A million native plants have been distributed to Taranaki farmers, continuing a remarkable transformation of the region’s landscape. Taranaki Regional Council’s long-running Riparian Management Programme is the envy of other regions, with 99.7% of the region’s dairy farmers voluntarily committing to fencing and planting their waterways. As part of the programme, almost a thousand farmers descended on five depots across Taranaki this week for the annual plant pick-up. At each depot a steady
After applicants have checked the Taranaki Regional Council’s plans and policy statements for an overview of the rules and resource management issues they need to find out which tāngata whenua groups might be affected by their proposed activity. When the relevant tāngata whenua groups have been identified it’s important to check whether those groups have a hapū and iwi management plan in place, and if so read it. These planning documents describe the resource management issues of most
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Lower Waitara River Flood Control Scheme Asset Management Plan
Updated 28 August 2020
Lower Waitara River Flood Control
Scheme
Asset Management Plan
Taranaki Regional Council
Private Bag 713
Stratford 4352
28 August 2020
Document: 1939592
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Lower Waitara River Flood Control Scheme Asset Management Plan
Updated 28 August 2020
Table of Contents
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Lower Waitara River Flood Control Scheme Asset Management Plan
Updated 28 August 2020
Lower Waitara River Flood Control
Scheme
Asset Management Plan
Taranaki Regional Council
Private Bag 713
Stratford 4352
28 August 2020
Document: 1939592
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Lower Waitara River Flood Control Scheme Asset Management Plan
Updated 28 August 2020
Table of Contents
foams February 2019
A University of Canterbury toxicology study has found minimal risk of PFOS-linked cancer for Māori eating eel fished from the Oaonui Stream in Taranaki. Follow the link for details: Study: Minimal risk for Māori consuming eel (University of Canterbury website) October 2018
The Taranaki Regional Council has found eels in the Oaonui stream and the much shorter Ngapirau Stream, with elevated levels of chemicals associated with firefighting foam – the only finding of note in a
A spacious lawn area in the heart of the beautiful Hollard Gardens. This is a lush setting for any wedding or special event.
The mauri and health of our rivers and streams is highly valued and is vital to the well-being, livelihood and lifestyle of everyone in the Taranaki region. David MacLeod. There is plenty of interest and public discussion around the water quality in our rivers and streams. And so, as the manager of the freshwater resource, the Taranaki Regional Council closely monitors waterway quality to ensure that the discussion, as well as the Council’s own decision making, is well informed by fact and
Pest Management Plan
for Taranaki (the Plan). Its purpose is to set out the
statutory framework by which the Taranaki Regional
Council will undertake the management of pest
animals and pest plants in the Taranaki region for the
next 10 years.
The Plan is the fourth plan prepared by the Taranaki
Regional Council for its pest management functions.
This Plan identifies and sets out management
programmes in relation to 18 ‘pest’ animal and plant
species that the
implemented by the
Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the environmental and consent compliance performance
of various quarrying operations across Taranaki during the period under review. The report also details the
results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of these activities.
At the end of the period being reported, there were 25 active quarries being monitored by the Council
across the region. These quarries held a combined total of 50 resource
The mauri and health of our rivers and streams are highly valued and are vital to the well-being, livelihood and lifestyle of everyone in the Taranaki region. David MacLeod. There is plenty of interest and public discussion around the water quality in our rivers and streams. And so, as the manager of the freshwater resource, the Taranaki Regional Council closely monitors waterway quality to ensure that the discussion, as well as the Council’s own decision making, is well informed by fact and