programmes, the Policy and Planning Committee was told. The stocktake, detailed in a report commissioned by Te Wai Māori Trust, also confirms some findings made by the Council, and notes that this region offers valuable fisheries data due to the Council’s existing monitoring programmes. The report will be used as the Council develops new monitoring programmes in collaboration with Māori, and will also feed into the review of the Regional Freshwater and Land Plan. New pest blueprint gets all-clearTaranaki
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system for monitoring consent holders and enforcing compliance with consent conditions and Regional Plan provisions, the Consents & Regulatory Committee was told. The analysis was carried out at the request of regional councils and looked at their performance nationwide. Taranaki has long had a comprehensive monitoring and compliance system and it continues to be second to none, the Committee was told. It covers all sectors, with most attention on higher-risk activities, and is resourced on a
Items of interest from today's meetings of the Taranaki Regional Council's two key committees, Consents & Regulatory, and Policy & Planning: Coastal Plan in clearer sightThe review of the Regional Coastal Plan is nearing completion and a proposed new document will formally notified for public consultation early in the New Year, the Policy and Planning Committee was told. As part of the review, the Council sought comments and feedback on an initial draft, and officers have been working through
2015-2016 (290 KB pdf) Annual report 2014-2015 (360 KB pdf) Annual report 2013-2014 (375 KB pdf) Annual report 2012-2013 (364 KB pdf) NPDC Eltham central landfill (baseline monitoring) A site at Rotokare Rd, 2km south of Eltham, has been proposed as the site for a regional landfill facility, when one becomes necessary. Consent conditions include baseline monitoring of surface water and groundwater for comparison with data gathered after landfill operations begin. Eltham Central Landfill Annual Report
New Plymouth's Chalmers Home residents have been helping Taranaki Regional Council to pursue its Towards Predator-Free Taranaki initiative. The project aims to restore the sound and movement of wildlife and rejuvenate the native plants in the region. One of the main ways to achieve this is by building a trapping network across the region in both rural and urban areas. Chalmers Home recreation officer Jonny Breedon invited council representatives to talk to the residents about the work that is
review of the Regional Freshwater Plan, the Committee was told. Overseer was never designed or intended for use as a regulatory tool, but solely for use at individual farm-management level. Seven regional councils currently make use of Overseer as a regulatory tool in some way. TRC is among the nine which do not use it. PCE's report on Overseer Nutrient Management Tools/Models (2015 report for TRC) Value of native bush recognisedA fifth of the privately owned native bush in Taranaki now falls under
The Council responds 24/7 to environmental incidents to investigate, and clean up pollution and take enforcement action if necessary. To report a pollution incident, call the Council's environmental hotline, 0800 736 222 - switchboard is open 24/7. Environmental incidents include spills, accidents and situations where an industry or resource consent holder does not meet consent conditions or regional plan rules. More than half of the incidents that the Council investigates are reported by the
Items of interest from today's meetings of the Taranaki Regional Council's two key committees, Consents & Regulatory, and Policy & Planning: Knowledge wavesThe Council’s recent survey to gauge the regional community’s views on the relative merits of 140 surf breaks was a first for New Zealand and drew 338 responses, the Policy and Planning Committee was told. After using a newly developed assessment scale to analyse the responses, a status of ‘regionally significant’ is proposed for 81 of the
Items of interest from today's meeting of the Taranaki Regional Council Policy and Planning Committee: Iwi testing the waters
Council officers are providing a number of iwi and hapū in the region with training and advice to allow them to monitor the health of waterways using a ‘Stream Health Monitoring and Assessment Kit’ (SHMAK) developed by NIWA, the Committee was told. An initial approach for assistance came from the region’s southernmost iwi, Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi, and others have since