It's been the best autumn I can remember since I arrived in New Zealand. This year, autumn was mellow and dry with cool morning temperatures. The trees lit up in a variety of gold, red and orange hues, attracting early-morning photographers to Tūpare. The grass in the garden was damp and earthy and late-flowering plants like dahlias and gaillardia provided a splash of summer colour, reminding us that it's not over yet. While it's not always this amazing, it's pretty close. It's been busy here,
located on Hydro Road. The water is returned to the Waiwhakaiho River at the Meeting of
the Waters, 6km downstream of the original diversion.
This report for the period July 2023 to June 2024 describes the monitoring programme implemented by
Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the Company’s environmental and consent compliance
performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the monitoring
undertaken and assesses the environmental effects of the
programmes,
the Council is recognising the comprehensive meaning of ‘effects’ in as much as is appropriate for each
activity. Monitoring programmes are not only based on existing permit conditions, but also on the
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obligations of the RMA to assess the effects of the exercise of consents. In accordance with Section 35 of
the RMA, the Council undertakes compliance monitoring for consents and rules in regional plans, and
maintains an overview of the performance of resource
consents and rules in regional plans, and
maintains an overview of the performance of resource users and consent holders. Compliance monitoring,
including both activity and impact monitoring, enables the Council to continually re-evaluate its approach
and that of consent holders to resource management and, ultimately, through the refinement of methods
and considered responsible resource utilisation, to move closer to achieving sustainable development of the
region’s resources.
1.1.4 Evaluation
Got a special block of bush or wetland area on your land? It might fall into our Key Native Ecosystem (KNE) programme and qualify for a free Biodiversity Plan. Protecting native habitats relies on effective planning to ensure all aspects of management are considered. For example it's no good killing the predators if meanwhile old man's beard is smothering the canopy. To help owners protect KNEs on their land, the Council prepares free Biodiversity Plans for KNEs that fall either wholly or
members were keen to trap at home. At the close of service one Sunday Steve mentioned what he had been up to and asked if anyone was interested. He says he was “astounded” by the response. “They lined up for them and the traps just disappeared.” Mark’s been back a couple of times to restock, with at least 20 more T-Rex traps in backyards across the region as a result. Mark is delighted Steve has agreed to be a Community Champion for Towards Predator-Free Taranaki, joining a growing number of
consent. Call the Council on 0800 736 22 or email consents@trc.govt.nz. Seepage or runoffYou can discharge solid material or wastewater from industrial or trade premises to on to land without a consent if you can meet these conditions: You discharge only waste from your own property.
The discharge causes no ponding of water.
No waste or runoff enters water.
The discharge point is more than 25m from a waterway and more than 50 from any well or spring used as a water supply.
The discharge is not
Here's where you can find out about managing the safety of dams in Taranaki.
The Council works hard with the community to ensure the region's air quality remains generally high, and the coastal environment maintains and increases the richness needed for its myriad cultural, social and economic uses.