New regulations to protect wetlands were introduced in the National Environmental Standards for Freshwater 2020 (NES-F) as part of the Government’s Essential Freshwater reforms. For decades, protecting wetlands’ water quality and biodiversity values has been a priority for the Council and we have worked with Taranaki landowners to protect and enhance the region’s precious wetlands through our riparian and biodiversity programmes. Wetlands – swamps, marshes, bogs and the like – are the meeting
The battle to control Taranaki’s first alligator weed infestation is off to a good start, as Taranaki Regional Council works to stop the highly invasive pest plant from spreading. Considered one of the world’s worst weeds, alligator weed was confirmed in a lagoon system near Waitara last August. Before Christmas Council staff treated the land-based weed with herbicide, following up a few weeks later. In early February they tackled the aquatic weed, with two officers wading into the water to
page
BACKGROUND
You have received a Notice of Direction
issued under section 122 of the
Biosecurity Act 1993. This notice requires
to you control possums on your property to
10% or less (sample mean) Residual Trap
Catch by the date stipulated on the notice.
STRATEGY RULE
Under the Boisecurity Act 1993, the
Taranaki Regional Council has prepared
the Pest Management Strategy for
Taranaki: Animals . Within this strategy
there is a rule which is specific to
A clean-up operation was launched by Taranaki Regional Council on Thursday (11 April) after a truck carrying bitumen crashed near the Mōhakatino Estuary. Work and further assessments will continue today, however the Council is confident its initial response has greatly reduced any effects on the environment as a result of the spill. The road repair vehicle’s tank, which contained 300 litres of emulsified bitumen, was damaged in the accident and the petroleum-based bitumen had entered a stream
A new bus service to strengthen transport links around the Taranaki coast is being trialled with the launch of an Ōpunake to New Plymouth (SH45) Southlink Coastal route. Starting early November, the route will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays with two return trips a day and replaces a previous service which only operated on a Friday. The boost in coastal bus links by Taranaki Regional Council follows feedback from the community earlier in the year on public transport and comes as the
flows were 8.1% lower, and high flows 82.6% lower than typical values while mean river (non-mountain) water temperatures were 19°C, an average of 0.9°C warmer than long-term values. The average air temperature for the region (excluding Te Maunga sites) was 18°C, which is 0.5°C warmer than long-term February averages. The maximum air temperature recorded was 28.8°C at Inglewood at Oxidation Ponds on 7 February. February average wind speeds were 11.2km/hr, with average gust strength of 35.4km/hr,
associated with the resource consent from the date of transfer.
10) Regardless of whether it is a transfer of consent or a name change only - both incur the same
fee.
11) Please return signed transfer form to:
consents@trc.govt.nz (if transfer form is emailed please do not post a hard copy unless
requested to do so by the consents department.)
Or by post to Taranaki Regional Council, Private Bag 713, Stratford 4352
If you wish to pay the transfer fee by internet banking the
discuss ide tified gaps (matters of concern) in the succeeding sections of our
submission and have provided recommendations to fill these gaps and to assist the Taranaki
Regional Council (TRC) in complying with their Resource Management Act 1991 (the RMA) roles and
responsibilities.
Vision
In the Pla s isio state e t, Ta a aki efe s to the people, the ou tai , the la d a d the egio .
The o ds tūtahi efe s to sta di g togethe , as o e people, ohesi el fo a spe ifi pu
out an annual urban pest plant inspection, with a focus this time on Glen Avon, Waiwhakaiho, Bell Block and Waitara. It’s a big job so we do a different area each year. For three days we walked the streets, observing from the roadside. We spotted plenty of ginger, as well as a few sightings of madeira vine and moth plant (both of which the Council will control ourselves). It was great to chat to residents who were home about pest plants, the damage they do to our native ecosystems and provide
Taranaki residents are being urged to be cautious around rivers, with potentially toxic cyanobacteria detected earlier in the season than usual. Taranaki Regional Council has found exposed mats of cyanobacteria in four rivers - the Manganui, Waingongoro, Kaupokonui and Waiwhakaiho rivers - raising health concerns for both swimmers and pets. Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, is a naturally occurring algae that often grows in rivers on rocks as thick brown or black mats. It has the