need to log all catches and their location at www.trap.nz so the region’s efforts can be monitored and any gaps spotted,” she says. “This will help us stop the deterioration of biodiversity, giving a better picture of how trapping is helping restore native wildlife and plants, or where it needs strengthening.” Almost 500 tracking tunnels are around New Plymouth district and bush near Egmont National Park, monitoring rodent and hedgehog numbers. Another 360 cameras monitor around the national park
April in a row, the team will place pre-inked and baited tracking tunnels at the same 100 locations across New Plymouth, mainly public parks and walkways. This year we are also monitoring in Bell Block, Inglewood, Stratford and Oākura. The next morning they’ll return to check the cards. If a rat has entered the tunnel, it would have stood in the ink and left easily recognisable prints. In 2018 33% of the tunnels contained rat footprints. That dropped to 19% in 2019 then rose to 26% in
April in a row, the team will place pre-inked and baited tracking tunnels at the same 100 locations across New Plymouth, mainly public parks and walkways. This year we are also monitoring in Bell Block, Inglewood, Stratford and Oākura. The next morning they’ll return to check the cards. If a rat has entered the tunnel, it would have stood in the ink and left easily recognisable prints. In 2018 33% of the tunnels contained rat footprints. That dropped to 19% in 2019 then rose to 26% in
learn about and contribute to biodiversity. There are well-known KNEs such as Pukekura Park, Waipu Lagoons and Stratford’s King Edward Park as well as more hidden gems. KNEs are sites with significant biodiversity values for our region. In assessing a potential KNE Council officers look at factors such as the presence of threatened or distinctive indigenous flora and fauna, ecosystem type and representativeness, presence of threatened land environments, ecological context of the area and
to get the Christmas shopping done, or take the kids on a fun day out. “Driving in the inner city can be stressful at this time of the year and fighting for a park is not much fun. Why not jump on a bus and be dropped off exactly where you need to go? “For our regular passengers, this is a small thank you for travelling with us in 2021. For those that don’t normally use public transport, there’s no better time to give it a try.” View the Saturday Christmas timetables here.
and rush wetlands in a tributary of the Wairau
Stream. The covenant area also contains significant areas of retired pasture that
will need planting.
Based on figures from Clarkson (1985) this forest remnant represents around
three percent of the lowland semi-coastal forest still existing on the Taranaki ring
plain, outside of Egmont National Park (Oecologico 2010).
Ecological features
Vegetation
Species found in this covenant include: puriri (Vitex lucens), kohekohe
(Dysoxylum
Annual report 2012-2013 (3.1 MB pdf) NPDC former landfills & contingency landfills These reports cover the New Plymouth District Council’s reinstated landfills at King Rd, Inglewood, and Hampton, Okato, which are held in reserve to accept refuse on a contingency basis, and the Okoki and Marfell Park landfills, which are closed and have been fully reinstated. NPDC Closed and Contingency Landfills Annual Report 2022-2023 (1.8 MB PDF) Earlier reports NPDC Closed and Contingency Landfills Annual Report
Special bus services on Saturday (1 December) will allow families to get to New Plymouth’s Christmas parade minus traffic and parking hassles. Citylink buses will operate on 10 routes, with gold-coin fares accepted. Go to www.taranakibus.info for timetable details and route maps. “The services cover all New Plymouth suburbs, plus Bell Block, Waitara, Oākura and Omata,” says Chris Clarke, Transport Services Manager for the Taranaki Regional Council which provides Citylink services through its
Free bus services on Saturday (28 November) will allow families to get to New Plymouth’s Christmas parade minus traffic and parking hassles. The free Citylink buses will operate on 10 routes. Go to www.taranakibus.info for timetable details and route maps. “The services cover all New Plymouth suburbs, plus Bell Block, Waitara, Oākura and Omata,” says Chris Clarke, Transport Services Manager for the Taranaki Regional Council which provides Citylink services through its contractor Tranzit
achieved so far however as a region we are still at the start of our predator-free journey, with a lot of work ahead of us.” Towards Predator-Free Taranaki carries out rat monitoring annually at the same 100 locations across New Plymouth – mainly public parks and walkways. At each spot pre-inked and baited tracking tunnels are left out overnight for one night each April and checked for predator footprints the next morning. In 2018 when the Towards Predator-Free Taranaki project was launched, 33% of the