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Acknowledgements |
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Glossary |
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Map 1: Project Watershed Boundary |
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Summary |
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Introduction |
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2.1 |
Project Watershed |
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2.2 |
Project Issues |
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2.3 |
Objectives and Management Directions |
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2.3.1 |
Objectives |
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2.3.2 |
Management Directions |
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2.4 |
Tangata Whenua Interests |
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2.5 |
Asset Management Plans |
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2.6 |
Costs Including Capital Expenditure |
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2.7 |
Cost Benefit Analysis |
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2.8 |
Assumptions and Risks |
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2.8.1 |
Assumptions |
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2.8.2 |
Risks |
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Funding Legislation |
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3.1 |
Local Government Act 1974 Part VIIa (as amended by the Local Government Amendment Act 1996) |
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3.2 |
Rating Powers Act 1988 |
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3.3 |
Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 |
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Beneficiaries and Contributors |
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4.1 |
Identification and Allocation Process |
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4.2 |
Direct Benefits |
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4.3 |
Local Community Benefit |
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4.4 |
Regional Community Benefit |
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4.5 |
Contributors to the Need for the Service |
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4.6 |
Alleviators |
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4.7 |
Crown Contribution |
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4.8 |
Hydro Electric Effects |
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General Funding Principles |
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5.1 |
Application of Funding Principles |
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River Management |
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6.1 |
Introduction |
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6.2 |
General Beneficiaries and Contributors |
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Flood Protection |
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7.1 |
Introduction |
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7.2 |
General Beneficiaries and Contributors |
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Soil Conservation |
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8.1 |
Introduction |
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8.2 |
Soil Conservation Programme |
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8.3 |
General Beneficiaries and Contributors |
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Catchment Oversight and Information and Advice |
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9.1 |
Catchment Oversight |
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9.2 |
Information and Advice |
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9.3 |
Benefits and Contributors |
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Consultation Overview |
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Map 2: Project Watershed Management Zones |
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Map 3: Project Watershed Liaison Subcommittee Representation |
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Lake Taupo Management Zone |
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11.1 |
Description |
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11.2 |
Consultation |
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11.3 |
Service Level Options and Justification |
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11.3.1 |
Soil Conservation |
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11.3.2 |
River Management |
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11.3.3 |
Flood Protection |
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11.4 |
Costs |
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11.5 |
Beneficiaries and Contributors |
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Upper Waikato Management Zone |
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12.1 |
Description |
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12.2 |
Consultation |
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12.3 |
Service Level Options and Justification |
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12.3.1 |
Soil Conservation |
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12.3.2 |
River Management |
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12.3.3 |
Flood Protection |
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12.4 |
Cost |
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12.5 |
Beneficiaries and Contributors |
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Middle Waikato Management Zone |
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13.1 |
Description |
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13.2 |
Consultation |
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13.3 |
Service Level Options and Justification |
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13.3.1 |
Soil Conservation |
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13.3.2 |
River Management |
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13.4 |
Cost |
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13.5 |
Beneficiaries and Contributors |
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13.5.1 |
Hamilton City and Other Urban Areas |
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Waipa Management Zone |
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14.1 |
Description |
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14.2 |
Consultation |
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14.2.1 |
Upper Waipa |
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14.2.2 |
Middle Waipa |
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14.3 |
Service Level Options and Justification |
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14.3.1 |
Soil Conservation |
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14.3.2 |
River Management and Flood Protection |
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14.4 |
Cost |
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14.5 |
Beneficiaries and Contributors |
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Lower Waikato Management Zone |
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15.1 |
Description |
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15.2 |
Consultation |
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15.3 |
Service Level Options and Justification |
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15.3.1 |
Soil Conservation |
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15.3.2 |
Flood Protection and River Management |
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15.4 |
Costs |
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15.5 |
Beneficiaries and Contributors |
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Project Watershed Funding Policy |
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16.1 |
Preamble |
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16.2 |
Step 1 - Who benefits from the activity, what is the extent of that benefit and who contributes to the cost of the activity |
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16.2.1 |
Recovery of Costs at Time of Benefit |
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16.2.2 |
Allocation of Costs to Five Zones and to Significant Activities within each Zone |
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16.2.3 |
Benefits to the Wider Community |
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Regional Community Benefit |
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16.2.4 |
Benefits Received by Individuals or Identifiable Categories of People |
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16.2.5 |
Contributions by Individuals or Groups to the Need for the Service |
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16.2.6 |
Summary - Step One |
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16.3 |
Step 2 - Evaluation against criteria |
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16.3.1 |
Obligation to Act in the Interests of its Residents and Ratepayers |
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16.3.2 |
Fairness and Equity of any Allocation of Costs |
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16.3.3 |
Lawful Council Policy is Effectively and Appropriately Promoted by Funding Policies |
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16.3.4 |
Avoiding Significant Adjustment Difficulties for any Person(s) Arising from Changes in the way Costs are Allocated |
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16.3.5 |
Summary Step Two |
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Step 3 - Identification of appropriate funding mechanism |
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16.4.1 |
The Funding Mechanisms Available |
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16.4.2 |
The Efficiency of those Funding Mechanisms |
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16.4.3 |
The Efficiency of Implementing New Systems as Opposed to the Use of Existing Mechanisms |
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16.4.4 |
The Transparency of Funding Mechanisms in Terms of Allowing Clear Identification of the Links Between Costs Allocated and Expenditure Needs to Which They Relate |
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16.4.5 |
Summary - Step Three |
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16.5 |
Funding policies by zone and activity will be: |
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16.5.1 |
Lake Taupo |
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16.5.2 |
Upper Waikato |
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16.5.3 |
Middle Waikato |
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16.5.4 |
Waipa |
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16.5.5 |
Lower Waikato |
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Differential Rating Systems |
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17.1 |
Lower Waikato Flood Protection Differential Rating System |
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17.2 |
Tauranga-Taupo River Flood Protection Differential Rating System |
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17.3 |
Tongariro River Flood Protection Differential Rating System |
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Financial Implications |
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18.1 |
Impact on Expenditure and Funding Requirement |
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18.2 |
Rating Factors |
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Bibliography |
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Asset Management Plans/Reports |
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Economic Reports |
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Funding Policy/Reviews |
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River Management |
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Soil Conservation |
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Water Quality |
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Appendix 1: Relationship Between Project Watershed and the Environment Waikato Riparian Project |
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Appendix 2: Strategic Plan |
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Appendix 3: Technical Consultants |
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Appendix 4: Accounting Policies |
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Appendix 5: Relevant Legislation |
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Local Government Act 1974 Part VIIa (as amended by the Local Government Act 1996) |
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Rating Powers Act 1988 |
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Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 |
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Appendix 6: Summary of Formal Consultation and Deliberations |
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