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DESCRIPTION
The kororā, native to New Zealand, is the world’s smallest penguin at 25-
33 cm tall and around 1 kg.
They have blue back feathers, white undersides, dark grey bills, and off-
white feet. Males are slightly larger than females.
During the day, kororā are out at sea foraging, or in their burrows roosting,
moulting, or tending eggs or chicks.
They are rarely seen on land and generally only come ashore under the
cover of darkness.
DISTRIBUTION, FEEDING,
Starting from Tuesday 1 May, there are some important updates to bus routes 12 - Merrilands to Spotswood, 40 - Ōkato to NPBHS and Southlink - Waverley - Pātea - Hāwera. Changes include the following: Route 12 - Merrilands to Spotswood: Bus will depart Mangorei School 5 minutes earlier in the morning
Will leave at 8.05am from 1 May Route 40 - Ōkato to NPBHS: Bus will depart from Carthew Street, Ōkato (opposite Sinclair Electrical)
No longer departs from the Ōkato Hall
This will allow students to
To celebrate the launch of the Waitara Express on 20 May 2024, we're running a competition for youth (5-18 years) to design the back of the bus. The theme is 'I Heart Waitara' so put your imagination on wheels and be in to WIN! The winner will have their awesome design printed on the back of the Waitara Express bus AND win a $150 Prezzy Card. Highly commended and spot prizes are also up for grabs. Download the template and enter below using the form. If you're submitting online, just fill in
It’s about to get tougher for wannabe invaders to enter the Zero Possum project zone, with the installation of 60 new self-reporting cameras. Taranaki Regional Council launched Towards Predator-Free Taranaki in 2018, with an ambitious goal of eliminating possums between the Oakura River and Timaru Stream. The Zero Possum zone was extended to the Hangatāhua (Stony) River last year, thanks to $2.5m in Government funding, taking the total area to 9500 hectares. Results to date are promising. About
The Council carries out and commissions many reports relating to freshwater, one of Taranaki's key natural resources. Options for minimum flows & water allocation These two reports, produced in 2018 and 2020 by Jowett Consulting Ltd for the Taranaki Regional Council, examine the environmental impacts of different limits on freshwater flows and allowable water takes. The second report looks in detail at whether the effects of stream size need special consideration. Review of minimum flows &
interpretations, and their significance for the environment.
Section 4 presents recommendations to be implemented in the 2025/26 monitoring year.
A glossary of common abbreviations and scientific terms, and a bibliography, are presented at the end of
the report.
1.1.3 The Resource Management Act 1991 and monitoring
The RMA primarily addresses environmental ‘effects’ which are defined as positive or adverse, temporary or
permanent, past, present or future, or cumulative. Effects may arise in
presents recommendations to be implemented in the 2025/26 monitoring year.
A glossary of common abbreviations and scientific terms, and a bibliography, are presented at the end of
the report.
1.1.3 The Resource Management Act 1991 and monitoring
The RMA primarily addresses environmental ‘effects’ which are defined as positive or adverse, temporary or
permanent, past, present or future, or cumulative. Effects may arise in relation to:
a. the neighbourhood or the wider community around an