Good management of stormwater runoff from worksites is important to prevent contamination of waterways or groundwater. This page discusses stormwater runoff from industrial or trade sites. See the earthworks page for information on the stormwater management requirements for development or building sites. Best practice Plan your site carefully.
Construct drains or slope your site so that rainfall runoff doesn’t cross your working areas. This keeps uncontaminated water separate from waste water,
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Taranaki Regional Council Monthly Rainfall and Environmental
Data Report for December 2024
Note: The data presented here are provisional data only and may change as a result of quality control at a later date.
1. Rainfall
Map 1: December total rainfall (mm) and percentage of long-term mean (colour key).
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Map 1a. Total rainfall 1 January to end December (mm) and percentage of long-term mean (colour key).
Table 1: Rainfall December and year
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STRATFORD
WAITARA
Provisional data only
PATEA
NEW PLYMOUTH
OPUNAKE
ELTHAM
MANAIA
HAWERA
EGMONT
NATIONAL
PARK
Total rainfall to date (mm)
KEY
xxx yy%
INGLEWOOD
Pohokura
Saddle
Dawson Falls
Cape Egmont
Stratford
Whareroa
Patea
North Egmont
Inglewood
Motunui
Brooklands
Kaka Rd
Kotare
Rimunui
Glenn Rd
Huinga
99%
89%
93%
94%
73%
101%104%
124%
117%
96%
100%
90%
1460
2122
1968
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STRATFORD
WAITARA
Provisional data only
PATEA
NEW PLYMOUTH
OPUNAKE
ELTHAM
MANAIA
HAWERA
EGMONT
NATIONAL
PARK
Total rainfall to date (mm)
KEY
% of average ‘year to date’ rainfall
xxx yy%
INGLEWOOD
Pohokura
Saddle
Dawson Falls
Cape Egmont
Stratford
Whareroa
Patea
North Egmont
Inglewood
Motunui
Brooklands
Kaka Rd
Kotare
Rimunui
Glenn Rd
Huinga
106%
101%
99%
110%
84%
110%112%
130%
123%
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STRATFORD
WAITARA
Provisional data only
PATEA
NEW PLYMOUTH
OPUNAKE
ELTHAM
MANAIA
HAWERA
EGMONT
NATIONAL
PARK
Total annual rainfall (mm)
KEY
% of average ‘year to date’ rainfall
xxx yy%
INGLEWOOD
Pohokura
Saddle
Dawson Falls
Cape Egmont
Stratford
Whareroa
Patea
North Egmont
Inglewood
Motunui
Mangorei
Kaka Rd
Kotare
Rimunui
Glenn Rd
Huinga
110%
106%
112%
112%
98%
113%117%
108%
105%
N/A
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STRATFORD
WAITARA
Provisional data only
PATEA
NEW PLYMOUTH
OPUNAKE
ELTHAM
MANAIA
HAWERA
EGMONT
NATIONAL
PARK
Total annual rainfall (mm)
KEY
% of average ‘year to date’ rainfall
xxx yy%
INGLEWOOD
Pohokura
Saddle
Dawson Falls
Cape Egmont
Stratford
Whareroa
Patea
North Egmont
Inglewood
Motunui
Brooklands
Kaka Rd
Kotare
Rimunui
Glenn Rd
Huinga
112%
108%
119%
107%
88%
115%110%
121%
124%
Taranaki’s temperature trends. Sunshine hours and wind speeds in North Taranaki have increased, while winter rainfall has decreased and severe weather events have become fewer and less intense. South Taranaki has seen an increase in spring rainfall. The Committee was told that the Resource Management Act explicitly excludes the Council from climate change regulation, but future likely consequences, particularly for rainfall, are being factored into plans and projects, most notably the recent upgrades to
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STRATFORD
WAITARA
Provisional data only
PATEA
NEW PLYMOUTH
OPUNAKE
ELTHAM
MANAIA
HAWERA
EGMONT
NATIONAL
PARK
Total monthly rainfall (mm)
KEY
xxx yy%
INGLEWOOD
Pohokura
Saddle
Dawson Falls
Cape Egmont
Stratford
Whareroa
Patea
North Egmont
Inglewood
Motunui
Brooklands
Kaka Rd
Kotare
Rimunui
Glenn Rd
Huinga
47%
36%
37%
23%
15%
18%11%
28%
15%
21%
22%
30%
33
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