Onaero Beach. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP When planting ngaio, ensure it is eco-sourced to preserve our local form. Avoid planting the Australian form Tasmanian boobialla (Myoporum insulare) near environmental areas, as it hybridizes with ngaio. CONSERVATION Ngaio is not a threatened or endangered plant. It is recognized as being regionally uncommon in the Taranaki region. THREATS
off from stock. Protect create and retire native wetlands, as they are important breeding grounds for freshwater fish. Remove or provide passage around in-stream barriers such as culverts, dams and weirs. Please report all sightings to the Taranaki Regional Council. CONSERVATION Banded kokopu are an endemic New Zealand freshwater fish. Despite being the most common kokopu in the region, they have declined substantially in range and
species. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP Protect streamside vegetation by fencing it off from stock. Plant native plants along stream edges to provide shaded habitats. Create, protect and retire wetlands on your property. Report sightings of pest fish and do not spread pest fish to new habitats. Report sightings of brown mudfish to the Taranaki Regional Council. CONSERVATION The brown mudfish is an endemic
Recovery Plan,’ to assist the national conservation of this species. WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP Protect streamside vegetation by fencing it off from stock. Plant native plants along stream edges to provide shaded habitats for fish. Create, protect and retire native wetlands on your property. Remove or provide passage around in-stream barriers such as culverts, dams and weirs. Report sightings to the Taranaki Regional Council. CONSERVATION
Already, much has been achieved on the Taranaki ring plain and coastal terraces. The region has a world-scale Riparian Management Programme thanks to a long-standing partnership between farmers and the Taranaki Regional Council. More than 3.5 million plants have gone into the ground, 80% of streambanks in the programme are now fenced and 65% are protected with vegetation. The Draft Fresh Water and Land Plan seeks to ‘lock in’ completion of this programme by 2020. Why
Control all brush weeds. Report all sightings of shore spurge to the Taranaki Regional Council Environment Services section. CONSERVATION Shore spurge is a threatened endemic New Zealand species that is listed as ‘at risk’. It is in decline nationally and is threatened in its normal habitat. THREATS Trampling and browsing by domestic and feral cattle, sheep, pigs, goats and possums. Human and vehicle traffic on beaches.
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the pressures on the coast, both coastal and on land. 2. It is proposed that, as the first part of this survey, this information be written-up in layman’s language for ready assimilation for the tanga whenua and the local community. The tangata whenua should have a strong role in the focus of the reporting of this information ie. so that is presents the coast from their perspective. Kaimoana 3. The Taranaki Regional Council has recognised that its