(Dacrycarpus dacrydioides), manuka (Leptospermum
scoparium), pate (Schefflera digitata), raupo (Typha orientalis), purei (Carex
secta) and Carex geminata. An extensive planting programme is also
planned for the large buffer margins of the retired area.
Fauna
The open water ponds have attracted a variety of wildlife with the most
notable being the New Zealand dabchick (Poliocephalus rufopectus)
(Nationally Vulnerable) and grey duck (Anas superciliosa superciliosa)
(Nationally
5 knot speed restriction within 200m
of shore and inside line from Blyde
Wharf to end of Lee Breakwater
If you have any queries contact the Harbour Master
027 or harbourmaster@trc.govt.nz544 6912
or refer to: www.trc.govt.nz/ -harbour management
Waterski access lane
Speed restrictions uplifted only for boats
towing waterskiers.
Port Taranaki By-laws
Breaking the rules may damage property, cause
injury or endanger lives. Fines may be issued for
breaking the rules.
also
been formal reconciliation between the Crown
and Parihaka. An excellent outcome.
Oil and gas industry and returns:
No response to date.
RMA implementation and reforms:
The jury is still out on major amendments
made to the Resource Management Act
in April 2017. Further work needed.
Investment in Egmont National Park:
Support for Project Mounga is good news
but there is still less-than-adequate
investment in visitor facilities.
Marine oil spill
Management Act (1991)
is the law that protects our environment. It clearly states
that every person is responsible for ensuring that their
activities and those of their employees do not contribute
to pollution of the environment.
Specifically, it is illegal to allow any substance to enter
water either directly, through the stormwater system or
via the contamination of land unless a resource consent
has been issued for this discharge.
Also, in Taranaki it is illegal to burn tyres, untreated
similar to yours. Your
waste when combined with that of others can amount
to a significant amount of pollution occurring every day
of the year. The cumulative effects of combined
discharges can cause serious damage to our
environment and must be prevented.
It is illegal to cause pollution
In New Zealand the Resource Management Act (1991) is
the law that protects our environment. It clearly states
that every person is responsible for ensuring that their
activities and those of their
years to recover.
You may think that your little bit of waste can’t harm
the environment but there are other people in the
region carrying out activities similar to yours. Your
waste when combined with that of others can amount
to a significant amount of pollution occurring every day
of the year. The cumulative effects of combined
discharges can cause serious damage to our
environment and must be prevented.
It is illegal to cause pollution
In New Zealand the Resource Management
of experience. Lifestyle block
owners, new to the land and not too sure,
can consult the Lifestyle Block website for
information on conventional fences
(lifestyleblock.co.nz). For electric fences,
several good guides have been published
by component manufacturers.
DESIGNING THE LAYOUT
Streambank fencing can be a lot better
value for money if it has a dual function -
not just keeping stock out of the stream,
but improving the farm’s subdivision for
grazing management and stock
maiohakelly@gmail.com 7 Wainui Road, Raglan
6. Trans-Tasman Resources Ltd Vicki Morrison-Shaw vicki.morrison-shaw@ahmlaw.nz Atkins Holm Majurey, PO Box 1585, Auckland 1140
7. Waikato Regional Council Alejandro Cifuentes Alejandro.Cifuentes@waikatoregion.govt.nz 401 Grey Street, Hamilton East, Hamilton 3216
8. Silver Fern Farms Management Ltd Gary Williams gary.williams@silverfernfarms.co.nz PO Box 941, Dunedin 9054
9. Karen Pratt connectivity.karen@gmail.com 47 Paora East Road, RD 14, Hawera 4674
best trapping options for their land. Remotely
monitored traps will greatly improve efficiency for
landowners managing their traps.
Intensive rat control will be carried out on sites which have
been identified under the TRC Key Native Ecosystem (KNE)
programme as having high biodiversity
values.
The rural predator control programme
will be coordinated with the predator
control work of Taranaki Mounga Project
on the mountain.
Urban residents are trapping rats and possums in their
page
The Self-Help Possum Control Programme
has been running since 1992 and has
expanded to encompass 4374 properties
covering 235,000 hectares, mainly on the
Taranaki Ring Plain.
A joint effort between farmers and the
Taranaki Regional Council, and underpinned
by the Animal Pest Management Strategy for
Taranaki, the programme has successfully
kept possum numbers low, benefiting both
agriculture and indigenous