The residues were found amongst decomposed municipal waste. The
Taranaki Regional Council (TRC) sampled the residues and found high concentrations of
chemicals formerly used for the manufacture of phenoxy herbicides. The residues also
had elevated concentrations of the dioxin 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD).
The discovery of the chemical residues raised concerns within the community that there
could be general dioxin and other contamination within the landfill
discharged into an unnamed tributary of the Kurapete Stream.
This report for the period 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023 describes the monitoring programme implemented
by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s environmental and consent
compliance performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the
monitoring conducted and assesses the environmental effects of the Company’s activities.
During the 2022 to 2023 monitoring period, Civil
corner of
Monmouth Road and Mountain Road/State Highway 3, approximately 1 km north of Stratford. The site is
adjacent to a tributary of the Kahouri Stream which forms part of the Pātea catchment, and is within the
shared rohe of Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāti Ruahine and Ngāti Maru.
This report for the period July 2022 to June 2023 details the monitoring programme implemented by
Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s environmental performance and
compliance with its resource
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Remediation New Zealand Ltd (the Company) operates a composting facility and worm farm which
produces vermicast. It is located on State Highway 3, Mokau Road, Uruti, Taranaki.
During the monitoring period, the Company demonstrated an overall poor level of environmental and
administrative performance.
This report for the period July 2022 to June 2023 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the
Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to
Beach Retreat (the Retreat), located on Beach
Road in North Taranaki. This report for the period July 2022 to June 2023 describes the monitoring
programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s
environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under review. The report also details
the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of the Company’s activities.
During the monitoring period, Wai-iti Beach
The cacophony of noise emanating from Simon Howard’s lush backyard is unbelievable. If you closed your eyes, you’d think you were in the middle of a pest-free sanctuary, not a five minute drive from New Plymouth’s CBD. The tūī flit loudly, dive bombing each other as they fight over their turn of the sugar-water stands. Tauhou (silvereyes/wax-eyes) weave and bob on the trellis overhead, drawn in by their smaller bowl. ‘’The wax-eyes come in first thing and drink up until the sugar water level is
Contact Energy Ltd (the Company) operates the Stratford Power Station (SPS) located on State Highway 43
near Stratford in the Pātea catchment.
This report for the period July 2022 to June 2023 describes the monitoring programme implemented by the
Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s environmental and consent compliance
performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring
undertaken and assesses the environmental effects
Taranaki Regional Council (the
Council) to assess STDC’s environmental and consent compliance performance during the period under
review. The report also details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental
effects of STDC’s activities in relation to the Hawera Wastewater Treatment Plant (HWWTP).
During the monitoring period, STDC demonstrated a good level of environmental performance and high
level of administrative performance.
STDC holds three resource consents