Taranaki Regional Council is keenly aware of and understands the desire from the community to state a position on the TTR seabed mining application, says Chair Craig Williamson. “The Council is fully committed to its task of engaging with the process as maybe the region’s only ‘relevant local authority,’ which brings certain opportunities to input into and potentially influence the outcome that other councils and the public will not have,” Mr Williamson says. “Any formal position taken at this
Taranaki’s urban residents are embracing predator control in backyards, public parks and reserves after a call to action to protect local biodiversity. Urban residents who want to protect their town or city’s unique wildlife and native plants, and remove the threat rats, possums and stoats pose to our native biodiversity, economy and lifestyles, are encouraged to trap in their backyard. As part of the Towards Predator-Free Taranaki – Taranaki Taku Tūranga project they can buy a subsidised
applications.
3. Regional policy development.
4. Hearing and court evidence, as agreed with the Director –
Environmental Quality.
• Effectively communicate complex science to a range of technical and
non-expert audiences.
• Proactively identify knowledge gaps or research needs in relation to this
role’s specialisation, and scope programmes of monitoring, further
investigations or analyses to address these.
• Maintain and develop specialist knowledge relevant to this role through
were used for pasture or pine plantations. Now, more than 80 years later, the forest covers the land once more. Pukeiti's rainforest tracks (ranging from 0.7km to 1.9km) take you through the regenerating rainforest with remnant pockets of mature forest and some ancient rimu trees.
There are spectacular views of the Tasman Sea, and the Pouakai and Kaitake mountain ranges. Be prepared for possible changes in weather conditions. There are three unbridged streams that can be impassable after heavy
intimate ceremony, up to 50 seated or 60 standing guests max. If you require transport both to and within the garden, book this with our provider, Kombi Krush(external link). The River Flat Suitable for a larger ceremony, up to 80 seated or 150 standing guests. If you require transport both to and within the garden, book this with our provider, Kombi Krush(external link). Conifer Green Suitable for 50 standing guests. No vehicle access. The landscaped garden Tūpare is a premier landscaped garden with a
combined annual report by the Council for Methanex or preceding companies operating the same site.
1.1.2 Structure of this report
Section 1 of this report is a background section. It sets out general information about:
consent compliance monitoring under the RMA and the Council’s obligations;
the Council’s approach to monitoring sites though annual programmes;
the resource consents held by Methanex for the Waitara Valley and Motunui sites;
the nature of the monitoring
Green spaces on or near school grounds can provide an invaluable environment for your ākonga/students to learn more about Taranaki animal and plant species, how they interact with each other and what can be done to protect and enhance native biodiversity. Get in touch (education@trc.govt.nz) to discuss how we can best support your studies and investigations. BioBlitz
A great way to start a biodiversity restoration project is with a BioBlitz. A BioBlitz is a concentrated effort to discover and
section 76 of the Local
Government Act 2002
d) determined 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, determined that it does not require further information, further assessment of options or
further analysis of costs and benefits, or advantages and disadvantages prior to making a decision
on this matter.
Hughes/Cram
Climate