Items of interest from today's meeting of the Taranaki Regional Council Policy and Planning Committee: Iwi testing the waters
Council officers are providing a number of iwi and hapū in the region with training and advice to allow them to monitor the health of waterways using a ‘Stream Health Monitoring and Assessment Kit’ (SHMAK) developed by NIWA, the Committee was told. An initial approach for assistance came from the region’s southernmost iwi, Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi, and others have since
The Council responds 24/7 to environmental incidents to investigate, and clean up pollution and take enforcement action if necessary. To report a pollution incident, call the Council's environmental hotline, 0800 736 222 - switchboard is open 24/7. Environmental incidents include spills, accidents and situations where an industry or resource consent holder does not meet consent conditions or regional plan rules. More than half of the incidents that the Council investigates are reported by the
Items of interest from this week's meeting of two key Council committees, Consents & Regulatory, and Policy & Planning: The Consents & Regulatory Committee and Policy & Planning Committee generally meet every six weeks, on the same day. They are made up of Regional Councillors and external members. Meetings calendar Committee memberships Good progress on improvementsThe Council’s monitoring shows a clear pattern of improving trends in the region’s freshwater quality, albeit with variations from
Chief Executive
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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 Taranaki Regional Council
chambers, 47 Cloten Road, Stratford on Monday 27 March at 10am
b) notes the recommendations therein were adopted by the Taranaki Regional Council on
Tuesday 4 April 2023.
Matters arising
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is aimed at Levels 5
and 6, but with a little creativity and judicious choice can be adapted to suit all class levels.
The curriculum links offered are not intended to be comprehensive but are provided to
demonstrate the cross-curricular nature of environmental education.
The material within this unit is sourced from a variety of references and from the expertise
within the Taranaki Regional Council. It is not necessary for classes to do all of the activities
Items of interest from this week’s meetings of the TRC’s two key committees, Consents & Regulatory, and Policy & Planning: The two Committees generally meet every six weeks, on the same day. Each is made up of Councillors and external members, including representatives nominated by Iwi. Meetings calendar Committee memberships Wastewater: Region's big picture positiveFurther Government regulations would not bring improvements to wastewater treatment in Taranaki any faster than they are already
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Regional Quarry Compliance Monitoring
Combined Biennial Report
Northern quarries
2016-2018
Technical Report 2018-101
Taranaki Regional Council
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Executive summary
This report for the period July 2016 to June 2018 describes the monitoring programme
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Soil quality in the Taranaki Region 2017:
current status and comparison with
previous samplings
Prepared for: Taranaki Regional Council
May 2018
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Soil Quality in the Taranaki Region 2017
Contract Report: LC3175
Bryan Stevenson, Nadia Laubscher
Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research
Reviewed by:
Scott Fraser
Pedologist
Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research
Approved for release
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Proposed Regional Pest Management
Plan for Taranaki
Taranaki Regional Council
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May 2017
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Foreword
This document is the proposed