compliance to 67.4% by 2030, though the Committee was told the Council’s own scientists consider 50-55% is more realistic, based on measured observations. Taranaki’s current swimmability rate is higher than most other North Island dairying regions and our projected gains from existing programmes and investments are the highest of any region in New Zealand, the Committee was told. But the Council is concerned that the swimmability requirements take no account of when people actually swim or the degree of
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} Follow Towards Predator-Free Taranaki on Facebook - facebook.com/TowardsPredatorFreeTaranaki(external link) What is Trap.NZ? If you’re trapping at home, register with the online database Trap.NZ, via its website or app. Then record all your catches and also your trap checks (even when nothing has been caught). This makes Trap.NZ a source of valuable data tracking the region’s efforts and identifying gaps. Visit Trap.NZ website(external
throughout New Zealand and increase demand for low emission vehicles. Greg Rine, Taranaki Regional Council Gardens Manager, is excited that Pukeiti is now part of this growing network. “EVs have traditionally been used for the daily ‘run-around’ town.” “By extending the network outside of the CBD to locations such as Pukeiti, we are making it easier to use EVs for weekend leisure or holiday making.” More than 1100 EV chargers have been approved for co-funding through the fund to date, with 700 already
6,000 rat traps have already been set in the city’s backyards, in addition to those in parks, reserves and walkways. “When we launched heaps of people went out and bought one of our $10 rat trap packs, which was awesome. But over time it’s inevitable people forget about it or lose the motivation to check traps, keep them baited and record results on trap.nz,” Mr Ellis says. “So that’s a big part of the new community liaisons’ role – reigniting enthusiasm among those who have traps, as well as
Towards Predator-Free Taranaki provides an opportunity for your school to make a real difference safeguarding native species in your local green space and helping the region move towards being predator-free. Here are some of the activities we can provide support for to help you and your students become experts in predator control: Towards Predator-Free Taranaki presentation covering the native species we aim to protect, pests we need to remove, how to monitor and trap invasive predators and
Freshwater habitats are abundant in Taranaki, with more than 530 named awa/rivers and streams. We can help your ākonga/students learn how to monitor freshwater environments, including rivers, streams and wetlands. Streams and rivers
How healthy is your local stream? Assessing stream health involves investigating the water quality, the physical features of the stream and the plants and animals living in and alongside the stream. We can get your ākonga/students actively involved with monitoring
that the consent holder’s performance has remained at a good or high level.
This report includes recommendations for the 2021-2022 year.
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1 Introduction 1
1.1 Compliance monitoring programme reports and the Resource Management Act 1991 1
1.1.1 Introduction 1
1.1.2 Structure of this report 1
1.1.3 The Resource Management Act 1991 and monitoring 2
1.1.4 Evaluation of environmental and