official opening of the new Members Lodge later this year. We will hold
our own celebration at the Lodge after our AGM in October.
Dr Marion MacKay completed the first phase of the ex situ Rhododendron study at Massey, and was invited by
Paul Smith, Director General of Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) of London, to attend and help
plan a workshop on Rhododendron conservation in Virginia, USA. We also sent fellow board member Doug
Thomson to the combined American and German
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Working with people l caring for Taranaki
Waste Minimisation
CASE STUDY
La Nuova
About La Nuova
La Nuova operates a commercial laundry in Inglewood and retail dry
cleaners in Hawera, New Plymouth and Wanganui, employing 50 staff
across four sites. The laundry processes 35 tonnes of textiles a week,
from overalls and
recognised.
The tests reported herein have been performed in accordance with the terms of accreditation, with the exception of
tests marked *, which are not accredited.
Certificate of Analysis Page 1 of 6
Client:
Contact: D Gibson
C/- Revital Fertilisers
PO Box 8045
New Plymouth 4342
Revital Fertilisers Lab No:
Date Received:
Date Reported:
Quote No:
Order No:
Client Reference:
Submitted By:
1963135
14-Apr-2018
27-Apr-2018
D Gibson
SPv1
Sample Type: Miscellaneous
Sample Name:
5631335 2.8 25 8 28 200
2
Waiaua River
upstream of weir 1674690 5632262 2.1 20 10 60 295
3
Waiaua River
downstream of weir
1674477 5631981 1.7 15 8 80 90
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Figure 1 Location of the three sampling sites in relation to Opunake Lake and the weir.
Photo 2
Top right – Site 1, Mangahume Stream
Bottom left – Site 2, Waiaua River
Bottom right – Site 3, Waiaua River
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Results and Discussion
Table 2
Table 2 Results of the electric fishing and seine
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The basics
There are a variety of options for composting.
Popular options you could consider are: compost
bin, bokashi bin or worm farm. You can buy these
from hardware stores or make your own.
Greens and browns
Each compost method will require a different
composition of greens and browns. These are:
Why compost
Almost 50% of household rubbish to landfill is
organic waste – this is food waste, lawn clippings
and garden waste.
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What you need:
Timber (untreated, preferably use timber that would otherwise be useless)
Approx 550mm long x100mm wide
Corflute (old real estate signs, rescue these before they are sent to the dump)
Approx 550mm long x 550mm wide
1x 2 or 3 litre milk bottle
Sponge
Hot glue guns
Gun stapler
Vivid
Food colouring and water mixture 1:3 ratio
Bait (peanut butter works really well)
How to create your tunnel
1. Take the piece of timber,
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The basics
There are a variety of options for composting.
Popular options you could consider are: compost
bin, bokashi bin or worm farm. You can buy these
from hardware stores or make your own.
Greens and browns
Each compost method will require a different
composition of greens and browns. These are:
Why compost
Almost 50% of household rubbish to landfill is
organic waste – this is food waste, lawn clippings
and
· Very sparse foliage, many large holes dieback > 20% of tree crowns
· Foliage sparse in some areas, canopy holes common. Some dieback
· Foliage mostly dense, only occasional sparse areas, canopy holes rare only occasional dieback.
· Abundant dense foliage over whole canopy, no canopy holes or dieback.
Understorey
1
2
3
4
· No browse palatable species 45cm-1.35m. Understorey bare.
· Very
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Chew-Track-Cards (CTCs) or Chew Cards are a fantastic way to detect predator
presence in these parts. Make a chew card and take it back with you...you can set it up
and see who’s lurking around!
Step 1: Cut out a piece of 3mm thick corflute 9 cm x 18 cm,
with the inner channels / flutes all 9 cm long
Step 2: Prepare a bowl of bait. This could be smooth peanut
butter with a little vegetable oil. Add honey (1 honey : 5 PnB)
to make the bait extra yummy
Approved
V1.1 26-7-2018 Draft for review
C Kay
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Landscaping Plan
REMEDIATION NZ LTD Page 2
Document No:RU-650-0700-A
Revision No:1.1
Date:26-7-2018
Controller: C Kay
Table of Content
0.0 Terms and Definitions ............................................................................................. 3
1.0 Purpose of the Plan