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 Impacts of Dairy Conversions in the Taupo District

Table of Contents

• 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • 1.1 Purpose of the Study, 1.2 Scope of the Study, 1.3 Taupo District Overview, 1.4 Economic Comparisons, 1.5 Regional Economic Impact, 1.6 Demographic Comparison, 1.7 Environmental Comparisons, 1.8 Iwi Considerations, 1.9 Managing Effects, 1.10 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), 1.11 Further Recommendations
• 2.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
• 3.0 TERMS OF REFERENCE
  • 3.1 Aim of Research, 3.2 Background, 3.3 Tasks
• 4.0 METHODOLOGY
  • OVERVIEW, 4.1 Preliminary meeting between Agriculture New Zealand, Woodward Clyde, MAF Policy and Environment Waikato, 4.2 Development of project management outline, 4.3 Information gathering phase, 4.4 Data Analysis, 4.5 Local authority and government input, 4.6 Facilitation of iwi input, 4.7 Economic analysis, 4.8 Environmental analysis and the development of a framework or methodology for a full environmental report, 4.9 Effectiveness of Methodology
• 5.0 TAUPO DISTRICT OVERVIEW
  • 5.1 Demographics, 5.2 Employment, 5.3 Physical Geography, 5.4 Land Use
    • 5.4.1 Farm Type, 5.4.2 Distinctive Features of Farming in Taupo District, 5.4.3 Dairy Conversions, 5.4.4 Rural Land Values
  • 5.5 Economic Activity, 5.6 District Infrastructure
    • 5.6.1 Roads, 5.6.2 Electricity, 5.6.3 Commercial Centres, 5.6.5 Other Services, 5.6.6 Stock Sales, 5.7 Institutional Framework
    • 5.7.1 Taupo District Council, 5.7.2 Waikato Regional Council, 5.7.3 Transit New Zealand, 5.7.4 Ngati Tuwharetoa, 5.7.5 Department of Conservation, 5.7.7 Heath Care
  • 5.8 Environmental Overview
    • 5.8.1 Surface Water Quality, 5.8.2, 5.8.3 Biological and Ecological Resources, 5.8.4 Land Resource and Farm Enterprise Data
  • 5.9 Relevant Environmental Policy and Planning Documents
    • 5.9.1 Documents prepared under the Resource Management Act 1991, 5.9.2 Other Relevant Environmental Policy and Planning Documents, Regional Pest Management Strategy (August 1996)
• 6.0 BASELINE SHEEP AND BEEF
  • 6.1 Economics
    • 6.1.1 Farm Financial Performance, 6.1.2 Valuations
  • 6.2 Tenure, Ownership Structure and Employment
    • 6.2.1 Tenure, 6.2.2 Ownership Structure, 6.2.3 Employment, 6.2.4 Contractors
  • 6.3 Environmental
    • 6.3.2, 6.3.3 Water Supply and Usage, 6.3.4 Wastewater Treatment and Disposal, 6.3.5 Waterway Management, 5.3.6
  • 6.4 Social Data
    • 6.4.1, 6.4.2 Use of Services, 6.4.3 Area Advantages, 6.4.4 Community Spirit, 6.4.5 Attitude to Further Conversions, 6.4.6 Local Servicing
  • 6.5 Infrastructure and Servicing
• 7.0 BASELINE DAIRY
  • 7.1 Economics
    • 7.1.1 Farm Financial Performance, 7.1.2 Valuations, 7.1.3 Capital Influx
  • 7.2 Tenure, Ownership Structure and Employment
    • 7.2.1 Tenure, 7.2.2 Ownership Structure, 7.2.3 Employment, 7.2.4 Contractors
  • 7.3 Environmental
    • 7.3.3 Water Supply and Usage, 7.3.5 Waterway Management, 7.3.6 Erosion
  • 7.4 Social Data
    • 7.4.1 Use of Services, 7.4.2 Area Advantages, 7.4.3 Community Spirit, 7.4.4 Attitude to Further Conversions, 7.4.5 Local Servicing
  • 7.5 Infrastructure and Servicing
• 8.0 SALIENT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LAND USES
  • 8.1 Economics
    • 8.1.1 Farm Financial Performance, 8.1.2 Valuations
  • 8.2 Tenure, Ownership Structure and Employment
    • 8.2.1 Tenure, 8.2.2 Ownership Structure, 8.2.3 Employment, 8.2.4 Contractors
  • 8.3 Environmental
    • 8.3.1 Farm Sizes and Stocking, 8.3.3 Water Supply and Usage, 8.3.4 Wastewater Treatment and Disposal, 8.3.5 Waterway Management, 8.3.6 Erosion
  • 8.4 Social Data
    • 8.4.1 Introduction, 8.4.2 Population Data, 8.4.3 Attitudes of Survey Respondents, 8.4.4 Use of Services, 8.4.5 Provision of Council Services, 8.5 Infrastructure and Servicing
• 9.0 IMPACTS OF DAIRY CONVERSIONS
  • 9.1 Economic Impacts, 9.2 Environmental, 9.3 Social, 9.4 Infrastructure and Servicing, 9.5 Impacts on Iwi
• 10. MAXIMISING BENEFITS, MINIMISING NEGATIVE IMPACTS
  • 10.1 Farmer Education, 10.2 Employment Training, 10.3 Retailers and Service Providers, 10.4 Community Water Schemes
• 11. FRAMEWORK FOR FULL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
  • 11.1 Previous Studies
    • 11.1.1 Southland EIA, 11.1.2 Otago EIA, 11.1.3 Conclusions
  • 11.2 Sources of Land Resource and Farm Enterprise Information
  • 11.3 Responsibility and Need for an EIA
  • 11.4 Recommended Framework to Assess Environmental Effects
  • 11.5 Recommended Framework to Assess Social Effects
• 12.0 FURTHER RECOMMENDATIONS
  • 12.1 Water Resources
  • 12.2 Statistical Data
  • 12.3 Cost-benefit Analysis
  • 12.4 Nutrient Leaching
• 13.0 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• 14.0 REFERENCES
• APPENDIX 1 Taupo Conversion Project Survey Form
• APPENDIX 2 Water Quality in the Taupo District and the Impact of Dairying
• APPENDIX 3 Taupo District Sheep And Beef Budget
• APPENDIX 4 Taupo District Dairy Budget
• APPENDIX 5 General Methods Used For Multipliers
• APPENDIX 6
• APPENDIX 7 IWI CONSULTATION
• APPENDIX 8 Summary of Questionnaires

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Rural Affairs Coordinator
Sector Performance Policy
MAF Policy
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
PO Box 2526
Wellington
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