People heading out to swimming spots across Taranaki this summer are being encouraged to wait a few days after heavy rain before diving in. Taranaki Regional Council’s summer “Can I Swim Here?" monitoring programme starts this week, running through until the end of March 2024. Every Tuesday staff will take water samples at 41 popular swimming spots at lakes, rivers and beaches across the region. Results take two days to come back from the lab, and are posted on the Land, Air, Water Aotearoa
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Taranaki Regional Council
New Plymouth Constituency
Electing 5 Regional Councillors
Bev RAINE
My principal place of residence is in the New
Plymouth Constituency area.
Thank you for electing me to the TRC in 2016.
I am proud to have been involved in the
achievements of this Regional Council which, I
believe, sets standards envied by counterparts
throughout New Zealand.
Excellent relationships with the rural community have enabled
the Council to protect river quality
year-to-date totals for rain gauge sites in Taranaki.
June Year to Date
Rain gauge # days
with rain
Total
rain
(mm)
% of
typical
month
Total to
date (mm)
% of typical
year to date
% of typical
full year
Records
Began
North Egmont at
Visitors Centre 15 466.5 68.7 2182.0 71.0 31.4 1991
Dawson Falls 14 513.0 82.2 2148.5 77.5 36.1 1933
Kapoaiaia at Kahui
Hut 16 344.0 63.0 1923.0 81.8 36.6 2006
Mangorei Upper at
Forest Hill 14 188.5 55.5 1236.5
year-to-date totals for rain gauge sites in Taranaki.
May Year to Date
Rain gauge # days
with rain
Total
rain
(mm)
% of
typical
month
Total to
date (mm)
% of typical
year to date
% of typical
full year
Records
Began
North Egmont at
Visitors Centre 21 356.5 52.5 1715.5 71.7 24.7 1991
Dawson Falls 21 422.5 67.2 1635.5 76.2 27.5 1933
Kapoaiaia at Kahui
Hut 24 401.0 76.4 1579.0 87.3 30.0 2006
Mangorei Upper at
Forest Hill 19 194.0 45.1 1048.0
June has continued this year’s trend for dryer weather with an average of 108.8mm of rain – 37% less than normal. On average there has been 23% less rain than normal across all rain gauges in the region with the lowest year-to-date rainfall at Waitotara at Hawken Rd with 44% less than normal. June’s figures show there was 57% less rain at Waitotara at Ngutuwera, and 7% more at Motunui M39 at Weston W3. Mean river flows were 34.4% lower than typical values, low flows were 2.8% lower, and high
and year to date totals for rain gauge sites in Taranaki.
April Year to Date
Rain gauge # days
with rain
Total
rain
(mm)
% of
typical
month
Total to
date (mm)
% of typical
year to date
% of typical
full year
Records
Began
North Egmont at
Visitors Centre 18 519.0 102.1 1359.0 79.3 19.6 1991
Dawson Falls 17 512.0 106.4 1213.0 79.9 20.4 1933
Kapoaiaia at Kahui
Hut 20 485.0 120.6 1178.0 91.8 22.4 2006
Mangorei Upper at
Forest Hill 15
and reduces the amount of contaminated water you need to manage.
Monitor and maintain your runoff control measures. Reassess and adjust if necessary. Consent requirements
You won’t need a resource consent to discharge stormwater to land or to water if you can meet these requirements: The discharge is not into a significant wetland.
You have a stormwater interception system (a roof and guttering, for example) to keep rain from areas where there may be contaminants, if your site is bigger than half
and reduces the amount of contaminated water you need to manage.
Monitor and maintain your runoff control measures. Reassess and adjust if necessary. Consent requirements
You won’t need a resource consent to discharge stormwater to land or to water if you can meet these requirements: The discharge is not into a significant wetland.
You have a stormwater interception system (a roof and guttering, for example) to keep rain from areas where there may be contaminants, if your site is bigger than half
and year to date totals for rain gauge sites in Taranaki.
March Year to Date
Rain gauge # days
with rain
Total
rain
(mm)
% of typical
month
Total to
date (mm)
% of typical
year to date
% of typical
full year
Records
Began
North Egmont at
Visitors Centre 15 374.5 89.7 840.0 69.7 12.1 1991
Dawson Falls 19 351.0 95.7 701.0 67.5 11.8 1933
Kapoaiaia at Kahui
Hut 22 288.0 91.0 693.0 78.6 13.2 2006
Mangorei Upper at
Forest Hill 19 165.5 64.4
The dryer than normal year continued last month with an average of 41% less rain than usual in Taranaki. The average rainfall total for the month was 104.5mm and there was 62% less rain at Kotare at OSullivans, and 12% less at Kaupokonui at Glenn Rd. Year-to-date rainfall is lowest at Waitotara at Hawken Rd with 43% less rainfall than usual and on average there has been 19% less than normal across all rain gauges. Mean river flows for May were 40.8% lower than typical values, low flows were