Original forest trees (prior to land clearance) were gigantic, with trunks up to 2m in diameter. The timber of swamp maire is very strong and durable. It was used for construction and was a popular firewood tree. The berries are edible. Maori used the bark of swamp maire to produce a blue / black dye for dyeing flax. Swamp Maire, Waiwaka (Syzygium maire) Number 28 TARANAKI REGIONAL COUNCIL Environment
page Taranaki Regional Council North Taranaki Constituency Electing 2 Regional Councillors Donald Hugh MCINTYRE My principal place of residence is in the North Taranaki Constituency area. I offer myself for re-election to Taranaki Regional Council because I have a passion for the community in which my family and I live. Firstly I wish to give back to the place I live in. Secondly I have a desire to see the place where I live and work, the best it can be with the resources we
page / BEFORE THE COMMISSIONERS AT NEW PLYMOUTH IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 ("RMA") AND IN THE MATTER an application to renew existing resource consents associated with a composting operation at Uruti BETWEEN Remediation New Zealand Limited Applicant AND Taranaki Regional Council Consent Authority SUPPLEMENTARY STATEMENT OF EVIDENCE OF DUNCAN BACKSHALL ON BEHALF OF DAWN & GLEN GENDALL AND JENNIFER BAKER Dated: 25TH
page TARANAKI REGIONAL COUNCIL BIODIVERSITY STRATEGY 93 Appendix VII: Threatened species in Taranaki A number of threatened species in Taranaki have had their threat status change from the classification undertaken in 2002 to 2005: ornate skink status changed from not threatened to gradual decline; goldstripe gecko from sparse to gradual decline; NI rifleman from not threatened to gradual decline. Threat classification and qualifiers can be checked against the
(ons6nl be r€lils6{, (A/lian a.r'j&*si sl€r, ;r' f,ercssS.yJ 7. Request for independent commissioner(s) U Pursuant t{r secl{o{l 100A of the Resource lv'lanagement A,ct 1991, I rcqucst that the Taranaki Regional Council delegates its functions, powors, and dulies tequired to hear qnd decide the application to ono or more hearing comffissioners who are not Taranaki Rcgional Councillors. fPlease tick if you do wish to make a raquest othsrwise leave blankl Nofer SUch s ,?que$t /rt.l/ lls
track to the Paint Mines is on land which the Trust leased from PKW, the Parininihi ki Waitotara Trust which governs a large Maori perpetual leasehold land portfolio in Taranaki. The lease was transferred to the Regional Council when the ownership of the property was handed to it as part of the partnership agreement. Critical to the lease agreement is the conservation of the forest areas and from them the harvest of plants, under strict supervision, for medicinal purposes. The
Council (TRC) with the personnel below, on 30 July 2021at the TRC in Stratford, to clarify details of the Application: a. Gary Bedford – Planning Manager b. Colin McLellan – Consents Manager 3. They shared with us how revealing this meeting was, in terms of how current consents are supposed to operate, what obligations are placed on parties, and the rights of affected parties. If we, and neighbours, had been aware of these much earlier, we believe that the TRC would
The residues were found amongst decomposed municipal waste. The Taranaki Regional Council (TRC) sampled the residues and found high concentrations of chemicals formerly used for the manufacture of phenoxy herbicides. The residues also had elevated concentrations of the dioxin 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). The discovery of the chemical residues raised concerns within the community that there could be general dioxin and other contamination within the landfill
years to recover. You may think that your little bit of waste can’t harm the environment but there are many other people in the region carrying out activities similar to yours. Your waste when combined with that of many others can amount to a significant amount of pollution occurring every day of the year. The cumulative effects of combined discharges can cause serious damage to our environment and must be prevented. It is illegal to cause pollution In New Zealand, the Resource
years to recover. You may think that your little bit of waste can’t harm the environment but there are other people in the region carrying out activities similar to yours. Your waste when combined with that of others can amount to a significant amount of pollution occurring every day of the year. The cumulative effects of combined discharges can cause serious damage to our environment and must be prevented. It is illegal to cause pollution In New Zealand the Resource Management