Pukeiti is excited to announce the opening of its 12-bed Pīwakawaka Family Hut, giving families the chance to sleep above the treetops and wake up to birdsong. The impressive hut-style accommodation sits above the Pukeiti rainforest canopy with panoramic views to the Ōkato coast, making it a truly unique and memorable experience for families and groups. From the Pukeiti entrance, it’s about a one hour walk into the rainforest to the hut. There’s plenty to see and hear along the way as pockets
Intensive predator control and riparian planting are helping toutouwai (North Island robins) spread their wings across the region, three years after they were re-introduced to Taranaki Maunga. Two toutouwai were spotted at Lake Mangamahoe by members of the public last week, at least 15km from Te Papakura o Taranaki (the national park). Nearly 100 toutouwai have been released by Taranaki Mounga Project since 2017 – which was 110 years after they were last sighted on the maunga. The national park
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Appendix II: Threatened, at risk and regionally distinctive
species
Table 6: Threatened, at risk or regionally distinctive native animal species in Taranaki
Classification
Threatened, at risk or regionally distinctive species in Taranaki Resident (R) or
migratory (M)
populations
Adequacy of
current protection
(at some sites) Common name Scientific name
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Nationally
critical
Black stilt Himantopus
determines that this decision be recognised not significant in terms of section 76 of the Local
Government Act 2002
i) determines that it has complied with the decision-making provisions of the Local Government Act 2002
to the extent necessary in relation to this decision; and in accordance with section 79 of the Act,
determines that it does not require further information, further assessment of options or further
analysis of costs and benefits, or advantages and disadvantages prior
setting out the
requirements that the Company must satisfy.
The Council’s monitoring programme for the year under review included three inspections, seven water
samples collected for physicochemical analysis, two biomonitoring surveys of receiving waters, and one
marine ecology inspection.
The monitoring showed that activities at the Paritūtū site had no significant impact on air quality in the
vicinity of the plant or on water quality in the Herekawe Stream. There was one unauthorised
in the 2024/25 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 activity, and may include cultural
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removing predators and preventing re-infestations from rural, urban and conservation land. It is the first large-scale project to receive funding from Predator Free 2050 Ltd, the company set up by the Government in 2016 to help New Zealand achieve its predator-fee 2050 goal. The $11.7 million of funding support over five years was announced today by Conservation Minister, Hon Eugenie Sage. Towards a Predator-Free Taranaki will cost $47 million in the first five years with the ultimate aim of removing
New trapping technology is helping the large-scale removal of stoats, ferrets and weasels in rural New Plymouth – the first step in a large scale rural operation that will be a New Zealand first. About 2100 self-resetting traps and wirelessly monitored traps, which send a notification to a mobile device when they’re activated, are being placed across 14,200 hectares of rural land between New Plymouth and Egmont National Park, as part of Towards Predator-Free Taranaki – the largest project of
Tūpare has been awarded the 2020 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award, placing it in the top 10% of attractions worldwide. Already recognised with the highest six-star rating from the NZ Gardens Trust, this is another notch in Tūpare’s belt as a world-class property. “It’s something for the whole region to celebrate, especially with all the challenges facing travel and tourism,” says the Council Chair, David MacLeod. “Tūpare is a regional jewel to be proud of.” The Travellers’ Choice Awards are