road from Sally's place. Sally is currently in the process of placing a QEII covenant on a lake, a large old oak tree, and a pocket of native bush located on her property, which was all once farm land. Sally says that it was her grandparents Stella and Percy Webster's vision to preserve the land for their family and for the future. Their influence had been passed down through the generations, says Sally. "The Taranaki Regional Council along with QEII, NZ Walkways, DOC and Wild For Taranaki (the
Hundreds of Taranaki people have already become urban trappers, doing their bit for our precious biodiversity. Why don't you join them? To support our native wildlife and plant diversity, one in five New Plymouth households needs to be actively trapping rats. David MacLeod, the Taranaki Regional Councill Chairman, explains why in this short video: Urban trapping in New Plymouth Get involved and get trapping Off to a good start in New Plymouth
Off to a good start — the existing predator control
has been the greenskeeper there for 17. With help from the Taranaki Regional Council and support from the course committee and members he and his team have been able to install ten DOC 200 and two A24 rat & stoat traps across the 40-hectare course. After some successful results catching rats over the past month Steve says course members are really keen to volunteer and have put their hands up to get involved. “We have a weekly newsletter where I post what we’ve caught in the traps over the week,
landscape-scale predator control on urban, rural and conservation land, Mr Shanley says. A collective effort by local residents, Taranaki Regional Council, Taranaki Mounga, an ecological restorative project on Egmont National Park, local iwi and schools is helping remove rats, possums and stoats to restore native biodiversity in the area, as part of Towards Predator-Free Taranaki. Mr Church hasn’t seen a possum on his property since September 2019, but understands they are skilled at staying out of sight. If
never-before-recorded information will be shared with other regions to help achieve the nation-wide ambition to remove all rats, stoats and possums from New Zealand by 2050. New Plymouth farmers Steve and Daphne Tarrant, of Waiwhakaiho, have been trapping possums and stoats on their 18-hectare farmlet for the past five years and are looking forward to easier trapping and removing more predators with the new technology. “We have bellbirds, tui, and pigeons come in the late afternoon, I can get away in a world of my
Taranaki’s native wildlife, predators and urban trappers are in the spotlight, with some species and trap catches under surveillance 24/7, providing live data. Scientist Halema Jamieson, from Taranaki Regional Council, leads the region-wide monitoring that’s shining a light on native wildlife, plants and the predators that threaten them - rats, mustelids (stoats, weasels and ferrets), possums, and feral cats – as part of the region-wide project Towards Predator-Free Taranaki. The latest
The Taranaki Regional Council will not call for tenders for the repair and refurbishment of Yarrow Stadium until there is greater clarity on the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. “The Council is part of the Taranaki community and is aware of the uncertainty and the potentially significant impacts that the Covid-19 situation is having on us all now and in the coming months and years,” says the Council Chair, David MacLeod. "We will continue with preparatory work to get the project to tender
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Help Taranaki’s native wildlife & bush – let’s restore Taranaki! Get involved by trapping in your backyard, protecting Taranaki wildlife and native bush from the threat of predators. It's easy to be part of the action
Get involved and get trapping Pick up a trap We can all play a part to help protect and enhance our region's precious biodiversity — birds, lizards, insects, invertebrates, plants and ecosystems. Join Towards Predator-Free Taranaki and stop rats, possums and mustlelids (stoats,
The Council administers the Taranaki Civil Defence Emergency Management Group, which is governed by the three District Mayors and the Regional Council Chair. It's vital that the entire Taranaki community is prepared for when, not if, a major emergency occurs. At an individual level, we all need to know what to do in an emergency. While the Civil Defence Emergency Management Group involves officials from all four Taranaki Councils and other agencies, and is responsible for planning and