Management (National Environmental Standards [for Air Quality]) Regulations 2004 To protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural persons. To maintain legal professional privilege. Making the information available would be likely to prejudice the maintenance of the law, including the prevention, investigation, and detection of offences, and the right to a fair trial. That the public conduct of the whole or
The Council undertakes or commissions studies to assist with its pest management activities under the Biosecurity Act 1993 and other legislation, as well as non-regulatory programmes. Pest Pathways into Taranaki This June 2020 report, prepared by Place Group Ltd for the Taranaki Regional Council, documents the key findings of a pest-threat risk assessment and sets out recommended options for the future management of pest pathways into the region. Pest Pathways into Taranaki (1.1 MB pdf) (single
Items of interest from this week’s meetings of the TRC’s two key committees, Consents & Regulatory, and Policy & Planning: The two Committees generally meet every six weeks, on the same day. Each is made up of Councillors and external members, including representatives nominated by Iwi. Meetings calendar Committee memberships Wastewater: Region's big picture positiveFurther Government regulations would not bring improvements to wastewater treatment in Taranaki any faster than they are already
will be running as usual on Wednesday 25 March. Reduced service levels will be in place from Thursday 26 March with details to be advised. CONNECTOR bus services – from Wednesday 25 March there will be one return trip per day. Departing Hāwera 9.35am and returning from New Plymouth at 1.50pm. This service is only available to TDHB patients, essential services people or those with a genuine need to travel e.g. approved hospital visitors booked by TDHB staff. Members of the public travelling to
Plymouth and then return to do a second round of services. Options for the afternoon school services are still being developed but there will be greater disruption. Changes will be advised as soon as possible. The New Plymouth urban services remain unaffected at this time. Fares will continue to be collected but we ask if paying by cash or topping up your smart card please have the correct amount. Where possible we also encourage you to adopt physical distancing and ask that the first seats behind the
and suggestions at the time consents were being renewed, eight companies had introduced new systems to recycle or otherwise divert process water and/or wash water to keep it out of the stormwater system. Some of the improvements had gone beyond consent requirements. These developments demonstrated the value of Council staff taking a proactive and constructive approach when dealing with consent holders, particularly where a single waterway receives discharges from a number of small industrial
National Park. The site consists of approx. 63ha of cut over or well regenerated native bush remnants which are occasionally separated by clearings or fingers of pasture. The site has been identified as a priority for management as a good example of MF8-3: Kahikatea, rimu, kamahi forest. This forest type is considered Reduced with less than 50% of this type of forest remaining in Taranaki. Notable vegetation includes a number of ‘Threatened’ species such as swamp maire, and three species of
Towards Predator-Free Taranaki provides an opportunity for your school to make a real difference safeguarding native species in your local green space and helping the region move towards being predator-free. Here are some of the activities we can provide support for to help you and your students become experts in predator control: Towards Predator-Free Taranaki presentation covering the native species we aim to protect, pests we need to remove, how to monitor and trap invasive predators and
Freshwater habitats are abundant in Taranaki, with more than 530 named awa/rivers and streams. We can help your ākonga/students learn how to monitor freshwater environments, including rivers, streams and wetlands. Streams and rivers How healthy is your local stream? Assessing stream health involves investigating the water quality, the physical features of the stream and the plants and animals living in and alongside the stream. We can get your ākonga/students actively involved with monitoring
