A commitment to our region. A promise to the next generation. Towards Predator-Free Taranaki - Taranaki Taku Tūranga is a large-scale project aimed at restoring Taranaki’s unique wildlife, plants and protecting the region’s lifestyles and livelihoods by removing introduced predators. Launched in 2018, the trailblazing project is using the latest trapping techniques, innovation and technology, sharing lessons learned as the country works towards its Predator Free 2050 target. Led by Taranaki Regional Council, the region-wide project is working with residents, businesses, schools, iwi, environmental and community groups to remove possums, rats and mustelids (stoats, ferrets and weasels) from urban, rural and public land around Taranaki Maunga. The shared vision is to see abundant and diverse native wildlife and plants flourishing in Taranaki in the absence of introduced predators, which are one of the greatest threats to Taranaki’s biodiversity, lifestyles and livelihoods; particularly in tourism and primary industries. Taranaki has unique advantages because of its relatively compact geography, its regional and national expertise in biodiversity and predator control, and strong community collaboration and enthusiasm at all levels. Towards Predator-Free Taranaki - Taranaki Taku Tūranga is building on the community’s successful biodiversity work, including the Self-Help Possum Programme, Riparian Management Programme and protection of key native ecosystems. And it’s already getting results. Native wildlife lost to parts of Taranaki, like kiwi and the North Island Robin, are returning for the first time in decades due to intensive predator control. You can read our latest Annual Report Summary (2019-20) here. But we’re only just getting started. Towards Predator-Free Taranaki - Taranaki Taku Tūranga is a long-term goal, with short-term benefits that will accelerate as predator control expands around the mountain. The support of our community is crucial to success of the project – if we all work together, we know it can be done. Watch Towards-Predator Free Taranaki Project Manager Toby Shanley's webinar, hosted by Predator Free NZ ObjectivesIn the first 10 years, the project’s objectives are to: Significantly reduce possum and rat numbers within urban areas by 2025.
Demonstrate successful predator control on rural land.
Prove that possums can be eradicated in targeted locations. Phases of workPhases of work planned for the first 10 years: Urban predator control: Trapping in backyards, public parks and reserves is expanding, led by strong community engagement. Starting in the New Plymouth district, it will eventually cover the entire region.
Rural: suppression of mustelids (stoats, ferrets, weasels) at landscape scale. Trialling new trapping and reporting technology.
Restore Kaitake zero-possum project: testing new research and predator control techniques to eliminate possums in Oākura and Kaitake, restoring biodiversity. Once the zero-possum goal is reached, work will continue to maintain this and prevent incursions.
FundingThe long-term project is funded for the first five years by the Crown-owned Predator Free 2050 Ltd, the Taranaki Regional Council and Taranaki’s community. We will see results faster, improving our ecosystems, economy and biodiversity, the more funding we can obtain. #e2764{display:none;} iframe {width: 100% !important; height: 320px;} .editable-content .leftAlone{width:100% !important;} #e2370{display:none;}@media screen and (min-width: 1080px){.pf-content p{width:850px;}.pf-content h1, .pf-content h2, .pf-content h3, .pf-content h4,{width:850px;}.pf-content ul{width:850px;}.pf-content .center iframe{width:850px !important;height:478px !important;}.pf-content .right.image{float:right;margin-left:25px;}.pf-content .right .caption{float:right;width:100%;}.pf-content .captionImage.right{float:right;}#RelatedPages, #SocialMediaBlock{width:850px;}#tpft-2-col{width:850px;}#tpft-2-col p{width:100%;}.pf-content ol{width:850px;}} @media screen and (min-width: 922px){#predator-free-elements .block .content{margin-left:30%;}}#e2371{display:none;}#e2374, #e2400{margin-top:3rem;} #e2372{display:none;}.pf-container{padding-top: 3.76471rem;}div#e2373 {background-color: #fff;background-image: url(/resources/themes/trc/images/predator-free/grey-background.svg);padding: 4rem 0rem;margin:0;}#e2373 .block{margin-bottom:2rem;}#e2373 .content{margin-left:0 !important;} #predator-free-elements.PredatorFreeLandingPage{padding-top:1rem;}#e2366{display:none;}#e2369{background-color:#3978c5;padding:20px 0px;}#e2369 .tpft-fb-icon{width:3.5rem;height:3.5rem;}#e2369 .tpft-fb-cta{width:100%;}#e2369 .tpft-fb-col1{display:inline-block;text-align:center;width:19%;}#e2369 .tpft-fb-col2{display:inline-block;width:80%;}#e2369 .tpft-fb-col1, #e2369 .tpft-fb-col2{vertical-align:middle;}#e2369 .block-basic{margin:0;}#e2369 .block-basic .content{margin:0;}#e2369 .tpft-fb-text{color:#f9f9f9;font-size:18px;} @media screen and (max-width: 420px){
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} Follow Towards Predator-Free Taranaki on Facebook - facebook.com/TowardsPredatorFreeTaranaki(external link) What is Trap.NZ? If you’re trapping at home, register with the online database Trap.NZ, via its website or app. Then record all your catches and also your trap checks (even when nothing has been caught). This makes Trap.NZ a source of valuable data tracking the region’s efforts and identifying gaps. Visit Trap.NZ website(external link) Related links Taranaki Schools Report a possum Get a trap Record a catch Get our newsletter
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1.1.4 Evaluation of environmental performance 2
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1.4.1 Introduction 8
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Programme liaison 9
Site Inspections 9
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2.2.2 Inglewood 10
2.2.3 Oakura 10
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School bus services will be provided for Urenui, Motonui, Tikorangi and Lepperton this year after running on a trial basis last year. They will resume on Tuesday 30 January, and are among 19 school services provided by the Taranaki Regional Council and operated by Tranzit Coachlines. The Council stepped in at short notice last year to trial these extra North Taranaki services after a private operator withdrew. “They were well used, with more than 11,700 trips recorded. We’re pleased to be able to provide them again,” says the Council’s Transport Services Manager, Chris Clarke. Overall, the Council’s school bus services in North Taranaki, Waitara, New Plymouth, Okato and Oākura last year recorded just under 330,000 passenger trips. Mr Clarke says term multi-passes will again be available for all school bus users, offering fare discounts of up to 20%. “They’re by far the most economical way to use school services,” he says. For more information, see www.trc.govt.nz/school-multi-passes/ For school bus service and timetable details, go to www.taranakibus.info.
Pete Morgan is one of the lucky ones. Lucky enough to live in a spot, in Taranaki, where there’s native birds in his backyard every day. “There’s always tui, bell birds, white eyes, wood pigeon, they’re there every day. And in the evening there’s Moreporks,” the busy vet says. After a busy day at work covering Oākura and Okato to Oaonui, these beautiful birds remind Morgan of the big picture, helping recharge his batteries when he returns home to Lucy’s Gully, in Oākura. “It’s quite cool, they’re just nice to come home to after work.” However, Morgan’s surprised and overwhelmed by the Kaitake community’s drive to get trapping too. Residents who don’t live on the edge of Egmont National Park, like he does, but who still want to help remove predators. They want to support the native wildlife that will one day spill over into urban and rural areas, as predators are removed, becoming a regular attraction in their lives too. The dozens of unsolicited offers he’s received to help trap predators have come from Oākura, Ōkato and Omata to Oanui locals of all ages, from young children, teens, mums and dads, through to grandparents. They’ve trickled in since about 300 residents came through the door at a community open day to rejuvenate biodiversity, called Restore Kaitake, on Sunday 5 August. “I’ve been flat-out co-ordinating heaps of people wanting to help, getting more traps and managing who’ll set the traps then monitor them. Everyone’s really keen to get involved, it’s just great,” he says. Keen trappers from Kaitake There’s been more offers to help trap predators than ever before in the past 11 years that Morgan’s been Chairman of Kaitake Ranges Conservation Trust, formerly Ōkato Development Trust. An increase in membership at the local conservation group, jumping from eight to about 40 in the past year, is an example of how the community’s interest in supporting local biodiversity has exploded. Residents are lining up wanting to help native wildlife and plants, by trapping stoats, rats and possums – the Trust is planning for another 36 traps to be set on the private land that borders Egmont National Park. In total it looks after about 200 traps. Morgan hopes the community’s unprecedented demand signals a shift that people are more aware and value biodiversity, helping to protect and support it, before it disappears. He sees the trapping work by his community, on private land and Egmont National Park, as complimenting Towards Predator-Free Taranaki and the work of Taranaki Mounga Project, large-scale projects which are scaling up predator control. The work is also feeding into the region-wide biodiversity plan, Restore Taranaki, overseen by Wild for Taranaki. “It’s all working towards the same thing – having more native birds, wildlife and plants, intertwined within our daily lives. It’s pretty cool,” he says. It’s just a matter of time before more residents wake up to the beauty he experiences on a daily basis. To start or expand trapping in your backyard, order your subsidised traps here: https://www.trc.govt.nz/environment/working-together/pf-taranaki2050/#Getinvolved Related links Taranaki Taku Turanga - Towards a Predator-Free Taranaki
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backyard burning is permitted, although it is still important to be considerate of others and avoid any adverse effects. The ban does not apply to outdoor fires for cooking or heating, such as barbecues, hangi or braziers. Click on place name for map showing boundaries of urban areas where the backyard burning ban applies. Urban areas where backyard burning ban applies - New Plymouth District Urenui Onaero
Waitara Lepperton
Inglewood
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Okato
backyard burning is permitted, although it is still important to be considerate of others and avoid any adverse effects. The ban does not apply to outdoor fires for cooking or heating, such as barbecues, hangi or braziers. Click on place name for map showing boundaries of urban areas where the backyard burning ban applies. Urban areas where backyard burning ban applies - New Plymouth District Urenui Onaero
Waitara Lepperton
Inglewood
Egmont Village Bell Block
New Plymouth
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Okato
off. Data will also be collated about how, where and when predators are caught, helping the Council identify clusters and tweak the trapping network. A virtual barrier, made up of natural barriers, traps and remote sensors, will prevent re-infestations and will be moved across the region as predators are removed from each area. The region will be divided into pizza-slice sections and different phases of work will be rolled out around the mountain, starting in the New Plymouth area, Oakura and the
These reports cover consents for water supplies for New Plymouth, Inglewood and Okato, and contingency supplies for Oakura and Waitara industrial. NPDC Water Supplies Annual Report 2022-2023 (1.5 MB PDF) More reports NPDC Water Supplies Annual Report 2022-2023 (1.5 MB PDF) NPDC Water Supplies Annual Report 2021-2022 (1.3 MB PDF) NPDC Water Supplies Annual Report 2020 2021 (1.2 MB PDF) NPDC water supplies consent monitoring 2019-2020 (944 KB pdf) NPDC water supplies monitoring report 2018-2019 (864
for more information: Bikes on Buses Where does each fare zone start and finish? New Plymouth: New Plymouth from the 100 km/h sign on South Road (west of NP) through along Devon Road (SH3) north up to and including Egmont Road. South to the corner of SH3 and Mangorei Road.
Omata: Omata village from (but excluding) Plymouth Road along SH45 to (including Beach Road) to the 50km/h signs entering New Plymouth.
Oakura: Oakura township, from and including Wairau Rd, along SH45 through to and including