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New Plymouth trap & catch tally, 1 June 2018-26 November 2019
SUBURB TRAPS BAIT STATIONS CATCHES MAIN SPECIES CAUGHT
Oākura 291 4 437 rats
Merrilands 110 258 rats
Westown 91 187 rats
Frankleigh Park 95 13 73 rats
Strandon 87 100 rats
Bell Block 75 18 rats
NP central 69 120 rats
Ōkato 66 145 rats
Fitzroy 60 7 17 rats
Spotswood 51 9 86 rats
Whalers Gate 51 81 rats
Welbourn 44 20 rats
Upper Vogeltown 41 52 rats
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from Bell Block through to Whalers Gate. For example, 90%
of the wax tags along the Coastal Walkway near Te Rewa
Rewa Bridge and Lake Rotomanu had possum bites. A
monitoring line in Westown had a 50% result. And we've
had reports of them spotted in Spotswood, Westown,
Lynmouth and Highlands Park.
Why are possums a problem?
Possums were introduced to New Zealand to create a fur
industry and are now widespread across the country. They
have had a significant impact
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Discharge Permit 6 Maratahu Street, Westown Huatoki
22-10831-2.0 10831-2.0 Cygnet Land Development Limited 20-May-22 New consent To discharge stormwater and sediment from earthworks associated with the subdivision of
land for residential development into the Huatoki Stream
Discharge Permit 6A Ballance Street, Vogeltown Huatoki
22-03472-3.0 3472-3.0 Mangapoua Farms Limited 20-May-22 Replacement for expiring consent To discharge farm dairy effluent onto land Discharge Permit 60 Mangapoua Road,
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NOTICE OF RESOURCE CONSENT APPLICATIONS – PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
NPDC Application Number:
LUC23/48354
TRC Application Number: 23-11174-1.0
New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) and Taranaki Regional Council (TRC) have received applications
for resource consent to allow for the construction of a new rock revetment supporting a shared
pathway for public access at Weld Road Reserve, Tataraimaka and replacement bridge above
Whenuariki Stream.
Irrigation Water Monitoring Programme Annual Report 2021-2022
October and 16 November. People can also help by watching out for matuku-hūrepo while driving. There are road signs installed either side of the Mohakatino bridge on SH3 near Mōkau urging drivers to slow down, following a recommendation by the Council to Waka Kotahi/NZTA after two bittern were tragically hit by cars in the area. “We’ll be out and about over the next few months looking for bitterns and we’ll be adding our sightings to the map. “It’s such an easy-to-use tool for recording where people
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Alfred Road Wetland
At a glance (last updated: February 2006)
TRC reference: 0918-0 Ecological district: Egmont
Other reference: NPDC SNA No. 23 LENZ environment: F5.3 (4.1 ha)
H1.3b (153.3 ha)
Land tenure: Private Protection status: B, C
GPS: 2605882E – 6221158N Area: 157.4 ha
Location
The Alfred Road wetland is located on privately owned land approximately
8 km south west of Inglewood. It lies in the Egmont Ecological District.
General
discharge farm dairy effluent onto land
Rohe:
Ngāti Ruanui
Engagement or consultation:
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui Trust No return correspondence was received
R2/0799-4.0 Commencement Date: 19 Dec 2022
Creathnach Trust Expiry Date: 01 Dec 2045
Review Dates: Jun 2027, Jun 2033, Jun 2039
Activity Class: Controlled
Location: 172 Durham Road Upper, Norfolk Application Purpose: Replace
To discharge farm dairy effluent onto land
Rohe:
stream channel 22
Photo 18 Typical streams in Taranaki which are commonly piped for land
improvement purposes 24
Photo 19 The headwaters of the Rawa Stream 24
Photo 20 Aerial photo of a piped stream upstream of the road and riparian planted
section downstream 25
Photo 21 Piped stream at Westown Golf Course 26
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1. Introduction
1.1 Background
Taranaki has a history of small stream modification with streams and wet areas being
channelised and realigned to