the recruitment of a Network Manager to be based in New Plymouth or Palmerston North. Recommended THAT the Taranaki Regional Council 1. receives and notes the Regional Report from the NZ Transport Agency dated 28 November 2018. Duynhoven/Williamson 7. Passenger transport operational update for the quarter ending 30 September 2018 7.1 Mr C B Clarke, Transport Services Manager, spoke to the memorandum providing the Committee with an operational report of the
New Plymouth, on the ring plain and in eastern Taranaki. It is uncommon to find tawhirikaro growing on the forest floor in Taranaki because of the high species diversity and limited light opportunities in the dense lowland forest. Taranaki has many sites of secondary and older-growth forest, with large canopy or emergent trees that could host tawhirikaro. It may in fact be more common than we realise – we just need to keep looking for it. WHAT
apart with ample bait for the first few days. Refill the bait stations after 14 days and repeat this cycle until the baits are not being taken. • Bait stations should be refilled from time to time to check if new possums have arrived in the area. If baits are taken, repeat the pulse baiting cycle. • Dead possums or other feral animals that may have consumed Brodifacoum should not be fed to humans, dogs or other pets. Brodifacoum is a second-generation anticoagulant
Zealand falcon is rarely seen north of the central North Island. It is an elusive creature and prefers habitats undisturbed by humans, though it has adapted well to significant habitat loss in the past 100 years. Falcons are generalist predators, feeding mainly on birds but also invertebrates and small mammals such as rabbits. Their breeding season runs from September to December. Pairs will nest in trees or on the ground under a log or bush
page Trends in ecological health of waterways 1995-2016 47% No obvious trend51% Improvement 2% Deterioration River ecology The ecological health of waterways is assessed by studying the type of life they sustain, and is the primary measure of freshwater quality. Across the region, our rivers and streams are improving or not showing any significant changes. At more and more sites, we’re seeing the best results since monitoring began in 1995. Trends in physical and
to sustain in pasture, planting soil conservation trees on the easier unstable slopes, and grazing dairy heifers or other non- traditional types of stock on the stable footslopes and valley bottoms. Purpose of a comprehensive farm plan Comprehensive farm plans look at all facets of a farm’s operation including land and stock management. If forestry is seen as part of the property’s future viability, this plan also includes an agroforestry plan.
inland as Eltham. Irrigators in the area reported that the ability to flush salt from pasture as one of the benefits of irrigation. However, not enough is currently known about the frequency of such events or the impact on pasture production to quantify the potential benefits in the financial analysis. 5.2 Pugging Potential The potential for soil pugging under irrigation is a function of soil type, application depth, application uniformity and stocking rates. Pugging risk is primarily a
Lighthouse) with an average of 129.9% of normal. North and eastern hill country rain gauges are showing rain below normal, while most other locations are close to or above normal. On average sites have already received 96.4% of a typical years rainfall, with the highest value 130% at Kapoaiaia at Lighthouse, whereas Kotare at OSullivans sits at 81% of the typical year’s total rain. River Flow Mean river flows for September were generally above typical September averages at around 117%. The
$76 South: $51 North: $78 South: $52 North: $91 South: $61 North: $148-$161 South: $91-$108 North: $198-$312 South: $133-$210 Commercial and industrial ratepayers (NP and NT only) $125 $428 $441 $515 $836 - $910 $1121 -$1764 * Preferred option. Variations considered and dismissed by the Council include fixing East Stand and either demolishing the West Stand ($50.2m), or removing its roof ($56.1m). See overview of
during construction activities. The influence that aquifer properties below 2 metres have on groundwater velocities is uncertain, in terms of over and/or under estimating velocities. For the current groundwater velocity calculations, the aquifer properties were estimated as ‘Silty Clay’, with an effective soil porosity of 0.01 or 1% to the base of the aquifer (McWorter and Sunada 1977). Well construction information is also limited but deemed critical to the analysis of slug test data, and