Items of interest from today's meeting of the Taranaki Regional Council Policy and Planning Committee: Iwi testing the waters
Council officers are providing a number of iwi and hapū in the region with training and advice to allow them to monitor the health of waterways using a ‘Stream Health Monitoring and Assessment Kit’ (SHMAK) developed by NIWA, the Committee was told. An initial approach for assistance came from the region’s southernmost iwi, Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi, and others have since
document only) Dairy Discharge Monitoring Programme (1.3 MB pdf) Telemetry information for consent holders Water-use data must be sent by consent holders to the Council daily. This can be achieved using telemetry, which is explained in this leaflet. Telemetry information for consent holders (346 KB pdf) (single document only) Telemetry information for consent holders (346 KB pdf) Soil Quality in the Taranaki Region 2017 This five-yearly analysis of soil quality in the region was commissioned by the
Taranaki duck hunters are being reminded to Check, Clean, Dry this season, to avoid spreading aquatic pest plants between waterways. Taranaki Regional Council Environment Services Manager Steve Ellis says following these three simple steps can make a significant difference to the health of our region’s waterways. “Pest plants such as hornwort and Lagarosiphon (commonly known as oxygen weed) and pest fish such as koi carp, gambusia, rudd and catfish are invasive and can have an irreversible
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recommend that TRC continue to use the US EPA nitric/hydrochloric acid digest.
There was some variation in individual site Cd values, and while it may be worthwhile
to consider having some of those samples rerun in the future, we do not consider that
to be a pressing need at present.
• Taranaki Regional Council considers activities to educate land managers on strategies
to protect the environment while achieving an economic return from the land. In
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Companion Driving Service. A maximum subsidy of $20 applies for each one-way trip. Can I use the Total Mobility scheme in other parts of New Zealand? The scheme is available in the Taranaki region and throughout many other centres in New Zealand. It is administered at a local level by participating regional councils who approve qualifying transport operators. Please note not all transport operators are approved Scheme providers. You can use your magnetic-strip TM ID card in most regions throughout NZ.
A significant milestone has been reached in Taranaki’s Self-help Pest Programme as the first landowners take control of predator traps on their properties. Taranaki Regional Council’s long-running Self-help Possum Programme was extended in 2018 to also target mustelids such as ferrets, stoats and weasels. This came after the Council secured funding for the country’s first and largest landscape scale predator control project, Towards Predator-Free Taranaki, as a part of the Predator Free 2050
Taranaki Regional Council is a member and funder of Wild for Taranaki, Taranaki's biodiversity umbrella group. Wild for Taranaki is the identity of the Taranaki Biodiversity Trust. For more information, see the Wild for Taranaki website or join their Action Hub to see how you can get involved in projects across the region. Follow Wild for Taranaki on Facebook Wild for Taranaki (external link)
Our schools programme and the regional Enviroschools programme aim to inspire young people to take environmental action to help build a sustainable future. Here's where you can find out more about these initiatives.
At the Council, we're often asked what the difference is between a weed and a pest plant – and what we’re doing about them. A weed is simply any plant that is in the wrong place, so there are thousands of them out there. They can range from the relatively harmless little weeds in your vege patch to more invasive weeds such as tradescantia (wandering willie) and woolly nightshade. Pest plants are those Taranaki Regional Council has identified as being the most significant in terms of their
