Species
Regional: Key Native Ecosystem
Regional
Ecosystem Loss:
Chronically threatened 10-20%
left
Catchment: Waitara (395)
General Description
Watsons Hill Bush is located on privately owned land on Toe Toe Road, 3.5Km north-west of Tarata. The
site is a 2.9 ha remnant of lowland tawa, kohekohe, rewarewa, hinau, podocarp forest, on short steep
slopes descending to the Waitara River. The forest provides good
pond system and a wetland into an unnamed tributary of the Waitara River Discharge Permit 1069 Bristol Road, Waitui Waitara
21-10963-1.0 New Plymouth District Council 3-Nov-21 New consent To take groundwater and discharge it to land and water for dewatering during construction of the wastewater pump station Water Permit 2 West Quay, Waitara Waitara
21-03531-3.0 IB & TM Strachan 2002 Family Trust T/A Makura Farms 3-Nov-21 Replacement for expiring consent To discharge farm dairy effluent onto land,
life can be killed, habitats
destroyed and the stream can take many 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
Kakaramea in South Taranaki. The wetland is located in the
Manawatu Plains Ecological District in the Mangaroa Stream catchment.
General description
The wetland area is 1.7 hectares in size and is predominantly a coastal
palustrine raupo dominated wetland with a small area of open water at the
western end. The wetland is in close proximity to other coastal wetlands in
the area including Regionally Significant wetland such as the Spence Road
Pond and Lake Kaikura.
Ecological features
facing sheltered sites. Timber
from this species displays good drying properties.
Eucalyptus johnstonii
Tasmanian alpine yellow gum
This species has been acknowledged above as a
possibility for coastal shelter. It is also considered suited
to planting on hill country, and for shelter where soils
are wetter. Johnstonii tolerates any amount of frost.
Aesthetic & Ornamental purposes - whole
region
A number of eucalypt species are suitable for aesthetic
purposes, and many of these can be found
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Term 2, 2020
MAY
13 May 3.30-5 Towards Predator Free 2050 hui for
teachers. Venue TBC (let us know if you want to host)
27 May 3.30—5 How to run a Zero Waste event. Venue
Taranaki Regional Council, Stratford
Other exciting things happening in terms 1 & 2
A (bus) tiki tour of Taranaki sites of significance both seen and unseen. Date TBC. Whole day.
Teacher release & lunch provided
JUNE
Pick your date now! For us to
workshop some
Taranaki region waste disposal to
landfill.
This site currently operates under Resource Consents issued by the Taranaki Regional Council. Two of the
consents expire on 1 June 2018 and we are in the process of applying for renewal. The consents are 5838-2.2
which is to discharge a) waste material to land for composting and b) treated stormwater and leachate from
composting operations; onto and into land in circumstances where contaminants may enter water in the
Haehanga
Environment
Priority 2 – Sand Dunes and
Wetlands
Priority 4 – Threatened Species
Regional: Key Native Ecosystem
Regional
Ecosystem Loss:
At risk 20-30% left
Less reduced >50% left
Protection Status: Local Government
Catchment: Patea (343)
General Description
Patui forest remnants are located on privately owned land approximately 22 kms east of Stratford near
Makahu in east Taranaki. The site
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83 Regional Air Quality Plan for Taranaki
Discharges from any industrial or trade premises, production land, waste
management process, site development, earthworks, the application of soil
conditioners, horticultural or intensive farming processes not provided for in
Rules 1 to 54
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84 Regional Air Quality Plan for Taranaki
District Council 03-Aug-21 New consent To construct a bridge over the Patea River, including associated
disturbance of the stream bed, to support the water trunk main
Land Use Consent Hunt Road, Stratford Patea
21-10950-1.0 Todd Energy Limited 03-Aug-21 New consent To discharge produced water, well drilling fluids and wastewater into the
McKee Formation by deepwell injection
Discharge Permit McKee-C wellsite, 1334 Otaraoa Road, Waitara Onaero
21-02318-3.0 IW & KD Shearer Family Trusts