The Regional Soil Plan addresses soil loss and soil health issues largely by non-regulatory methods, though there are limited rules. The Plan is currently under review. Regional Soil Plan Download the full Plan here. Amendments have been made to the Plan to include advisory notes for the National Environmental Standards for Plantation Forestry 2018 and the National Environmental Standards for Freshwater 2020. For further information please see sections 3.3 and 5 of the Plan or email the
The ecological, physical and chemical state of Taranaki’s waterways has been monitored by the Taranaki Regional Council for more than 20 years. Ecological healthEcological health is the primary measure of freshwater quality. It is assessed using an internationally recognised index based on tiny animals – including insects, crustaceans, molluscs, worms and leeches – found in waterways. These creatures are called macroinvertebrates and the index is called the Macroinvertebrate Community Index, or
Even if the activity you're involved is permitted under the TRC's Plans, you may also need to consider restricted fire seasons or fire bans, or whether a fire permit is needed. See the Fire and Emergency New Zealand website www.checkitsalright.nz(external link) or call 0800 658 628 for information on fire seasons, fire bans, and to obtain a permit if required. Other informationBackyard burning On-farm rubbish disposal Vegetation clearance Solid waste disposal
Even if the activity you're involved is permitted under the TRC's Plans, you may also need to consider restricted fire seasons or fire bans, or whether a fire permit is needed. See the Fire and Emergency New Zealand website www.checkitsalright.nz(external link) or call 0800 658 628 for information on fire seasons, fire bans, and to obtain a permit if required. Other informationBackyard burning On-farm rubbish disposal Vegetation clearance Solid waste disposal
Some of South Taranaki’s Southlink bus services will change next month but coverage will remain the same. A new return service on Thursdays will link Opunake, Kaponga and Manaia with Hāwera. This will replace current services linking Manaia with Hāwera (Tuesdays) and Opunake with Hāwera (Fridays). “The key point for these townships is that from early December onwards, their weekly bus service to Hāwera will run on Thursdays instead of Tuesdays or Fridays,” says Chris Clarke, Transport Services
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the environment.
Section 4 presents recommendations to be implemented in the 2023-2024 monitoring year.
A glossary of common abbreviations and scientific terms, and a bibliography, are presented at the end of
the report.
1.1.3 The Resource Management Act 1991 and monitoring
The RMA primarily addresses environmental ‘effects’ which are defined as positive or adverse, temporary or
permanent, past, present or future, or cumulative. Effects may arise in relation to:
a. the
Stand (TSB Stand) is demolished and its replacement is built.” For health and safety reasons, the site itself remains strictly off-limits to the public, even when gates are open to allow access by approved contractors and their vehicles. The East Stand and West Stand (Noel and Melva Yarrow Stand) were both declared earthquake prone in 2017 and 2018, and closed to the public. The West Stand is being repaired and the East Stand is being demolished, with its replacement being designed to allow a wider
the Waitara and Lower Waiwhakaiho flood control schemes. Central Government regulation includes measures such as the emissions trading regime. The Committee was also told that like others in the MfE’s series of ‘environmental domain reports’, this latest document sets out problems and issues without any reference to whether or how they are being addressed. Thus it may give a misleading impression of what is actually happening in the natural environment. Changes in the windPotentially significant
will soon have a new pest management blueprint after the Policy and Planning Committee today approved the adoption of a Regional Pest Management Plan and a Biosecurity Strategy. The Plan includes enforceable rules covering climbing spindleberry, giant reed, madeira or mignonette vine, moth plant and Senegal tea (eradication species), and brushtail possums, giant buttercup, giant gunnera, gorse, nodding, plumeless and variegated thistle, old man’s beard, wild broom, wild ginger and yellow ragwort