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
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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
boat ramps, wharves or jetties, one relating to access structures and seven relating to coastal protection from erosion. STDC Coastal Structure Annual Report 2022-2023 (2.8 MB PDF) Earlier reports STDC Coastal Structure Annual Report 2022-2023 (2.8 MB PDF) STDC coastal structures monitoring 2020-2021 (2 MB pdf) STDC coastal structures monitoring 2019-2020 (1.8 MB pdf) STDC coastal structures monitoring 2018-2019 (1.6 MB pdf) STDC coastal structures monitoring report 2017-2018 (1.4 MB pdf) Annual
This regional overview is updated every 15 minutes. All timestamps are in NZ Standard Time (-1 hour during daylight saving). Select a site below, then click "detailed site data" to access the most up-to-date results and view/export data by date range. Disclaimer This is raw data and may not have been subjected to a quality control process. All efforts are made to ensure the integrity of the data, but the Council cannot guarantee its accuracy, or its suitability for any purpose. See the full
2015-2016 (4.1 MB pdf) Summer 2014-2015 (3.5 MB pdf) Summer 2013-2014 (5.1 MB pdf) Summer 2012-2013 (4.3 MB pdf) Summer 2011-2012 (2.2 MB pdf) Summer 2010-2011 (2.5 MB pdf) Summer 2009-2010 (1.4 MB pdf) Freshwater ecological health Ecological health is assessed using an internationally recognised index based on tiny animals – including insects, crustaceans, molluscs, worms and leeches – called macroinvertebrates. The index is called the Macroinvertebrate Community Index, or MCI. The Council uses the MCI
Here’s where you can find out about the future proposed Regional Policy Statement for the Taranaki. The review of the Regional Policy Statement for Taranaki is scheduled to occur in two parts: Part 1: the land and freshwater chapters of the RPS are reviewed and updated to give effect to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater and aligned with the preparation of a Proposed Land and Freshwater Plan for Taranaki. Notification scheduled is for mid 2025. Part 2: the remaining chapters of the