4.5.1 Goat Farming

Goat farming within 1 kilometre of the Kaitiaki (Conservation) Zone that covers the Kaimai-Mamaku Ranges shall be a permitted activity subject to the following:

1. All goats shall be marked and identified;
2. That all fencing at the boundary and along streams, which drain from the Kaitiaki Zone, shall meet the following minimum standards:
   
   
   1. Developed on a bulldozed line;
   2. 8 wires (kept tight at all times)
      
      • minimum high tensile 2.5mm diameter galvanised steel
      • bottom wire should be placed 80mm above ground level and above that, wires placed at following intervals – 100, 100, 100, 110, 120, 135, 150 and 165mm. The top wire should be approximately 50mm below the top of the post;
   3. No internal stays;
   4. Posts to be at the following spaces:
      
      • less than 30 degrees ground slope 5m
      • 30 degrees to less than 45 degrees 4m
      • 45 degrees or more 3m;
   5. Battens to be at one metre interval

4.5.2 Deer Farming

The farming of deer within one kilometre of the Kaitiaki (Conservation) Zone that covers the Kaimai-Mamaku Ranges is a restricted discretionary activity, which shall be considered in terms of the following criteria:

1. Whether red deer are still widespread ferals in the Kaitiaki Zone, and not subject to control under the Wild Animal Control Act or Regional Pest Management Strategy.
2. That all fencing at the boundary and along streams, which drain from the Kaitiaki Zone, shall meet the standard required under the Deer Farming Regulations.

Explanation

Council wishes to avoid the potential for adverse effects on the significant natural environments as identified by the Kaitiaki (Conservation) Zoning.

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