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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Taranaki Regional Council (TRC) has commissioned Cawthron Institute to provide a desktop
investigation for the assessment of outstanding and sensitive substrates/benthic habitats and
threatened marine taxa in the Taranaki coastal marine area (TCMA), with particular
emphasis on the less well known offshore areas. In order to address tier-one of the
investigation, the Ocean Biogeographic information System (OBIS) online database
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TARANAKI REGIONAL COUNCIL MONTHLY RAINFALL AND RIVER REPORT FOR July 2021
Provisional Data Only
Note: some sites record a number of parameters
Table 1: Rainfall at 27 sites throughout the region
Station Sub-region
Monthly Year to Date
Records Began Number of rain
days (>0.5mm)
Total Monthly
Rainfall (mm)
% of Monthly
Normal (%)
Total to date
(mm)
% of Normal for
year to date
% of average full
calendar year
Nth Egmont
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Taranaki Regional Council
South Taranaki Constituency
Electing 3 Regional Councillors
Michael JOYCE
My principal place of residence is in the South
Taranaki Constituency area.
In seeking re election to Council I pledge to
continue to serve the ratepayers and residents of
the South Taranaki District with passion and
enthusiasm. I sit on the Consents and Regulatory
(Chair) and the Policy and Planning committees, am Trustee of
Wild for Taranaki and Chair the Yarrow Stadium
maiohakelly@gmail.com 7 Wainui Road, Raglan
6. Trans-Tasman Resources Ltd Vicki Morrison-Shaw vicki.morrison-shaw@ahmlaw.nz Atkins Holm Majurey, PO Box 1585, Auckland 1140
7. Waikato Regional Council Alejandro Cifuentes Alejandro.Cifuentes@waikatoregion.govt.nz 401 Grey Street, Hamilton East, Hamilton 3216
8. Silver Fern Farms Management Ltd Gary Williams gary.williams@silverfernfarms.co.nz PO Box 941, Dunedin 9054
9. Karen Pratt connectivity.karen@gmail.com 47 Paora East Road, RD 14, Hawera 4674
ambient air around Port Taranaki are well below
the NES of 50 µg/ m3 (average exposure over 24 hours) for PM10 and the World Health
Organization guideline of 25 µg/ m3 for PM 2.5. These results confirm those of monitoring
within central New Plymouth.
Recommendations
In designing and implementing the state of the environment monitoring programmes for air
in the region, the Taranaki Regional Council has taken into account the extent of information
generated by other authorities, its
Remediation (NZ) is seeking renewal of the consents it holds from the Taranaki Regional
Council (TRC) for their worm farm and composting operation in the Uruti Valley.
Remediation (NZ) Ltd is a company specialising in organic fertiliser production and sales,
supplying organic fertiliser to both organic and conventional farmers.
Their Uruti Composting facility has in operation since December 2001 and holds six
separate consents with the TRC. The following consents require renewal this year
Maintaining riparian
vegetation contains information about
these topics.
WHERE TO GET MORE ADVICE
Taranaki Regional Council provides a free
advisory service for landowners wishing to
revegetate riparian zones. This service
includes site visits, preparation of riparian
planting plans, and supply of plant stocks.
class.
Many students expressed surprise at their ability
to correctly identify the wide range of invertebrates
they found in the water. Everyone enjoyed the
lovely morning tea that followed the study.
Thank you Te Kura o Nga Ruahine Rangi.
Now is the time for you to nominate your school, a class or a group for a Taranaki Regional Council
environmental award. Last year Ahititi School, St John Bosco School and Frankleigh Kindergarten
were granted awards in recognition of their
hazards
Coastal erosion
Flooding
Riverbank erosion and landslides
High winds and tornadoes
Droughts
Climate change
A major event can have dramatic social and economic effects. Preparing
for and responding to natural hazards in terms of reduction, readiness,
response and recovery is a key component of the Council's work.
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Taranaki Regional Council
North Taranaki Constituency
Electing 2 Regional Councillors
Chris WILKES
My principal place of residence is not in the North
Taranaki Constituency area.
I reside literally 1km over the electoral boundary
down the coast but am born and raised in the
North Ward.
I believe we must change our approach to natural
resources in Taranaki to ensure the region's prosperity into the
future.
We must adopt better, more sustainable, ways to secure the
wealth of