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 dryer than normal year continued last month with an average of 41% less rain than usual in Taranaki. The average rainfall total for the month was 104.5mm and there was 62% less rain at Kotare at OSullivans, and 12% less at Kaupokonui at Glenn Rd. Year-to-date rainfall is lowest at Waitotara at Hawken Rd with 43% less rainfall than usual and on average there has been 19% less than normal across all rain gauges. Mean river flows for May were 40.8% lower than typical values, low flows were
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
encouraged to get out in their backyard or a public park to listen for and look for 14 common garden birds. More details along with a downloadable bird tally sheet are at gardenbirdsurvey.landcareresearch.co.nz. The Towards Predator-Free Taranaki team will also host a bird count event at Pukeiti on June 27 from 10am to 12pm. Bring your tally sheet and they’ll be on hand to help you identify the garden’s birds.
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levels of concern apart from only a few localised problem sites, the Policy and Planning Committee was told. The Council’s latest monitoring report shows that the vast majority of regularly surveyed wells are well within national thresholds – for example, nitrates at 94% of the 35 monitored wells met the drinking water standards. Where levels are exceeded, they are generally not in wells used for water supply, and in some cases reflect poor well construction or protection methods. Exceedances are
Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research has produced maps showing background levels of heavy metals in Taranaki soils. These maps show total soil concentrations (background levels) of chromium, copper, lead, nickel, vanadium and zinc in the Taranaki region. Download the complete Landcare Research report, or view and download individual map/s. Maps of total soil concentrations (background levels) of chromium, copper, lead, nickel, vanadium and zinc in Taranaki. Individual maps Note: These maps do not