In this issue: All about BioBlitzes. Tēnā koutou katoa. This edition of SITE focuses on an educational activity called a BioBlitz. The main aim of a BioBlitz is to identify as many species as possible in a defined location over a set period of time. You can think of it as a scientific race against time and it is heaps of fun! A number of Taranaki schools ran BioBlitzes (tinyurl.com/PFBioblitz) last year in areas of local bush, parks and school grounds linking with Towards Predator-Free
Council regularly monitored 16 sites from November to April, taking a total of 251 samples. Of the 43 samples that exceeded the ‘action’ guideline for bacterial contamination, almost half were from the lower Waiwhakaiho River and lower Te Henui Steam, and caused by resident wildfowl. Exceedances at other sites were generally isolated events. The best sites for water quality were the Pātea River at the Pātea boat ramp, Lake Rātāpiko, the Urenui River estuary, the Manganui River at Everett Park and the
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Waiwhakaiho at
Hillsborough 13 223.5 136.3 456.5 89.6 24.9 2013
Brooklands Zoo at
New Plymouth 14 172.0 120.6 345.2 76.1 21.3 2012
Motunui M39 at
Weston W3 13 206.2 157.5 452.0 107.8 28.7 1999
Waiwhakaiho at
Egmont Village 14 266.5 143.1 625.5 97.4 25.8 1991
Manganui at Everett
Park 10 286.0 173.8 608.0 109.7 29.3 1987
Inglewood at
Oxidation Ponds 11 250.0 145.3 603.5 101.4 25.6 2000
Stony at Mangatete
Bridge 14 158.5 96.7 442.5
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Citylink is operated by
experts/advisors:
Rebekah Gee, Department of Conservation (DOC), New Plymouth marine biodiversity ranger;
Conrad Pattison, New Plymouth District Council (NPDC), Parks Services Lead;
Joanna Sim, DabChickNZ, certified DOC penguin detection dog owner/trainer; and
Kat Smith, ecologist (penguin specialist) at Tonkin & Taylor Ltd (T+T).
Table 3.1: PMP sections addressing each of the concerns outlined in the TRC S92 response
PMP details requested by TRC PMP section addressing requests
Experts
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1.1.4 Evaluation of environmental performance 2
Process description 2
1.2.1 Urenui Beach Camp 2
1.2.2 Onaero Bay Holiday Park 2
Resource consents 3
Monitoring programme 3
1.4.1 Programme liaison and management 3
1.4.2 Site inspections 4
1.4.3 Bacteriological sampling 4
1.4.3.1 Urenui Beach Camp 4
1.4.3.2 Onaero Bay Holiday Park 5
2 Results 7
Urenui Beach Camp 7
2.1.1 Inspections 7
2.1.2 Bacteriological sampling 7
2.1.3 Provision of
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Waiwhakaiho at
Hillsborough 13 86.5 62.8 233.0 67.4 12.7 2013
Brooklands Zoo at
New Plymouth 16 73.0 59.1 173.2 55.7 10.7 2012
Motunui M39 at
Weston W3 18 94.8 97.1 245.8 85.2 15.6 1999
Waiwhakaiho at
Egmont Village 16 95.0 60.2 359.0 78.8 14.8 1991
Manganui at Everett
Park 13 81.5 61.1 322.0 82.6 15.5 1987
Inglewood at
Oxidation Ponds 12 108.0 74.0 353.5 83.6 15.0 2000
Stony at Mangatete
Bridge 20 94.5 75.7 284.0 75.5 14.2 2004
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machinery needed for stand repairs. The pitch was near the end of its life anyway, and replacement was due. Yarrow Stadium light-tower fire, September 2017, Other essential updates: Priorities are: LED lights for main pitch (current lights are at end-of-life, unreliable and dangerous).
Extra food & beverage retail space, extra toilet facilities.
Technology upgrades.
Seal west carpark, improve its lighting.
Upgrade east car park and team drop-off area.
Entry gate improvements.
Replace South Terrace
active cleanfill and green waste
disposal site; located on Hampton Road at Ōkato, in the Kaihihi catchment. NPDC also maintains Marfell
Park (Marfell) landfill in the Huatoki catchment. This landfill does not accept any waste for disposal (even
cleanfill) and the site has been fully reinstated to a park.
This report for the period July 2022 to June 2023 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the
Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess NPDC’s environmental and consent