Standing knee deep in a swamp on a chilly spring morning may not be everyone’s idea of fun, but for Taranaki Regional Council’s biodiversity officers, ecologists and freshwater scientists, it’s the stuff they live for. A recent highlight for our team was mudfish monitoring at a South Taranaki wetland. This 1.8ha wetland is a remnant of a peat swamp that once covered about 1,200ha, but over the years has been almost completely drained. It is home to an abundant population of the native brown
People heading to Taranaki’s lakes, rivers and beaches this summer are encouraged to first check whether the water is safe to swim in. From 1 November until the end of March, Taranaki Regional Council will monitor water quality at 40 sites across the region’s popular recreational rivers, lakes and beaches. Weekly results will be available on the Council’s website, along with information on any permanent health warnings or temporary advisories. With New Zealand on track for one of its hottest
Recommendations
That the Taranaki Regional Transport Committee:
a) takes as read and confirms the minutes of the Taranaki Regional Transport Committee
meeting held audio-visual link (zoom) on Wednesday 1 September 2021 at 10.30am
b) notes that the unconfirmed minutes of the Taranaki Regional Transport Committee held
audio-visual link (zoom) on Wednesday 1 September 2021 at 10.30am, have been
circulated to the New Plymouth District Council, Stratford District Council and the
South Taranaki
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Work to understand the characteristics of Taranaki’s soil will get underway next month with a detailed survey. Over the next three years (2022-2025), the national soil survey, S-Map, is headed to Taranaki and will focus on the Waingongoro and Waitara lowlands, the southern and south-western ring plain and Waitara hill country. “Soil mapping gives farmers data to make informed land management decisions that optimise their agricultural practices,” says Don Shearman, Taranaki Regional Council Land
the Executive, Audit and Risk Committee of the Taranaki Regional Council:
a) takes as read and confirms the minutes and resolutions of the Executive, Audit and Risk
Committee held in the Taranaki Regional Council Chambers, 47 Cloten road, Stratford
on Monday 7 December 2020 at 10am
b) notes the recommendations therein were adopted by the Taranaki Regional Council on
Tuesday 15 December 2020.
Matters Arising
Appendices/Attachments
Document 2658894: Minutes Executive, Audit
The use of feedlots for all other cattle requires a resource consent. Holding cattle in a feedlot must comply with the following conditions to be considered a discretionary activity: the base area of the feedlot must be sealed to a minimum permeability standard of 10-9 m/s, and
effluent expelled in the feedlot must be collected, stored and disposed of in accordance with a rule in a regional or district plan, or a resource consent, and
the feedlot must be at least 50 metres away from any waterway,
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DECEMBER 2018
QUARTERLY
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TARANAKI REGIONAL COUNCIL
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QUARTERLY OPERATIONAL REPORT – DECEMBER 2018 I
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Executive