environment on their farm situated on upper Auroa Road, Awatuna.
As a result of recognising the various impacts of past and present intensive dairy related activities, on such features as water quality, they are
looking towards the future by taking steps to restore portions of the on farm drainage system (creeks and streams) by partnering with the
Taranaki Regional Council to construct a wetland.
To date a portion of an existing creek has been excavated, aquatic plants have been planted, along
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Tuesday 30 June 2020, 1pm
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Date: Tuesday 30 June 2020, 1pm
Venue: Taranaki Regional Council chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford
Councillors D N MacLeod (Chairperson)
M P Joyce (Deputy Chairperson)
M J Cloke
M G Davey
D L Lean
C L Littlewood
M J McDonald
D H McIntyre
E Van Der Leden
N W Walker
C S Williamson
Apologies
Notification of Items
Item 1 4 Minutes Ordinary Meeting - 19 May 2020
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continue catching these predators in Oākura township, with the support of residents and their two possum dogs. “Locals have been great, telling us if they’ve seen possums through the free-calling number 0800 736 222, It’s been really helpful,” says Max. “Our possum dogs are going well also. They will be critical to locating the final possums.” The zero-possum trial builds on broader predator control efforts to restore Kaitake, as part of Towards Predator-Free Taranaki. Led by Taranaki Regional Council
(www.trc.govt.nz).
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PURPOSE AND PLANNING PROCESSES
Figure 1: The Taranaki Regional Council planning processes
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Working Together With Māori
The Council recognizes the importance of working together with Māori across the
region including Māori involvement in decision making processes.
This is part of the Council’s Mission Statement to carry
out its various
Becky Dodunski is on a mission to help “bring nature back” to Eltham. A couple of years ago the community support officer and mum became concerned about introduced predators in the town. With Eltham sitting halfway between Mt Taranaki and Rotokare Scenic Reserve, she was determined to stop predators in their tracks. Since then she’s set up a total of 14 traps in Soldiers Memorial Park, Taumata Park, Connell Reserve and Bridger Park, which she single-handedly maintains. It takes about 2.5 hours
its urban project focuses on rats. “The vision – which we believe our community shares - is to see native birds, wildlife and plants returning to our region and thriving. This new rule is the latest piece of the puzzle to help us achieve that.” Under the new rule, the Council will identify Predator Control Areas where land occupiers agree to participate. It would then set up trapping networks on their properties. After initial trapping work, the occupiers will be required to take responsibility
With its unique geography and an economy firmly anchored in the region's natural and physical resources, Taranaki is known for the can-do attitude of its people and their strong sense of regional pride. Land People Economy Environment Iwi The land The Taranaki region covers a land area of 723,610 hectares, reaching as far north as the Mohakatino catchment, south to include the Waitotara catchment and inland to the boundary of, but not including, the Whanganui catchment. The region extends 12
and effectively.
• Communicate organisational goals and aspirations, bringing clarity
to the way forward particularly during times of change and
uncertainty.
Strategy • Contribute to the development and implementation of the
Environmental Quality group Strategy and Roadmap ensuring the
Taranaki Regional Council is well-positioned for the future.
• Contribute to strategy and policy development across the
Environment Quality and other Taranaki Regional Council activities
as
Stopping the next pest from getting into Taranaki is the goal of a new initiative that aims to bring biosecurity to the forefront of people’s minds. Taranaki Regional Council and the Ministry for Primary Industries have joined forces to identify the pathways by which new pest plants and animals could enter the region – whether that’s by road, rail, coast or air. The Council will then work alongside the sectors most at risk of inadvertently transporting pests in and out of Taranaki. The project,
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Ordinary Meeting
Monday 20 February 2017
10.30am
Taranaki Regional Council, Stratford
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Agenda for the Ordinary Meeting of the Taranaki Regional Council to be held in
the Taranaki Regional Council chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford, on Monday
20 February 2017 commencing at 10.30am.
Councillors D N MacLeod (Chairman)
M J Cloke
M G Davey
M P Joyce
D L Lean (Deputy Chairman)
C L Littlewood
M J McDonald
D H