Executive, Audit and Risk Committee Agenda October 2024
EAR Agenda October 2024
EAR Agenda October 2024
page Submission Number Submitter Name Care of Email Postal address 1. Tom P Waite tomtomnz@xtra.co.nz 406B St Aubyn Street, Moturoa, New Plymouth 2. Federated Farmers Dr Lisa Harper lharper@fedfarm.org.nz 15 Young Street, PO Box 422, New Plymouth 3. Roger Maxwell maxwell.rfh@xtra.co.nz 30 Ngapapa Street, Urenui 4349 4. Allen Pidwell pidwell@orcon.net.nz 19 Poplar grove, Whalers Gate, New Plymouth 4310 5. Point Board Riders Inc Maioha Kelly
caution: • Weeping willow (cracks) • Silver poplar (suckers) • All non-sterile tree and shrub willows (seed disperses downstream) • Grey alder, black wattle, Chinese elm, ash, walnut (seed disperses downstream) • Buddleia, blackberry, gorse (invades the floodway) SILVICULTURE Any tree planted on a streambank eventually grows old, and may collapse into the channel. Risk of this happening can be reduced by silviculture: • Form-prune young trees, so that ground cover
Ordinary Council Agenda August 2024
Gillian Keegan is passionate about nature and birds – so much so she’s been known to give rat traps as gifts! Last October Gillian and her husband Bernie volunteered to maintain the trap network in New Plymouth’s Rotokare/Barrett Domain, which borders their home. There are two traplines in the domain with a combined 67 traps, which the couple check once a week. It takes about four hours in total, but according to Gillian it’s time well spent. “We thoroughly enjoy it. We’re down there anyway
dairy effluent discharges to water – Hill country poplar planting and scrub reversion – Other established and developing farm mitigation strategies – Different water allocation frameworks • These modelled scenarios will help to inform the target setting process, by providing an indication of what we can realistically achieve with the tools that are available. page Working with people | caring for Taranaki Exercise #5 Environmental actions Are there any other
… 8.5 hectares of manuka forestry. This involved 2.7 kilometres of fencing. They've also planted 261 poplar poles. By improving better-producing areas such as river terraces to increase pasture growth, the Sandfords have maintained their stocking rate even though the total grazing area has been reduced. They regularly control goats, pigs, deer, possums and stoats by trapping, poisoning and shooting. Ken and Sandra Sandford are sustainably farming their
irrigation These reports assess the performances of holders of the 67 (at 30 June 2020) resource consents allowing fresh water to be taken and used for irrigation in Taranaki – 51 for pasture, seven for horticulture and nine for recreation (golf clubs). Irrigation Water Annual Report 2022-2023 (1.1 MB PDF) Earlier reports Irrigation Water Annual Report 2022-2023 (1.1 MB PDF) Irrigation Water Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2021-2022 (1016 KB PDF) Irrigation Water Monitoring Annual Report 2020 2021
… Council farm plan and since 2010, they have planted poplar and willow poles to reduce soil erosion, improve water quality and provide shade for stock. As well as maximising productivity, the Blues are committed to enhancing their environment and restoring native habitat. They have collaborated with the Taranaki Tree Trust, Fish and Game, QEII Trust and Taranaki Regional Council to create a QEII-protected wetland which is now home to rare native dabchicks and,