Information on current resource consent applications that have been publicly notified or limited-notified: Wind Quarry Zealandia Taranaki Regional Council has received an application from Wind Quarry Zealandia for resource consents to build an offshore wind farm. It is now assessing the applications in accordance with current legislative requirements. This is an extensive process and could take some time. Further information may be required before the application is publicly notified. Please
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the Government via Predator Free 2050 Ltd. Ecologist and Towards Predator-Free Taranaki project manager Toby Shanley says he’s heard avocado, macadamia butter, or just plain old budget peanut butter, have all been successful as bait, showing rats’ taste preferences vary as much as peoples’. “However, New Plymouth rats don’t appear to be as fussy as their Wellington counterparts, where it’s been reported their preferred bait is gourmet peanut butter," Mr Shanley says. “It’s important to trial
biodiversity losses. Pest Management Plan & Biosecurity StrategyThe Council's pest management activities are guided by the Regional Pest Management Plan for Taranaki and the TRC Biosecurity Strategy. The Plan is the Council's 'rulebook' that targets specific pests for eradication or sustained control in the region. The Strategy outlines our broader biosecurity goals and actions, covering all pests and harmful organisms, not just those in the Plan. Pest animalsThe Council’s main focus for pest animal
Stay within the limits if you want to drill a well or bore, and take and use groundwater without needing resource consents. Key points There are two aspects related to wells and bores - drilling them, and then taking groundwater from them. If certain conditions are met, both can occur without the need for a resource consent.
A well is less than 20m deep. A bore is more than 20m deep. What you need to ensure
Drilling for groundwater
You do not need a resource consent to drill a well or bore for
Stay within the limits if you want to drill a well or bore, and take and use groundwater without needing resource consents. Key points There are two aspects related to wells and bores - drilling them, and then taking groundwater from them. If certain conditions are met, both can occur without the need for a resource consent.
A well is less than 20m deep. A bore is more than 20m deep. What you need to ensure
Drilling for groundwater
You do not need a resource consent to drill a well or bore for
New Plymouth businesses are doing their bit to bring birds back to the CBD – and it just might be working. Ask the team at RMY Legal, who have been trapping rats around their Powderham St office for about two years. “Whether now we’re trapping we’re more aware or if we really are encouraging more birds it’s hard to tell but it feels like we’re doing something good,” says associate Rachel Standring. It began when Rachel and registered legal executive colleague Lisa Steffensen heard about Towards
This page outlines the history and legacy of the Dow site at Paritūtū, provides an overview of the roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders in relation to current and future management and outlines the next steps for the site. The Dow Paritūtū agrichemical manufacturing site occupies a 16 hectare land parcel located between Paritūtū Road and Centennial Drive in north-western New Plymouth. The site and associated operations have been of ongoing interest to the local community as a result
show most measures are improving or not changing significantly, and in-stream life is again the best since our measurements began. This is no accident. The Taranaki community continues to invest heavily in measures that protect and enhance the region’s waterways. The benefits are now becoming more apparent and the Council remains firmly focused on working with the Taranaki community to continue improvement in the region. I invite you to read this report on the most recent findings of Council’s