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• Working together
• Towards Predator-Free
• Predator Free news
• Protecting Puniho Pā from pests

A willingness to help his Pā has seen Ngā Māhanga hapū member take on a fun role of Pā pest protector. For the last four months Ray MacDonald (Rangitane, Taranaki Iwi and Te Atiawa) and his daughter Waimirirangi have been regularly monitoring eight rat traps along Matanehunehu Stream next to Puniho Pā in Warea on Highway 45. “We love spending time at the Pā and thought why not help the Towards Predator-Free Taranaki cause while we’re out there,” says Ray. “We went to our Trustees Hui to see if

• Environment
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• Monthly climate summary
• November 2022 rainfall

187.3% while mean river water temperatures were 15.7ºC, an average of 0.5ºC above long-term November values. November 2022 hydrology report November 2022 rainfall maps What you should know: The site maps show data from a selection of the sites we monitor, but not all of them. The distribution maps are based on mathematical modelling and may not accurately represent actual rainfall in some unmonitored areas. Click on each map for larger version. MONITORED SITES RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION Related links

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• Freshwater
• Freshwater quality
• Measuring water quality

Council website as soon as samples are analysed. Working with IwiTaranaki Regional Council is empowering iwi and hapu in the region to monitor the health of waterways. Here is a video of the work that Ngaa Rauru Kiitahu are doing in this space. Empowering Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi Related links State of the Environment Report 2022 Environmental monitoring technical reports Environmental monitoring data Managing freshwater quality (Office of the Auditor-General)