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1. Purpose
The purpose of this report (the Decision
Report) is to present the Taranaki Regional
Council’s (the Council):
decisions on the Regional Pest
Management Plan for Taranaki (‘the
Plan’), and the Taranaki Regional
Council Biosecurity Strategy 2017-
2037 (‘the Strategy’); and
reasons for accepting or rejecting the
submissions..
2. Format of this
report
This report is divided into two parts. This part
of
With two weekends of significant rainfall, a number of records were set in February. Rainfall for February was extremely high with sites recording between 178% and 702% of normal, with an average of 354%. This rainfall really only occurred on a handful of days, the 5th to 7th and then a week later from the 11th to 13th. The rainfall site at Cape Egmont recorded 628.6mm for the month, which is the highest February rainfall recorded for the site since records began in 1930. Summer rainfall
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4. Regional rules
4.1 Introduction
Section 3.0 of this plan states that regional rules will be used in a number of instances to
manage the effects of use, development and protection of the coastal marine area. This
section contains the detail of the regional rules to be used to give effect to the policies in this
plan.
4.1.1 Effect of Rules
The rules in the plan have effect at all times, unless otherwise stated in the rule.
Each rule has effect only in the coastal
The Council's Inventory of Key Native Ecosystems (KNEs), first published in 2006 and continually updated since, documents hundreds of biodiversity hotspots. Inventory of Key Native Ecosystems in Taranaki (2006) Contents, Introduction and Background, Reader's Guide (p1-7) (192 KB pdf) More KNEs Contents, Introduction and Background, Reader's Guide (p1-7) (192 KB pdf) Alfred Road - Kuwhatahi (p8-79) (1.4 MB pdf) Lake Kaikura - Nofolk Road (p80-147) (1.3 MB pdf) Nowell's Lakes - Rowan Road
To be completed by the applicant
Consent No:
Proposed activity:
Applicant name:
Applicant address:
Site location:
To be completed by persons who may be adversely affected
I am the owner/occupier [delete as appropriate] or have some interest [specify below] in the property that
may be affected by the proposed activity.
I have read the information provided or have been made aware of the proposed activity and its likely
environmental
Land management category winners in the 2021 Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Awards. Category sponsor: Corteva Neil Phillips - for a significant contribution to the protection and enhancement of precious native habitats in Taranaki and enlisting landowner support for these efforts. Thousands of hectares of native bush and other valuable habitat in Taranaki is protected forever thanks in large part to the efforts of Neil Phillips, who’s retiring as the region’s QEII National Trust’s
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A Guide to Surface Water Availability
and Allocation in Taranaki
DISCLAIMER:
This document is a GUIDE ONLY and is written in good faith with a desire to inform or
be helpful. While every endeavour has been made to ensure the information in this
Guide is accurate, the Taranaki Regional Council accepts no responsibility for any error
or omission in these pages. Any resource consent application to take surface water will
be considered by the Council on the case-by-case
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APPENDIX IA
APPENDICES
Appendix IA
Rivers and stream catchments with high natural, ecological and amenity values
River or stream Water quality Recreational & fishery values Aesthetic & scenic values Comments53
Hangatahua (Stony)
River
Excellent water quality
throughout whole catchment.
High clarity, low turbidity, very
low nutrients.
Macroinvertebrate community
health excellent (average MCI
109-130)
Large river,
Science Leader
DISCLAIMER
The Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited (ESR) has used all reasonable
endeavours to ensure that the information contained in this client report is accurate. However, ESR
does not give any express or implied warranty as to the completeness of the information contained in
this client report or that it will be suitable for any purposes other than those specifically contemplated
during the Project or agreed by ESR and the Client.
Land management category winners in the 2020 Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Awards. Category sponsor: Corteva Agriscience C and J McCowan Partnership - for outstanding effort protecting and improving the environment through sustainable land management and farming practices. Steep slopes, high rainfall and erodible soils may seem considerable challenges, but sustainable and profitable farming is still possible. Campbell and Jodene McCowan work hard to achieve it on their 118-hectare