from your end of things it would be useful.  
  
Thanks  
  
  
Katie Brown 
Resource Planner (Leisure Assets) 
DDI: 237 1457  
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
"Porirua enjoys over 70 kilometres of scenic walking tracks and cycleways for all levels of fitness"
 
-----Original Message----- 
From: Chris Freeman  
Sent: Thursday, 22 March 2012 10:43 a.m. 
To: Katie Brown 
Subject: FW: Recent Unlawful Construction Work and Activities by Porirua City Council at 
Titahi Bay 
  
-----Original Message----- 
From: Karyn Stillwell  
Sent: Wednesday, 21 March 2012 8:18 a.m. 
To: Bill Inge; Chris Freeman 
Subject: FW: Recent Unlawful Construction Work and Activities by Porirua City Council at 
Titahi Bay 
  
comments please 
  
Karyn Stillwell 
Manager, Leisure Assets & Services 
DDI: 04 2371499 | MOB: 0275545771 
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
Porirua City Council 
www.pcc.govt.nz 
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PO Box 50-218, 16 Cobham Court, Porirua 5240, New Zealand 
24hr Phone: +64 4 237 5089 Email: [email address] Fax: +64 4 237 6384 
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
"Porirua enjoys kilometres of scenic walking tracks and cycleways for all levels of fitness" 
-----Original Message----- 
From: Gary Simpson  
Sent: Wednesday, 21 March 2012 7:55 a.m. 
To: Karyn Stillwell 
Subject: FW: Recent Unlawful Construction Work and Activities by Porirua City Council at 
Titahi Bay 
Karyn 
  
a reply to
is needed please. 
  
  
Gary Simpson 
Chief Executive 
DDI: 04 2371401 | MOB: 0275 32 4869 
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
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Sent: Tuesday, 20 March 2012 8:52 p.m. 
To: Gary Simpson 
Subject: Recent Unlawful Construction Work and Activities by Porirua City Council at Titahi 
Bay 
Hello Gary 
 
In the last two days there has been significant construction activity occurring at the 
southern end of Titahi Bay.  I can provide photos if required.  This work has been 
undertaken by, or on behalf of, the Council. 
 
This work is of a nature and scale that resource consent is required under the rules 
of the district plan for Porirua City and/or the rules of the regional coastal plan for 
Wellington Region; namely, 
-          in the case of the provisions of Porirua’s District Plan the permitted surface 
area for earthworks specified in section  D3.2.1 of the Plan has been 
exceeded; and/or, 
-          the activity (which has encompassed driving on a restricted area of the 
beach (ie; below MHWS and between the surf club and South Beach Access 
Road) is prohibited by Rule 82 of the Regional Coastal Plan as it doesn’t 
involve “beach grooming and re-contouring” because the material removed 
from the foreshore has included sand and has not been restricted to marine 
debris, litter or dead seaweed. 
 
I also note the work to which I refer includes excavations and recontouring around 
the stormwater drain outlet beneath South Beach Access Road.   
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I presume that the Council has already investigated its obligations and 
responsibilities under the RMAct in particular sections 9, 12 and 13 of the RMAct. 
 
Further to the above, please provide me with the following information: 
-          whether or not the Council has concluded that the work it has, and/or is 
planning to undertake, complies with the RMAct; and, 
-          if the Council has concluded that the work it has, and/or is planning to 
undertake, complies with the RMAct, a copy of the information which has 
enabled the Council to come to that conclusion; and, 
-          if the Council has concluded that the work it has, and/or is planning to 
undertake, does not comply with the RMAct, what actions it will carry out to 
rectify this. 
 
The information requested can be emailed to me at this @xtra.co.nz address or 
posted to:  
 
Regards  
 
 
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