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Please address all correspondence to: The Secretary, PO Box 1066, New Plymouth 4340 | email: pukeiti@pukeiti.com
PUKEITI RHODODENDRON TRUST INC.
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Pukeiti holds the largest collection of rhododendrons in the Southern Hemisphere.
The Pukeiti Rhododendron Trust Inc.’s goal is to support the conservation
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Taranaki Regional Council Inland & Estuarine
Contingency Response Plan for Unauthorised
Discharges
Standard Operating Procedures
Taranaki Regional Council
Private Bag 713
Stratford 4352
February 2014
Document: 1223180
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Towards Predator-Free Taranaki provides an opportunity for your school to make a real difference safeguarding native species in your local green space and helping the region move towards being predator-free. Here are some of the activities we can provide support for to help you and your students become experts in predator control: Towards Predator-Free Taranaki presentation covering the native species we aim to protect, pests we need to remove, how to monitor and trap invasive predators and
Farmers, our free farm plans will help you future-proof your business and help ensure your children and grandchildren can continue to enjoy our great Taranaki lifestyle. Council farm plans address:
Riparian (streamside) management on the ring plain.
Soil erosion in the hill country.
Protection of wetlands and other valuable habitats.
Eradication of possums and other pests that threaten agricultural production and native biodiversity.
How do our plans benefit your farm?Addressing issues such as
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PO Box 441, New Plymouth, New Zealand
T: 64-6-7585035 E: enquiries@metocean.co.nz
TARANAKI SURF BREAKS OF
NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
Characterisation of the functional aspects of the
Taranaki surf breaks and guidelines for their
protection
Prepared for the Taranaki Regional Council
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Taranaki Surf Breaks of National Significance
MetOcean Solutions Ltd
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MetOcean
finds no fundamental areas for concern about the new regulations but identifies practical issues that may arise in their implementation, and raise some questions about enforcement. It also says that continuing engagement with regional councils and port companies will be important. And it expresses concern that the draft regulations make no reference to cultural impacts or recognition of the cultural and spiritual significance of the marine environment. It says cultural impact assessments have proven
The Taranaki Regional Council and New Plymouth District Council have worked together on these documents relating to the Government's National Policy Statement for Urban Development Capacity. Urban development capacity in the New Plymouth district This document outlines the requirements of the 2016 NPS for Urban Development Capacity, and how the Taranaki Regional Council and New Plymouth District Council are working together to meet them. Urban development Capacity in the New Plymouth District
Items of interest from this week’s meetings of the Council’s two key committees, Consents & Regulatory, and Policy & Planning: More clarity on wetlandsThe Council has welcomed a Government move to amend and clarify its new wetlands regulations to remove unanticipated barriers to habitat restoration work and other nearby activities that pose no environmental threat. The Policy & Planning Committee discussed a draft submission that generally supports the proposed amendments subject to minor
Enviroschools team members can also help with accessing
a bin for donation or a bin full of gear to choose from. For more information,
see their website for more on Replay
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To book a spot, have an Educator come
and see you or make any sort of an
enquiry, please email either:
enviroschools@trc.govt.nz
Or
education@trc.govt.nz
Enviroschools Taranaki is proud to have the following regional partners
Our Educators can work with any school, kura or
ECE. If you’re interested in
The mauri and health of our rivers and streams is highly valued and is vital to the well-being, livelihood and lifestyle of everyone in the Taranaki region. David MacLeod. There is plenty of interest and public discussion around the water quality in our rivers and streams. And so, as the manager of the freshwater resource, the Taranaki Regional Council closely monitors waterway quality to ensure that the discussion, as well as the Council’s own decision making, is well informed by fact and