The magic of Pukeiti has enchanted thousands of Taranaki people - but it's the science and deep knowledge behind the magic that captivated one recent visitor. Botanist, leading plant breeder and Royal NZ Institute of Horticulture president Dr Keith Hammett likens a good garden to a symphony, and he found himself in tune with Pukeiti’s stewards on his first visit for 25 years. “Taranaki should be proud,” he says, describing Pukeiti as a true botanic garden with much more value than the seasonal
You need to be aware of requirements and restrictions relating to the burning or rubbish or vegetation in urban areas, on the farm or at an industrial site. Urban (backyard burning) | Farm waste | Vegetation | Industrial Burning household rubbishBurning household rubbish or greenwaste in your back yard is banned if you live in a Taranaki urban area on a property smaller than 5,000 square metres and serviced by weekly rubbish collections. If your section is larger than 5,000 square metres,
You need to be aware of requirements and restrictions relating to the burning or rubbish or vegetation in urban areas, on the farm or at an industrial site. Urban (backyard burning) | Farm waste | Vegetation | Industrial Burning household rubbishBurning household rubbish or greenwaste in your back yard is banned if you live in a Taranaki urban area on a property smaller than 5,000 square metres and serviced by weekly rubbish collections. If your section is larger than 5,000 square metres,
infrastructure and the burden on our rivers is plain to see. The lack of snow on the maunga heralds a dry summer. How we treat the environment has a lasting impact - we need to act consciously and do better. What would you prioritise to improve the environment?
Freshwater is the number one priority. Currently 17% of dairy farms are discharging effluent to land and water or water alone - there has to be an end point by which all farms comply or cease to be dairy farms.
Further, huge and commendable strides
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(restrictions on use of land in a manner that contravenes a national environmental standard or regional rule) 300 1500 3000 Contravention of section 9(3) and 9(4) (restrictions on use of land in a manner that contravenes a district rule, designation, or heritage order) 300 600 1200 Contravention of section 12 (restrictions on use of coastal marine area) 500 1000 2000 Contravention of section 13 (restriction on certain uses of beds of lakes and rivers) 500 1000 2000 Contravention of section 14 (restrictions
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Toko Wetland 2-3ha Q20:274 054 Ferns (Hypolepis distans) and spotless crake (Porzana tabuensis plumbea).
Other vegetation types include: pussy willow, raupo, Carex secta, native scrub
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A wetland tributary of the Patea River
Te Wawa Wetland 4ha P19:935 325 Spotless crake, flaxland and goldstripe gecko evident. Other vegetation types
include: raupo reedland and Carex
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