vigorously defend their territory all year round. Nesting occurs between August and December, with sites including hollow logs, rock clefts, cave ledges and clumps of vegetation. Nests usually contain four to nine eggs, but the duckling mortality rate is high due to predation and flooding. Their average lifespan in the wild is seven to eight years and some have been known to live up to 12 years. BLUE DUCK IN TARANAKI Mt Taranaki provides a good habitat, and a population has
hill country still require support to move toward more sustainable practices, but even in the hill country sustainable land use rates are high, at around 87%. Although there have been some instances of increased scrub clearance related to favourable returns for meat and wool farming, there has been little change in overall sustainability since 2007. Soil health is vital for production and the Council works to safeguard the health and quality of the region’s soils. Although Taranaki
research. Trapping success varied, but it can be easily improved to increase capture rates and minimise impacts on live-caught animals. Modifications to traps may be required to prevent moisture from urine or the environment contacting animals. Edgar traps might also be considered in the future for easily accessible areas, as these have nest boxes attached (although they are much heavier and more difficult to deploy). Also, to minimise the time an animal spends in the trap, checking traps later in …
achieving sustainable development of the region’s resources. 1.1.4 Evaluation of environmental and administrative performance Besides discussing the various details of the performance and extent of compliance by the Company, this report also assigns them a rating for their environmental and administrative performance during the period under review. Environmental performance is concerned with actual or likely effects on the receiving environment from the activities during the monitoring …
consent holders to resource management and, ultimately, through the refinement of methods and considered responsible resource utilisation, to move closer to achieving sustainable development of the region’s resources. 1.1.4 Evaluation of environmental and administrative performance Besides discussing the various details of the performance and extent of compliance by the consent holder, this report also assigns them a rating for their environmental and administrative performance during the
and management 9 1.4.3 Site inspections 9 1.4.4 Analysis of the ponds system 9 1.4.5 Impacts on receiving waters 10 1.4.6 Monitoring by South Taranaki District Council 10 1.4.6.1 Flow rate 10 1.4.6.2 Dissolved oxygen 10 1.4.7 Additional reporting by South Taranaki District Council 10 2. Results 11 Inspections 11 2.1 Waste water treatment plant monitoring 11 2.2 2.2.1 Dissolved oxygen 11 2.2.2 Effluent monitoring 14 2.2.3 Chlorophyll a 15 2.2.4 Discharge volume
compliance by the Company, this report also assigns them a rating for their environmental and administrative performance during the period under review. Environmental performance is concerned with actual or likely effects on the receiving environment from the activities during the monitoring year. Administrative performance is concerned with the Company’s approach to demonstrating consent compliance in site operations and management including the timely provision of information to Council (such …
the network, be aware of potential sampling bias. Sections that are inconvenient to visit for the purpose of audit are probably likewise for the purpose of servicing. Factors like capture rates of traps/lines or their exposure to the elements (e.g. sections in damp gorges or coastal exposed sites) may create higher trap cleaning/clearing/maintenance needs.
with a low residual toxicity level. Different formulations are available for possums, rats and rabbits. No licence is required when bait stations are used. Appropriate signage is necessary (see www.nopests.co.nz). Decal/FeracolDecal/FeracolDecal/FeracolDecal/Feracol The active ingredient cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) kills possums and rats. The persistent residue level is rated low and there is only a low risk of secondary poisoning. No
edges of the approach surfaces at a gradient of 1 in 7 to intercept the horizontal surface. Horizontal surface The horizontal surface is a level surface overlying the airport and its surrounding areas at a height of 74 m above mean sea level. The extent of the horizontal surface is a radius of 4000 metres from the ends of the runway strips. Conical surface The conical surface is an inclined surface that rises from the edge of the horizontal surface at a rate of 2.5 per cent (1 in 40). Rural