beard Ragwort Senegal tea Nodding thistle Plumeless thistle Variegated thistle Wild broom Taranaki's Plan and Strategy Protecting Taranaki’s land and water from pests and other harmful plants and animals is vital for our environment, taonga (treasures), and economic growth. Under the Biosecurity Act 1993, the Taranaki Regional Council plays a key part in that protection, using its statutory Regional Pest Management Plan alongside a separate Biosecurity Strategy outlining broader biosecurity goals
beard Ragwort Senegal tea Nodding thistle Plumeless thistle Variegated thistle Wild broom Taranaki's Plan and Strategy Protecting Taranaki’s land and water from pests and other harmful plants and animals is vital for our environment, taonga (treasures), and economic growth. Under the Biosecurity Act 1993, the Taranaki Regional Council plays a key part in that protection, using its statutory Regional Pest Management Plan alongside a separate Biosecurity Strategy outlining broader biosecurity goals
consultation.
Recommended
That the Taranaki Regional Council:
a) receives the Memorandum titled Preliminary engagement on the long-term vision for
the freshwater
b) notes that Council officers will be undertaking further engagement with iwi
authorities and stakeholders to confirm and explore the findings of the first phase
of engagement.
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4. Use of Iwi Management Plans within
disciplines.
• Foster and promote understanding and knowledge of environmental issues
and Taranaki Regional Council plan requirements among catchment
communities, industry, community groups and the wider community.
Community
engagement
• Lead, coordinate and participate in relevant community engagement or
consultation events, meetings, pop-ups and field days.
• Communicate with the community via face to face, online and other
channels in order to gain buy-in for Council goals and work
East Stand is being demolished and replaced with a new Stadium designed to offer more flexibility and scalability to suit post-COVID needs. Essential refurbishments of the main pitch and lighting are also being carried out. More contracts for this will be let in 2021. The Council’s vision for Yarrow Stadium Plus is the best regional stadium in New Zealand that regularly hosts local, regional, national and international sports and entertainment events.
long-established monitoring programmes for all the region’s wastewater treatment plants and publishes annual compliance reports. Three of the 26 plants are operating under old consents, but renewals are on the way for these and one of them is simply for emergency overflows that seldom occur. Wastewater treatment plant operators in the region generally perform well but the Council undertakes investigations and enforcement action when necessary, up to and including court action. The Council’s compliance and
mapped on the TRC Biodiversity portal to complete this. It also supports amendments to include two new prohibited areas to enhance protection of kororā. Old man's beard control programmeSteady progress is being made by the Council controlling Old man’s beard along a 70km stretch of the Waingongoro River. Old man’s beard is a sustained controlled pest in the Regional Pest Management Plan for Taranaki with rules requiring its control in all areas except within 50m of the Pātea River downstream of State
Oākura residents on a mission to eradicate possums from the town are helping catch a possum a day. About 50 possums have been found in urban backyards, parks and reserves in Oākura since 25 January 2019, when possum hunters Andrea and Max Hoegh, started working with residents to eradicate them. “On average we’re catching a possum a day in backyards, in Matekai Park, near commercial buildings, they’re popping up everywhere,” says Andrea. The dedicated couple returned from their wedding, in
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Part B: Regional Public Transport Plan 2024-2054
Consultation draft
September 2023
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