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.
page Waste minimisation In today’s world, the focus of waste management has shifted to minimisation—reducing the amount of waste created and therefore needing disposal. It’s also about looking at ways to treat waste as a resource with potential to be recovered, reused or recycled. Regional waste management Waste minimisation initiatives THIS CHAPTER COVERS: WASTE Residual waste Waste to landfill Kerbside collection Hazardous and special waste Cleanfills
Break 11.00 Submitters –Bendall/Baker/Ruby Haazen 11.30 Submitters – Taranaki Energy Watch/Ruby Haazen 12.00 Submitters – Paora Laurence 12.30 Submitters – Climate Justice Taranaki 1.00 Lunch 2.00 Submitters – Urenui & District Health Group Inc 2.30 Submitters – Carol Shenton 3.00 Afternoon Tea Break 3.15 Taranaki Regional Council 3.45 Applicants right of response Hearing concludes
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
Environmental hotline 0800 736 222 Regional gardens regional.gardens@trc.govt.nz Greg Rine Phone: (06) 765 7127 Mobile: 027 240 2470 Andrew Brooker Phone: (06) 765 7127 or Phone (06) 752 4141 Mobile 0210 264 4060 TARANAKI REGIONAL COUNCIL www.trc.govt.nz www.pukeiti.org.nz is worth a look! Please mark these dates on your calendar 2018 Page 4 M E E T I N G S SAT U R DAY M A RC H 0 3 Autumn Members’ Day Pukeiti, Rata Room in the Rain Forest Pavilion for the meeting
the region carrying out activities similar to yours. Your waste when combined with that of others can amount to a significant amount of pollution occurring every day of the year. The cumulative effects of combined discharges can cause serious damage to our environment and must be prevented. It is illegal to cause pollution In New Zealand the Resource Management Act (1991) is the law that protects our environment. It clearly states that every person is responsible for ensuring that