Find out more information about water metering and reporting in Taranaki. The Government Regulations for Measuring and Reporting Water Takes 2010 came into effect in November 2010, requiring anyone with consent to take water at a rate of 5 litres per second or more to measure and record their water take with an accuracy of plus or minus 5%. In September 2020 an amendment was made to this regulation which now requires all water users with resource consents of 5 litres per second or more to
Find out more information about water metering and reporting in Taranaki. The Government Regulations for Measuring and Reporting Water Takes 2010 came into effect in November 2010, requiring anyone with consent to take water at a rate of 5 litres per second or more to measure and record their water take with an accuracy of plus or minus 5%. In September 2020 an amendment was made to this regulation which now requires all water users with resource consents of 5 litres per second or more to
original budget was set, we couldn’t have predicted the world we’re living in today with Covid-19 and the Ukraine-Russia war. We know that our community is also feeling the pain of rising prices so we’ve worked hard to mimimise the impact on Taranaki ratepayers and the Yarrow Stadium targeted rate is not changing. “We’ve secured an extra funding of $10m from the Government which has limited the impact on ratepayers, and we have to once again thank the Government for stepping up. The funding arrangement
drastically reduce the environmental impact of his multi-farm operation in New Plymouth and Midhurst. His Airport Farm Trust operates a 225 dairy herd and rears 450,000 free range chickens at any one time. Air quality, ammonia and CO2 monitoring systems have been installed at the chicken farm while tractors, spreaders and even the cows have GPS trackers to monitor where they are and the application rates of all products. The operation has an extensive water quality monitoring programme and all the data is
Premier heritage garden Tūpare has earned the NZ Gardens Trust’s highest six-star rating – a distinction shared by only 13 other locations nationally. The Trust warmly commends the New Plymouth property for the way it portrays its history while meeting the needs of a modern public garden, and it says the gardening and maintenance are of excellent quality. The six-star grading was awarded last month after a two-yearly review. “It’s something the whole region can be proud of,” says Greg Rine,
Items of interest from today's meeting of the Council's Policy and Planning Committee: River water a nod to farmers' efforts
A NIWA study has shown that river quality in farming areas is in better shape nationally than at urban sites, with predominant signs of improvement across most measures. The study was presented at the recent Taranaki Regional Council Policy and Planning meeting, and generally rated national river health as “excellent” at natural sites, “good” at exotic forestry and
product, rate, date, location. The effluent system is self-evaluated annually to demonstrate optimal performance, e.g. through an application efficiency test (bucket test); see DairyNZ FDE Guide to managing FDE and Guides to operating effluent irrigation system.
GMP 19: Apply effluent to pasture and crops at depths, rates and times to match plant requirements and minimise risk to waterbodies. Implementation guidance
Dairy: FDE is applied to pasture and crops at depth, rates and times to best prevent
tunnels contained rat footprints. That dropped to 19% in 2019 then rose slightly last year to 26% after Covid 19 restrictions affected the checking and rebaiting of traps. This year the average rate across the city was down to 9.8%. Mr Ellis says that’s primarily the result of the growing number of traps in backyards and public spaces. There are about 7,000 rat traps in New Plymouth, but only around a half of those are registered on Trap.NZ – a free website and app used to log traps and catches. “We