sump was partially full of
effluent and the road frontage area in general was in need of a clean up. A stock truck
had just recently unloaded effluent prior to inspection and it appeared that some truck
operators were not cleaning up after unloading.
Pond levels varied between low (February and April 2016) to moderate (December
2015) to relatively high (August 2015 and May 2016). No discharge was observed
between ponds, or to land during any of the inspections.
It was noted in the
4.4 As Figure 1 suggests, 17.5 mm of rainfall was measured at the Uruti @
Kaka Road rainfall monitoring site in the two weeks prior to my site visit.
Specifically, no rainfall had occurred for six days prior to the site visit.
4.5 I have also reviewed the report ‘Haehanga Catchment Preliminary
Groundwater Investigation’, a report prepared by BTW Company. This
report suggests that groundwater levels are on average 0.81 m below
ground level. The report also suggests that
This report is for the period July 2017 to June 2018 by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) on the
monitoring programme associated with resource consents held by BTW Company Ltd (the Company). The
Company operates a landfarm (Wellington Landfarm) situated on Brown Road, Waitara, in the Waitara
catchment.
The Wellington Landfarm was the second site in this area. The first, at Brown Road began stockpiling in 2006
and was surrendered in the 2013-2014 monitoring period. The Wellington
Proposed Coastal Plan Schedule 5B - Sites of significance to Māori and associated values.
$1.8 million in two new replacement hoppers to reduce the
risk of dust propagation from bulk dry cargo unloading operations.
W Log-yard and B Log-yard (Figure 1) have been sealed, at a cost of $1.6 million.
Although this cost was not strictly associated with stormwater treatment, improving
stormwater quality was a key factor in the decision to seal both of these areas. In
addition a road sweeping and chamber emptying programme has been implemented
and the stormwater pathways and chambers
operates a
petrochemical production station located on Mountain Road at Ngaere, in the Waingongoro
catchment. The Cheal Production Station processes oil and gas from the Cheal group of
wellsites. This report for the period July 2015 to June 2016 describes the monitoring
programme implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess the
Company’s environmental performance during the period under review. The report also
details the results of the monitoring undertaken and assesses
Taranaki Iwi. This stream also had an abundance of fish species resources including
tunaheke, piharau, kahawai, īnanga, pakotea, and kōkopu.
E1 Taungatara Stream Mahinga kai Map Link
Map - 25
Otumatua E2 Otumatua Pā Historic site Map Link
Map - 26
E3 Otumatua Tauranga waka Structure Map Link
Map - 26
Puketapu Located at the end of Puketapu Road this area continues to be used by the local people to gather
kaimoana, kōura etc and in past times was where fishing waka
Enviroschools kaupapa, Mountain to Sea, Water of Life
theme area, Arbor Day event with Asplundh and NPDC,
and a road trip to St Johns Hill School in Whanganui.
Plas�c Free July Taranaki events included presen�ng
at Living the Change film screenings in Opunake
and New Plymouth and a fun interac�ve learning
day at Puke Ariki.
Around 16,000 Li�le Gardens given away
thanks to New World New Plymouth.
A huge working bee at Uru� by the IVHQ team.
Meri Kirihimete
Our Boomerang Bags for
Iwi. This stream also had an abundance of fish species resources including
tunaheke, piharau, kahawai, īnanga, pakotea, and kōkopu.
E1 Taungatara Stream Mahinga kai Map Link
Map 25
Otumatua E2 Otumatua Pā Historic site Map Link
Map 26
E3 Otumatua Tauranga waka Structure Map Link
Map 26
Puketapu Located at the end of Puketapu Road this area continues to be used by the local people to gather
kaimoana, kōura etc and in past times was where fishing waka were
retirement as curator in 1969 said, “At nights up
there at Pukeiti the world is stilled – Just the occasional sound of
animal and bird, and now and again the harsh cry of kiwi. I’ve
heard them often enough and seen their tracks close to The
Lodge, though I have never set eyes on the kiwi itself.”
It will be great for us to hear them again. It will make the kiwi road
sign, recently erected, pertinent.
The Pukeiti Library
Work is proceeding on cataloguing the library collection of books, of