functions, duties, and powers of a regional council under the Local
Government Act 1974, the Council has the power to undertake, implement, encourage, or
maintain, any services, works, projects, or facilities that are—
(a) for the recreation or cultural well-being of the residents and ratepayers of the Taranaki
Region; or
(b) for preserving, or encouraging the reasonable enjoyment of, the physical and cultural
heritage of the Taranaki Region.
(2) To avoid any doubt, the Council may, in
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Figure 1: Patterns of wind abatement in the vicinity
of shelterbelts of different density (after Carbon 1965)
Introduction
The primary purpose of farm shelter is to
protect livestock, pasture and crops from
the wind. Strong wind causes physiological
stress in plants and animals. Plants'
transpiration increases, desiccating pasture
or cropland and stunting its growth. A
greater proportion of animals' metabolism
is diverted into maintaining body
temperature instead of weight gain.
ensure that plantings
and fences don’t obstruct flood flow or
erode streambanks, causing problems on
the farm or for neighbours.
FENCE PLACEMENT
Fences should be positioned above flood
level where-ever possible. Where there is
no option but to cross a floodplain or fence
a bank to the water’s edge - or where a
fence has to extend into a shallow channel
to stop stock movement - try one of the
flood-proof designs described in the
Council’s information sheet Riparian
fencing options and
around your school or sold in the form of a trap pack as a fundraiser. Help, advice and materials for student trapping group to install and check traps around school or local reserve. Monitoring predators with tracking tunnels and wax tags, or conducting bird counts. Teach students how to use trap.nz to record all trap checks and catches. For details email education@trc.govt.nz. #e2370{display:none;}@media screen and (min-width: 1080px){.pf-content p{width:850px;}.pf-content h1, .pf-content h2,
The region's natural resources - water, land, coast and air - are managed and protected by the Taranaki Regional Council Recreation survey - be in to win Where do you like to go to relax and have fun in or by the water? Tell us about your favourite Taranaki beaches, rivers and lakes, and how you use them. You could win a two-night break for two at the newly rebuilt Pukeiti Lodge. Take part in our recreation survey
Activities such as burning rubbish, spraying weeds, on-farm rubbish dumping or applying fertiliser can all have the potential to affect air quality for you and for your neighbours. Here's where you can find out the rules of what you can and can't do.
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Figure 1: Stockproof permanent fences,
protecting a retired wetland.
Figure 2: An electric fence can suffice to
exclude stock from a retired streambank,
and protect trees inside.
Figure 3: Light-construction bank
retirement fence.
INTRODUCTION
What kind of fence to build on a
streambank, will be influenced by whether
the fence is going to form part of paddock
subdivision for grazing, or is specifically to
protect the
presenting, compounded by the
tight timeframe to meet NPS-FM requirements. There is a risk, given the resource
constraints for the both Council and iwi, that a crunch point will be reached where the
programme will need to continue to evolve and not all issues may have been able to be
explored or resolved.
Financial considerations—LTP/Annual Plan
4. This memorandum and the associated recommendations are consistent with the
Council’s adopted Long-Term Plan and estimates. Any financial
including coastal beaches
and uplifted areas above coastal cliffs. Almost 12,000 hectares or 76% of these dunes are used for agriculture
or horticulture. Less than 2,000 hectares (12%) are still considered indigenous or partially modified.
Nationally, patterns are similar. Estimates in 2003 determined that only 11.6% of New Zealand’s sand dunes
had retained some degree of natural character.
In terms of coastal birdlife, 19 species of seabird are known to use the protected islands and