page Pukeiti Rhododendron Trust Inc. NEWSLETTER June 2018 VOLUME 67 NO.2 www.pukeiti.org.nz Autumn has been and gone R. ‘Beverly McConnell’ This week winter officially begins – a warm wet one was promised, just a little different from the autumn of mixed fortune which was unsettled with warm days, interspersed with heavy rain and thunderstorms over much of the country, and even the occasional cyclone in places. As a result a flush of anticipated autumn colour was
22-03161-3.0 3161-3.0 Grove Dairy Farm (2008) Limited 20-May-22 Replacement for expiring consent To discharge farm dairy effluent onto land Discharge Permit 63 Joll Road, Patea Manawapou 22-04864-3.0 4864-3.0 Willoughby Farms 20-May-22 Replacement for expiring consent To discharge farm dairy effluent onto land Discharge Permit 42 Tiromoana Road, Maata Tangahoe 22-11032-1.0 11032-1.0 Taranaki Stadium Trust 20-May-22 New consent To discharge stormwater and sediment associated with earthworks onto land
bush and 22 hectares of gully-head scrub to minimise the potential for erosion, and planted 700 poplar poles on erosion-prone slopes and in shelterbelts. Another 3.3 hectares of erosion-prone slopes have been planted in exotic forestry. Most of these steps were laid out in a comprehensive farm plan prepared in conjunction with the Taranaki Regional Council in 2004. A riparian management plan was drawn up more recently and the Blackwells have already implemented 85% of it,
is unlikely to suffice; it must be supplemented by drainage. Figure 8. Shallow earthflow stabilised by space-planted poplars and willows in pasture Spaced planting, supplemented by drainage where needed: • Does not totally prevent future movement, but reduces its area by 50 to 80% compared to an unplanted paddock, • Has minimal impact on dry matter production, because any lost through canopy shading (about 20% beneath the trees) is more than compensated by avoiding the dry matter loss
… responsible environmental stewardship can be achieved with the right balance of farming activities. page Fences, poplars and bees… these all help Roger Pearce to make a successful living while not bringing nature's anger on himself, or on anyone downstream. He's ensuring soil from his 2000ha Waitōtara Valley property does not erode into waterways, where it would degrade water quality and heighten flood risk. Roger's put up nearly 9km of fences to retire steep land,
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available to assist with the implementation of these measures (see details overleaf): Forestry establishment Soil conservation planting Fencing-off retired and reverting land Land use change Over the previous nine years of the STRESS programme, planholders have planted over 46,000 poplar poles, established 818 hectares of forestry and erected 219 km of fencing to retire 53,000 hectares of marginal land. Marginal land suitable for reversion.
schemes: one to support the planting of stream riparian margins, the other to stabilise erosion-prone land. To date, the Council has provided more than seven million native plants to plan holders at cost to reduce streambank erosion. Additionally, around 75,000 poplar and willow poles have been provided to hill country planholders for open- South Taranaki Regional Erosion Support Scheme (STRESS) In 2009, South Taranaki Regional Erosion Support Scheme (STRESS) grants became
to join the fun of one of the garden fairs. The three gardens are all looking stunning, and some exciting developments are unfolding at Pukeiti. See you in 2016! David MacLeod - CHAIRMAN Dawne Morton - Bird Rescue Big effort on recovery from June floods, slips Thousands of riparian plants and poplar poles have been planted on Taranaki farms in the aftermath of the widespread flooding and slips in June. The Taranaki Regional Council’s $500,000 Storm Recovery
vegetated where recommended. The hill country programme is progressing and delivery of the STRESS targets is on target. This includes the completion of hill country farmer advisory group meetings and the pole harvest and dispatch of around 4,000 hill country poplar poles. Work is progressing on the refinement of the criteria for a riparian compliance certificate. The development of new mobile field technology for both the riparian and hill country programmes is underway and will be