of a bundle of property services, with minimal emphasis on waste minimisation and no reporting on volume or tonnage of waste. What changes were made WITT formed a partnership with Transpacific Waste Management and in February 2012 they introduced on-campus recycling, including the composting of organic waste. WITT also made a commitment to educate staff and students about waste minimisation. An important part of this is Orientation Week for students, which now includes
page Pukeiti Rhododendron Trust Inc. NEWSLETTER May 2017 VOLUME 66 NO.2 www.pukeiti.org.nz Progress– the end in sight or the beginning of the end? Entrance to the Rainforest Centre nearing completion After an indifferent summer and autumn in which 20 of the days at Pukeiti were wet - and many of the fine days miserable - and even though the downpours experienced by many throughout the country skirted Pukeiti, the building progress has been hampered; but the end
strongly associated with the best improvements in ecological health that we’ve ever seen, but has also reduced E. coli levels. Meanwhile, the dairy-farming community is also investing in improvements to effluent disposal, switching to land-based systems that leave waterways out of the equation. Industry and communities (through district councils) have also made heavy investments and long-term commitments over many decades to eliminate or dramatically reduce
petroleum UST at the former Patea Freezing Works (the ‘site’). The assessment has been carried out to describe the extent of any petroleum impacts to soil in the vicinity of the former Underground Petroleum Storage Systems (UPSS), and to provide an assessment of the possible environmental effects of any residual petroleum hydrocarbons. The assessment assumes a commercial or industrial land use at the site. The assessment is based on comparison of reported petroleum hydrocarbon
KA-9 wellsite, 83 Lower Duthie Road, Kapuni Application Purpose: Replace To discharge contaminants to air from hydrocarbon exploration at the KA-9 wellsite, including combustion involving flaring or incineration of petroleum recovered from natural deposits, in association with well development or redevelopment and testing or enhancement of well production flows R2/10383-1.0 Commencement Date: 22 Nov 2017 Todd Petroleum Mining Company Limited Expiry
consideration of the availability of both Council and contractor resources, particularly during the set-up phase. This threshold will be revisited when the bylaw is next reviewed. It is anticipated that these requirements will eventually roll down to residential builds in addition to commercial builds. 1.2 Clarity is still being sought around developers, whether they are considered commercial or residential. 2. Taranaki District Health Board COVID-19 Associated Biohazard Waste 2.1 Ms M
BIODIVERSITY? The pressures on biodiversity have taken three forms: habitat destruction – removing and grazing of forests, 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. Certain types of ecosystems such as wetlands, dunelands and
page You are welcome to fly your drone on the River Flat at Tūpare. You must understand and comply with all NZ Civil Aviation Authority regulations. Please be courteous to other garden visitors – let anyone nearby know what you’re doing and don’t fly close to or directly over others. See the CAA drone website www.flyyourdrone.nz Drones at Tūpare You are welcome to fly your drone on the Main Lawn at Hollard Gardens. You must understand and comply with all NZ
page You are welcome to fly your drone on the River Flat at Tūpare. You must understand and comply with all NZ Civil Aviation Authority regulations. Please be courteous to other garden visitors – let anyone nearby know what you’re doing and don’t fly close to or directly over others. See the CAA drone website www.flyyourdrone.nz Drones at Tūpare You are welcome to fly your drone on the Main Lawn at Hollard Gardens. You must understand and comply with all NZ
page You are welcome to fly your drone on the River Flat at Tūpare. You must understand and comply with all NZ Civil Aviation Authority regulations. Please be courteous to other garden visitors – let anyone nearby know what you’re doing and don’t fly close to or directly over others. See the CAA drone website www.flyyourdrone.nz Drones at Tūpare You are welcome to fly your drone on the Main Lawn at Hollard Gardens. You must understand and comply with all NZ