General guidelines regarding consents for discharges to air are as follows: Poultry farms Small intensive poultry farms (of less than 30,000 poultry) generally do not require consent under the Regional Air Plan for Taranaki.
All poultry operations must ensure discharge does not result in objectionable odour, or dust at or beyond the boundary of the property.
Operations larger than 30,000 poultry kept at one time require resource consent to discharge contaminants to air. Piggeries
Pig farms of
Meet the 19 winners of the 2022 Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Awards. Environmental action in educationCategory sponsor: Contact Matapu Preschool - for empowering tamariki to take action to protect and restore the environment. Tamariki at Matapu Preschool in South Taranaki learn about kaitiakitanga (guardianship) through a ngahere (forest) bush corridor they have created and care for. The ngahere helps them understand Papatūānuku (Mother Earth) and their role as caretakers of our
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Find out more about work of Amber Cayley and Arabella Barber - the joint winners of the Youth Environmental Leader award for 2023. Joint winnersAmber Cayley - For leadership, support of others and willingness to share ideas in making a significant contribution to Taranaki's environment. Amber helped to transform parts of Sacred Heart Girls’ College in creating a native garden and is working to restore a waterway at the New Plymouth school. “When you have a passion, anything is possible and I
Find out more about how The 800 Trust won the award for its work in pest management and protecting native biodiversity in the eastern hill country in Taranaki. WinnerThe 800 Trust - For commitment to supporting pest management and protecting biodiversity in Taranaki. The Trust is working with others to return kiwi to the eastern Taranaki hill country. They care for 2000ha of native forest and retired farming east of Stratford and have removed thousands of invasive species from the area. Trust
Find out more about Taranaki Catchment Communities and its work across the region to protect and enhance freshwater and safeguard biodiversity values within water bodies. WinnerTaranaki Catchment Communities – For taking action to protect and enhance water quality and biodiversity values within water bodies in Taranaki. The group is made up of farmers with a shared passion for a sustainable future. They work on a range of initiatives around Te Maunga, raising awareness of how fundamental
2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD).
The discovery of the chemical residues raised concerns within the community that there
could be general dioxin and other contamination within the landfill underlying the park.
Park users were concerned that they or their children might be exposed to such
contamination in their day-to-day use of the park, particularly as there was a children’s
playground close to the original discovery. As a result of the community concerns, the
Regional Council commissioned
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Taranaki Regional Council on telephone (06)765-7127 or email consents@trc.govt.nz.
Lodge the application by signing below and sending the completed form
to:
Mail: Taranaki Regional Council, Private Bag 713, Stratford 4352.
Attention: Consents Administration Officer
Email: consents@trc.govt.nz (if application is emailed please do not mail a hard copy unless
requested to do so by the consents department.)
If you have not received an email acknowledgement for this application
email consents@trc.govt.nz.
Lodge the application by signing below and sending the completed form
to:
Mail: Taranaki Regional Council, Private Bag 713, Stratford 4352.
Attention: Consents Administration Officer
Email: consents@trc.govt.nz (if application is emailed please do not mail a hard copy unless
requested to do so by the consents department.)
If you have not received an email acknowledgement for this application within 5 working days (for new
applications) or 10