framework). And it says the Government should be held to the same environmental reporting requirements as regional councils under the Resource Management Act. Focusing Aotearoa New Zealand’s environmental reporting system (PCE website) Taranaki addressing many coastal issuesThe latest Government report on the state of the marine environment highlights a range of issues on which the Council is already taking action, the Policy & Planning Committee was told. The report, Our Marine Environment 2019, says
Imaginations will run wild at Hollard Gardens' Family Corner with the addition of The Hollard Pearl, a new pirate ship ready to take young visitors on endless adventures. Designed and constructed by local craftsman Lars Binsbergen, The Hollard Pearl promises an immersive experience for children and families, enhancing the already vibrant atmosphere of the Family Corner. To mark the occasion, a pop-up pirate party was held, with prizes awarded for the best-dressed pirates. Regional Gardens
Commissioner for the Environment (562 KB pdf) Society of Petroleum Engineers papers on hydraulic fracturing These papers are referenced in the Taranaki Regional Council's 'Guide to regulating oil and gas exploration and development activities under the Resource Management Act'. SPE papers on hydraulic fracturing (34 KB pdf) (single document only) SPE papers on hydraulic fracturing (34 KB pdf) Dispersion modelling of flaring discharges This report was prepared for the Taranaki Regional Council by Air
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Acknowledgements
Thank you to the following people who helped with production of this booklet; Quin Amoore,
Mike Beech, Bill Clarkson, Bruce Clarkson, Craig Davey, Steve Ellis, Sam Haultain, Leigh Honnor,
Janet Hunt, Catherine Law, Lucy Roberts, Brenda Waterman.
Thanks also to New Zealand Plant Conservation Network, Weedbusters, Auckland Botanic Gardens,
Taranaki Regional Council, Auckland Regional Council.
The People's Panel is a quick and easy way to give your feedback and ideas to help make Taranaki a great place to live, work and play. When you join, we will send you short surveys by email or you may be emailed invitations to attend an in-person event in your community to share your views. Public feedback helps ensure that Council policies and work reflects community aspirations, so get involved! How the People’s Panel works You will receive one email every month or so. Emails will either
quality (NES), and requires regional councils to demonstrate that air meets the standard. Taranaki is one of only two regions that has never exceeded the NES air quality guidelines, always falling into the Ministry for the Environment's categories of 'Acceptable' to 'Excellent'. Intensive ongoing air quality monitoring is therefore not required in Taranaki. What do we look for?
Since 1991, the Council has gathered air quality data at up to 20 representative sites across the region including urban,
Taranaki Coastal Plan
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TO: Taranaki Regional Council
Submitted online at: https://www.trc.govt.nz/council/plans-and-reports/strategy-
policy-and-plans/regional-coastal-plan/proposed-coastal-plan-feedback-form/
FROM: Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated
Attn: Tom Kay
PO Box 631
Wellington
t.kay@forestandbird.org.nz
022 183 2729
FOREST & BIRD SUBMISSION ON PROPOSED TARANAKI COASTAL PLAN
Forest and
Items of interest from this week's meeting of two key Council committees, Consents & Regulatory, and Policy & Planning: The Consents & Regulatory Committee and Policy & Planning Committee generally meet every six weeks, on the same day. They are made up of Regional Councillors and external members. Meetings calendar Committee memberships Good progress on improvementsThe Council’s monitoring shows a clear pattern of improving trends in the region’s freshwater quality, albeit with variations from
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Maintaining indigenous
freshwater biodiversity in the
Taranaki region
Review of the regional fresh water and soil plans for Taranaki
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This working paper entitled Maintaining Indigenous Freshwater Biodiversity in the Taranaki Region
biogas from its covered effluent pond to generate electricity for the site, and takes food waste from local industry to process into stockfeed. Now it has installed new cables and pumping equipment so it can dispose of nearly half of its treated effluent to land, and new infrastructure to allow better sampling of the pond. Its approach to environmental management was rewarded in 2010 with a Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Award. Monitoring reflects poorer summerMonitoring of popular