Ngāti Tama is an iwi of Taranaki and its members are the descendants of Whata, Rakeiora, and Tamaariki of the Tokomaru waka. Ngāti Tama are the descendants of Whata, Rakeiora, and Tamaariki of the Tokomaru waka. Ngāti Tama is located in Northern Taranaki. *Wording taken from the Deed of Settlement between the Crown and Ngati Tama summary. Contact Ngāti Tama Authorised voice
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Tama Website: ngatitamaotaranaki.iwi.nz(external link) Location: 62 De Havilland Drive, Bell Block, New
Families can enjoy the magic of New Plymouth’s Christmas Parade without the worry of traffic and parking, thanks to free bus services on Saturday, 30 November. Taranaki Regional Council is offering complimentary Citylink buses, running on 10 routes, to bring parade-goers into the city in the morning and back home in the afternoon. Transport Engagement Manager for the Council, Cheryl Gazley, says that the free bus services will cover all New Plymouth suburbs, plus Bell Block and Waitara. "We’re
A beautifully framed garden lawn area with colourful herbaceous border plantings, wisteria- draped arbour and brick archway with a backdrop of the gardener’s cottage. Perfect for small intimate wedding ceremony
Rat numbers in New Plymouth continue to trend downwards, with a slight year-on-year increase coming as no surprise to experts. Each April since 2018 Towards Predator-Free Taranaki has monitored rodents at 10 sites across New Plymouth city. At each site 10 tracking tunnels are baited with peanut butter and left out for one fine night. In the morning, prints in the ink reveal whether there were rats, mice or other creatures present. This year rats were detected at 17% of tracking tunnels, up
Visitors will get to experience a wide range of art, tours and events at three of the region's premier gardens until 10 November. Taranaki Regional Council’s Pukeiti, Tūpare and Hollard Gardens are returning to the Centuria Taranaki Garden Festival’s lineup this year, showcasing a diverse range of local artists and activities across all three gardens.
This year's festival features local fine artist Jana Branca, whose portraits and pop-up studio will be on display at Pukeiti’s Rata Room. The
will help land
users select a practice which is compatible
with farm management. Other information
sheets, available from the Taranaki
Regional Council’s office, give details
about how to implement the option
selected.
RETIREMENT FROM GRAZING
Retirement entails fencing off banks so
that they are no longer grazed by stock,
and re-establishing shrub or tree cover.
This practice is suitable for farms on
Taranaki’s ring plain where:
• pasture on banks is not needed for feed
•
necessary consents to act as contingency sites if the regional landfill at Colson Road (recently
closed) had to cease accepting waste, or if there are transportation issues in the event of an emergency.
The Colson Road regional landfill closed to general waste in August 2019. The monitoring of this facility is
reported each year in a separate annual report. Waste is now disposed of out of the Taranaki region.
This report includes the results and findings of the monitoring programme
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Category 1 – contaminants and effects ........................................................................................53
Category 2 – the management of air quality ..................................................................................54
Category 7 – Discharge of contaminants to air from aquaculture or intensive farming processes ..........54
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specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local
Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 are as follows:
General subject of each
matter to be considered
Ground(s) under section
48(1) for the passing of this
resolution
Reason for passing this
resolution in relation to each
matter
Item 10:
Confirmation of public
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That the public conduct of
the whole or the relevant
part of the proceedings of
used to improve performance while reducing the impact of your activities on the environment (notably nitrogen, phosphorus, sediment, and faecal contaminant impacts on water quality). This can involve technology (such as precision agriculture), a change to a farming system, or simply adapting the way existing farm management practices are carried out. Good farming practice also evolves with changes in science and technology and increased understanding of the environment; what was good practice 10