wily or lucky left, according to Towards Predator-Free Taranaki programme lead Nick Heslop. “We are down to chasing individual possums now, there are so few it’s at the point we are starting to name them!” While that work continues with the aid of cameras, scat detection dogs and targeted trapping, attention has also turned to the design and creation of a 3km barrier stretching across private farmland south-east of the Kaitake Range. Self-reporting cameras are installed on trees, pointing at an
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.
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(Councillor Littlewood joined the meeting at 10:07am)
Financial
The torrential rain which hit Taranaki at the start of July saw many rivers hit incredible maximum flows of water including 417m³/sec in the Waiwhakaiho River at Egmont Village and 1,367m³/sec in the Waitara River at Bertrand Road. Figures from Taranaki Regional Council show flooding at the Tāngāhoe River in South Taranaki was a one-in-20-year event (with 349m³/sec maximum flow) and the Waitōtara River experienced a one-in-11-year flood when the region was deluged by a huge amount of rain on 3
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The matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation
to the matter, and the specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information
and Meetings Act 1987 are as follows:
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That the public conduct of the whole or the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting would be likely
to result in the
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
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also offer recommendations for alternative forms of production forestry such as manuka farming (manuka honey), or for reversion forestry on land that is unsuitable for farming. Give the Council notice of a permitted activity relating to forestry activities Downloads Agroforestry Plans (457 KB pdf) South Taranaki and Regional Erosion Support Scheme (STRESS) (537 KB pdf) Land management information sheets Contact Us Hillcountry team Phone: 0800 736 222 Email an enquiry Related links Give the Council
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