These reports analyse various environmental aspects of the specialised techniques used to process and dispose of drilling muds and cuttings. Earthworms, soil microbes & landfarming This Council-commissioned Landcare Research report presents the results of laboratory-based research into the potential for ecological effects in soil arising from incorporation of drilling wastes into land (the process known as landfarming). The research was conducted from October 2013 to May 2014. The report is
The second year of the Towards Predator-Free Taranaki project has seen a rapid expansion of the project area and the realisation of a key project milestone with the completion of a predator control buffer surrounding the national park. 2019/2020 was also a year of consolidating the significant gains that have been made in the urban part of the project, and expanding to new urban areas including Waitara, Ōkato and Ōpunake. The zero density possum programme has also seen steady progress as we
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c. ecosystems, including effects on plants, animals, or habitats, whether aquatic or terrestrial;
d.
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These studies include region-wide and site-specific projects. Bayly Rd detailed site investigation 2016 This report is by Pattle Delamore Partners, who were engaged by the Taranaki Regional Council to undertake a detailed site investigation of the property adjacent to Bayly Road and Ocean View Parade in New Plymouth. Ngati Te Whiti intend to develop a marae at the site, which incorporates the culturally significant Waitapu Urupa. The site has a history of oil drilling activities, resulting in
The current status and future directions for biodiversity management in Taranaki and wider New Zealand. Addressing New Zealand's Biodiversity Challenge Business as usual in biodiversity will not be good enough if NZ is to maintain its unique indigenous flora and fauna. This thinkpiece suggests five ‘shifts’ that regional councils believe will make the greatest difference. Underlying them is the urgent need for active management – more predator control and the like – and recognition that only a
The Resource Management Act is the statutory cornerstone of much of the Council's work. Analyses of regional sector RMA compliance, monitoring and enforcement These reports are commissioned by the local government regional to measure regional and unitary councils' performance in compliance, monitoring and enforcement, associated with their roles under the Resource Management Act. Compliance, monitoring and enforcement metrics 2020-2021 (2.4 MB pdf) Earlier reports Compliance, monitoring and
These reports cover the major water supply schemes in all three Districts in Taranaki. Cold Creek Community Water Supply Cold Creek Community Water Supply Ltd operates a rural water supply scheme located on Cold Creek, Kiri Rd, in the Taungatara catchment. It holds one consent to allow it to take and use water, one consent to discharge filter back wash and one consent to maintain a weir. Before 2016-2017, it was included in reports covering South Taranaki water supplies. Cold Creek Community
Beach water quality, the ecology of rocky reefs and estuaries, any impact on the coast from our rivers, and consent compliance for activities such as consented discharges. Ecological monitoring
Measuring ecological diversity is a useful indicator of coastal water quality. Our long-term rocky shore ecological monitoring programme has been in operation for over 20 years. Within the programme we survey the biological community in the low tide zone of rocky reef habitats. A number of grid areas are