opportunity to see how much the six and seven year olds in Room 2 at St John Bosco knew about wetlands and in particular how a wetland acts like a sponge to absorb water. Under the guidance of teacher Mrs Gail Church, the class used a wide range of experi- ments to show how this process happens, even in periods of little or no rainfall. During the April school holidays, our two Sir Peter Blake Youth Environment Forum delegates Luke Duthie (Francis Douglas Memorial College)
With all three proposals included in the 2017/2018 Annual Plan, general rates will go up 1% as opposed to the 0.5% rise forecast for 2017/2018 in the 2015/2025 Long-Term Plan. This Consultation Document sets out the details and implications of what we’re proposing in these three specific areas, and how you can tell us what you think about them before we make final decisions. You can make a submission by letter, by email, or via our website, www.trc.govt.nz. If you
page CONCEPT SHEET 8 Forestry Commercial-scale log harvesting (covering 5ha or more) is the focus of a number of measures in the Draft Freshwater and Land Plan. They are designed to minimise the risks of soil erosion and impacts on freshwater quality. The Council proposes rules that are closely aligned with industry best-practice, while keeping requirements as simple and streamlined as possible. When a resource consent would
Standards on Auditing (New Zealand) issued by the New Zealand Auditing and Assurance Standards Board. Other than in our capacity as auditor, we have no relationship with, or interests in the Regional Council. Page 1 - Taranaki Regional Council Summary Annual Report 2017/2018 Working with people caring for Taranaki David MacLeod, Chairman INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT and voluntary riparian fencing and planting programme. The NIWA report endorses and validates this approach,
(1991) and monitoring The Resource Management Act primarily addresses environmental `effects’ which are defined as positive or adverse, temporary or permanent, past, present or future, or cumulative. Effects may arise in relation to: (a) the neighbourhood or the wider community around a discharger, and may include cultural and socio-economic effects; (b) physical effects on the locality, including landscape, amenity and visual effects; (c) ecosystems, including effects on plants, animals,
TRANSFORMING TARANAKI What's wrong with nutrients in streams? Nutrients, including the elements nitrogen and phosphorus, are essential for plant growth and soil biological activity. On land or of themselves, nutrients are not a problem (only rarely will the concentration of nutrients be such that it will result in ammonia toxicity). The problem with excessive nutrient enrichment is how the nutrients may affect the physicochemical and biological condition of water once they escape or seep
Waimoku) met the national bathing guideline, and this is a lower rate of non-compliance than in the previous two years. Of the 14% of samples that exceeded the guideline, 10% arose from just two sites- the two New Plymouth urban sites. Bird life was mainly responsible for the exceedances at these sites, where on occasions recreationalists have fed the birds. Two sites recorded all single samples in either the ‘Alert’ or the ‘Action’ mode of the MfE, 2003 guidelines (Waimoku Stream at Oakura,
Taranaki Regional Council to assess the environmental performance during the period under review, and the results and effects of the consent holder’s activities. The Council’s monitoring programme included three regular inspections, one additional inspection, and two biological receiving water surveys. Two short duration overflows (four to five days) occurred between late September and mid October 2013. Regular inspections indicated no problems with the ponds’ system maintenance or operation,
Biodiversity Biodiversity, or biological diversity, describes the variety of all biological life and the ecosystems of which they are a part. The arrival of humans radically changed New Zealand’s indigenous biodiversity when introduced plant and animal species and human activity changed the landscape. As a result, Taranaki is now a highly modified landscape with approximately 52% of its land area classified as acutely or chronically threatened in that there is less than 20% of indigenous
to new plantings can be considerably reduced by reducing pest numbers beforehand. The standard options for initial control are: • Possums - shooting, trapping or poisoning • Hares - shooting • Rabbits - shooting • Pukekos - culling during late autumn- early winter (the shooting season) Shooting is something landowners can easily undertake themselves without outside help. Most landowners are familiar with use of firearms, and the safety precautions necessary when shooting. A