Council that evaluates the
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Policy and Planning Committee Meeting Tuesday 2 May 2017
comparative consequences for water quality improvement, of requiring riparian
fencing in the dairying areas of Taranaki either according to the recommendations of
the Land and Water Forum, or alternatively according to the Council’s working policy
as drafted in preparation for the next Regional Freshwater Plan. The report, ‘Estimation
of water quality contaminant
including goldstripe gecko and large galaxiids.
Representativeness High Contains indigenous vegetation on F5.2b – an Acutely Threatened
LENZ environment.
Ecological context Low Close to other forest remnants in the area and likely to be an
important food source for native birds in the area.
Sustainability Medium Key ecological processes still influence the site and with appropriate
management, it can remain resilient to existing or potential threats.
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Management
Plymouth urban areas and rural Taranaki with over 582,000 passenger trips being
undertaken each year.
Ensuring that Taranaki is ready and capable of responding to civil defence or other
emergencies.
Upgrading the protection offered by the Waiwhakaiho River and Waitara River flood
control schemes to 1 in 100 year levels.
Securing and enhancing the future of three of Taranaki’s iconic, nationally and
internationally renowned gardens, Pukeiti, Tupare and Hollard Gardens.
Being a
procedures,
which were carried out in accordance with the Auditor-General’s Auditing
Standards, which incorporate the Professional and Ethical Standards and the
International 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 or its subsidiaries and controlled entities.
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Sustainability Positive Key ecological processes still influence this site. Under appropriate
management it can remain resilient to existing or potential threats
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Other values
Pukeiti has very high recreational and educational value. The public are free to
visit the site during opening hours to walk its numerous forest tracks and enjoy
its birdlife. Moreover, Pukeiti is long running community based conservation and
enhancement project which has involved many volunteers in pest control
Waikato Regional Transport Committee has offered to host the
Taranaki Regional Transport Committee on a tour of the Waikato region in March or
April 2016. More detail will be provided in due course.
Meeting closed 3.00.
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Agenda Memorandum
Date 2 December 2015
Memorandum to
Chairperson and Members
Regional Transport Committee
Subject: Request to vary the Regional Land
Transport Plan 2015-2021
Item: 3
Approved by: M J Nield,
to manage
and much of the value of the visit is lost if students cannot
hear what the group is being told.
This needs to
Risk Analysis Management (RAM) sheet:
be sighted by either the Council Education Officer, Kevin
Archer or the Council officer in charge of the visit on any
day preceding the visit.
The road has been improved in recent years,
Road access:
however, it is a winding road and should be taken very
slowly and carefully.
School visits are welcomed in
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Project Number: 430W4130-00
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national and international standards and
comparisons. And the quality of Taranaki’s waterways compares well
with other catchments of a similar nature around New Zealand.
The latest trends for 20 years of monitoring ecological health and the
physical and chemical state of our rivers and streams show most
measures are improving or not changing significantly, and are again
the best since our measurements began.
This is no accident. The Taranaki community continues to invest
that overall, the
majority of soil samples met target ranges for soil
productivity and health. The number of soil quality
indicators meeting targets improved by 3%, from
78% in 2007 to 81% in 2012.
More sites than in the previous survey had only one
or no indicators outside of target values. On a site
basis, 11% of sites met all targets, 50% missed the
target range for only one indicator and 39% missed
the target range for two or more indicators.
By comparison, in the