page The basics There are a variety of options for composting. Popular options you could consider are: compost bin, bokashi bin or worm farm. You can buy these from hardware stores or make your own. Greens and browns Each compost method will require a different composition of greens and browns. These are: Why compost Almost 50% of household rubbish to landfill is organic waste – this is food waste, lawn clippings and garden waste.
wildlife such as spotless crake, New Zealand dabchick and North Island fernbird have been quick to colonise or visit the wetlands. Ecological features Vegetation Flora species naturally found in the covenants include: raupo (Typha orientalis), lacebark (Hoheria sexstylosa), carex spp, swamp coprosma (coprosma tenuicaulis), New Zealand fuchsia (Fuchsia excorticate), and pohuehue (Muehlenbeckia australis). Both native and introduced vegetation species have been planted at this site to enhance
boundary of the coastal marine area in the case where the line of mean high water springs crosses a river shall be whichever is the lesser of - (i) one kilometre upstream from the mouth of the river; or (ii) the point upstream that is calculated by multiplying the width of the river mouth by 5. PURSUANT to Section 2 of the Act the Minister, the Taranaki Regional Council and each of the Territorial Authorities (in relation only to their respective district boundaries) AGREE AND SET the mouth of
effluent to be managed as part of the farm dairy effluent system. Many farmers will need to change or upgrade their systems. In terms of pond lining, existing clay-lined systems are expected to meet the standard and the existing oxidation pond storage system is expected to provide sufficient storage for a land based discharge system in most cases. Approximately 995 farms currently discharge dairy effluent to water only or have dual water-land systems, while the
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officer will check that your metering, recording and telemetry equipment is functioning correctly. What is telemetry? Telemetry is the electronic transmission of data or information from one place to another. How does it work? Your flowmeter is connected to a telemetry device. The flowmeter generates electronic pulses each time a set volume of water passes through the meter. These pulses are recorded by the telemetry device, and automatically transmitted
been reported (flow adjusted data and LOWESS trend line (span 30%)) 70 page 1 1. Introduction The Resource Management Act 1991 (‘the RMA’) established new requirements for local authorities to undertake environmental monitoring. Section 35 of the RMA requires local authorities to monitor, among other things, the state of the environment of their region or district, to the extent that is appropriate to enable them to effectively carry out their functions under the
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draining wetlands, fragmenting and degrading remnant ecosystems. � invasive animals and weeds – introduced species such as possums, rats and old man’s beard that prey on, or compete with, native species or degrade their habitat. � hunting – hunting, fishing and gathering. page Curriculum Links Science Making sense of Planet Earth and beyond Achievement Aims To investigate how people’s decisions and activities change planet Earth’s physical
the whole or the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information where the withholding of the information is necessary to protect information, where the making available of the information would be likely to prejudice the supply of similar information, or information from the same source, and it is in the public interest that such information continue to be supplied. Item 11 - Confidential Executive, Audit and Risk Committee Minutes