page S c h o o l s i n t h e e n v i r o n m e n t n e w s l e t t e r Regional Council Taranaki Tēnā koutou katoa New Zealand’s Birds: There are so many reasons for you and your students to learn about birds! Aotearoa is a land of birds, they are an integral part of our identity and are intrinsic in kaitiakitanga. New Zealand is home to 168 species of native birds, and 93 of these are endemic (found in no other country). Four out of every five are in trouble
page A Guide to Surface Water Availability and Allocation in Taranaki DISCLAIMER: This document is a GUIDE ONLY and is written in good faith with a desire to inform or be helpful. While every endeavour has been made to ensure the information in this Guide is accurate, the Taranaki Regional Council accepts no responsibility for any error or omission in these pages. Any resource consent application to take surface water will be considered by the Council on the case-by-case
and revised in 2002 following a comprehensive review of international and national research and remain relevant. The national guideline for the nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is set out below. page In any 24-hour period, the average concentration of nitrogen dioxide in the air should not be more than 100 µg/m³. Measurement of nitrogen oxides The Taranaki Regional Council has been monitoring nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the Taranaki region since 1993 using passive absorption discs.
point out the value of not having possums eg, TB, eradication, protecting native birds and trees. Activity 5 - Poster Art/Language Write a newspaper article about the damage possums do. Write instructions on the operation of your possum trap. Include safety considerations. Send a formal letter with the results of your survey programme to the Taranaki Regional Council animal pest officers. Activity 6 Written Language Research more about possums sourcing The School Library
heard from other submitters, notably Ngāti Mutunga and neighbours of the RNZ operation who have been badly affected. From listening to them and from reading the Regional Council Officer’s Report (2 March 2021), it is clear that the company’s operation has not met the basic requirements. Indeed, it now appears that the operation has not only caused unacceptable environmental and cultural effects, but also health impacts on the neighbouring community and their loss of amenity.
the two rocky shore professional development sessions, one at Kawaroa, the other at Rahotu. It is pleasing to see teachers follow up with a rocky shore study which is a key reason for having them. This term’s workshop is on wetlands. We are spending the afternoon of Thursday 5 May visiting a number of wetland areas (see insert) all of which are suitable for class visits. As a result of the Christchurch earthquakes the Council has reviewed the procedures for visitors
page 95 Burning page 96 page 97 Regional Air Quality Plan for Taranaki Discharges from the Burning of Vegetation on Production Land or on Forested Land For information requirements refer to Section 5 Advisory
page Taranaki Regional Council New Plymouth Constituency Electing 5 Regional Councillors Charlotte LITTLEWOOD My principal place of residence is in the New Plymouth Constituency area. It's been a privilege to be your Regional Councillor for the last three years. I'm also Deputy Chair of the Policy Committee. We live in a truly special region. It must be one that the generations of tomorrow can enjoy, as much as we can today. If re-elected, I'll continue to advocate for our
page Freshwater contact recreational water quality at selected Taranaki sites State of the Environment Monitoring Report 2011-2012 Technical Report 2012–02 ISSN: 0114-8184 (Print) Taranaki Regional Council ISSN: 1178-1467 (Online) Private Bag 713 Document: 1043825 STRATFORD August 2012 page page
risk 20-30% left Protection Status: Local Government Catchment: Waitara (395) General Description The Joe Gibbs Reserve is a New Plymouth District Council reserve located on the southern boundary of Inglewood township on the east side of State Highway 3. The reserve is a 1.2hectare cutover lowland forest remnant with a dominant canopy of tawa. A short public walkway is present in the reserve.