Land management category winners in the 2020 Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Awards. Category sponsor: Corteva Agriscience C and J McCowan Partnership - for outstanding effort protecting and improving the environment through sustainable land management and farming practices. Steep slopes, high rainfall and erodible soils may seem considerable challenges, but sustainable and profitable farming is still possible. Campbell and Jodene McCowan work hard to achieve it on their 118-hectare
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Taranaki Regional Council Monthly Rainfall and Environmental
Data Report for May 2025
Note: The data presented here are provisional data only and may change as a result of quality control at a later date.
1. Rainfall
Map 1: May total rainfall (mm) and percentage of long-term mean (colour key).
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Map 1a. Total rainfall 1 January to end May (mm) and percentage of long-term mean (colour key).
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Table 1: Rainfall May and
Good management of stormwater runoff from worksites is important to prevent contamination of waterways or groundwater. This page discusses stormwater runoff from industrial or trade sites. See the earthworks page for information on the stormwater management requirements for development or building sites. Best practice Plan your site carefully.
Construct drains or slope your site so that rainfall runoff doesn’t cross your working areas. This keeps uncontaminated water separate from waste water,
Good management of stormwater runoff from worksites is important to prevent contamination of waterways or groundwater. This page discusses stormwater runoff from industrial or trade sites. See the earthworks page for information on the stormwater management requirements for development or building sites. Best practice Plan your site carefully.
Construct drains or slope your site so that rainfall runoff doesn’t cross your working areas. This keeps uncontaminated water separate from waste water,
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STRATFORD
WAITARA
Provisional data only
P TEAĀ
NEW PLYMOUTH
ŌPUNAKE
ELTHAM
MANAIA
H WERAĀ
Tota (mm)l rainfall to date
KEY
xxx yy%
INGLEWOOD
Pohokura
Saddle
Dawson Falls
Cape Egmont
Stratford
Whareroa
P teaā
North Egmont
Inglewood
Motunui
Brooklands
Kaka Rd
K tareō
Rimunui
Glenn Rd
Huinga
9 %4
101%
106%
10 %5
104%
117%125%
112%
125%
100%
122%
109%
1677
2024
2225
2468
