and released by Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research, which is collaborating with rural Taranaki landowners, Taranaki Regional Council and Taranaki Mounga Project as part of Towards Predator-Free Taranaki. Ecologists from Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research captured and collared four stoats, weasels, and ferrets (mustelids) on farmland surrounding Egmont National Park. They will return in the coming weeks to catch more stoats and ferrets. The GPS tracking collars will provide insight into stoat movements
Block.
This report for the period July 2023 to June 2024 describes the monitoring programme implemented by
Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s environmental and consent compliance
performance during this period. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and
assesses the environmental effects of the Company’s activities.
During the monitoring period, Westown Haulage Limited/Westown Agriculture Limited demonstrated a
high level of
level), oil and grease content, suspended solids, biological oxygen demand (BOD) and ammonia and chlorine levels. Refer to Rule 23 of the Regional Fresh Water Plan, call 0800 736 22 or email consents@trc.govt.nz for details.
The discharge does not result in environmental impacts such as oil or grease films, discolouration or adverse effects on aquatic life. If these conditions cannot be met, you must apply to the Council for a resource consent. Note that no consent will be granted for applications
level), oil and grease content, suspended solids, biological oxygen demand (BOD) and ammonia and chlorine levels. Refer to Rule 23 of the Regional Fresh Water Plan, call 0800 736 22 or email consents@trc.govt.nz for details.
The discharge does not result in environmental impacts such as oil or grease films, discolouration or adverse effects on aquatic life. If these conditions cannot be met, you must apply to the Council for a resource consent. Note that no consent will be granted for applications
water supplies as long as: You provide the Council with a copy of the bore log no more than four weeks after completion.
Any bore is cased and sealed.
Any bore is more than 50m from any effluent treatment pond, septic tank, or silage pit.
Any bore is more than 500m away from the high tide mark on the coast or from other water supply bores.
Any well is at least 25m from the sea, adjacent wells, and any other water body and at least 50m from any effluent treatment pond, septic tank or silage pit. You
water supplies as long as: You provide the Council with a copy of the bore log no more than four weeks after completion.
Any bore is cased and sealed.
Any bore is more than 50m from any effluent treatment pond, septic tank, or silage pit.
Any bore is more than 500m away from the high tide mark on the coast or from other water supply bores.
Any well is at least 25m from the sea, adjacent wells, and any other water body and at least 50m from any effluent treatment pond, septic tank or silage pit. You
Have your say and help shape Taranaki. Your views play an important part in helping the Council shape our plans, policies and programmes. Here are some of the things you can currently share feedback on. Dangerous Dams We’re putting together a new policy on dangerous dams, earthquake-prone dams and flood-prone dams. This policy is required under the Building Act 2004 and aims to ensure dams in Taranaki are safe. Regulations in the Act require dam owners to know whether the infrastructure is
making unicorns out of metal! Nathan’s the one with the ideas and we work well as a team. He pours out creative stuff and I play off that.” Their work carries a nostalgic significance, with recycled metal playing a key role. The couple love watching people discover objects in each piece that spark memories of the past. “People spot familiar objects, like a green-painted handle or an old-fashioned hammer, that remind them of a grandparent’s kitchen or workshop. Every piece tells a story, but it’s
located.
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.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Q1: What is a regional council?
A1: A regional council is one type of local authority
and generally looks after region-wide issues
rather than local issues.
It is different from a territorial authority (which
is either a city or district council), but there are
no differences in the way that each generally
operates.
Q2: What do regional councils do?
A2: Regional councils’ responsibilities include:
→ managing the effects of using freshwater,