Pest Management Plan
for Taranaki (the Plan). Its purpose is to set out the
statutory framework by which the Taranaki Regional
Council will undertake the management of pest
animals and pest plants in the Taranaki region for the
next 10 years.
The Plan is the fourth plan prepared by the Taranaki
Regional Council for its pest management functions.
This Plan identifies and sets out management
programmes in relation to 18 ‘pest’ animal and plant
species that the
implemented by the
Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the environmental and consent compliance performance
of various quarrying operations across Taranaki during the period under review. The report also details the
results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of these activities.
At the end of the period being reported, there were 25 active quarries being monitored by the Council
across the region. These quarries held a combined total of 50 resource
Meet the 16 winners of the 2021 Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Awards. Education
Business
Community
Land management
Dairy farming Environmental action in educationCategory sponsor: Contact Ratapiko School - for empowering students to take action to build a sustainable community. Ratapiko School may be small in numbers but its pupils have giant-sized enthusiasm for the environment. With a roll varying from nine to 30 in the past three years, they’ve planted 800 trees on-site and on
Planning members are Emily Bailey, John Hooker and Mitchell Ritai. They were all formally welcomed to their new roles with a pōwhiri earlier this month. The ABC of better biodiversityStronger and more coordinated management is required to halt biodiversity decline in New Zealand, and regional councils are well placed to play a leading role, the Policy and Planning Committee was told. A new 96-page thinkpiece, ‘Addressing New Zealand’s Biodiversity Challenge’ suggests five changes that regional councils
Items of interest from today's meetings of the Council's two key Committees, Consents & Regulatory, and Policy & Planning: The Consents & Regulatory Committee and Policy & Planning Committee generally meet every six weeks, on the same day. Each of the Committees is made up of Councillors and external members. Meetings calendar Committee memberships Region keeps good eye on dairying – reportAn independent report by an environmental advocacy group has ranked the Council highly for the way it
Government freshwater regulations (September 2020). They will be published here as soon as possible. In the meantime please contact the Council directly if you have any questions, particularly if your farm or business is undertaking or planning operational changes or developments involving any aspect of fresh water or waterways. Even if you haven’t needed a resource consent for such work in the past, it’s important you talk to Council staff. South Taranaki and Regional Erosion Support Scheme (STRESS)
Government freshwater regulations (September 2020). They will be published here as soon as possible. In the meantime please contact the Council directly if you have any questions, particularly if your farm or business is undertaking or planning operational changes or developments involving any aspect of fresh water or waterways. Even if you haven’t needed a resource consent for such work in the past, it’s important you talk to Council staff. South Taranaki and Regional Erosion Support Scheme (STRESS)
Is there a special piece of native bush on your property? A place where the tūī and kererū hang out or a home to distinctive plants, fungi, flowers or insects? If there is, keep reading. Because it might be even more special than you think. Taranaki Regional Council has identified more than 300 Key Native Ecosystems (KNEs) throughout Taranaki, ranging from one to 800+ hectares. Frankley, Woodleigh and Ōmata Schools have KNEs on or adjacent to their grounds, an incredible way for students to
New Plymouth's Chalmers Home residents have been helping Taranaki Regional Council to pursue its Towards Predator-Free Taranaki initiative. The project aims to restore the sound and movement of wildlife and rejuvenate the native plants in the region. One of the main ways to achieve this is by building a trapping network across the region in both rural and urban areas. Chalmers Home recreation officer Jonny Breedon invited council representatives to talk to the residents about the work that is
off. Data will also be collated about how, where and when predators are caught, helping the Council identify clusters and tweak the trapping network. A virtual barrier, made up of natural barriers, traps and remote sensors, will prevent re-infestations and will be moved across the region as predators are removed from each area. The region will be divided into pizza-slice sections and different phases of work will be rolled out around the mountain, starting in the New Plymouth area, Oakura and the