Threatened Species
Regional: Key Native Ecosystem
Regional
Ecosystem Loss:
Chronically threatened 10-20%
left
Protection Status: Landowner may pursue QEII
Covenant
Catchment: Waiongana (394)
General Description
The Gillett Family Bush site is located on privately owned land 4.5 km northeast of Inglewood and lies in
the Egmont Ecological District and Waiongana Stream catchment. The site is
Potential KNE
Regional
Ecosystem Loss:
Chronically threatened 10-20%
left
Catchment: Huatoki (389)
General Description
The site is a 1.9ha remnant of semi-coastal forest with a canopy dominated by tawa, rewarewa, rimu and
pukatea. The ecosystem type is classified as WF13, tawa, kohekohe, rewarewa, hinau, podocarp forest.
The remnant is part of a larger area of indigenous and exotic forest that is contiguous with the
Environment
Priority 4 – Threatened Species
Regional: Key Native Ecosystem
Regional
Ecosystem Loss:
At risk 20-30% left
Protection Status: QEII Covenant
Catchment: Kaupokonui (355)
General Description
The Sunman Farms QEII covenant is a small (1.17ha), privately owned remnant of cut over lowland
forest, located approximately 4kms north west of Kaponga. The remnant is mainly situated on flat
Highways
Two state highways in Taranaki will receive new mobile coverage. Approximately
62kms will be covered across State Highways 3 and 43.
Mobile Black Spot Fund – Tourism Areas
The Taranaki region will receive new mobile coverage for 2 tourism areas:
Strathmore
Tongaporutu
Just north of Taranaki, SH3 at Mokau has also been identified for improved coverage
under the MBSF.
Related maps and tables providing indicative coverage are provided over page for reference.
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emissions into the air arising from flaring associated with
hydrocarbon exploration and production testing operations and
miscellaneous emissions at the Tariki-A wellsite Discharge Permit Tariki-A wellsite, 150 Mana Road, Ratapiko Waitara
24-11253-1.0 R2/11254-1.0 NZEC Tariki Limited 31-May-24 New consent
To take groundwater, including the incidental take of heat and energy,
that may be encountered as produced water during hydrocarbon
exploration and production activities at the Tariki-A
area is completely fenced. Water levels are sustainable.
Site protection measures addressing potential and actual threats are as follows:
Site protection Yes/No Description
A Public ownership or
formal agreement
Yes The entire KNE area is in the process of gaining formal
protection with a QEII Trust open space covenant.
B Regulatory protection by
local government
Yes General regional or district rules might apply.
C Active protection Yes A small scale predator
KNE's.
Rarity and Distinctiveness -
Medium
To date no threatened, at risk or regionally distinctive species have
been observed at the site. The ecosystem type is now rare owing to
widespread development for agriculture and urban development.
Representativeness - High Contains indigenous vegetation on an 'Acutely Threatened' LENZ
environment (F5.2b) and is of an ecosystem type (WF13: Tawa,
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kohekohe, rewarewa, hinau, podocarp forest) considered to be
'Chronically
Yes General regional or district rules might apply.
C Active protection Yes The landowner undertakes occasional pest animal control as
part of the possum self help programme.
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Mangapuni
At a glance (last updated: April 2016)
TRC reference: BD/9564 Ecological district: Matemateaonga
Other reference: LENZ environment: F1.3b (749.0 ha)
Land tenure: Private Protection status: A, B, C
GPS: 1760319E – 5600293N Area: 749.0
F1.3b Less reduced, better
protected
F5.2c Acutely threatened
National: Priority 1 – Threatened Land
Environment
Priority 4 – Threatened Species
Regional: Key Native Ecosystem
Regional
Ecosystem Loss:
At risk 20-30% left
Less reduced >50% left
Protection Status: Local Government
Catchment: Manawapou (347)
General Description
The Cool Acres site is located on private land,
live
in the region—an increase of 5.3% since the last
census was taken in 2006. This is a larger increase
than the increase between 2001 and 2006 when the
region’s population grew by only 1.2%. Despite this,
Taranaki has not experienced the population
growth pressures of other regions around the
country.
Within the region the population is also changing.
There has been a continued shift away from smaller
rural towns and an increased concentration of people in the north