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Freshwater Macroinvertebrate Fauna
Biological Monitoring Programme
Annual State of the Environment
Monitoring Report
2018-2019
Technical Report 2019-52
(and Report DS124)
Taranaki Regional Council
ISSN: 1178-1467 (Online) Private Bag 713
Document: 2333422 (Word) STRATFORD
Document: 2560781 (Pdf) September 2020
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Project Number: 420W1016
DISCLAIMER
This report has been prepared by the Institute of Geological and
Nuclear Sciences Limited (GNS Science) exclusively for and under
contract to Taranaki Regional Council. Unless otherwise agreed in
writing by GNS Science, GNS Science accepts no responsibility for
any use of, or reliance on any contents of this Report by any person
other than Taranaki Regional Council and shall not be liable to any
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Project Number: 420W1016
DISCLAIMER
This report has been prepared by the Institute of Geological and
Nuclear Sciences Limited (GNS Science) exclusively for and under
contract to Taranaki Regional Council. Unless otherwise agreed in
writing by GNS Science, GNS Science accepts no responsibility for
any use of, or reliance on any contents of this Report by any person
other than Taranaki Regional Council and shall not be liable to any
small (1.4ha) lowland forest remnant owned by the South Taranaki District
Council as a Scenic Reserve. The bush remnant is only 900 metres west of the Rotokare Scenic Reserve
and is within the Rotokare Reserve Trust 'halo' management area.
Ecological Features
Flora
The high canopy at Campbell’s Bush is dominated by pukatea, tawa and swamp maire with occasional
rewarewa and titoki. The understory is recovering well including species such as kawakawa,
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Project Number: 420W1016
DISCLAIMER
This report has been prepared by the Institute of Geological and
Nuclear Sciences Limited (GNS Science) exclusively for and under
contract to Taranaki Regional Council. Unless otherwise agreed in
writing by GNS Science, GNS Science accepts no responsibility for
any use of, or reliance on any contents of this Report by any person
other than Taranaki Regional Council and shall not be liable to any
some guidance for teachers planning within the science, social sciences and technology curricula.
The material within the unit is sourced from a number of places, with the majority coming from Taranaki Regional Council
documents and the expertise of council staff associated with freshwater resources. The activities do not need to be
completed in any particular order.
It is hoped that you find this unit of use and we welcome any feedback. Please feel free to photocopy the
arrived
on ocean currents from Australia.
Sea spurge infestations have caused
major environmental problems
at many Australian beaches by
displacing native plants and changing
natural patterns of sand movement.
What we are doing
Biosecurity New Zealand, the
Department of Conservation, Waikato
Regional Council and Taranaki
Regional Council are working together
on an eradication programme to stop
sea spurge from establishing in those
regions. The programme is focused
on early detection
sound audible to the human ear.
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP?
Check big old trees for bat roosts before you cut them down.
Protect native bush and bush remnants.
Trap pest animals such as feral cats, stoats and rats.
Report sightings of bats to the Taranaki Regional Council Biodiversity
Section.
CONSERVATION
Both species are
resources while allowing
their use and development for social, cultural and
economic well-being.
Central to the values and the views expressed by iwi
is that natural resources are taonga that must be
protected for future generations, and balanced with the needs of today. Caring for and protecting natural
resources is integral to the identity, spirituality and cultural integrity of tangata whenua. The Council
recognises Māori culture and traditions—particularly the role Māori have as
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Taranaki Tsunami Inundation Analysis
Table of Contents
1 Executive Summary ______________________________________________ 1
2 Method of Analysis _______________________________________________ 1
3 Study Area _____________________________________________________ 2
4 Model Details ___________________________________________________ 3
4.1 Wave Heights and Period