Items of interest from this week’s meetings of the Council’s two key committees, Consents & Regulatory, and Policy & Planning: Freshwater reforms make big splashImplementing the Government’s Essential Freshwater reforms is one of the biggest and most complex projects the Council has faced and affects nearly every section of staff, the Policy & Planning Committee was told. Being the biggest change in 30 years, the package includes multiple requirements that come into effect at different times
of regionally significant surf breaks to be included in
the proposed Coastal Plan for Taranaki for community consultation.
This report has been prepared by Taranaki Regional Council (Council) staff
and will inform the review of the Regional Coastal Plan for Taranaki, 1997
and form part of the section 32 analysis for the Proposed Coastal Plan for
Taranaki.
The methodology outlined in Orchard,2017 and the information collected
from the Wave Survey informed development of a list
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Future directions for the management
of gravel extraction in Taranaki rivers
and streams
Review of the Regional Fresh Water Plan for Taranaki
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exercise of consents. In accordance with Section 35 of
the RMA, the Council undertakes compliance monitoring for consents and rules in regional plans, and
maintains an overview of the performance of resource users and consent holders. Compliance monitoring,
including both activity and impact monitoring, enables the Council to continually re-evaluate its approach
and that of consent holders to resource management and, ultimately, through the refinement of methods
and considered responsible resource
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Coastal
plan for
Taranaki
Review of the
Regional Council
Taranaki
The ‘what, why and how’ of the
Proposed Coastal Plan for Taranaki
INTRODUCTION
Taranaki’s coastline is a physically rugged and special
environment, rich in cultural history. It is prized for the
recreational opportunities it offers, with surf breaks second to
none. The coast is also the home to many unique and special
species and the scene of important economic activity. It is
valued by
Pukeiti and Hollard Gardens are amazing places for environmental education for ākonga/students. Rainforest education at Pukeiti Pukeiti is a 360ha rainforest park at the base of Taranaki Maunga (mountain), internationally renowned for its outstanding rhododendron collection. It's the perfect place to to experience firsthand the high diversity of native plants, birds and invertebrates. The rainforest provides an ideal setting to learn about ecological threats and how these threats can be managed
species per quadrat for summer surveys (1993-2024) 14
Figure 5 Mean Shannon-Weiner index per quadrat for summer surveys (1995-2024) 14
List of photos
Photo 1 The New Plymouth Wastewater Treatment Plant prior to expansion 3
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Introduction
Compliance monitoring programme reports and the Resource
Management Act 1991
1.1.1 Introduction
This report is for the period July 2023 to June 2024 by Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) on the
monitoring
Biological response of
earthworms and soil microbes associated with drilling mud wastes in the Taranaki region prepared
for the Council by Landcare Research.
The Executive Summary of the report is attached. The full report (which went through
Landcare research’s internal quality review process) will be made available on the Council’s
website.
The study reported herein addresses specifically the suitability of the consent conditions
imposed by the Council on land application activities.
high flow conditions. Activities on the site
including the stockyards, irrigation to land, and disposal of paunch to land have the potential to cause
nuisance odour effects on surrounding properties. In the past the Company also operated a rendering plant
which further processed products however, this was decommissioned several years ago.
This report is for the period July 2023 to June 2024 and details the compliance monitoring programme
implemented by Taranaki Regional Council (the
The Total Mobility Scheme in Taranaki has changed from a voucher-based system to a personalised ID swipe card system. The change commenced on Monday 31 July. Existing members should have received their new swipe cards - if not, please call Total Mobility on 0800 868 662. The application process and the subsidy paid by the Taranaki Regional Council for transport costs are unchanged. The Taranaki Regional Council’s Total Mobility team is happy to answer your queries – phone 0800 868 662.