Taranaki's world-leading Riparian Management Programme was a talking point at the Land Use and Water Quality conference at The Hague, Netherlands, in June 2017. The conference included a presentation on the voluntary, unsubsidised and large-scale riparian scheme. The scientists and policy-makers present were impressed by the scheme's uptake and ecological successes, especially in contrast with Europe’s highly regulated, highly funded and highly politicised approach. The presentation was called
Pukeiti has partnered with Hayley Benseman Skincare to create Pukeiti Hand and Body Cream, a New Zealand first in natural skincare. The new Pukeiti cream is believed to be the first in New Zealand to incorporate Rhododendron Anthopogon essential oil and is hand-blended locally from Hayley’s workshop in Inglewood, Taranaki. As Pukeiti hosts one of the world’s largest and most diverse collections of rhododendrons, it is fitting the new cream incorporates Rhododendron oil and is produced
Develop and maintain professional networks across all relevant
sectors, identifying opportunities to leverage or collaborate on
projects that may benefit the Taranaki Regional Council.
• Represent the Taranaki Regional Council in relevant national
forums e.g. workshops, SIG groups, conferences etc.
RMA advice • Provide guidance to resource users and the public on matters of
environmental management.
• Foster constructive relationships with external partners and
parties who are
institutions.’ Technical publication No. 58, second edition (Gunn, 1994).
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Discharges of contaminants
to land and water
RULES
Discharge of stormwater
Activity Rule Standards/Terms/Conditions Classification Notification Control/Discretion Policy
Reference
Discharge of stormwater
into or onto land or into
water (excluding those
wetlands listed in
Appendix II) that is not
provided for by Rules 25-
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Note: This rule excludes
structures
in, on, under, or over the
bed of a river or lake
Note: This rule excludes
existing structures on river
and lake beds regulated by
the NES-PF.
52 Structure was lawfully established and in use at the date of
public notification of this Plan;
Structure must not restrict the passage of fish;
There shall be no significant adverse effects on aquatic life or
instream habitat.
Permitted
36 The
recommended that as part of the
Freshwater Plan review, current
provisions could be amended to promote
a more appropriate balance between the
use, development and protection of small
streams. This report gives effect to that
recommendation.
For the purpose of this report a ‘small
stream’ is defined as “…a permanent or
intermittent flowing body of freshwater less
than two metres wide and which has a defined
channel and must be able to support aquatic
flora and fauna. Small streams include
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