With more than 250km of coastline, there are plenty of locations and different environments to study around the Taranaki coast Rocky shore
Rocky reefs dominate the Taranaki coastline and provide a wonderful habitat to explore and learn about the creatures that live there. Intertidal rocky reefs represent the boundary between the land and the sea, resulting in sharp environmental change. As a consequence, lots of different animals and seaweeds can be found, all adapted to the zone on the shore
discharge of sand and silt deposits and coastal permits for the discharge
of water and the associated discharge structure.
One of the intents of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) is that environmental
management should be integrated across all media, so that a consent holder’s use of
water, air, and land should be considered from a single comprehensive environmental
perspective. Accordingly, the Taranaki Regional Council generally implements
integrated environmental monitoring programmes
The Council reports regularly to the regional community on the results of its extensive monitoring of the health of Taranaki's rivers and streams. Healthy waterways report 2016 Healthy waterways report 2016
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. Read more Waterways report cards Report cards are published annually or biennially and distributed with community newspapers across the
The Council reports regularly to the regional community on the results of its extensive monitoring of the health of Taranaki's rivers and streams. Healthy waterways report 2016 Healthy waterways report 2016
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. Read more Waterways report cards Report cards are published annually or biennially and distributed with community newspapers across the
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Contractual arrangements were made with Transpacific Technical Services for the removal
of all PCB items that the Council would recover from the site (20 February 2008). David de
Jager of TDHB was contacted by Gary on 18 February to advise of the Council’s intention to
recover all PCBs where ease of removal allowed this. David confirmed by return phone call
on the morning of Tuesday 19 February that this was acceptable subject to their storage at
the Council being kept to a minimum.
spreading to other areas. This is what we can expect to see more of as our community works together, removing predators as part of Towards Predator-Free Taranaki, It’s great to see them settle at Pukeiti where Taranaki Regional Council has intensive predator control already in place” Mr Shanley says. He captured a video of the tiny bird in Pukeiti (video below). View and download the video: Robin 1 https://extranet.trc.govt.nz/pydio/data/public/fd00c9 Robin 2
cubic metres a day, and less than 25% of the stream flow in catchments without additional restrictions. Water use above this level will require a resource consent.
If you want to take water for any other purpose and/or you need greater volumes, you will need a resource consent. National water metering provisions may also apply. Talk to Council consents staff about your options. In the Stony River catchment there is a limit on the total amount of water that can be taken out of the river or its
cubic metres a day, and less than 25% of the stream flow in catchments without additional restrictions. Water use above this level will require a resource consent.
If you want to take water for any other purpose and/or you need greater volumes, you will need a resource consent. National water metering provisions may also apply. Talk to Council consents staff about your options. In the Stony River catchment there is a limit on the total amount of water that can be taken out of the river or its
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Hearing before a Hearing Panel appointed by the Taranaki Regional Council
Resource consent application
Being in relation to an Application of Remediation (NZ) Limited to;
a) Discharge contaminants to land, including in circumstances which may result in those
contaminants (or other contaminants emanating from those contaminants) entering water
in the Haehanga Stream catchment;
b) Discharge contaminants directly to an unnamed tributary of the
Freshwater habitats are abundant in Taranaki, with more than 530 named awa/rivers and streams. We can help your ākonga/students learn how to monitor freshwater environments, including rivers, streams and wetlands. Streams and rivers
How healthy is your local stream? Assessing stream health involves investigating the water quality, the physical features of the stream and the plants and animals living in and alongside the stream. We can get your ākonga/students actively involved with monitoring