function, design,
and use, while maintaining efficiencies across the network. The RSMP includes principles and objectives
to guide the speed management approaches of the region’s road controlling authorities1.
Speed management – what is it and why does it matter?
‘Imagine an Aotearoa where everyone can get to where they’re going safely. Where it’s safe to drive to
work and home again or visit whānau and friends. Where it’s safe to ride bikes and let tamariki walk to
school.
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Part 2 – Reporting against other operational aspects
1. Health and Safety
Commentary Provide details of any Health and Safety developments that have been made, or issues that
have arisen (particularly ‘notifiable events’ as defined in the HSWA 2015), during the reporting period. Please
include all incidents recorded during the period (attach separately
composition
are recorded and entered into the NIWA LakeSPI database, which calculates a Native Condition Index, an
Invasive Impact Index and an overall LakeSPI Index. A higher LakeSPI and Native Condition Index denotes
better lake ecological condition and higher Invasive Impact Index denotes poorer Lake Condition.
Theoretically, a pristine lake with diverse native submerged vegetation, unimpacted by human activities or
invasive species, would score a LakeSPI Index of 100%, a Native
Brooklands Zoo in New Plymouth recorded the highest air temperature last month - 21.2°C - while rainfall across Taranaki was just 3% more than typical for September. On average rainfall was 158.5mm ranging from 15% less rainfall at Kotare at OSullivans, and 30% more rainfall at Motunui M39 at Weston W3 than a typical September. Year to date rainfall ranges from 11% less rainfall at Uruti at Kaka Rd, and 14% more rainfall at Tawhiti at Duffys, with an average of 1% more than normal. Mean river
Ngāti Ruanui (including Pakakohi and Tangahoe) is an iwi of Taranaki. Ngāti Ruanui takes its name from the tupuna Ruanui o Pookiwa and Ruanui o Taaneroroa, the latter being the grandson of Turi Ariki, leader of the Aotea waka. Ngāti Ruanui are located in southern Taranaki. *Wording taken from the Deed of Settlement between the Crown and Ngati Ruanui summary. Contact Ngāti Ruanui Authorised voiceTe Runanga o Ngāti Ruanui Trust Website: www.ruanui.co.nz(external link) Location
74 Princes Street,
Enjoy a guided walk (all gardens) or a mobility vehicle tour (Pukeiti only) this summer.
to the Council’s website for a copy of the full report.
Workshop attendees had the opportunity to articulate their aspirations for the region’s
freshwater by writing or drawing details that illustrate what freshwater in Taranaki might look
like. Below is a summary of the ideas raised:
Healthy, resilient ecosystems including the protection and improvement of habitat
and looking after threatened species. The interconnectedness of the health of the
water and health of the community was
Welcoming back fans to Yarrow Stadium, a 28% per cent rise in bus passengers and securing $2.5m in Towards Predator-Free Taranaki funding were among the notable success stories for Taranaki Regional Council in the last financial year. The 2022/2023 Annual Report, which was adopted at today’s Ordinary Meeting, shows the Council has invested to deliver a major increase in work programmes resulting from the introduction of a raft of regulatory changes by the Government including how freshwater is
Tikorangi Whitehead KNE.
Sustainability Positive Key ecological processes still influence the site. Under appropriate
management, it can remain resilient to existing or potential threats.
Management threats and response
Potential and actual threats to the sustainability of ecological values are as
follows:
Threats to ecological
values
Potential
threat
Comment
Pest animals High Possums, cats, mustelids, and rats.
Weeds High Woolly nightshade, pasture grass.
Download editions of Recount, the Council's former newsletter that was published between 1990 and 2017. If you are seeking an edition earlier than listed here, call the Council's Communications Team on 0800 736 222 or email media@trc.govt.nz. Recount 106 - September 2017 (2.2 MB pdf) More newsletters Recount 106 - September 2017 (2.2 MB pdf) Recount 105 - June 2017 (1 MB pdf) Recount 104 - March 2017 (1.6 MB pdf) Recount 103 - December 2016 (3.8 MB pdf) Recount 102 - September 2016 (1.1 MB pdf)