environmental and educational organisations. • We have a schools programme where we teach children about gardening, including soil and composting, native and exotic plants and animals, and ecology. Taranaki Regional Council also supports Enviroschools. Enhancing biodiversity • We propagate, distribute and plant endangered flora from Aotearoa. • We actively participate in pest control as part of the ‘Towards Predator-Free Taranaki’ initiative, aiming to restore the
page Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Services 47 Cloten Road, Stratford Ph: 06 765 7127, www.trc.govt.nz Working with people | caring for Taranaki DESCRIPTION Wharangi is a coastal shrub or small tree which can grow up to 8m tall with a trunk up to 20cm in diameter. It is a member of the Rutaceae family, to which citrus and rue also belong. Rutaceae species are known for the oil glands contained in their leaves, which make them
page Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Services 47 Cloten Road, Stratford Ph: 06 765 7127, www.trc.govt.nz Working with people | caring for Taranaki DESCRIPTION Kirk’s daisy is a small shrub typically found growing as an epiphyte in the canopy of large emergent native trees. It has soft, fleshy leaves, pale to dark green coloured, sometimes with a hint of purple. The leaves are usually toothed towards the tip, and are alternately
page A community commitment to protecting native plants, animals and ecosystems in Taranaki. Taranaki Biodiversity Trust Predator Control Workshop, New Plymouth Wild For Taranaki Official Launch 2016 Sea Week, Ngamotu Beach For more information contact Leigh Honnor Taranaki Regional Biodiversity Co-ordinator (06) 765 7127 leigh.honnor@trc.govt.nz p | e Facebook.com/WildforTaranaki www.wildfortaranaki.nz Boon Goldsmith Bhaskar
page APPLICATION FOR CARRIAGE OF UNACCOMPANIED MINOR (To be completed in respect of child 7-12 years, inclusive) DATE__________________________ The Taranaki Regional Council and Pickering Motors Ltd (the Parties) cannot be held responsible for the unaccompanied minor before, during or after the bus journey which means that: The minor will be picked up/dropped off at the specified destinations. The bus will not wait and will leave as per timetable. The driver will act
sightings to the Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Services Section. CONSERVATION King fern is a native New Zealand species that is endangered and listed as ‘at risk’. It is declining in Taranaki and highly threatened within its normal habitat. Several large populations of king fern have recently been wiped out. There are several sites in Taranaki where king fern has been re-introduced and surviving well.
organization. Keep your dogs under control in areas where kiwi may be present. Use raised sets for leg hold possum traps where kiwi are present. Covenant areas of native bush to help protect kiwi habitat Report sightings, calls and sign to the Taranaki Regional Council. Western brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) Number 9 TARANAKI REGIONAL COUNCIL Environment Services Ph: 06 765
the plants are adapted to the conditions and therefore grow well, as well as restoring natural habitat. A diagram of a riparian margin and the various zones is shown in the Taranaki Regional Council’s information sheet Why manage stream banks? The importance of riparian management. In the zone next to the water’s edge (Zone C) low growing plants with their growing points at the base (flax, toetoe, carex) are best as they can cope with flooding. The leaves bend with the flow of
page Appendix I Natural character policies in The Regional Policy Statement for Taranaki POLICIES ON NATURAL CHARACTERPOLICIES ON NATURAL CHARACTER POLICIES Policy One: Preservation of natural character Recognition and provision will be made for the preservation of the natural character of the coastal environment and its protection for inappropriate subdivision, use and development. In determining the natural character of the coastal environment, matters to be considered will
arrived on ocean currents from Australia. Sea spurge infestations have caused major environmental problems at many Australian beaches by displacing native plants and changing natural patterns of sand movement. What we are doing Biosecurity New Zealand, the Department of Conservation, Waikato Regional Council and Taranaki Regional Council are working together on an eradication programme to stop sea spurge from establishing in those regions. The programme is focused on early detection