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Executive Audit and Risk agenda December 2023 web
3 page Date 4 December 2023 Subject: Executive, Audit and Risk Committee Minutes – 24 October 2023 Approved by: M J Nield, Director - Corporate Services S J Ruru, Chief Executive Document: 3227059 Recommendations That the Taranaki Regional Council: a) takes as read and confirms the minutes of the Executive, Audit and Risk Committee meeting of the Taranaki Regional Council held in the Port Taranaki boardroom 2/8 Bayly Road, New Plymouth at 10am
PFAS investigation
foams February 2019 A University of Canterbury toxicology study has found minimal risk of PFOS-linked cancer for Māori eating eel fished from the Oaonui Stream in Taranaki. Follow the link for details: Study: Minimal risk for Māori consuming eel (University of Canterbury website) October 2018 The Taranaki Regional Council has found eels in the Oaonui stream and the much shorter Ngapirau Stream, with elevated levels of chemicals associated with firefighting foam – the only finding of note in a
TRC Bulletin - April 2021
Items of interest from this week’s meetings of the Council’s two key committees, Consents & Regulatory, and Policy & Planning: 3D mapping coverage for TaranakiThe Council is the lead agency in a regional 3D mapping project that potentially will be of enormous benefit both environmentally and economically, the Policy & Planning Committee was told. An aerial laser survey began early in April to gather LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) data that can be used to generate highly accurate 3D maps
TRC Bulletin - February 2021
is ‘objectionable or offensive’ and thus in breach of Council’s Regional Air Quality Plan (RAQP). The Council deals with about 200 air-quality complaints and incidents annually. The analysis, part of a review of the RAQP, found that there is generally good compliance by those with resource consents allow air discharges, with a non-compliance rate of 2%, mostly involving odour. Three consented sites have accounted for more than half of recent incidents and complaints involving consent-holders.
Pest Management Plan / 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. Regional Pest Management Plan for Taranaki This version includes amendments effective from 1 June 2021 to include mustelids (weasels, stoats and ferrets) as pest species. Regional Pest Management Plan for Taranaki (3 MB pdf) (single document only)
Pest Management Plan / 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. Regional Pest Management Plan for Taranaki This version includes amendments effective from 1 June 2021 to include mustelids (weasels, stoats and ferrets) as pest species. Regional Pest Management Plan for Taranaki (3 MB pdf) (single document only)
Pest Management Plan / 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. Regional Pest Management Plan for Taranaki This version includes amendments effective from 1 June 2021 to include mustelids (weasels, stoats and ferrets) as pest species. Regional Pest Management Plan for Taranaki (3 MB pdf) (single document only)
Environmental leadership in land management
Land management category winners in the 2021 Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Awards. Category sponsor: Corteva Neil Phillips - for a significant contribution to the protection and enhancement of precious native habitats in Taranaki and enlisting landowner support for these efforts. Thousands of hectares of native bush and other valuable habitat in Taranaki is protected forever thanks in large part to the efforts of Neil Phillips, who’s retiring as the region’s QEII National Trust’s
Environmental action in education
Education category winners in the 2020 Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Awards.