Reference
Diversion of water for the
purpose of land drainage
(except as provided for in
Rules 80 to 87)
77 Area of land drained shall be no greater than 10 ha;
No wetland over 5 ha is to be drained;51
Drainage shall not cause flooding of downstream or adjacent
properties;
No significant erosion, scour or deposition shall result from the
diversion or associated discharge;
Drainage channels are of no greater than 300mm in diameter;
or
Drainage channels are no
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Working with people l caring for Taranaki
Waste Minimisation
CASE STUDY
WITT
About WITT (Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki)
WITT is Taranaki’s major tertiary institute, with 2800 students enrolled
and 157 staff based at its Bell St campus in New Plymouth.
What used to happen
Waste disposal was part
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What you need:
Timber (untreated, preferably use timber that would otherwise be useless)
Approx 550mm long x100mm wide
Corflute (old real estate signs, rescue these before they are sent to the dump)
Approx 550mm long x 550mm wide
1x 2 or 3 litre milk bottle
Sponge
Hot glue guns
Gun stapler
Vivid
Food colouring and water mixture 1:3 ratio
Bait (peanut butter works really well)
How to create your tunnel
1. Take the piece of timber,
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2
Waiaua River
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3
Waiaua River
downstream of weir
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Figure 1 Location of the three sampling sites in relation to Opunake Lake and the weir.
Photo 2
Top right – Site 1, Mangahume Stream
Bottom left – Site 2, Waiaua River
Bottom right – Site 3, Waiaua River
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Results and Discussion
Table 2
Table 2 Results of the electric fishing and seine
official opening of the new Members Lodge later this year. We will hold
our own celebration at the Lodge after our AGM in October.
Dr Marion MacKay completed the first phase of the ex situ Rhododendron study at Massey, and was invited by
Paul Smith, Director General of Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) of London, to attend and help
plan a workshop on Rhododendron conservation in Virginia, USA. We also sent fellow board member Doug
Thomson to the combined American and German
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Chew-Track-Cards (CTCs) or Chew Cards are a fantastic way to detect predator
presence in these parts. Make a chew card and take it back with you...you can set it up
and see who’s lurking around!
Step 1: Cut out a piece of 3mm thick corflute 9 cm x 18 cm,
with the inner channels / flutes all 9 cm long
Step 2: Prepare a bowl of bait. This could be smooth peanut
butter with a little vegetable oil. Add honey (1 honey : 5 PnB)
to make the bait extra yummy
recognised.
The tests reported herein have been performed in accordance with the terms of accreditation, with the exception of
tests marked *, which are not accredited.
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Client:
Contact: D Gibson
C/- Revital Fertilisers
PO Box 8045
New Plymouth 4342
Revital Fertilisers Lab No:
Date Received:
Date Reported:
Quote No:
Order No:
Client Reference:
Submitted By:
1963135
14-Apr-2018
27-Apr-2018
D Gibson
SPv1
Sample Type: Miscellaneous
Sample Name:
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Working with people l caring for Taranaki
Waste Minimisation
CASE STUDY
La Nuova
About La Nuova
La Nuova operates a commercial laundry in Inglewood and retail dry
cleaners in Hawera, New Plymouth and Wanganui, employing 50 staff
across four sites. The laundry processes 35 tonnes of textiles a week,
from overalls and
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The basics
There are a variety of options for composting.
Popular options you could consider are: compost
bin, bokashi bin or worm farm. You can buy these
from hardware stores or make your own.
Greens and browns
Each compost method will require a different
composition of greens and browns. These are:
Why compost
Almost 50% of household rubbish to landfill is
organic waste – this is food waste, lawn clippings
and garden waste.
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The basics
There are a variety of options for composting.
Popular options you could consider are: compost
bin, bokashi bin or worm farm. You can buy these
from hardware stores or make your own.
Greens and browns
Each compost method will require a different
composition of greens and browns. These are:
Why compost
Almost 50% of household rubbish to landfill is
organic waste – this is food waste, lawn clippings
and