Wellington to resume supporting regional flood protection projects. Biodiversity effort keeps expandingThe Council’s work with landowners to recognise and protect ecological jewels has expanded to 293 sites covering almost 123,400 hectares across the region, the Policy & Planning Committee was told. Of these, 240 are partly or fully privately owned and these, at 13,650 hectares, account for 20% of privately owned indigenous bush in Taranaki. Details of 17 new sites, known as Key Native Ecosystems (KNEs),
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If your day-to-day activities involve the collection,
transfer, storage or disposal of oil or oily substances,
you should consider the effects your activity may have
on the environment.
What causes pollution?
Poor work practices at your site during oil changing,
bleeding of brakes, transfer of oil to storage containers
and the storage of waste oil may be causing some of
these common problems:
• Oil stained concrete or earth around work areas
• A messy, waste oil
Family Trust, Goodin AG Ltd, Jones Quarry Ltd, RJ Dreaver quarry & cleanfill, Whitaker Civil Engineering Ltd and Winstone Aggregates Ltd (Opunake), most of which were previously reported on separately. Combined biennial report 2015-2017 (3.3 MB pdf) Earlier reports Combined biennial report 2015-2017 (3.3 MB pdf) Combined biennial report 2013-2015 (2.1 MB pdf) Regional quarries (group B) For reports subsequent to 2014-2016, see Regional Quarries - northern or Regional Quarries - southern. The
engineering report recommended a replacement. “Accordingly, Council decided to replace the West Stand roof based on expert engineering advice which demonstrated it was much more feasible than a repair. Importantly, replacement also remains within the original project budget, so it is a win-win all round for the people of Taranaki,” says Mr MacLeod. Replacing the West Stand roof mitigates the likelihood of future risks or unforeseen issues adds Mr MacLeod. “Engineering recommendations for additional
agriculture, waste management processes and ill-informed residents all have the potential to affect air quality in the region. The Regional Air Quality Plan for Taranaki sets our the regional rules used to control the discharge of contaminants to air, such as emissions from industry or agriculture, including whether or not an activity requires consent. It also includes the rules for what might be considered everyday activities such as spraying or burning rubbish in both urban and rural areas – all
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If your day-to-day activities involve the handling of
concrete and other cement based products, you should
consider the effects your activity may have on the
environment.
What causes pollution?
Poor work practices while handling fresh concrete or
while undertaking concrete cutting can cause
environmental problems. Most common is the
discharge of waste water onto the ground and into the
stormwater system from:
• Washing the chutes of concrete mixing trucks
• The
Waitara’s weekly ‘taxi day’ is proving popular with townsfolk, particularly those who are unable to use buses and have no other way to go shopping or get to medical appointments. New Plymouth Taxis has a car in the town from 9am to 3pm on Thursdays, under a trial coordinated by the Taranaki Regional Council. The trial’s been running 30 weeks, with more than 400 trips made so far and patronage growing by 60%. Regular passenger Pauline Hunt is grateful for the service and praises the New Plymouth
Taranaki Regional Council is a member and funder of Wild for Taranaki, Taranaki's biodiversity umbrella group. Wild for Taranaki is the identity of the Taranaki Biodiversity Trust. For more information, see the Wild for Taranaki website or join their Action Hub to see how you can get involved in projects across the region. Follow Wild for Taranaki on Facebook Wild for Taranaki (external link)