Good afternoon Alex

Thank you for your email. I acknowledge receipt of your request.

We will have our response to you as quickly as possible

Kind regards

Catherine

Catherine Robinson | Statutory Processes Advisor | Office of the Deputy CEO
Waikato Regional Council
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From: Alex Harris [mailto:[OIA #1858 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 29 July 2014 4:02 p.m.
To: Information Request - Info
Subject: Official Information Act request - Suspension of aerial monitoring flights

Dear Waikato Regional Council,

In June 2014 Radio New Zealand reported that the Waikato Regional Council had suspended helicopter surveillance of farm effluent compliance ("Farmers irritated by aerial checks", RNZ, 17 June 2014). I would like to request the following information under the LGOIMA:

* all documents and advice relating to the decision to suspend helicopter surveillance of farm effluent compliance. I am particularly interested in official briefings, any analyis of the effectiveness of the flights, and any complaints about them.

I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about this request will be automatically forwarded to me by the fyi.org.nz website.

Yours faithfully,

Alex Harris

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Good afternoon Alex

 

On 26 June 2014 the Waikato Regional Council confirmed that it will
suspend use of helicopters for monitoring dairy farm effluent compliance
pending a review of its methods for checking farmers are working within
the rules to protect waterways.

 

A working party has been established with nominated representatives from
the dairy leaders’ forum and councillors Alan Livingston, Clyde Graf and
Stuart Husband to investigate the options for monitoring farm effluent and
make a recommendation to Council identifying the best option.

 

The full reports and minutes of that meeting are available on our website,
including the staff report outlining the implications of ceasing the use
of aerial monitoring. The relevant section of the Council minutes begins
at page 51:

 

[1]http://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/Communi...

 

The decision followed an earlier recommendation from the Environmental
Performance Committee at its meeting of 12 June 2014 for an interim halt
to the flights, pending a review, after it heard about the stress
helicopter monitoring caused farmers.

 

The full minutes of that meeting, as well as the presentations made by
farmers, are available on our website:

 

[2]http://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/Communi...

 

Individual councillors may have received complaints from particular
farmers, but the information provided on our website is all that was
considered by our elected members in their decision to temporarily suspend
aerial monitoring of farm dairy effluent.

 

I trust this information is useful, please contact me if I can be of any
further assistance

 

Kind regards

 

Catherine

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Catherine Robinson

Sent: Wednesday, 30 July 2014 2:18 p.m.

To: '[OIA #1858 email]'

Subject: RE: Official Information Act request - Suspension of aerial
monitoring flights

 

Good afternoon Alex

 

Thank you for your email. I acknowledge receipt of your request.

 

We will have our response to you as quickly as possible

 

Kind regards

 

Catherine

 

Catherine Robinson | Statutory Processes Advisor | Office of the Deputy
CEO Waikato Regional Council

P: +64 7 859 0763

F: +64 7 859 0998

Private Bag 3038, Waikato Mail Centre, Hamilton 3240 Please consider the
environment before printing this email

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Alex Harris
[[3]mailto:[OIA #1858 email]]

Sent: Tuesday, 29 July 2014 4:02 p.m.

To: Information Request - Info

Subject: Official Information Act request - Suspension of aerial
monitoring flights

 

Dear Waikato Regional Council,

 

In June 2014 Radio New Zealand reported that the Waikato Regional Council
had suspended helicopter surveillance of farm effluent compliance
("Farmers irritated by aerial checks", RNZ, 17 June 2014). I would like to
request the following information under the LGOIMA:

 

* all documents and advice relating to the decision to suspend helicopter
surveillance of farm effluent compliance. I am particularly interested in
official briefings, any analyis of the effectiveness of the flights, and
any complaints about them.

 

I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about this
request will be automatically forwarded to me by the fyi.org.nz website.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Alex Harris

 

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