Got a special block of bush or wetland area on your land? It might fall into our Key Native Ecosystem (KNE) programme and qualify for a free Biodiversity Plan. Protecting native habitats relies on effective planning to ensure all aspects of management are considered. For example it's no good killing the predators if meanwhile old man's beard is smothering the canopy. To help owners protect KNEs on their land, the Council prepares free Biodiversity Plans for KNEs that fall either wholly or
Got a special block of bush or wetland area on your land? It might fall into our Key Native Ecosystem (KNE) programme and qualify for a free Biodiversity Plan. Protecting native habitats relies on effective planning to ensure all aspects of management are considered. For example it's no good killing the predators if meanwhile old man's beard is smothering the canopy. To help owners protect KNEs on their land, the Council prepares free Biodiversity Plans for KNEs that fall either wholly or
Here's all the information about the rules around stock exclusion. These rules changed on 1 July 2023 to exclude stock from lakes, rivers or streams wider than 1m and low-slope land. What is stock exclusion?
Stock exclusion means preventing cattle, pigs and deer from gaining access to lakes and rivers wider than one metre and to all wetlands. Stock activity can damage the bed and banks of our waterways while excrement and sediment can also seriously impact water quality, ecosystem health and
Here's all the information about the rules around intensive winter grazing. What is intensive winter grazing?
Intensive winter grazing (IWG) is where large numbers of stock are confined over winter to small feeding areas planted with annual forage crops. If done poorly or too extensively it can result in negative effects on animal welfare and the environment. Proposed changes
The coalition Government's proposed IWG changes remove the requirement for a farmer to comply with the conditions in the
exclude stock from waterways on land where slope is 5° or less. The current stock exclusion rules came into force on 3 September 2020. These are in addition to the Council's riparian management programme, which also covers stock exclusion from waterbodies. If you have a Council Riparian Management Plan fully implemented following a full audit by a Land Management Officer before 3 September 2020, you already comply with both the Council and Government regulations. Click here for more information on how
Anyone living in the Taranaki region and with an impairment that affects their ability to use public transport can apply to join the Total Mobility Scheme. An eligible person must have an impairment that prevents them from undertaking any one or more of the following components of a public transport journey on public passenger transport, (in Taranaki that is a bus journey), unaccompanied and without assistance, in a safe and dignified manner: Getting to and from the nearest bus stop.
Standing
The rohe of Te Atiawa extends from Te Rau o Te Huia along the coast to the Herekawe Stream, inland to Tahuna Tutawa, east to Whakangerengere, northeast to Taramoukou, and north back to Te Rau o te Huia. The area of interest encompasses part of Taranaki Maunga and Te Papakura o Taranaki and overlaps with Ngāti Mutunga (north-east), Ngāti Maru (east), Ngāti Ruanui (south), Ngāruahine (south) and Taranaki Iwi (west). * Wording taken from the Deed of Settlement between the Crown and Te Atiawa
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