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number of complex air discharge consent applications, a number of
which went to hearing where I attended as an air quality expert on
behalf of Council.
2.4 I have conducted air quality monitoring and/or assessments of effects at a
number of chicken farms including:
(a) the replacement consent of the DB Chicks broiler farm on behalf of
the applicants;
(b) the proposed Zealand Farms Levin
Controlling and monitoring discharges of contaminants to air are part of the Council's core duties under the Resource Management Act. Interim Review of the Regional Air Quality Plan for Taranaki This review, published in April 2018, concludes that the Regional Air Quality Plan for Taranaki is performing its functions well and is assisting the Council in carrying out its resource management responsibilities. No issues have so far been identified that would warrant an urgent full review. Overall,
million from Predator Free 2050 Ltd. Taranaki Regional Council leads the project, which is the biggest of its kind in the country, and is currently helping New Plymouth District residents restore native wildlife and plants by removing rats, stoats and possums in rural and urban areas. The project will expand around the region in the coming years. What: Towards Predator-Free Taranaki Volunteer Workshop When: 5.30-8pm on Tuesday 9 April 2019 Where: Brian Bellringer Pavilion, Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
development of extra monitoring methods based on mātauranga Māori. Additionally, the Government has appointed a panel of Freshwater Commissioners to have a role in regional planning processes. The Chief Freshwater Commissioner, Prof Peter Skelton, met councillors and Council staff after the meeting to discuss implementation of the new arrangements. Freshwater reforms and Taranaki More evidence of freshwater improvementsA broader assessment of the overall ecological health of Taranaki waterways bears out
After applicants have checked the Taranaki Regional Council’s plans and policy statements for an overview of the rules and resource management issues they need to find out which tāngata whenua groups might be affected by their proposed activity. When the relevant tāngata whenua groups have been identified it’s important to check whether those groups have a hapū and iwi management plan in place, and if so read it. These planning documents describe the resource management issues of most
Transit, the free real-time bus app is now available from the App Store and Google Play. All Taranaki buses are now fitted with new GPS devices, which feed real-time bus arrival times through to the Transit app. Transit The Transit app allows you to journey plan in real-time. It's available on all Taranaki Regional Council operated bus services; Citylink, The Connector, Your Connector and Southlink. Buses are fitted with GPS devices which feed real-time bus arrival times through to the app.
The Taranaki Regional Council will not call for tenders for the repair and refurbishment of Yarrow Stadium until there is greater clarity on the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. “The Council is part of the Taranaki community and is aware of the uncertainty and the potentially significant impacts that the Covid-19 situation is having on us all now and in the coming months and years,” says the Council Chair, David MacLeod. "We will continue with preparatory work to get the project to tender
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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.
to achieve this. What this means for people in Taranaki is requirements are being set for those carrying out certain activities that pose risks to freshwater and freshwater ecosystems. Anyone carrying out these activities will need to comply with the standards and, in many cases, people need to apply for a resource consent from the Council to continue carrying out regulated activities. All of this is underpinned by Te Mana o te Wai (the mana of the water). Te Mana o te Wai means that when